List of performances and events at Woodstock Festival

The Woodstock Music & Art Fair was a music festival held on a 600-acre (2.4-km2) dairy farm in the rural town of Bethel, New York, from August 15 to August 18, 1969. Thirty-two acts performed during the sometimes rainy weekend in front of nearly half a million concertgoers. It is widely regarded as one of the greatest moments in popular music history and was listed on Rolling Stones "50 Moments That Changed the History of Rock and Roll".

The musical artists who performed at Woodstock and the songs that they played are listed below.

Friday, August 15 to Saturday, August 16 The first day officially began at 5:07 p.m. with Richie Havens and featured folk artists.

Richie Havens

Richie Havens – guitar, vocals Paul "Deano" Williams – guitar, vocals Daniel Ben Zebulon – congas 5:07 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. "From the Prison" "Get Together" "From the Prison" (reprise) "I'm a Stranger Here" "High Flying Bird" "I Can't Make It Anymore" "With a Little Help from My Friends" (Beatles cover) "Handsome Johnny" "Strawberry Fields Forever / Hey Jude" (Beatles covers) "Freedom (Motherless Child)" (improvised lyrics)

Swami Satchidananda 6:00 p.m. – 6:15 p.m. Swami Satchidananda gave the invocation for the festival.

Sweetwater Nansi Nevins – vocals, guitar Fred Herrera – bass, vocals Alex Del Zoppo – keyboards, vocals Albert Moore – flute, vocals R.G. Carlyle – guitar, bongos, vocals Elpidio "Pete" Cobian – congas Alan Malarowitz – drums August Burns – cello 6:15 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. "Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child" "Look Out" "For Pete's Sake" "Day Song" "What's Wrong" "My Crystal Spider" "Two Worlds" "Why Oh Why" "Let the Sunshine In" "Oh Happy Day"

Bert Sommer Bert Sommer – guitar, vocals Ira Stone – guitar, keyboards, harmonica Charlie Bilello – bass 7:15 p.m. – 7:45 p.m. "Jennifer" "The Road to Travel" "I Wondered Where You'd Be" "She's Gone" "Things Are Goin' My Way" "And When It's Over" "Jeanette" "America" "A Note That Read" "Smile"

Tim Hardin Tim Hardin – vocals, guitar Richard Bock – cello Ralph Towner – guitar, piano Bill Chelf - keyboard Gilles Malkine – guitar Glen Moore – bass Muruga Booker – drums 8:30 p.m. – 9:15 p.m. (time disputed) "How Can We Hang On to a Dream?" "Once-Touched by Flame" "If I Were a Carpenter" "Reason to Believe" "You Upset the Grace of Living When You Lie" "Speak Like a Child" "Snow White Lady" "Blues on My Ceiling" "Simple Song of Freedom" "Misty Roses"

Ravi Shankar Ravi Shankar – sitar Alla Rakha – tabla Maya Kulkarni – tambura 12:00 a.m. – 12:45 a.m. (His performance totaled over 42 minutes, partially during a rainstorm) "Raga Puriya-Dhanashri/Gat In Sawarital" "Tabla Solo In Jhaptal" "Raga Manj Kmahaj (AIap, Jor, Dhun In Kaharwa Tal)"

Melanie Melanie Safka – guitar, vocals 1:00 a.m. – 1:30 a.m. "Close to It All" "Momma Momma" "Beautiful People" "Animal Crackers" "Mr. Tambourine Man" "Tuning My Guitar" "Birthday of the Sun"

Arlo Guthrie Arlo Guthrie – vocals, guitar John Pilla – guitar Bob Arkin – bass Paul Motian – drums 1:45 a.m. – 2:15 a.m. "Coming into Los Angeles" "Wheel of Fortune" "Walkin' Down the Line" The Story of Moses "Oh Mary Don't You Weep" "Every Hand in the Land" "Amazing Grace"

Joan Baez Joan Baez – vocals, guitar Jeffrey Shurtleff – guitar, vocals Richard Festinger – guitar 3:00 a.m. – 3:45 a.m.Baez Source: Arthur Levy, annotator of the expanded editions of the 12 Joan Baez CDs on Vanguard "Oh Happy Day" "The Last Thing on My Mind" "I Shall Be Released" Story about how federal marshals took husband David Harris into custody "Joe Hill" "Sweet Sir Galahad" "Hickory Wind" "Drug Store Truck Driving Man" (duet with Jeffrey Shurtleff) "One Day at a Time" "Take Me Back to the Sweet Sunny South" "Warm and Tender Love" "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" "We Shall Overcome"

Saturday, August 16 to Sunday, August 17 The day opened at 12:15 p.m. and featured some of the event's psychedelic and guitar rock headliners.

