Which 1969 Woodstock founder had co-organized the Miami Pop Festival?

Michael Lang co-organized the Miami Pop Festival before becoming one of Woodstock’s four principal promoters. The 1968 event took place at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale, Florida, near Miami, and drew roughly 25,000 people.

Lang’s experience helped prepare him for Woodstock’s enormous logistical and promotional challenges. He joined forces with songwriter and record executive Artie Kornfeld, while New York entrepreneurs John P. Roberts and Joel Rosenman provided financial backing. Together, the four developed the 1969 Woodstock Music & Art Fair.

A common mix-up is treating all four Woodstock founders as having identical roles. Kornfeld was a major creative and music-industry partner, while Roberts and Rosenman financed the venture. Lang was the promoter with prior festival experience, including the Miami event. Woodstock itself was held near Bethel, New York—not in the town of Woodstock—and ran from August 15 to 18, 1969.