DAY ONE: FRIDAY AUGUST 15th, 1969
Richie Havens (5:07 – 7:00pm)
1. From the Prison
2. Get Together
3. From the Prison (reprise)
4. I’m a Stranger Here
5. High Flying Bird
5. With a Little Help From My Friends
6. Handsome Johnny
7. Strawberry Fields Forever/Hey Jude
8. Freedom
Havens agreed to perform first when the members of Sweetwater, who were scheduled to open the festival got stopped by the police and stuck in traffic on the way to the event
Swami Satchidananda (7:10 – 7:20 pm) Gave the opening speech for the festival
Sweetwater
1. Motherless Child
2. Look Out
3. For Pete’s Sake
4. Day Song
5. What’s Wrong
6. My Crystal Spider
7. Two Worlds
8. Let the Sunshine In
9. Oh Happy Day
Bert Sommer (8:30 – 9:15pm)
1. Jennifer
2. The Road To Travel
3. I wondered where you’d be
4. She’s Gone
5. Things Are Going My Way
6. And When It’s Over
7. Jeanette
8. America (first standing ovation at Woodstock
9. A Note That Read
Received the festival’s first standing ovation after his performance of Simon and Garfunkel’s “America”
Tim Hardin (9:20 – 9:45pm)
1. How Can We Hang On to a Dream
2. Once Touched by Flame
3. If I Were a Carpenter
4.
Reason to Believe
5. You Upset the Grace of Living When you Lie
6. Speak Like a Child
7. Snow White Lady
8. Blues on My Ceiling
9. Simple Song of Freedom
10. Misty Roses
Ravi Shankar (10:20 – 10:35pm)
1. Raga Puriya-Dhanashri / Gat In Sawarital
2. Tabla Solo In Jhaptal
3. Raga Manj Kmahaj / Alap Jor / Dhun In Kaharwa Tal / Medium & Fast Gat In Teental
Played through a rainstorm
Melanie (10:50 – 11:45pm)
1. Close to it All
2. Momma Momma
3. Beautiful People
4. Animal Crackers
5. Mr. Tambourine Man
6. Tuning My Guitar
7. Birthday Of The Sun
Sent onstage for an unscheduled performance after the Incredible String Band declined to perform during the rainstorm. Called back for two encores.
Arlo Guthrie (11:55 – 12:25pm)
1. Coming Into Los Angeles
2. Walking Down The Line
3. The Story of Moses
4. Oh Mary Don’t You Weep
5. Every Hand in the Land
6. Amazing Grace
Joan Baez (12:55pm – 2:00am)
1. Oh Happy Day
2. The Last Thing On My Mind
3. I Shall Be Released
4. Joe Hill
5. Sweet Sir Galahad
6. Hickory Wind
7. Drug Store Truck Driving Man
8. One Day at a Time
9. Take Me Back to the Sweet, Sunny South
10. Warm and Tender Love
11. Swing Low Sweet Chariot
12. We Shall Overcome
Joan Baez was 6 months pregnant when she performed at Woodstock and her husband, David Harris had just been taken away to prison by the federal marshals for draft evasion where he spent the next 3 years.
DAY TWO: SATURDAY AUGUST 16th, 1969
featured some of the event’s psychedelic and guitar rock headliners.
Quill (12:30 – 12:45pm)
1. They Live the Life
2. That’s How I Eat
3. Driftin’
4. Waitin’ For You
Country Joe McDonald
1. Janis
2. Donovan’s Reef
3. Heartaches by the Number
4. Ring of Fire
5. Tennessee Stud
6. Rockin’ All Around The World
7. Flyin’ High All Over The World
8. I Seen A Rocket
9. Fish Cheer / I-Feel-Like-I’m-Fixing-To-Die-Rag
Brought in for an unscheduled emergency solo performance when Santana were not yet ready to take the stage. Joe performed again with The Fish the following day.
Santana
1. Waiting
2. Evil Ways
3. You Just Don’t Care
4. Savor
5. Jingo
6. Persuasion
7. Soul Sacrifice
8. Fried Neckbones and Some Home Fries
Santana’s drummer Michael Shrieve, who was 20 years old, was said to be the youngest musician at Woodstock
John B. Sebastian (3:30 – 3:55pm)
1. How Have You Been
2. Rainbows All Over Your Blues
3. I Had A Dream
4. Darlin’ Be Home Soon
5. Younger Generation
Sebastian was not on the bill, but rather was attending the festival, and was recruited to perform while the promoters waited for many of the scheduled performers to arrive.
