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Woodstock '94 was a rock concert which was mounted in order to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the original Woodstock concert of 1969. It was announced as "2 More Days of Peace & Music". The famous poster used to promote the first concert was reworked to feature two birds perched on a guitar (instead of one).

The concert was scheduled for August 13, 1994 and August 14, but a third day (August 12) was added as well.

The concert was also dubbed "Mudstock" due to a downpour on August 13; Punk band Green Day saw its set degenerate into an enormous mud fight between the band and fans. Eventually, the band's bassist, Mike Dirnt, was mistaken for a stage-crashing fan by a bouncer, and in the ensuing fight he was tackled on stage and ended up losing several of his front teeth. The mud fight was said to be so bad, that the band had to be carried out by a helicopter. When Primus performed their hit song "My Name Is Mud" they were pelted in mud (bassist/singer Les Claypool commented before performing the aforementioned song that throwing things on stage was a sign of "small and insignificant genitalia"). In contrast, Nine Inch Nails took the stage already covered completely in mud.

The event took place on a large field in Saugerties, New York, about 100 miles north of New York City. The site is only 10 miles from Woodstock, New York and it was originally proposed as an ideal location for the 1969 concert. But permission to use the property was not granted the first time around, so the first concert was instead held in Sullivan County, much further from the namesake town of Woodstock.

Performers

    * 3
    * Aerosmith
    * Allman Brothers Band
    * Arrested Development
    * The Band
    * Blind Melon
    * Blues Traveler
    * Candlebox
    * Jimmy Cliff's All Star Reggae Jam
    * Joe Cocker
    * Collective Soul
    * Counting Crows
    * The Cranberries
    * Crosby, Stills & Nash
    * Sheryl Crow
    * Country Joe McDonald
    * Cypress Hill
    * Del Amitri
    * Bob Dylan
    * Melissa Etheridge
    * Peter Gabriel
    * Green Day
    * Jackyl
    * King's X
    * Live
    * Metallica
    * Neville Brothers
    * Nine Inch Nails
    * Orleans
    * Paul Rodgers Rock and Blues Revue
    * Peacebomb
    * Porno for Pyros
    * Primus
    * Red Hot Chili Peppers
    * Rollins Band
    * Todd Rundgren
    * Salt-N-Pepa
    * Santana
    * Sisters of Glory
    * Spin Doctors
    * Traffic
    * W.O.M.A.D.
    * Violent Femmes
    * Youssou N'Dour
    * Zucchero

Clips & Videos

Woodstock 1994 Opening (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8a18HC6Oeo)


Green Day - "When I Come Around" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSkh9L16Kx0) <--- Infamous "Mud" slinging performance


Green Day Mud Fight with Crowd (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=utr-4LHiN8A)


Primus - "My Name Is Mud" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kktc3CId_ak) <--- Hillarious performance with more Mud slinging


MTV Coverage of Woodstock 94, also Interview with Nine Inch Nails (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5WzTbwm8e0)


Cypress Hill - "How I Could Just Kill A Man" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bI5ax5Sa9PM)


Nine Inch Nails - "Closer" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5sQxYvKAq8)


Nine Inch Nails - "Wish" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkIFGGr9EpY)


Primus - "Those Damned Blue Collar Tweekers" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBLtyYRTgr4) <--- Crowd going nuts


Metallica - "Enter Sandman" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fk1jmjIokBk)


Metallica - "Wherever I May Roam" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXiSi5RYpBo)


Red Hot Chili Peppers - "Higher Ground" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_pgwzFRBOk)


Aerosmith - "Toys In The Attic" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqLEADeIGfc)

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Anybody here fortunate enough to attend the event or watch it on PPV?  ;)

I attended!!! It was my high school graduation gift!

Nice topic! I do remember the Woodstock 2 clearly from what I read and heard on the news - but would love to hear more from people who actually went. Thanks for the clips - will check them out shortly.

Nice topic! I do remember the Woodstock 2 clearly from what I read and heard on the news - but would love to hear more from people who actually went. Thanks for the clips - will check them out shortly.


It was pure coolness personified!

Until the mud came.....