The document summarizes the counterculture movement of the 1960s that provided the context for the 1969 Woodstock music festival. It describes how the counterculture was influenced by groups like hippies and music from bands like the Beatles. It then discusses the planning and execution of the Woodstock festival itself in August 1969. Over 400,000 people attended the three day event on a dairy farm in upstate New York despite only around 200,000 people being expected. Issues at the festival included massive traffic jams, lack of facilities, and dealing with the large crowds and bad weather.