Woodstock 1969
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Woodstock 1969 was a landmark three-day music festival held in upstate New York that became a defining symbol of the 1960s counterculture and rock music history.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Woodstock 1969 canonical | 3 |
| 1969 Woodstock Festival | 1 |
| 1969 Woodstock music festival | 1 |
| Woodstock Festival (1969) | 1 |
| Woodstock Music & Art Fair 1969 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6476103 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Woodstock 1969 Context triple: [Santana, performedAt, Woodstock 1969]
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A.
Woodstock
Woodstock is a historical novel by Sir Walter Scott set during the English Civil War, blending political intrigue, romance, and elements of the supernatural.
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B.
Woodstock
Woodstock is a historic market town in Oxfordshire, England, best known as the location of Blenheim Palace, the birthplace of Sir Winston Churchill.
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C.
Woodstock
"Woodstock" is a song written by Joni Mitchell that reflects on the iconic 1969 Woodstock music festival and became widely known through covers by artists like Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young.
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D.
Woodstock
Woodstock is the small, yellow bird who serves as Snoopy’s loyal friend and sidekick in the Peanuts comic strip.
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E.
Woodstock
Woodstock is a suburban city in the Atlanta metropolitan area, known for its rapidly growing population, revitalized downtown, and family-friendly community.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Woodstock 1969 Target entity description: Woodstock 1969 was a landmark three-day music festival held in upstate New York that became a defining symbol of the 1960s counterculture and rock music history.
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A.
Woodstock
Woodstock is a historical novel by Sir Walter Scott set during the English Civil War, blending political intrigue, romance, and elements of the supernatural.
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B.
Woodstock
Woodstock is a historic market town in Oxfordshire, England, best known as the location of Blenheim Palace, the birthplace of Sir Winston Churchill.
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C.
Woodstock
Woodstock is the small, yellow bird who serves as Snoopy’s loyal friend and sidekick in the Peanuts comic strip.
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D.
Woodstock
"Woodstock" is a song written by Joni Mitchell that reflects on the iconic 1969 Woodstock music festival and became widely known through covers by artists like Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young.
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E.
Woodstock
Woodstock is a suburban city in the Atlanta metropolitan area, known for its rapidly growing population, revitalized downtown, and family-friendly community.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
counterculture event
ⓘ
music festival ⓘ |
| actualAccess | largely free due to overwhelmed fencing and gates ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | Woodstock museum at Bethel Woods Center for the Arts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalSignificance |
landmark event in rock music history
ⓘ
symbol of 1960s counterculture ⓘ |
| endDate | 1969-08-18 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Woodstock '94
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Woodstock '99 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
blues
ⓘ
country rock ⓘ folk music ⓘ psychedelic rock ⓘ rock music ⓘ |
| hasDocumentaryFilm | Woodstock (1970 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSoundtrackAlbum | Woodstock: Music from the Original Soundtrack and More NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
anti–Vietnam War sentiment
ⓘ
peace movement ⓘ |
| lawEnforcementPresence | minimal ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Bethel, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Sullivan County, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Jimi Hendrix performance of The Star-Spangled Banner ⓘ |
| notablePerformer |
Arlo Guthrie
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Blood, Sweat & Tears NERFINISHED ⓘ Country Joe and the Fish NERFINISHED ⓘ Creedence Clearwater Revival NERFINISHED ⓘ Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young NERFINISHED ⓘ Grateful Dead NERFINISHED ⓘ Janis Joplin NERFINISHED ⓘ Jefferson Airplane NERFINISHED ⓘ Jimi Hendrix NERFINISHED ⓘ Joan Baez NERFINISHED ⓘ Joe Cocker NERFINISHED ⓘ Richie Havens NERFINISHED ⓘ Santana NERFINISHED ⓘ Sly and the Family Stone NERFINISHED ⓘ Ten Years After NERFINISHED ⓘ The Band NERFINISHED ⓘ The Who NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfAttendees | approximately 400000 ⓘ |
| officialName | Woodstock Music & Art Fair NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organizer |
Artie Kornfeld
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Joel Rosenman NERFINISHED ⓘ John P. Roberts NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael Lang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originallyPlannedLocation | Wallkill, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| safetyIssue |
overcrowding
ⓘ
sanitation problems ⓘ |
| shortName | Woodstock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| siteOwner | Max Yasgur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| siteType | dairy farm ⓘ |
| slogan | 3 Days of Peace & Music ⓘ |
| startDate | 1969-08-15 ⓘ |
| ticketingPlan | paid festival ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 1960s ⓘ |
| weatherCondition | heavy rain ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Woodstock 1969 Description of subject: Woodstock 1969 was a landmark three-day music festival held in upstate New York that became a defining symbol of the 1960s counterculture and rock music history.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Santana
subject surface form:
Santana
this entity surface form:
Woodstock Festival (1969)
this entity surface form:
1969 Woodstock Festival
this entity surface form:
Woodstock Music & Art Fair 1969