Woodstock Performers List

The total number of tunes played at Woodstock according to me is 249
However according to "The Woodstock Project" there were 210 or possibly 233 songs performed, I am not for one second saying they are wrong.
It may depend on your interpretation of a medley. Is a medley of 3 songs, 3 songs or just 1 ?
Sly and the Family Stone's set had one medley that lasted 22 minutes. It may also depend on what you concider a song. Was the intro music for Sha-Na-Na a song or just a ditty that shouldn't be included. The Incredible String Band gave us a rendition of a poem entitled "Invocation", should this be included or left out. The same could be said of the Guru Swami Satchadinanda, he did perform at Woodstock (he came on just after Richie Havens on Friday according to my sources) but is invariably left out of any set list.
It is all a little hazy around the edges, much like the festival that took place 36 years ago.
Like the old saying goes: If you remember the 60's, you weren't really there :)

Day One (Friday August 15th)	Additional information	In My Collection
Richie Havens (5:07PM)
1. Minstrel From Gault	-	No
2. High Flyin' Bird	-	Yes
3. I Had A Woman	-	No
4. I Can't Make It Anymore	-	Yes
5. With A Little Help from My Friends	-	No
6. Strawberry Fields For Ever / Hey Jude	-	Yes
7. Handsome Johnny	-	Yes
8. Freedom	includes "Motherless Child" lyrics	Yes

Swami Satchadinanda (6.55PM)
-Meditation chant	A little bit of meditation for the masses	No

Sweetwater (7:15PM)
1. Motherless Child	-	Yes
2. Look Out	-	No
3. For Pete's Sake	-	Yes
4. Day Song	-	Yes
5. What's Wrong	-	Yes
6. Crystal Spider	-	No
7. Two Worlds	-	No
8. Why Oh Why	-	No

Bert Sommer (8:20PM)
1. Jennifer	-	Yes
2. The Road To Travel	-	No
3. I Wondered Where You Be	-	No
4. She's Gone	-	No
5. Things Are Going My Way	-	No
6. And When It's Over	-	No
7. Jeanette	-	No
8. America	-	No
9. A Note That Read	-	No
10. Smile	-	No

Tim Hardin (9:10PM)
1. Misty Roses	-	No
2. If I Were A Carpenter	-	yes

Ravi Shankar (10:20PM)
1. Raga Puriya-Dhanashri / Gat In Sawarital	Shortened set due to rain	Yes
2. Tabla Solo In Jhaptal	-	Yes
3. Raga Manj Kmahaj -	-	Yes
-Alap Jor	-	Yes
-Dhun In Kaharwa Tal	-	Yes
-Medium & Fast Gat In Teental	-	Yes

Melanie (11:30PM)
1. Beautiful People	-	Yes
2. Birthday Of The Sun	Melanie had an out-of-body experience, yep, loonie-toons	Yes

Arlo Guthrie (11:55PM)
1. Coming Into Los Angeles	-	Yes
2. Walking Down The Line	-	Yes
3. Amazing Grace	-	Yes

Joan Baez (1:00AM)
1. Eleanor Rigby	Audience recording from her free stage set	Yes
2. Joe Hill	-	Yes
3. Sweet Sir Galahad	-	Yes
4. Drug Store Truck Driving Man	-	Yes
5. We Shall Overcome	-	Yes
6. Swing Low Sweet Chariot	-	Yes


Day Two (Saturday August 16th)
Quill (12:15PM)
1. Waitin' For You	possibly sung by the Incredible String Band and not Quill	Yes
2. They Live the Life	Short set due to band sulking at audience response to their music	Yes
3. Bby	-	Yes
4. jam	-	Yes

Country Joe McDonald (1:05PM)
1. Janis (I Find Myself Missing You)	Improvised set as not expecting to play till Sunday	Yes
2. Rockin' Round The World	-	Yes
3. Flyin' High	-	Yes
4. Seen A Rocket	-	Yes
5. Fish Cheer / I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixing-To-Die-Rag	-	Yes

Santana (2:30PM)
1. Persuasion	-	Yes
2. Savior	-	Yes
3. Soul Sacrifice	-	Yes
4. Fried Neckbones	-	Yes
5. Waiting	-	Yes
6. You Just Don't Care	-	Yes

