tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5361017796205994256.post1915169681301336541..comments2024-03-17T13:32:27.994-04:00Comments on Lemon Squeezings: Led Zeppelin News: At Woodstock, Led Zeppelin was never booked to play, says festival organizer Michael LangSteve Sauerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03823992972037781146noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5361017796205994256.post-59210000808014450972016-05-29T21:21:57.871-04:002016-05-29T21:21:57.871-04:00I was 50 miles away from the Woodstock site of Bet...I was 50 miles away from the Woodstock site of Bethel/White lake NY. I was only 13 and was dying to go. However if I had tried I might not have made it to 14. LOL. The reason most of the bands the didn't show was because of EGO. Lets face it.<br />There were bands there that became household names and some who just fizzled out like Sweetwater. Sure it was a crap shoot where some made more money than others with a cap of $15,000. It's history now but and no way to go back in time.<br /><br />"The festival audience usually travels from 200-300 miles to make the festival scene, which usually means a "barring clause" goes up against working the area."<br /><br />This was not totally true. I started in the business in 1971 in NYC and the rule back then was more like 50 miles withtin the same state. For years I worked shows at the NY Academy of Music on 14 St and we went back and forth with the Capitol Theatre in Passaic NJ having the same bands a day ahead or after the played. So the 200-300 mile barring clause was a crock.<br />The Rockerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07946886849674502584noreply@blogger.com