After the festival was denied second place in Vernon Downs, New York “he” announced that “he” would move to the Merriweather Post pavilion in Maryland. For all these obstacles, 50 Woodstock organizers insisted on continuing the festival as planned, from August 16 to 18. When Pitchfork approached Merriweather Post Pavilion, Hurwitz confirmed that the free ticketing model “attracted their attention”. Woodstock 50 faced a number of challenges, including delays in ticket sales, the departure of investors, the loss of the original site and much more. Earlier this week JAY-Z, Dead & Company and John Fogerty left the festival. “This is the last time we heard this,” “he” wrote in a letter. “We’re still waiting to find out who’s playing, but that’s not our job.

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