"Here's How Much Woodstock Performers Got Paid 50 Years Ago — and Who's the Richest Star Now," August 26, 2019

Summary: Here's How Much Woodstock Performers Got Paid 50 Years Ago — and Who's the Richest Star Now by Brad Tuttle Before Woodstock was a cultural phenomenon, it was a financial fiasco. Organizers behind the legendary music festival in upstate New York, which celebrates its 50th anniversary this summer, said they wound up $1.3 million in debt after the historic 1969 event—roughly $9 million in today’s dollars.