Woodstock Anniversary at Bethel Center for the Arts

Katie and I went to the Woodstock 40th Anniversary Concert at Bethel, NY, the site of the original concert. We had attended the 30th anniversary concert on the site of the original festival. Since then, they've completed the pavillion, the Bethel Center for Art, and the Woodstock museum. The 40th was held in the pavillion at the top of the hill. From there you can look down over the original site.

There were a couple of disappointments, but nothing we won't get over. One of the reasons I went was to see 10 Years After and their guitar player Alvin Lee; however, Alvin's not playing with them any more. The current guitarist is Joe Gooch and he's quite good, but it's just not the same. At least the other band members are originals. The other problem was the traffic patterns set up by the police on entrance and exit. It seemed they were doing everything within their power to keep people away from the main roads with immediate access to the area.

It's the first time we've been there for a concert and it's quite a nice experience. There is a pavillion and the lawn where you can watch the concerts, but there are also areas adjacent to the pavillion where they have extensive facilities (no port-a-johns) and various and varied places to eat, drink, and shop. We had a good time, but it's expensive. Ticket prices are very reasonable, but $8 for a cup of beer is a bit much. Hope you enjoy the short video I put together. There will be pictures later at my Opera website.