Surprising Facts About Woodstock Festival

The Highest-paid Performer was Jimi Hendrix

At most festivals, there is a different price tag at each performer based on many different aspects. Jimi Hendrix was billed as the overall headliner, and was paid the highest- $18,000, equivalent to $125,000 today,because each of his albums reached the top 5 best-selling list.

The Highest-paid Performer was Jimi Hendrix

Blood, Sweat & Tears was next in like with $15,000 due to their No.1 album that year, and next came Creedence Clearwater Revival and Joan Baez, who was 6 months pregnant and suffering from stage fright, with $10,000 each.

Jefferson Airplane, The Band, and Janis Joplin received $7,500 a piece.