Surprising Facts About Woodstock Festival

They Ran out of Food on the First Day

Due to the sheer volume of people that were totally unexpected and underestimated, the site was extremely ill-prepared and amenities were scarce.

During the planning of the festival, they had trouble finding a food supply that would take on the endeavor.

They Ran out of Food on the First Day

They finally settled with concession workers from Food For Love, who already had little experience supplying food for such a large crowd.

At one point they jacked the prices of their hot dogs and burgers from 25 cents to a dollar each, which outrages attendees by the long wait and price that they burned the stand down.