Stages
There were two stages at Woodstock
Main Stage
The main stage
was made of wood and was built shortly before the festival, organized by Chip
Monk. It was about 20 × 15 × 15 meters and was covered by a big canvas. The
towers for the speakers were made of metal and arranged all over the area.
Everything was removed after the festival.
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Helicopter-view
of the main stage
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In order to
speed-up the changeover the stage had a turnable platform which was separated
into two parts. The idea was to use the front for playing and the back for
setting up the equipment of the next band so they only had to turn the platform
around. Unfortunately the equipment was too heavy for the podest so the casters
broke soon and it couldn't be turned anymore. The crew had to go back to
traditional set-up and tear-down.
Opposite the
stage was the FoH (Front of House which hosts sound and light engineers,
soundboard, etc.) in a primitive tent. At the back was the recording equipment.
Everything was recording on two eight-track recorders which was later used for
official releases and the movie.
Free Stage
Beside the main
stage there was also a much smaller alternative stage (also known as the free
stage) built by The Merry Pranksters and the Hog Farmers. It could be used for
free performances. Reports claim that Joan Baez played some songs on this stage
before going to the main stage.
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