During the Festival
The intervals between each musical acts were 40 minutes. During the festival, there were eight miscarriages, three deaths and two births were also registered.
Musician Sly Stone of the psychedelic soul group ‘Sly And The Family Stone’ performs at the 1969 Woodstock Festival on August 17, 1969, in Bethel, New York. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
The deaths were as a result of a heroin overdose, an appendectomy, and a hit. When the rain clouds gathered, the crowds did all they could to stop it. They started shouting No rain, no rain. However, this did not stop the downpour as the festival became a mud fest.