Musicals can feel kind of trippy in the first place, so this sort of fits. It was announced on Thursday that Michael Lang, one of the producers of the 1969 Woodstock Music and Art Fair, says he plans to take a part of the Woodstock experience to Broadway in a show that explores how the festival affected the lives of many who attended. Details are few thus far, but we get a feeling there will be much more to come on this.

(Via: Daily Swarm Via New York Times)

Flashback City. Billboard reported late last Friday that Rhino, in line with the festival’s 40th anniversary, will be releasing the deepest and most extensive Woodstock box set yet. Woodstock — 40 Years On: Back to Yasgur’s Farm will span six discs and include unreleased treats from the Who, Grateful Dead and other legends. Rhino Vice President of A&R told Billboard, “The goal was to make it as real as possible…as authentic an experience as possible. It feels like dirt. It feels like a field. We wanted to take you there. We worked very hard to make it a true document of that time.” Hmmm. Still no word on whether or not the set will also include sheets of acid and Demetri Martin.

Playlist is below:

Disc 1: Richie Havens — “Handsome Johnny,” “Freedom (Motherless Child);” Sweetwater — “Look Out,” “Two Worlds;” Bert Sommer — “Jennifer,” “And When It’s Over,” “Smile;” Tim Hardin — “Hang On to a Dream,” “Simple Song of Freedom;” Ravi Shankar — “Raga Puriya-Dhanashri/Gat In Sawarital;” Melanie — “Momma Momma,” “Beautiful People,” “Birthday of the Sun;” Arlo Guthrie — “Coming into Los Angeles,” “Wheel of Fortune,” “Every Hand in the Land”

Disc 2: Joan Baez — “Joe Hill,” “Sweet Sir Galahad,” “Hickory Wind,” “Drug Store Truck Drivin’ Man” (with Jeffrey Shurtleff); Quill — “They Live the Life,” “That’s How I Eat;” Country Joe McDonald — “Donovan’s Reef,” “The ‘Fish Cheer”/”I-Feel-Like-I’m-Fixin’-To-Die Rag;” Santana — “Persuasion,” “Soul Sacrifice;” John Sebastian — “How Have You Been,” “Rainbows All Over Your Blues,” “I Had a Dream;” Incredible String Band — “The Letter,” “When You Find Out Who You Are

Disc 3: Canned Heat — “Going Up the Country,” “Woodstock Boogie;” Mountain — “Blood of the Sun,” “Theme For an Imaginary Western,” “For Yasgur’s Farm;” Jerry Garcia and Country Joe McDonald — Green Acid Advice (stage announcement); Grateful Dead — “Dark Star;” Creedence Clearwater Revival — “Green River,” “Bad Moon Rising,” “I Put a Spell On You”

Disc 4: Janis Joplin — “Work Me, Lord,” “Ball and Chain;” Sly & the Family Stone — Medley: “Dance To The Music”/”Music Lover”/”I Want to Take You Higher;” The Who: “Amazing Journey,” “Pinball Wizard,” “We’re Not Gonna Take It; Jefferson Airplane — “The Other Side of This Life,” “”Somebody to Love,” “Won’t You Try”/ “Saturday Afternoon,” “Volunteers”

Disc 5: Joe Cocker — “Feelin’ Alright,” “Let’s Go Get Stoned,” “With a Little Help From My Friends; Country Joe & the Fish — “Rock & Soul Music,” ““Love,” “Not So Sweet Martha Lorraine,” “Summer Dresses,” “Silver and Gold, “Rock & Soul Music (Reprise);” Johnny Winter — “Leland Mississippi Blues,” “Mean Town Blues;” Blood, Sweat & Tears — “You’ve Made Me So Very Happy”

Disc 6: “Crosby, Stills & Nash — “Suite: Judy Blue Eyes,” “Guinnevere,” “Marrakesh Express,” “4 + 20;” Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young — “Sea of Madness,” “Wooden Ships;” Butterfield Blues Band — “No Amount of Loving,” “Love March,” “Everything’s Gonna Be Alright; Sha Na Na — “Get A Job,” “At the Hop,” “Get a Job (Reprise);” Jimi Hendrix — “The Star Spangled Banner,” “Purple Haze,” “Woodstock Improvisation”

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