33 Pictures That Show How Insanely Cool The Original Woodstock Was
How is everyone so hot?
Woodstock '94 was fine, whatever.
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No offense but it wasn't memorable. My brother said Green Day performed there or something.
Woodstock '99 was a gross shit-show disaster.
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At the time, MTV said, and I quote: "The air smelled of burning garbage, as well as urine and feces."
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And with news that Woodstock is coming back for the 50th anniversary this year, I thought it was fitting to revisit the original Woodstock.
It's time #Woodstock50☮️♥️🎵
1. The first Woodstock took place over 3 days in August 1969.
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2. 50,000 people were expected...but nearly 1 million showed up.
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3. Like people were sleeping in cemeteries.
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4. But, somehow, SOMEHOW, it didn't devolve into a Fyre Fest shit storm.
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I mean, to be honest, there was 1 toilet per 833 people. Also, two people died. One got ran over by a tractor, the other was a drug overdose, sooo yeah.
5. Everyone was naked, and also pretty hot.
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6. Naked...and hot.
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7. There were hippies on poles.
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8. Hippies on cars.
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9. Hippies making hot dogs.
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10. Hippies strung out under umbrellas.
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11. Hippies sleeping on cars.
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12. Hippies feeding babies watermelon.
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13. Hippies cleaning up trash.
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14. Just so many hippies.
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15. Everyone looked like they worked at Urban Outfitters.
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16. *Glares at you while you shop*
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17. Everyone looked like what the people who go to Coachella aspire to look like...
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18. ...except these people didn't go for new content for their Instagrams.
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19. Vanessa Hudgens wishes.
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20. Shia LaBeouf could only hope.
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21. There were weed stands.
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22. There were dirty toe rings.
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23. Cool hats.
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24. Jeans for $5.
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25. Have I mentioned all the hot naked people?
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26. Volunteers were making food for everyone.
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27. This man put a chair on his head.
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28. She got stuck in mud.
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29. In an impressive display of teamwork and grace, these people balanced cardboard on their heads.
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30. A woman that literally could be from 2019.
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31. Basically, this *might* be the only time in history a music festival was cool.
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32. The one, the only, the legendary: Woodstock '69.
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33. Instagram ruins everything. The end.
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