Other long-in-the-tooth groups, including Santana, the Allman Brothers, The Band and Crosby, Stills & Nash, have signed on. In case that lineup seems too parental for the twentysomething generation, the promoters have also booked Red Hot Chili Peppers, Aerosmith, Metallica, Alice in Chains, Nine-Inch Nails, the Spin Doctors and Melissa Etheridge. A smaller festival, with mellow folkies like Judy Collins and Tom Paxton, is planned for Bethel, N.Y., the site of the original concert. But so far, it has failed to secure the necessary permits and may produce only the sounds of silence.
Woodstock ‘94 is ready to rake in the millions. Fans can listen to it on the radio, hear it on a CD soundtrack and watch it live on pay-per-view TV ($49.95 for both days). If you need to know anything else, just dial up the Woodstock Online computer bulletin board, run by a veteran of the ‘69 concert. In the spirit of that era, it’s free.
