Woodstock 50, the planned 50th anniversary of the original Woodstock festival, has survived another day, with a victory in a New York court on Wednesday. In their filing, Woodstock 50’s organizers asked the State Supreme Court in Manhattan to order Dentsu to return nearly $18 million that it had withdrawn from a festival bank account. But in a blow to the festival producers, the judge also said that their case “falls woefully short” of proving that its former financier should return the $18 million. The decision gives Woodstock 50 — whose partners include Michael Lang, one of the producers of the original festival in 1969 — a measure of vindication. But there is no guarantee that they will be able to stage the event, which was planned for Aug. 16 to 18 in Watkins Glen, N.Y.

Source: New York Times May 15, 2019 23:48 UTC