Sam Yasgur allowed the Woodstock Festival to take place on his land. The concert had just been barred from taking place at the Orange County town of Wallkill, NY. The Woodstock Festival took place from August 15 to 17, 1969. Yasgur went on to become an attorney at Hall Dickler, and also served as Westchester County Attorney. Yasgur wrote a book about his father, "Max B. Yasgur: The Woodstock Festival’s Famous Farmer", which was self-published in August 2009. Sam Yasgur Samuel S. Yasgur (January 9, 1942 – June 23, 2016) was an attorney; Sullivan County, New York official; and the son of
Summer in the City (event) Summer in the City (event) Summer in the City (sometimes styled as SitC) is an annual three-day event held in London, dedicated to YouTube content creators and users. The event began in 2009 as a small gathering in London's parks, and has since grown into a convention-scale event that now takes place annually at ExCeL London. In 2014, SitC took place in Alexandra Palace and attracted over 8,000 attendees. In 2016, SitC was acquired by MCM Expo Group as part of their "MCM Central" brand. The first event hosted under the MCM ownership took place 12-14 August 2016. The first