John B. Sebastian (3:30PM)
1. How Have You Been	Improvised set as not expected to play	Yes
2. Rainbows All Over Your Blues	-	Yes
3. I Had A Dream	-	Yes
4. Darlin' Be Home Soon	-	Yes
5. Younger Generation	-	Yes

Keef Hartley Band (4:20PM)
1. Believe In You	Could possibly be titled "Spanish Fly"	Maybe
2. Rock Me Baby	-	No
3. Leavin' Trunk / Halfbreed / Just To Cry / And Sinnin' For You	-	No

Incredible String Band (5:10PM)
1a. Invocation	short poem	Yes
1b Sleepers Awaken	-	No
2. Catty Come	-	No
3. The Letter	-	Yes
4. This Moment Is Different	-	Yes
5. When You Find Out Who You Are	-	Yes

Canned Heat (6:35PM)
1. A Change Is Gonna Come / Leaving This Town	-	Yes
2. Woodstock Boogie	-	Yes
3. Going Up The Country	-	Yes
4. Let's Work Together	-	No
5. Too Many Drivers At The Wheel	-	No
6. I'm Her Man	-	Yes
7. I Know My Baby	-	Yes
8. On the Road Again	-	Yes

Leslie West/Mountain (8:15PM)
1. Blood of the Sun	-	No
2. Stormy Monday	-	Yes
3. Long Red	-	Yes
4. For Yasgur's Farm	untitled at the time of playing	Yes
5. Theme from an Imaginary Western	-	Yes
6. Waiting To Take You Away	-	Yes
7. Dreams Of Milk And Honey	-	Yes
8. Blind Man	-	No
9. Blue Suede Shoes	-	No
10. Southbound Train	-	Yes
11. You And Me	or possibly "Mississippi Queen"	Yes

Grateful Dead (9:50PM)
1. St. Stephen	-	Yes
2. Mama Tried	-	Yes
3. Dark Star / High Time	-	Yes
4. Turn On Your Lovelight	-	Yes

Creedence Clearwater Revival (11:10PM)
1. Born On The Bayou	-	Yes
2. Green River	-	Yes
3. Ninety-Nine And A Half	-	Yes
4. Bootleg	-	Yes
5. Commotion	-	Yes
6. Bad Moon Rising	-	Yes
7. Proud Mary	-	Yes
8. I Put A Spell On You	-	Yes
9. Night Time Is The Right Time	-	Yes
10. Keep On Choogin'	-	Yes
11. Suzy Q	-	Yes


Day Three (Sunday August 17th)
Janis Joplin (1:20AM)
1. Raise Your Hand	-	Yes
2. As Good As You've Been To This World	-	Yes
3. To Love Somebody	-	Yes
4. Summertime	-	Yes
5. Try (Just A Little Bit Harder)	-	Yes
6. Kosmic Blues	-	Yes
7. Can't Turn You Loose	-	Yes
8. Work Me Lord	-	Yes
9. Piece Of My Heart	-	Yes
10. Ball and Chain	-	Yes

Sly & The Family Stone (3:00AM)
1. M'Lady	-	Yes
2. Sing A Simple Song	-	Yes
3. You Can Make It If You Try	-	Yes
4. Every Day People	-	Yes
5. Stand!	-	Yes
6. Love City	-	Yes
7. Dance To The Music	-	Yes
8. Music Lover	-	Yes
9. I Want To Take You Higher	-	Yes

The Who (5:00AM)
1. Heaven And Hell	-	Yes
2. I Can't Explain	-	Yes
3. It's A Boy	-	Yes
4. 1921	-	Yes
5. Amazing Journey	-	Yes
6. Sparks	-	Yes
7. Eyesight To The Blind	-	Yes
8. Christmas	-	Yes
9. Tommie Can You Hear Me	-	Yes
10. Acid Queen	-	Yes
11. Pinball Wizard	-	Yes
-Abbie Hoffmann Incident	Pete Townshend hits Mr. Hoffmann over the head with his guitar.	Yes
12 Do You Think It's Alright	-	Yes
13. Fiddle About	-	Yes
14. There's A Doctor I've Found	-	Yes
15. Go To The Mirror Boy	-	Yes
16. Smash The Mirror	-	Yes
17. I'm Free	-	Yes
18. Tommy's Holiday Camp	-	Yes
19. We're Not Gonna Take It	-	Yes
20. See Me Feel Me	-	Yes
21. Summertime Blues	-	Yes
22. Shakin' All Over	-	Yes
23. My Generation	-	Yes
24. Naked Eye	-	Yes

