The lineup for Woodstock 50—a festival celebrating the 50th anniversary of the 1969 peace-love-music event—has been revealed and it features a handful of of country-centric performers, including Sturgill Simpson, Margo Price, Anderson East and Brandi Carlile.
The three-day festival takes place Aug. 16–18 in Watkins Glen, N.Y., about 115 miles from the original location in Bethel Woods, N.Y. Additional performers include Jay-Z, the Killers, Santana, Robert Plant, Imagine Dragons, the Black Keys, Chance the Rapper and more.
Tickets for the festival go on sale on April 22.
There will also be a 50th anniversary celebration at Woodstock’s original site in Bethel Woods in August, but no lineup or dates have been announced.
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— WOODSTOCK (@woodstockfest) March 19, 2019
photo by Jason Simanek