Saturday looks like a great lineup, and i'd probably stick around for for Sunday to check out the Marcus King band. no comparison to the original lineup, though... back then, bands didn't have as many options for playing festivals... 
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Woodstock 50 Lineup
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Saturday looks like a great lineup, and i'd probably stick around for for Sunday to check out the Marcus King band. no comparison to the original lineup, though... back then, bands didn't have as many options for playing festivals...
Marcus King
Misread. Thought you said rock and roll. Anyway, who cares what they did in 69? This is 50 years later. Times change and so does music. You always have the option of not going. Or you can stand out front of it protesting. Whatevrr.
1969 was 50 years ago and the acts were current and popular for the times.
Hip-hop is current and popular in 2019.
Why would you exclude it?
It's being promoted as an anniversary festival, not an oldies reunion festival.
I'd go see Hot Tuna, that's about it for me. I'm surprised they're having another after the disaster of the last one.
Because they use pre-recorded music. A live music festival should have live musicians.
I was in Marine Corps boot camp when it happened in 69 missed the entire thing. But it seems to me that it is something that should be celebrated! So it's all good!
Hot Tuna!
Pussy Riot!
Cherry Glazerr!
I’m all in!
Pussy Riot!
Cherry Glazerr!
I’m all in!
And no other genre or artist has ever used pre-recorded tracks during a live performance??
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Of the 32 acts in the original lineup, less than 1/3 were actual Rock’n Roll bands.
It's fine to do at Coachella, Bonnaroo or Electric Daisy. But Woodstock has a unique legacy that sets them apart from the others. If Woodstock is the same as the others, why should I choose to go there over the others?
Rap/Hip-Hop is now older than Rock’n Roll was when Rap/Hip-Hop hit the scene.
I'm sure Michael Lang is questioning himself about that right now.
"Hmmm...on one hand, I can book the most popular artists across multiple genres to appeal to everyone as a reminder of peace, the main reason we started this thing... but on the other hand, 48thStreetCustom from Talkbass.com might not go because hip-hop artists are using backing tracks and he doesn't consider them real musicians."
Do you think it was prevalent or mainstream in '69?
No, not at all. I've been listening to it since the 80's.
Interesting to me how some current opinions of hip-hop sound like my parents' generation and their opinions on rock & roll back in the day. You'd think musicians would be open-minded about music.
