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West Fest: 40th Anniversary of Woodstock is FREE!
If you missed Woodstock forty years ago, or feel that counterculture may have passed you by, the West Fest: 40th Anniversary of Woodstock festival is a place to catch up.
At Golden Gate Park in San Francisco this Sunday, Oct. 25th, counter culture is using its voice again--big time.
From 9 a.m to 6 p.m, hundreds of San Francisco-based musicians, Beat Generation poets, anti-war speakers, members of the Free Speech Movement, members of the Green Movement and others are joining forces to celebrate California's trend-setting role in the counterculture movement.
As part of the venue, 3,000 musicians will play Jimmy Hendrix's "Purple Haze" at the same time in an effort to break the world record for the largest guitar ensemble.
Several of the musicians are from groups that might sound familiar, i.e., Starship, Jefferson Airplane, The Doors, Greg Allman's Band, and the Byrds. To be clear--this doesn't mean these bands will appear, but people who are from these groups will be performing.
As the West Fest page of the Woodstock Story website points out, the San Francisco area is where the Free Speech Movement, Free Love Movement, Farm Workers Movement, Women's Movement, Gay Rights Movement, and the Sexual Revolution first took hold.
Whether you're a counterculture type or not, West Fest sounds like an event not to miss if you're within shouting distance of San Francisco. Couldn't you use a bit of peace, love and good cheer?
As a plus, unlike 40 years ago, the weather on Sunday in San Francisco is supposed to be sublime. How does mostly sunny and a high of 75 degrees sound?
During three days of the four-day Woodstock concert, it mostly rained.
If you're looking for a budget-friendly place to stay in San Francisco, check out The Good Hotel.
Filed under: Activism, Arts and Culture, Festivals and Events, Stories, North America, United States, Budget Travel, News
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Hippy Gourmet Oct 28th 2009 11:05PM
Here’s the Hippy Gourmet TV segment from the 40th Anniversary of Woodstock in Golden Gate Park this past Sunday! It was an awesome day and historic as well. Got a chance to interview Leon Hendrix (Jimi’s brother) and Riki Hendrix (Jimi’s cousin) backstage, as well as Robert Altman (Rolling Stone photographer) and next generation Hippies!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Om_orKlsEiM
Peace, Love and Organics!
http://www.HippyGourmet.com/blog
aron pieman kay Nov 5th 2009 10:53PM
i was a speaker at west fest this past 10/25.....i was glad to have had the opportunity to speak to the crowd of 70,000 about the good fight for p[eace and justice....does anyone have any pix or sound recorings of my speech?please let me know