Woodstock '89 program "Good Morning America" broadcast live from Max Yasgur's Farm, interviewing Wavy Gravy and Ken Kesey. Woodstock '89 Woodstock '89 or "The Forgotten Woodstock" was a rock concert that took place in August 1989 on the site of the original Woodstock concert of 1969 as a spontaneous celebration of the event's 20th anniversary. The event began with a single folk guitarist, Rich Pell, who came to the site. Mr. Pell was given permission to organize the show by Charles and June Gelish, who owned the property. With the help of Will Hoppey, Rich organized all aspects of the concert from
Woodstock titled "", which included further musical performances as well as stage announcements and other ancillary material. Max Yasgur refused to rent out his farm for a 1970 revival of the festival, saying, "As far as I know, I'm going back to running a dairy farm." Yasgur died in 1973. Bethel voters tossed out their supervisor in an election held in November 1969 because of his role in bringing the festival to the town. New York State and the town of Bethel passed mass gathering laws designed to prevent any more festivals from occurring. In 1984, at the original festival site,