Woodstock 50 thrown into doubt after backer ‘cancels’ festival
Lead investor pulls funding but organisers say event will go ahead and will be ‘a blast’
There are conflicting reports as to whether a planned three-day concert to mark the 50th anniversary of the Woodstock festival has been cancelled or not.
Woodstock 50 was scheduled to take place on 16 to 18 August in Watkins Glen in upstate New York state with a lineup including the rapper Jay-Z, the singer Miley Cyrus and the rockers the Killers.