Quill Dan Cole – vocals Jon Cole – bass, vocals Norman Rogers – guitar, vocals Phil Thayer – keyboards, saxophone, flute Roger North – drums 12:15 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. "They Live the Life" "That's How I Eat" "Driftin'" "Waiting for You"

Country Joe McDonald Country Joe McDonald – guitar, vocals 1:20 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. (unscheduled performance; day/time disputed) "Janis" "Donovan's Reef" "Heartaches by the Number" "Ring of Fire" "Tennessee Stud" "Rockin' Round the World" "Flyin' High" "I Seen a Rocket" "The "Fish" Cheer/I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-to-Die Rag" "I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-to-Die Rag (Reprise)"

Santana Carlos Santana – guitar Gregg Rolie – vocals, keyboards David Brown – bass Michael Shrieve – drums Michael Carabello – timbales, congas, percussion José Areas – trumpet, timbales, congas, percussion 2:00 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. "Waiting" "Evil Ways" "You Just Don't Care" "Savor" "Jingo" "Persuasion" "Soul Sacrifice" "Fried Neckbones and Some Home Fries"

John Sebastian John Sebastian – guitar, vocals 3:30 p.m. – 3:55 p.m. (unscheduled performance; day/time disputed) "How Have You Been" "Rainbows All Over Your Blues" "I Had a Dream" "Darling Be Home Soon" "Younger Generation"

Keef Hartley Band Keef Hartley – drums Miller Anderson – guitar, vocals Gary Thain – bass Jimmy Jewell – saxophone Henry Lowther – trumpet, violin 4:45 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. "Spanish Fly" "She's Gone" "Too Much Thinking" "Believe in You" "Halfbreed Medley: Sinnin' for You / Leaving Trunk / Just to Cry / Sinnin' for You"

The Incredible String Band Mike Heron – vocals, guitar, piano, various instruments Robin Williamson – vocals, guitar, piano, violin Licorice McKechnie – organ, vocals Rose Simpson – bass, recorder, vocals, percussion 6:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. "Invocation" "The Letter" "Gather 'Round" "This Moment" "Come with Me" "When You Find Out Who You Are"

Canned Heat Alan "Blind Owl" Wilson – guitar, harmonica, vocals Bob "The Bear" Hite – vocals, harmonica Harvey "The Snake" Mandel – guitar Larry "The Mole" Taylor – bass Adolfo "Fito" de la Parra – drums 7:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. "I'm Her Man" "Going Up the Country" "A Change Is Gonna Come / Leaving This Town" "Rollin' Blues" "Woodstock Boogie" "On the Road Again"

Mountain Leslie West – guitar, vocals Felix Pappalardi – bass, vocals Steve Knight – keyboards N.D. Smart – drums 9:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. "Blood of the Sun" "Stormy Monday" "Theme for an Imaginary Western" "Long Red" "For Yasgur's Farm" (song was untitled at the time) "Beside the Sea" "Waiting to Take You Away" "Dreams of Milk and Honey / Guitar Solo" "Southbound Train"

Grateful Dead Jerry Garcia – guitar, vocals Bob Weir – guitar, vocals Ron "Pigpen" McKernan – keyboards, harmonica, percussion, vocals Tom Constanten – keyboards Phil Lesh – bass, vocals Bill Kreutzmann – drums Mickey Hart – drums 10:30 p.m. – 12:05 a.m. "St. Stephen" "Mama Tried" "Dark Star" "High Time" "Turn On Your Love Light"

Creedence Clearwater Revival John Fogerty – vocals, guitar, harmonica, piano Tom Fogerty – guitar, vocals Stu Cook – bass Doug Clifford – drums 12:30 a.m. – 1:20 a.m. "Born on the Bayou" "Green River" "Ninety-Nine and a Half (Won't Do)" "Bootleg" "Commotion" "Bad Moon Rising" "Proud Mary" "I Put a Spell on You" "Night Time Is the Right Time" "Keep on Chooglin'" "Susie Q"

Janis Joplin and the Kozmic Blues Band Janis Joplin – vocals John Till – guitar Richard Kermode – keyboards Brad Campbell – bass Maury Baker – drums Terry Clements – tenor saxophone Cornelius "Snooky" Flowers – baritone saxophone, vocals Luis Gasca – trumpet

2:00 a.m. – 3:00 a.m. "Raise Your Hand" "As Good as You've Been to This World" "To Love Somebody" "Summertime" "Try (Just a Little Bit Harder)" "Kozmic Blues" "I Can't Turn You Loose" "Work Me, Lord" "Piece of My Heart" "Ball and Chain"

Sly & the Family Stone Sly Stone – keyboards, vocals Freddie Stone – guitar, vocals Jerry Martini – saxophone Cynthia Robinson – trumpet Rose Stone – keyboards, vocals Larry Graham – bass, vocals Gregg Errico – drums 3:30 a.m. – 4:20 a.m. "M'Lady" "Sing a Simple Song" "You Can Make It If You Try" "Everyday People" (Only No. 1 hit at Woodstock in the U.S.; "With A Little Help From My Friends" was No. 1 in the UK)"With A Little Help From My Friends". Joe Cocker. UK Official Singles Chart. Retrieved 27 July 2025. "Dance to the Music" "Music Lover" "I Want to Take You Higher" "Love City" "Stand!"

