All change for free-to-attend Woodstock 50

With just 18 days to go, Woodstock 50 organisers announce venue change and make event free-to-attend, as line-up is thrown into doubt

Merriweather Post Pavilion, Maryland

Woodstock 50 has been subject to more upheaval over the past few days, moving out of New York state, reportedly releasing all scheduled artists from contracts and making tickets free.

Eighteen days out from the anniversary event, organisers of struggling Woodstock 50 have announced a new venue, 275 miles south of the original site at Watkins Glen.

The festival is now to take place at the 32,000-capacity Merriweather Post Pavilion in Maryland state, having lost its first venue at Watkins Glen racetrack and…

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