Three days of Woodstock, an entire generation

PBS has unveiled the trailer for the upcoming documentary Woodstock: Three Days That Defined a Generation, a new documentary about the event that features previously unseen footage.

If there was ever an event, a word, or a movement that defined a generation, it would have to be 'Woodstock'. Aptly so, PBS has unveiled the trailer for the upcoming documentary Woodstock: Three Days That Defined a Generation, a new documentary about the event that features previously unseen footage.

The festival, originally held over the weekend of August 15-18, 1969, signaled the changing wave of culture that permeated the United States in the late 60s and early 70s. A moment that ultimately changed music and rock n' roll, Woodstock attracted some 400,000 revelers and featured live performances by 32 acts including The Who, Jefferson Airplane, Jimi Hendrix, CCR, and the Grateful Dead.

The PBS documentary aims to shed some new light on an already well-told story, Woodstock: Three Days That Defined a Generation;

"tells the story of the political and social upheaval leading up to those three historic days, as well as the extraordinary events of the concert itself, when near disaster put the ideals of the counterculture to the test. What took place in that teaming mass of humanity — the rain-soaked, starving, tripping, half-a-million strong throng of young people — was nothing less than a miracle of unity, a manifestation of the "peace and love" the festival had touted, and a validation of the counterculture’s promise to the world. Who were these kids? What experiences and stories did they carry with them."

Revel in the spirit of one of the greatest festivals in the history of music and as we surge to the 50th-anniversary edition of Woodstock, let's take time to remember that in 1999, the spirit of love was Fred Dursted into oblivion. He did it for the nookie.

Check out the trailer below.