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Description: Woodstock, the iconic music festival, brought huge crowds and groundbreaking performances. But it almost never happened.

Woodstock, the iconic music festival, brought huge audiences and groundbreaking performances. But when local residents raised concerns about crowds of arriving music fans, it almost never happened.

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Woodstock, the iconic music festival, brought huge audiences and groundbreaking performances. But it almost never happened.

Why Woodstock Almost Never Happened

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Woodstock, the iconic music festival, brought huge crowds and groundbreaking performances. But it almost never happened.

Woodstock Almost Never Happened

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