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In Watkins Glenn, NY between August 16-18, the 50th anniversary of the Woodstock Music and Arts Festival will be celebrated. Watkins Glenn is about 200 miles away from the original site of the Woodstock Festival which took place in the summer of 1969. The original site in Bethel, NY is not being used for what is being called Woodstock 50 mostly because of its small size and quite farm area that it encompasses. Woodstock 69 had over half a million attendees which was over twice the amount that was expected. The town was left in shambles after the festival which is another reason why the Woodstock 69 will not be taking place in Bethel. Watkins Glenn International Race Track will hold Woodstock 50 with over 40 acts such as The Killers, Dead and Company, Jay Z and many other well thought of artist. This festival is expected to draw in around 75,000 attendees, although the first definitely showed that estimates can sometimes be very far off. The Rolling Stone magazine has many articles and information about the upcoming festival.