The Who Roger Daltrey – vocals Pete Townshend – guitar, vocals John Entwistle – bass, vocals Keith Moon – drums 5:00 a.m. – 6:05 a.m.; set included most of Tommy "Heaven and Hell" "I Can't Explain" "It's a Boy" "1921" "Amazing Journey" "Sparks" "Eyesight to the Blind (The Hawker)" "Christmas" "The Acid Queen" "Pinball Wizard" (followed by Abbie Hoffman incident) "Do You Think It's Alright?" "Fiddle About" "There's a Doctor" "Go to the Mirror!" "Smash the Mirror" "I'm Free" "Tommy's Holiday Camp" "We're Not Gonna Take It" "See Me, Feel Me" "Summertime Blues" "Shakin' All Over" "My Generation" (shortened version) "Naked Eye" (instrumental finale only)

Jefferson Airplane Grace Slick – vocals Marty Balin – vocals, percussion Paul Kantner – guitar, vocals Jorma Kaukonen – guitar, vocals Jack Casady – bass Spencer Dryden – drums Nicky Hopkins – piano 8:00 a.m. – 9:40 a.m. "The Other Side of This Life" "Somebody to Love" "3/5 of a Mile in 10 Seconds" "Won't You Try/Saturday Afternoon" "Eskimo Blue Day" "Plastic Fantastic Lover" "Wooden Ships" "Uncle Sam Blues" "Volunteers" "The Ballad of You and Me and Pooneil" "Come Back Baby" "White Rabbit" "The House at Pooneil Corners"

Sunday, August 17 to Monday, August 18 The third day was dominated by blues rock and roots rock. Joe Cocker and the Grease Band Joe Cocker – vocals Chris Stainton – keyboards Henry McCullough – guitar, vocals Alan Spenner – bass, vocals Bruce Rowland – drums 2:00 p.m. – 3:25 p.m. "Rockhouse" (instrumental; without Cocker) "Who Knows What Tomorrow May Bring" (instrumental; without Cocker) "Dear Landlord" "Something's Coming On" "Do I Still Figure in Your Life?" "Feelin' Alright" "Just Like a Woman" "Let's Go Get Stoned" "I Don't Need No Doctor" "I Shall Be Released" "Hitchcock Railway" "Something to Say" "With a Little Help from My Friends" (Beatles cover) (No. 1 in the UK)

After Cocker's set, a thunderstorm disrupted the events for a few hours.

Country Joe and the Fish Country Joe McDonald – vocals, guitar Barry "The Fish" Melton – guitar, vocals Mark Kapner – keyboards Doug Metzner – bass Greg Dewey – drums 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. "Rock & Soul Music" "Love" "Not So Sweet Martha Lorraine" "Sing, Sing, Sing" "Summer Dresses" "Friend, Lover, Woman, Wife" "Silver and Gold" "Maria" "The Love Machine" "Ever Since You Told Me That You Love Me (I'm a Nut)" "Crystal Blues" "Rock & Soul Music (Reprise)" "The "Fish" Cheer/I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-to-Die Rag"

Ten Years After Alvin Lee – guitar, vocals Chick Churchill – keyboards Leo Lyons – bass Ric Lee – drums 8:15 p.m. – 9:15 p.m. "Spoonful" "Good Morning, Little Schoolgirl" (with two false starts) "Hobbit" "I Can't Keep from Crying Sometimes" "Help Me" "I'm Going Home"

The Band Robbie Robertson – guitar, vocals Richard Manuel – piano, wurlitzer, vocals, drums (On "Ain't No More Cane" and "Don't Ya Tell Henry") Garth Hudson – organ, clavinet, piano Rick Danko – bass, vocals Levon Helm – drums, mandolin (On "Ain't No More Cane" and "Don't Ya Tell Henry"), vocals 10:00 p.m. – 10:50 p.m. "Chest Fever" "Don't Do It" (Written by Holland–Dozier–Holland) "Tears of Rage" (Written by Manuel and Dylan) "We Can Talk" "Long Black Veil" (Written by Dill and Wilkin) "Don't Ya Tell Henry" (Written by Dylan)