[[I guess it depends on where you were and who you were - a performer vs an attendee.]]
Exactly- it didn’t matter that it was muddy, raining, cold, whatever- the people in the crowds likely enjoyed it even if the playing wasn’t perfect due to conditions- it was a massive party of their lifetime basically- and something that likely wasn’t going to be replicated ever due to the times- the ‘hippie times’ - it was a ‘unique’ period to say the least
Many Grateful Dead concerts weren’t much different than Woodstock really- when conditions got bad- people whacked out o n drugs- slogging in the mud- not a care in the world-
My brother in law 17 at time was there. We love hearing the stories at family gatherings. I was 16 and on vacation in Fla. When we opened one of the NY local newspapers a girl who sat near me in homeroom was on the front cover. It was the closest I got.
I had the Life magazine issue from Woodstock. I gave it as a Xmas gift to a boyfriend 15 yrs later. Wish I had kept it. It’s worth something.