Woodstock 50 Lineup Includes Margo Price, Sturgill Simpson, Brandi Carlile & More

Woodstock 50 Lineup Includes Margo Price, Sturgill Simpson, Brandi Carlile & More

by Jim Casey | @TheJimCasey  |  March 20, 2019

The lineup for Woodstock 50—a festival celebrating the 50th anniversary of the 1969 peace-love-music event—has been revealed and it features a handful of of country-centric performers, including Sturgill Simpson, Margo Price, Anderson East and Brandi Carlile.

The three-day festival takes place Aug. 16–18 in Watkins Glen, N.Y., about 115 miles from the original location in Bethel Woods, N.Y. Additional performers include Jay-Z, the Killers, Santana, Robert Plant, Imagine Dragons, the Black Keys, Chance the Rapper and more.

Tickets for the festival go on sale on April 22.

There will also be a 50th anniversary celebration at Woodstock’s original site in Bethel Woods in August, but no lineup or dates have been announced.

 

photo by Jason Simanek

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