Jefferson Airplane (7:00AM)
1. The Other Side Of This Life	-	Yes
2. Plastic Fantastic Lover	-	Yes
3. Volunteers	-	Yes
4. Saturday Afternoon / Won't You Try	-	Yes
5. Eskimo Blue Day	-	Yes
6. Uncle Sam's Blues	-	Yes
7. Somebody To Love	-	Yes
8. White Rabbit	-	Yes

Joe Cocker (2:30PM)
1. Delta Lady	-	No
2. Some Things Goin' On	-	Yes
3. Dear Landlord	-	Yes
4. Just Like A Woman	-	No
5. Do I Still Figure In Your Life	-	No
6. Feeling Alright	-	No
7. Forty Thousand Headman	-	No
8. I Don't Need No Doctor	-	No
9. Let's Go Get Stoned	-	Yes
10. I Shall Be Released	-	Yes
11. With A Little Help From My Friends	-	No

Country Joe & The Fish (6:00PM)
1. Rock And Soul Music	-	Yes
2. Barry's Caviar Dream	-	No
3. Not So Sweet Martha Lorraine	-	Yes
4. Thing Called Love	-	Yes
5. Love Machine	-	Yes
6. Fish Cheer / I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixing-To-Die-Rag	-	Yes

Ten Years After (8:00PM)
1. Good Morning Little Schoolgirl	-	No
2. Help Me	-	No
3. I Can't Keep from Crying Sometimes	-	No
4. I May Be Wrong, But I Won't Be Wrong Always	-	No
5. I'm Going Home	Alvin Lee does the bizz	Yes

The Band (10:30PM)
1. Chest Fever	-	Yes
2. Don't Do It	-	Yes
3. Tears Of Rage	-	Yes
4. We Can Talk About It Now	-	Yes
5. Long Black Veil	-	Yes
6. Don't Ya Tell Henry	-	Yes
7. Ain't No More Cane on the Brazos	-	Yes
8. Wheels On Fire	-	Yes
9. Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever	-	Yes
10. The Weight	-	Yes
11. I Shall Be Released	-	No


Day Four (Monday August 18th)
Blood Sweat And Tears (12:00 Midnight)
1. More And More	-	Yes
2. All In a Day	-	No
3. Something Coming On	-	Yes
4. I Love You Baby More Than You Ever Know	-	Yes
5. Spinning Wheel	-	Yes
6. I Stand Accused	-	No

Johnny Winter (1:45AM)
1. Johnny B. Goode	-	No
2. To Tell the Truth	-	No
3. Six Feet in the Ground	-	No
4. Leland Mississippi Blues/Rock Me Baby	-	Yes
5. Mama Talk to Your Daughter	-	Yes
6. Mean Mistreater	-	No
7. I Can't Stand It	with Edgar Winter	No
8. Tobacco Road	with Edgar Winter	No
9. Mean Town Blues	-	Yes

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (3:30AM)
Set One - Acoustic
1. Suite: Judy Blue Eyes	-	Yes
2. Blackbird	-	Yes
3. Helplessly Hoping	-	Yes
4. Guinnevere	-	Yes
5. Marrakesh Express	-	Yes
6. 4 + 20	-	Yes
7. Mr Soul	-	Yes
8. Wonderin'	-	No
9. You Don't Have To Cry	-	No
Set Two - Electric	Crosby, Stills, and Nash were joined onstage by Neil Young
10. Pre-road Downs	-	No
11. Long Time Gone	-	Yes
12. Bluebird	-	No
13. Sea Of Madness	-	Yes
14. Wooden Ships	-	Yes
15. Find The Cost Of Freedom	-	Yes
16. 49 bye-byes	-	No

