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Below: No mobiles in
those days. The local
cops had to toleratea
tsunami of drugs, too
Moonfire,‘a friendlywarlock’withhislover,a
sheep, according to Michael Lang‘ItwasthepeoplewhoattendedWoodstockthat
were the real stars of the festival,’ Lang recallsWoodstock: 3 Days of Peace
and Music by Michael Lang is
available now from Reel Art
Press for £45. Hardback, 288
pages, ISBN 978-1-909526-
62-4. See the website at
http://www.reelartpress.com.A long way from
Acton... Roger
Daltrey rocks the
masses with his
Who bandmates© HENRY DILTZ
© HENRY DILTZ © HENRY DITLZ
© TOM MINER/TOPFOTO
© HENRY DILTZ
Michael
Lang
Michael Lang was born
in Brooklyn in 1944 and
was already known as a
music promoter when he
decided to co-organise
the Woodstock festival
with Artie Kornfeld.
Though only 25
at the time, Lang’s
calm demeanour and
organisational skills
helped to keep the
festival running, despite
logistical nightmares,
bigger crowds than
anticipated, huge traffic
jams and downpours. At
one point the National
Guard was nearly called
in, but despite all the
drugs and mayhem,
only two people died.