In August of 1969, almost half a million flower children went in droves to a music festival held at a dairy farm in New York. The next few days would go down in history as the legendary Woodstock Festival.
Thirty-two bands including Jimi Hendrix, The Who, and Santana, played for the huge audience rain or shine. Organizers were initially going to charge attendees 24 bucks a pop, but the overwhelming interest from music lovers made them turn it into a free event.
These photos, taken by two LIFE Magazine photographers Bill Eppridge and John Dominis, give us a peek into the crazy 3-day event full of muddy fields, mountains of trash, and hundreds of naked people, all coming together for the love of music. You can find the full LIFE archive of Woodstock photos here.
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