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listen, there's this pig farmer in upstate New York that wants you to play in his field.' That' s how
it was put to me. So we passed.". (Linear notes to ".Tommy James and the Shondells:
Anthology").
Arthur Lee and Love declined the invitation, but Mojo Magazine later described inner turmoil
within the band which caused their absence at the Woodstock festival.
Free was asked to perform and declined.
Spirit declined and instead launched a promotional tour.
Mind Garage declined because they thought the festival would be no huge deal and they had a
higher paying gig elsewhere.
Almost There...
Other bands missed the opportunity to miss the largest festival in music history due to declining
the invitation, and the split between regret and no remorse is scaled toward most bands
believing that they made the correct decision. The bands who really got the shaft are the ones
who were scheduled to be part of history, and simply missed the bus so to speak when it came
time for the Woodstock concert to begin.
The Jeff Beck Group were booked to perform at An Aquarian Exposition, but broke up a week
before the festival.
Joni Mitchell was recommended by her agent to appear on the Dick Cavett show rather than at
the Woodstock festival. It is also believed that Mitchell was discouraged from performing at
another festival after a particularly nasty crowd at the Atlantic City Pop Festival who actually
made her cry.
Iron Butterfly ended up stranded at the airport and were kindly told where to stick it when they
demanded helicopters and other special arrangements to aid them in attending the concert.
Lighthouse the Canadian band was booked to play, but backed out for fear that Woodstock
would be a bad scene.