Keef Hartley Band (4:45 – 5:30pm)
1. Spanish Fly
2. She’s Gone
3. Too Much Thinking
4. Believe In You
5. Halfbreed Medlely: Sinn’ for You/Leavin’ Trunk/Just To Cry/And Sinnin’ For You
Incredible String Band (6:00 – 6:30pm)
1. Invocation
2. The Letter
3. Gather ‘Round
4. This Moment
5. Come with Me
6. When You Find Out Who You Are
Originally slated to perform on the first day following Ravi Shankar; declined to perform during the rainstorm and were moved to the second day.
Canned Heat (7:30 – 8:30pm)
1. I’m Her Man
2. Going Up the Country
3. A Change Is Gonna Come
4. Leaving This Town
5. The Bear Talks
6. Let’s Work Together
7. Too Many Drivers at the Wheel
8. I Know My Baby
9. Woodstock Boogie
10. On the Road Again
Leslie West & Mountain (9:00 – 10:00pm)
1. Blood Of The Sun
2. Stormy Monday
3. Theme From An Imaginary Western
4. Long Red
5. For Yasgur’s Farm (Song was untitled at the time)
6. Waiting to Take you Away
7. Dreams of Milk and Honey
8. Southbound Train
This was only the third time the band had ever played together.
Grateful Dead (10:30 – 12:05pm)
1. St. Stephen
2. Mama Tried
3. Dark Star / High Time
4. Turn On Your Lovelight
Their set ended after a fifty-minute version of “Turn On Your Love Light”.
Creedence Clearwater Revival (12:30 – 1:20am)
1. Born On The Bayou
2. Green River
3. Ninety-Nine And A Half
4. Commotion
5. Bootleg
6. Bad Moon Rising
7. Proud Mary
8. I Put A Spell On You
9. Night Time Is The Right Time
10. Keep On Choogin’
11. Suzy Q
Janis Joplin with the Kozmic Blues Band (2:00 – 3:00am)
1. Raise Your Hand
2. As Good As You’ve Been To This World
3. To Love Somebody
4. Summertime
5. Try (Just A Little Bit Harder)
6. Kosmic Blues
7. Can’t Turn You Loose
8. Work Me Lord
9. Piece Of My Heart
10. Ball and Chain
Sly & The Family Stone (3:30 – 4:20am)
1. M’Lady
2. Sing A Simple Song
3. You Can Make It If You Try
4. Dance to the Music
5. Music Lover
6. I Want to Take You Higher
7. Love City
8. Stand!
Th
e Who (5:00 – 6:05am)
1. Heaven And Hell
2. I Can’t Explain
3. It’s A Boy
4. 1921
5. Amazing Journey
6. Sparks
7. Eyesight To The Blind
8. Christmas
9. Tommie Can You Hear Me
10. Acid Queen
11. Pinball Wizard
12. Abbie Hoffmann Incident
13. Fiddle About
14. There’s A Doctor I’ve Found
15. Go To The Mirror Boy
16. Smash The Mirror
17. I’m Free
18. Tommy’s Holiday Camp
19. We’re Not Gonna Take It
20. See Me Feel Me
21. Summertime Blues
22. Shakin’ All Over
23. My Generation
24. Naked Eye
Set included most of “Tommy”
Jefferson Airplane (8:00 – 9:40am)
1. The Other Side Of This Life
2. Somebody to Love
3. 3/5 of a Mile in 10 Seconds
4. Won’t you Try/Saturday Afternoon
5. Eskimo Blue Day
6. Plastic Fantastic Lover
7. Uncle Sam’s Blues
8. Volunteers
9. The Ballad of You and Me and Pooneil
10. Come Back Baby
11. White Rabbit
12. The House at Pooneil Corners
DAY THREE: SUNDAY AUGUST 17th, 1969
Joe Cocker (2:00 – 3:25pm)
1. Who Knows What Tomorrow May Bring
2. 40,000 Headmen
3. Dear Landlord
4. Something Coming On
5. Do I Still Figure In Your Life?
6. Feelin’ Alright
7. Just Like a Woman
8. Let’s Go Get Stoned
9. I Don’t Need No Doctor
10. I Shall Be Released
11. Hitchcock Railway
12. Something to Say
13. With a Little Help From My Friends
After Cocker’s set, a thunderstorm disrupted the events for 40 minutes.
