Miley Cyrus, Jay-Z, The Killers, Santana Among Line Up For Woodstock 50th Anniversary Festival
Wednesday, 20 March 2019
Written by Laura Johnson
The line up for Woodstock festival's 50th anniversary celebrations has been confirmed.
The three-day event will take place in Watkins Glen, New York between August 16 and 18. The first day will see sets from the Killers, Miley Cyrus, Santana, the Lumineers, the Raconteurs, Robert Plant and the Sensational Space Shifters, Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats, John Fogerty, Run the Jewels, the Head and the Heart, Maggie Rogers, Michael Franti and Spearhead, Bishop briggs, Anderson East, Akon, Princess Nokia, John Sebastian, Melanie, Grandson, Fever 333, Dorothy, Flora Cash, Larkin Poe, Brian Cadd, and Ninet Tayeb, among others.
Saturday will host performances by Dead & Company, Chance The Rapper, Sturgill Simpson, Greta Van Fleet, Portugal. The Man, Leon Bridges, Gary Clark Jr., Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, David Crosby and friends, Dawes, Margo Price, Nahko and Medicine For The People, India.Arie, Jade Bird, Country Joe McDonald, Rival Sons, Emily King, Soccer Mommy, Sir, Taylor Bennett, Amy Helm, Courtney Hadwin, Pearl, John-Robert, IAMDDB and more.
The final day's line up boasts Jay-Z, Imagine Dragons, Halsey, Cage The Elephant, Brandi Carlile, Janelle Monáe, Young The Giant, Courtney Barnett, Common, Vince Staples, Judah and th Lion, Earl Sweatshirt, Boygenius, Reignwolf, the Zombies, Canned Heat, Hot Tuna, Pussy Riot, Cherry Glazerr, Leven Hali, the Marcus King Band, Victory, Hollis Brown, John Craigie, Amigo The Devil, Liz Brasher and others.
Tickets are on sale now. Head here for more background on the event.
UPDATE March 8 2019: The Black Keys have had to withdraw from the line up due to "a scheduling conflict".
Due to a scheduling conflict, The Black Keys will unfortunately need to cancel their set at @woodstockfest. The band wants to let fans know as soon as possible and before tickets go on sale.
UPDATE May 2019: There have been numerous reports that funding has been withdrawn for the event and it is cancelled. However, Woodstock co-founder Michael Lang is insistent that it will go ahead.
UPDATE July 2019: A lot of acts have reportedly pulled out of the festival— including headliner Jay-Z, tickets have not yet gone on sale and it is still unclear if the event will go ahead, and if so where it will be held as the original Watkins Glen venue has withdrawn. Head here to keep up to date with developments.
Woodstock Upcoming Tour Dates are as follows
Fri August 16 2019 - NEW YORK New York - Watkins Glen (USA)
Sat August 17 2019 - NEW YORK New York - Watkins Glen (USA)
Sun August 18 2019 - NEW YORK New York - Watkins Glen (USA)
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