Surprising Facts About Woodstock Festival

They Almost Had to Shut Down on the First Day

The organizers were losing money and fast- lots of performers such as The Grateful Dead insisted that they be paid the entire sum before the show started.

They Almost Had to Shut Down on the First Day

So just a few hours into the festivities, the organizers were losing money and fast, and several artists even asked for double their usual fee since the festival was the first of it’s kind so they weren’t sure how it would turn out, whether it would be a success or not.