John Fogerty Pulls Out of Troubled Woodstock 50 Festival
Posted: Fri Jul 26, 2019 5:55 am
Musician John Fogerty performs at the Woodstock 50 lineup announcement at Electric Lady Studios, March 19, 2019, in New York.
NEW YORK - John Fogerty has pulled out of Woodstock 50 just weeks before the troubled anniversary event is supposed to take place.
A representative for the singer tells The Associated Press that Fogerty, who performed at the original 1969 festival with Creedence Clearwater Revival, will now only perform at a smaller anniversary event at Woodstock's original site in Bethel, New York.
Fogerty appeared alongside the original festival's co-founder, Michael Lang, in March to announce that Jay-Z, Dead & Company and the Killers would perform at Woodstock 50, set for Aug. 16-18. The anniversary event has faced a series of setbacks, including the loss of a financial partner and permit denials.
Fogerty will instead perform at the Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, which is holding its event during the same three-day weekend.