Paul Butterfield Blues Band (5:15AM)
1. Driftin' Blues	-	Yes
2. All In a Day	-	Yes
3. Everything's Gonna Be Alright	-	Yes
4. Born Under A Bad Sign	-	No
5. All My Love Comin' Through To You	-	Yes
6. Love March	-	Yes

Sha-Na-Na (7:00AM)
1. Na Na Theme	-	No
2. Yakety Yak	-	No
3. Teen Angel	-	Yes
4. Jailhouse Rock	-	No
5. Wipe Out	-	Yes
6. Who Wrote The Book Of Love	-	Yes
7. Duke Of Earl	-	Yes
8. At The Hop	-	Yes
9. Na Na Theme	-	Yes

Jimi Hendrix (8:30AM)
1. Message To Love	-	Yes
2. Getting My Heart Back Together Again	-	Yes
3. Spanish Castle Magic	-	Yes
4. Red House	-	Yes
5. Master Mind	-	Yes
6. Here Comes Your Lover Man	-	Yes
7. Foxy Lady	-	Yes
8. (Jam Back At the House) Beginnings	-	Yes
9. Izabella	-	Yes
10. Gypsy Woman	-	Yes
11. Fire	-	Yes
12. Voodoo Child (Slight Return) / Stepping Stone	-	Yes
13. Star Spangled Banner	-	Yes
14. Purple Haze	-	Yes
15. Woodstock Improvisation / Villanova Junction	-	Yes
16. Hey Joe	-	Yes

Cancelled Acts

1. Jeff Beck Group (The band broke up in July, forcing their cancellation)
2. Iron Butterfly (Were stuck at an airport, their manager demanded helicopters and special arrangements just for the group.
The manager was wired back and told, as impolitely as Western Union would allow, "to get lost".
3. It's a Beautiful Day (dismissed)
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Acts without music

1. "The Joshua Light Show" were at Woodstock but were a light show rather than a band so no track listing
2. "Swami Satchidananda" was at Woodstock but was an Indian guru, so no track listing
3. "The Big Storm" was at Woodstock but was a weather condition not a band, so no track listing
4. "Max Yasgur" had to be at Woodstock, it was his farmland, no track listing
5. "Abbie Hoffmann" was on stage if only for a short time ;)
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The Woodstock Music and Art Fair
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Although officially listed as a three day event and tickets sold appropriately, it was in fact held over four days, from 5.07pm on Friday August 15th 1969 until 10.30am on Monday August 18th 1969.
The above set listings is as accurate as I can possibly get it with each artist assigned to the logical (or as logical as makes sense) dating. I have arranged each artist into the day they actually
started playing. So, any artist that began playing at midnight or after has been assigned to the following days set listing, with the exception of Joan Baez, who started performing at 1:00am
on Saturday morning but was the last act for 11 hours.

You will notice that in the official set listings (below) Joe Cocker began day three. However if you look at my set listing (above), Jefferson Airplane and a few other artists played the same
day but in the morning rather than the afternoon, where's the logic?

Day 1 Friday August 16th)
Richie Havens
Country Joe
John Sebastian
Sweetwater
Bert Sommer
Tim Hardin
Ravi Shankar
Melanie
Arlo Guthrie
Joan Baez

Day 2 (Saturday August 17th)
Quill
Keef Hartley
Santana
Incredible String Band
Canned Heat
Mountain
Creedance Clearwater Revival
The Grateful Dead
Janis Joplin
Sly & the Family Stone
The Who
The Jefferson Airplane

Day 3 (Sunday August 18th)
Joe Cocker
Country Joe & the Fish
Ten Years After
The Band
Blood Sweat & Tears
Johnny Winter
Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young
Paul Butterfield Blues Band
Sha-Na-Na
Jimmy Hendrix

Approximately (no official records have ever come to light) 249 tunes (233 according to the Woodstock Project) were played throughout the event.
Some artists namely: Ravi Shankar, Joan Baez, Mountain, Grateful Dead, Creedance Clearwater Revival, Janis Joplin, Sly & the Family Stone, The Who,
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Sha-Na-Na, and Jimi Hendrix are known to be complete sets. The other artists sets are more than likely complete but not guaranteed as such.

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