Spring 2020 - Item detail

1969 Woodstock Music and Art Fair Tickets PSA GEM MINT 10 Trio

Sold For:
$960
Year:
1969
Auction:
2020 Spring
Lot #:
2527
Category:
Historical/Political/Pop Culture/Americana
Presented are a trio of full tickets (each measuring 2 x 5 inches) to the historic Woodstock Music and Art Fair concert held at Max Yasgur's dairy farm in Bethel, New York, approximately 40 miles southwest of Woodstock, New York. Each ticket has been graded GEM MINT 10 by PSA. During the three day period from August 15-17, 1969 over 400,000 concertgoers attended the legendary event. Saturday, August 16th, was the second day of the planned three day event (which actually ended on the morning of Monday August 18th, highlighted by Jimi Hendrix's rendition of the Star Spangled Banner on guitar).

The offered trio consists of full tickets, each a different color variety (beige, gold and green), dated Saturday August 16, 1969. Performers included: Quill, Country Joe McDonald, Santana, John Sebastian, Keef Hartley Band, The Incredible String Band, Canned Heat, Mountain, The Grateful Dead, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Janis Joplin (with The Kozmic Blues Band), Sly and the Family Stone, The Who, and Jefferson Airplane. These tickets would make a welcome addition to a music memorabilia or 1960s era historical collection. Total: 3 items. Reserve $100. Estimate (open).