Which festival became known as “Mudstock” after heavy rain affected Woodstock ’94?

Woodstock ’94 became known as “Mudstock” after heavy rain turned the festival grounds muddy.

The anniversary festival took place at Winston Farm in Saugerties, New York, in August 1994. Rain fell during the event, creating deep mud that covered the grounds and festivalgoers. The nickname “Mudstock” became a widely used informal description of the conditions.

Woodstock ’94 was staged to mark the twenty-fifth anniversary of the original Woodstock festival. Its lineup included artists from the 1969 generation alongside newer performers, reflecting the changing musical landscape of the 1990s.

The event is sometimes confused with Woodstock ’99, which was held five years later at a former military base in Rome, New York. Woodstock ’99 became associated with major crowd and security problems rather than rain and mud.