page_title: History of the hippie movement
section_title: Woodstock
hierarchical_section_title: History of the hippie movement / 1969 / Woodstock
caption_attribution_description: English: Joe Cocker and the Grease Band performing at Woodstock Deutsch: Joe Cocker und die Grease Band spielen beim Woodstock Festival
context_page_description: The hippie subculture began its development as a youth movement in the United States during the early 1960s and then developed around the world.
  Its origins may be traced to European social movements in the 19th and early 20th century such as Bohemians, and the influence of Eastern religion and spirituality. From around 1967, its fundamental ethos — including harmony with nature, communal living, artistic experimentation particularly in music, and the widespread use of recreational drugs — spread around the world during the counterculture of the 1960s, which has become closely associated with the subculture.
context_section_description: In August 1969, the Woodstock Music and Art Festival took place in Bethel, New York, which for many, exemplified the best of hippie counterculture. Over 500,000 people arrived to hear the most notable  musicians and bands of the era, among them Richie Havens, Joan Baez, Janis Joplin, The Grateful Dead, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Santana, The Who, Jefferson Airplane, and Jimi Hendrix.  Wavy Gravy's Hog Farm provided security and attended to practical needs, and the hippie ideals of love and human fellowship seemed to have gained real-world expression.
caption: Joe Cocker at Woodstock 1969
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