August 17th, day 3 of Woodstock – was the most loaded day of them all.
Here’s the list of all the bands that took the stage that day (including the Grateful Dead… for 5 minutes)
| Grateful Dead | 10:30 pm – 12:05 am | Their set was cut short after the stage amps overloaded during “Turn On Your Love Light”. |
| Creedence Clearwater Revival | 12:30 am – 1:20 am | |
| Janis Joplin with The Kozmic Blues Band[43] | 2:00 am – 3:00 am | |
| Sly and the Family Stone | 3:30 am – 4:20 am | |
| The Who | 5:00 am – 6:05 am | Briefly interrupted by Abbie Hoffman.[44] |
| Jefferson Airplane | 8:00 am – 9:40 am | Joined onstage on piano by Nicky Hopkins. |
| Joe Cocker and The Grease Band | 2:00 pm – 3:25 pm | Played “With A Little Help From My Friends.”[45] After Joe Cocker’s set, a thunderstorm disrupted the events for several hours. |
| Country Joe and the Fish | 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm | Country Joe McDonald’s second performance. |
| Ten Years After | 8:15 pm – 9:15 pm | |
| The Band | 10:00 pm – 10:50 pm |
Around 10:30 pm listeners would have been enjoying The Band playing their most popular hit – The Weight.
Here’s the live video. I hope you enjoy it. ✌️
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