7. Safety Concerns
Some of the merrymakers – both naked and clothed – decided to climb the scaffolding to get a better view of the stage. When the rains came, concert organizers were concerned the metal bars would serve as a lightening rod and zap the crowd. Luckily this didn’t happen. Only two unfortunate deaths were recorded at Woodstock 69, a drug overdose and one poor kid who was run over by a tractor while sleeping in the mud.
8. Guess What the Biggest First Aid Issue Was at Woodstock 69?
There was a first aid field hospital set up near the stage at the festival. Volunteer doctors and nurses tended to food poisonings and bad acid trips, but the most common injury? Cut feet. Just one of the hazards of being a barefoot hippie.