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After Just Two Days, New York Supreme Court Judge Adjourns Woodstock 50 Lawsuit

New York Judge Gets Tired of Hearing ‘How Important It Is to the World to Have Woodstock 50’

May 15, 2019

No permits. No production company to produce Woodstock 50. No funding to secure more artists or the necessary permits. What does Michael Lang really expect? Last week, in a desperate move, beleaguered Woo... Read More...

Embattled Woodstock 50 Co-Founder Michael Lang Hires Donald Trump's Attorney

Woodstock 50 Investors Explain Why They Pulled Their $18 Million — And Why This Festival’s Not Gonna Happen

Paul Resnikoff

May 13, 2019

Permits still haven't been obtained, according to exiting investor Dentsu Aegis. If there was any hope of Woodstock 50 happening in early August, this should extinguish that flame. In legal filings today,... Read More...

Woodstock 50 Meltdown Continues: Michael Lang Sues Dentsu for ‘Illegally’ Pulling Its $17.8 Million Investment

Paul Resnikoff

May 9, 2019

Woodstock 50's site on May 9th. Less than 100 days out, tickets are still unavailable for purchase. The debacle that is Woodstock 50 is descending into a full-blown legal war. The original Woodstock was hera... Read More...

Michael Lang Now Needs Another $30 Million by Friday to Save Woodstock 50

Michael Lang Desperately Needs $30 Million by Friday to Save Woodstock 50

Daniel Sanchez

May 7, 2019

Just how far will Michael Lang go? Shortly after the start of the New Year, Woodstock 1969 co-founder Michael Lang confirmed that he was working on a three-day festival to honor the 50th anniversary of the o... Read More...

Embattled Woodstock 50 Co-Founder Michael Lang Hires Donald Trump’s Attorney

Daniel Sanchez

May 2, 2019

How desperate is Woodstock 50 co-founder Michael Lang to save face? Just when you thought things couldn’t get worse for Michael Lang and his failed music festival Woodstock 50, they have. According to yet... Read More...

Woodstock 50’s Agonizing Death March Continues as Producer Superfly Pulls Out

Daniel Sanchez

May 1, 2019

Face it, Michael Lang. Woodstock 50 just isn’t happening. There's even more trouble for embattled Woodstock 50 co-founder Michael Lang. Several days ago, Dentsu-owned financial backer Amplifi Live confir... Read More...

Woodstock 50 Cofounder Insists the Event Isn’t Cancelled — “It’s Gonna Be a Blast!”

Ashley King

April 30, 2019

Woodstock founder Michael Lang has written an open letter emphatically stating that Woodstock 50 is still on — despite a cancellation notice sent by investors. Yesterday, we covered a letter sent to the medi... Read More...

Woodstock 50 Organizers Are Fighting Over Whether the Festival Is Cancelled

Paul Resnikoff

April 29, 2019

After delaying its ticket sale date, an investment group behind Woodstock 50 has officially cancelled the event. But not everyone seems to agree on the death sentence. The warning signs were piling up, and ... Read More...

Red Flag #3 — Woodstock 50 Issues Statement Over Indefinite Ticket Sale Delay

Daniel Sanchez

April 26, 2019

Will Woodstock 50 ever take place? That’s the question on festivalgoers’ minds. So far this year, organizers have raised two red flags signaling the music festival’s possible demise. First, Woodstock 5... Read More...

Woodstock 50 Death Watch? Ticket Sale Date Indefinitely Postponed

Daniel Sanchez

April 22, 2019

Last month, the Woodstock 50 event reportedly ran into serious financial and logistical issues. The event, meant to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the iconic 1969 festival, faced multiple problems, rangin... Read More...

Now There Are Two Competing Woodstock 50th Anniversary Concerts in the Works

Ashley King

January 2, 2019

The Bethel Woods Center for the Arts has struck a deal with Live Nation to hold a 50th anniversary Woodstock event. Just one problem. The event will take place on the original Bethel Woods grounds that host... Read More...

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