Woodstock
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- proper noun
- /ˈwʊdˌstɑk/
- At Woodstock, legendary artists like Jimi Hendrix performed in front of a passionate crowd in 1969.
- the Woodstock festival
- 1969 Woodstock
- music at Woodstock
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Watch on YouTubeJoni Mitchell, left out of Woodstock through a scheduling error, wanted it both ways.
- Joni Mitchell, left out of Woodstock through a scheduling error, wanted it both ways.
- And then I was, I was angry because then I was like, wait a minute, Woodstock happens in two weeks after this.
- Back in the day when things were different, like the flower power, that was like Woodstock, That's what the ease was like back in the day.
- And when you look at Bill Walton protesting during the whole Woodstock, right?
- And then Berkeley broke, broke out, and all those hippie commie pinkos at Woodstock that are there selling love and all this stuff.
Examples
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I also thought of Hendrix playing "The Star Spangled Banner" at Woodstock and of Joplin telling a record producer, "I want to be the greatest blues singer in the world."
Academic text (2010) -
When Jefferson Airplane opened its 1969 sunrise set at Woodstock, Grace Slick declared, "It's a new dawn!"
Academic text (2001) -
At Woodstock, they provided free food and security for the famous rock festival.
Blog text (10) -
1969, half a million people arrive at Woodstock.
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The climax was reached with the organization of a rock festival that, like Woodstock, brought together thousands of young people in Ancon (Antioquia); they came to listen and dance to local rock bands.
Academic text (1991) -
The Woodstock music festival of 1969 attracted a diverse audience committed to peace and love.
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Hundreds of thousands of fans gathered at Woodstock, creating a historic moment in music history.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Woodstock (the 1969 festival) took its name from the town called Woodstock in New York, a place known for artists and music; that town's name itself comes from old parts wood 'wood' and stoc 'place', so the festival name suggests a gathering 'by the woods' and fits its idea of people coming together for music and peace.