Michael Lang, the concert impresario who helped conceive the landmark, generation-defining 1969 music festival Woodstock, died Saturday night at Sloan Kettering hospital in New York. He was 77. Michael Pagnotta, a rep for Lang and longtime family friend, confirmed the promoter’s death to Rolling Stone,adding that the cause was a …
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The organizers of the canceled Woodstock 50 have reached a settlement with the festival’s financier following a legal battle stemming from the financier’s decision to withdraw funding just months before the 50th anniversary event. Billboard reports that an arbitration panel ruled three months ago that Dentsu Aegis, the Japanese advertising …
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Update:The organizers of Woodstock 50 have released a statement about the change of venue, vowing to move forward. “We confirm that we will not be moving forward with Watkins Glen as a venue for Woodstock 50,” Gregory Peck, one of the festival’s principal organizers, said. “We are in discussions with …
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