Country Joe & The Fish (6:30 – 8:00pm)
1. Rock & Soul Music
2. Love
3. Not So Sweet Martha Lorraine
4. Sing, Sing, Sing
5. Summer Dresses
6. Friend, Lover, Woman, Wife
7. Silver and Gold
8. Maria
9. The Love Machine
10. Ever Since You Told Me that You Love Me
11. Crystal Blues
12. Rock And Soul Music
13. Fish Cheer / I-Feel-Like-I’m-Fixing-To-Die-Rag
This was Country Joe’s second Woodstock performance.
Ten Years After (8:15 – 9:15pm)
1. Spoonful
2. Good Morning Little Schoolgirl (with two false starts)
3. Hobbit
4. I Can’t Keep from Crying Sometimes
5. Help Me
6. I’m Going Home
The Band (10:00 – 10:50pm)
1. Chest Fever
2. Don’t Do It
3. Tears Of Rage
4. We Can Talk About It Now
5. Long Black Veil
6. Don’t Ya Tell Henry
7. Ain’t No More Cane on the Brazos
8. Wheels On Fire
9. I Shall Be Released
10. The Weight
11. Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever
Called back for an encore!
Johnny Winter (12:00 – 1:05am)
1. Mama, Talk to Your Daughter
2. Leland Mississippi Blues
3. Mean Town Blues
4. You Done Lost Your Good Thing Now
5. I can’t Stand It
6. Tobacco Road
7. Tell the Truth
8. Johnny B. Goode
Johnny Winter’s brother, Edgar, is featured on three songs. Called back for an encore.
Blood Sweat and Tears (1:30 – 2:30am)
1. More and More
2. Just One Smile
3. Something’s Coming On
4. I Love You More Than You’ll Ever Know
5. Spinning Wheel
6. Sometimes in Winter
7. Smiling Phases
8. God Bless the Child
9. And When I Die
10. You’ve Made Me So Very Happy
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (3:00 – 4:00am)
Accoustic Set
1. Suite Judy Blue Eyes
2. Blackbird
3. Helplessly Hoping
4. Guinnevere
5. Marrakesh Express
6. 4 + 20
7. Mr Soul
8. Wonderin’
9. You Don’t Have To Cry
Electric Set
10. Pre-Road Downs
11. Long Time Gone
12. Bluebird Revisited
13. Sea Of Madness
14. Wooden Ships
15. Find The Cost Of Freedom
16. 49 Bye-Byes
An acoustic and electric set were played. Neil Young skipped most of the acoustic set.
DAY FOUR: MONDAY AUGUST 18th, 1969
Paul Butterfield Blues Band (6:00 – 6:45am)
1. Born Under a Bad Sign
2. No Amount of Loving
3. Driftin’
4. Morning Sunrise
5. All in a Day
6. Love March
4. Everything’s Gonna Be Alright
Sha Na Na (7:30 – 8:30am)
1. Get a Job
2. Come Go with Me
3. Silhouettes
4. Teen Angel
5. Marie’s the Name His Latest Flame
6. Wipe Out
7. Who Wrote the Book Of Love
8. Teenager in Love
9. Little Darlin’
10. At the Hop
11. Duke of Earl
12. Get a Job (reprise)
Jimi Hendrix (9:00 – 11:10am)
1. Message to Love
2. Hear My Train a Comin’
3. Spanish Castle Magic
4. Red House
5. Master Mind
6. Here Comes Your Lover Man
7. Foxy Lady
8. Jam Back at the House
9. Izabella
10. Gypsy Woman
11. Fire
12. Voodoo Child (Slight Return) / Stepping Stone
13. Star Spangled Banner
14. Purple Haze
15. Woodstock Improvisation / Villanova Junction
16. Hey Joe
Performed to a considerably smaller crowd of fewer than 200,000 people
Here’s to another 50 years of lasting love, flower power, world peace, iconic music, amazing friends and good health!