“THE HEROES OF WOODSTOCK”
Hit the road!… The Officially Licensed
Touring Commemorative of the 1969
Woodstock Music & Arts Festival plays
to rave reviews!
Website with Warner Home Video &
Rhino tie-ins launches free historic
show download!
Lowell, MA, Aug. 16 commemorative 40th Anniversary of
Woodstock show added at Tsongas Arena!
Los Angeles, CA (June 21, 2009) — “THE HEROES OF WOODSTOCK” hit the
road June 12, opening this year’s San Diego County Fair at Del Mar Farorgrounds. The two hour,
thirty-minute performance wowed the crowd as Jefferson Starship performed songs from
Jefferson Airplane’s “Woodstock” set, Canned Heat cooked with the special addition of
“Woodstock” alumni Harvey Mandel & Larry Taylor to Fito de la Parras’s iconic grooves, Big
Brother & The Holding Co. channeled former bandmate, the late Janis Joplin, and Grateful
Dead alumnus Tom Constanten snuck in a Garcia chestnut. Country Joe McDonald hosted, as
he will throughout the year as the tour continues on with the addition of legendary British blues
rockers and “Woodstock” alumnus Ten Years After in August. Edgar Winter, John
Sebastian and “Summer of Love’s” Quicksilver Messenger Service appear on select dates.
“San Diego was great!” observes longtime Canned Heat manager and tour co-producer
Skip Taylor, “but our guys have a lot more music than can be contained in a couple of hours.” “Most of the shows let us run close to full sets,” adds Big Brother manager and tour co-producer
Tim Murphy. “Besides, Ten Years After can play longer than that by themselves and with one
hand tied behind their backs,” quips Murphy.
Last month, the web site: www.theheroesofwoodstock.com launched, coinciding with
promotional collaborations by Warner Home Video, (whose own “Woodstock: 3 Days of Peace& Music Directors Cut 40th Anniversary Ultimate Collectors’ Edition” on Blu-Ray & DVD was
released a short time ago to worldwide acclaim) & Rhino ntertainment (releasing “Woodstock:
Music From The Original Soundtrack & More” and “Woodstock Two”).
In all, eleven original performers from the most important event in rock music history are
joined together to tour in celebration of and tribute to “The Original Three Days of Peace &
Music” that occurred at Yasgur’s Farm in Bethel, NY in August 1969. Under license from
Woodstock Ventures LC, “HOW” will perform 40 dates in the U.S. and around the world.
The tour pays further homage to the original festival as every ticket purchaser shall be
given the free soundboard download of the performance they actually attend. “This is the first>
major tour in rock history to give the music away for free in this manner” boasts Voiceprint
UK’s Rob Ayling who helped mastermind the download component.
With strong advance ticket sales, the “HOW” website launch, the aforementioned
releases & the Ang Lee film coming in August, excitement and press interest is already building
to a groundswell.
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