Free For All

The massive turnout presented some questions since the event organizers only sold 100,000 tickets. The ’60s were a different time, and during the counterculture movement, youngsters weren’t going to let something as frivolous as not having tickets prevent them from showing up.

Yasgur’s farm had a small fence encasing the property, making it easy for the gate crushers to access the grounds. Most even arrived long before the actual event kicked off, and Woodstock Ventures hadn’t anticipated anything like that happening. In the spirit of love and peace, they turned it into a free for all event.