The event's significance was reinforced by a 1970 documentary film, an accompanying soundtrack album, and a song written by Joni Mitchell that became a major hit for both Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young and Matthews Southern Comfort. The festival has become widely regarded as a pivotal moment in popular music history as well as a defining event for the silent and baby boomer generations. It was one of the largest music festivals in history, and became synonymous with the counterculture of the 1960s. Thirty-two acts performed outdoors despite overcast and sporadic rain.
Billed as 'an Aquarian Exposition: 3 Days of Peace & Music' and alternatively referred to as the Woodstock Rock Festival, it attracted more than 400,000 attendees. Woodstock Music and Art Fair, commonly referred to as Woodstock, was a music festival held during August 15–18, 1969, on Max Yasgur's dairy farm in Bethel, New York, 40 miles (65 km) southwest of the town of Woodstock.
