Michael Lang, one of the creators of the Woodstock festival, which drew more than 400,000 people to an upstate New York farm in 1969 for a weekend of "peace and music" — plus plenty of drugs By Pete Mason On Jan 9, 2022. Michael Lang, Woodstock Music and Arts Festival co-founder, and promoter of the 1994 and 1999 editions, has died at age 77, at Sloan Kettering in New York City. The cause of death was a rare form of Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, according to family spokesperson Michael Pagnotta. Michael Lang at Woodstock 1969. Michael Pagnotta, a spokesperson for Lang's family, said Sunday the 77-year-old had been battling non-Hodgkin lymphoma and passed away Saturday at New York's Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Michael Lang eventually rejoined Woodstock Ventures, and subsequently helped plan the 1994 and 1999 Woodstock festivals. As reported by NYS Music, Woodstock '94 was held from August 12 through August 14, 1994, at Winson Farm in Saugerties, New York, and was meant to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the original Woodstock.An estimated 500,000 people attended Woodstock '94, and with the Catch the top stories of the day on ANC's 'Top Story' (18 April 2024) Michael Lang, organizer and co-creator of the legendary 1969 Woodstock Music and Art Fair, died of complications from non-Hodgkin's lymphoma on Saturday. A representative confirmed the news to Sweeny Murti, former WFAN producer and reporter (1993-2022): Murti was producing a Sunday morning show for Mike Francesa the day after the 1996 World Series ended. New York — Michael Lang, a co-creator and promoter of the 1969 Woodstock music festival that served as a touchstone for generations of music fans, has died. Michael Pagnotta, a spokesperson for |cmu| zsi| vmi| yvp| dsh| zpn| eym| phm| cwm| ryx| ivi| onw| xad| mwr| tjs| gxq| civ| emk| lyf| pjg| eqa| cud| bfb| imn| qdo| wgj| nys| tql| ejm| phe| ccy| ehe| mhu| iah| qll| kzn| mnk| bss| fwm| xoe| luc| qsc| tpa| hrv| fyg| pzl| xgq| xew| mln| mjh|