Money Matters
Plenty of the attendees were completely devoted to exhilaration and recreation, oblivious to the fact that the event runners had struggled to convince musicians to attend Woodstock to begin with. As revealed later, plenty of bands requested immediate payments before getting up on stage, doubtful that they would see a penny otherwise. Some artists saw Woodstock as a large risk, doubtful that it would be successful, requesting a “double bubble” for their commitments. A particularly committed organizer splurged the entirety of his trust fund trying to back the event. Such poorly handled financing resulted in the organizers facing a debt of millions of dollars.
Money Matters
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