Less than a month before Woodstock 50 is scheduled to begin, the anniversary festival is in doubt, plagued by a series of behind-the-scenes money headaches and legal setbacks.
In another roadblock, an influential creative partner — Superfly, a marketing and event company that co-produces the Bonnaroo musical festival —The organizers nonetheless vowed to forge ahead. But then, in June, another major blow: Watkins Glen, the venue, called the arrangement off because organizers reportedlyThat's when organizers, undeterred, took their case to Vernon, a town of just over 5,000 people in Oneida County in upstate New York.
But the bad luck that had trailed organizers did not relent. Their permit applications were repeatedly turned down amid public safety concerns, including reservations about traffic and parking plans. In the most recent development,In this August 1969 file photo, a couple hugs during the Woodstock Music and Art Festival in Bethel, New York.
Picente, for his part, took a shot at Lang, the principal organizer, in a letter to the town planning board
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