On this date in 1969 the greatest rock and roll festival of all time kicked off….. Woodstock.

Billed as a small festival in the fields of New York State, the crowds ballooned to unexpected sizes and the summer of free love was underway.

With one of the greatest concert line-ups of all time, the music played for days, the fields turned into mud-pits and the reputation of Woodstock created a history that has never been equaled.

Today’s post could feature hundreds of performances, but for this purpose I have chosen……