A Woodstock weekend
Associated Press
July 18, 1999
Getting there: Rome, N.Y., is 450 miles from Detroit by
highway (through Canada). If you're just now planning your
trip, driving might be your best option; round-trip airfare to
nearby Syracuse is now about $814.
Getting in: Organizers say
they've sold about 160,000
tickets and expect a sellout
(250,000) sometime Friday.
Tickets will be sold at the
concert site, and potential gate
crashers will be thwarted by
massive security fences around
Griffiss. Look for your neighbors: As with Woodstock '94,
Detroit is among the festival's top five originating markets.
Parking: There's room for about 70,000 cars at Griffiss;
others will be directed to remote parking sites and shuttled to the
site by bus. Organizers have worked with police and state
transportation officials to avoid the sort of nightmarish traffic
congestion seen in 1969 and 1994.
What to do: At least 48 acts will perform on two stages,
starting at noon Friday and running through Sunday evening.
Fans can also check out an experimental film festival, nightly
raves and an extreme sports facility, where underwater limbo,
bike races and other events will be staged.
Camping: Unless you booked a hotel room weeks ago in
Syracuse or Albany, you'll probably be joining the rest of the
Woodstock entourage at the concert site. There are 210 acres of
wooded area available for camping, with toilets, drinking water
and showers. Bring a tent.
Beer: For the first time, Woodstock will sell it; look for the
five-acre Beer Gardens.
Watching from home: All the weekend's action will be
available via pay-per-view ($29.95 for one day, $59.95 for three
days). Check with your cable or satellite provider.
MTV kicks off "All Access Weekend: Woodstock '99" at 3
p.m. Friday, with live and taped coverage through the weekend.
Web surfers can check in with www.woodstock.com for
highlights and behind-the-scenes footage, or pick up audio
broadcasts at www.netradio.com.
Come back to the Free Press starting Friday for daily
reports, reviews and photos from the festival, including a
wrap-up of the weekend on July 26.
More stories and coverage
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