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The festival was eventually canceled on July 31, 2019. [3] The planned lineup featured a mix of contemporary and original Woodstock performers, including the Killers, Jay-Z, Miley Cyrus, Santana, Dead & Company, Imagine Dragons, and many others. In June 2020, the organizers filed a lawsuit against Dentsu Aegis and Amplifi Live, alleging sabotage.
Woodstock 50’s lawsuit, filed in June 2020, sought tens of millions of dollars from Dentsu, accusing the Japanese advertising firm of sabotaging plans for a 50th anniversary festival in August 2019.
Organizers announced Wednesday that the troubled festival that hit a series of setbacks in the last four months won't take place next month.
However, the event was cancelled after confronting many logistical issues, financial backing issues, and three venue changes. [11] In September 2021, about three months before his death, Lang was interviewed for a three-part Netflix documentary called Trainwreck: Woodstock '99, detailing how the festival of the same name became a catastrophe. [12]
Vendors and stakeholders were notified this morning, July 31, that the beleaguered festival was not going on.
On April 29, 2019, it was announced that Woodstock 50 had been canceled by investors (Dentsu Aegis Network), who had lost faith in its preparations. The producers "vehemently" denied any cancellation, with Michael Lang telling The New York Times that investors have no such prerogative.
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2019–2021: Continuing collaborations. The group was slated to perform in summer 2019 at Woodstock 50, before its cancellation due to a series of production issues.