How many musical acts performed at Woodstock? Thirty-two musical acts performed at Woodstock.
The Woodstock Music and Art Fair took place from August 15 to 18, 1969, on Max Yasgur’s dairy farm near Bethel, New York. Although it was promoted as a three-day festival, delays, rain, and logistical problems stretched the event into four days. The lineup covered folk, rock, blues, jazz, Latin music, and psychedelic styles.
The 32 acts included Richie Havens, Joan Baez, Santana, the Grateful Dead, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Janis Joplin, Jefferson Airplane, the Who, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, and Jimi Hendrix. Some performers were solo artists, while others were groups, which is why the standard count is described as “acts” rather than bands.
A common mix-up comes from counting only artists featured in the 1970 documentary or original soundtrack. Those releases did not include every Woodstock performance, so their lineups are shorter than the complete festival roster.