Woodstock's Effect On Society

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Despite having many issues and being a disaster economically, environmentally, and legally, Woodstock ‘69 is still among the most influential events of the twentieth century. The concert had a lot of success socially and had an everlasting effect on society and music. It Woodstock ‘69 was one of the largest musical gatherings of hippies and freaks, people that considered themselves to be part of the counterculture society that morally rejected the views of society at the time, that had many successes, as well as many disasters. It is questioned whether Woodstock was really such an influential event or not. It had an incredible amount of problems with it, which has caused some people to question whether it is deserving of all the accolades it …show more content…

They wanted to create their own music studio but did not have the money. In order to get enough money for the studio, they decided to make a concert name “Woodstock”. To establish this concert, they went through many court cases, the main one being a case in the Supreme Court that favored for the festival to eventually happen. In order to make their money back, they needed to make at least two million dollars just to pay for all of their expenses. This is said by rock journalist Simon Warner when he explains the financial situation of Woodstock Ventures, “[A]dvance ticket sales had generated $1.3 million and first day sales of $140,000 had raised the total to 1.5 million, expenses would run close to 2 million,” (Beyond the Myth: A deeper look at the 1969 Woodstock Festival, http://www.woodstockpreservation.org). In the end, they only ended up making about one and a half million dollars from Woodstock. This was not enough money to start up a music studio or pay off what they owed for having the concert. Woodstock Ventures ended up being bankrupt. Woodstock of 1969 was an economic …show more content…

It also created a whole society in just three peaceful days. Woodstock became more of a movement of the counterculture youth and was seen and talked about globally. The viewpoints of the people and culture still lives today and is constantly spreading. Due to the meaning behind the event itself and its popularity, it is one of the most influential events of the twentieth

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