Sam Yasgur Sam Yasgur Samuel S. Yasgur (January 9, 1942 – June 23, 2016) was an attorney; Sullivan County, New York official; and the son of Max Yasgur, who leased land on his dairy farm in Bethel, New York for the Woodstock Music & Art Festival in August 1969. Yasgur has said that his "consultations with his father" played a crucial role in the concert coming to Bethel. He grew up on his father's farm, and was a graduate of Cornell University and the University of Chicago School of Law. Yasgur was a 27-year-old assistant district attorney in Manhattan when his father
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