In 1996, Woodstock was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".

Artists by appearance

*) opening and final credits (no stage performance)
**) not in the original version, only in the directors cut

Trivia

• The documentary was reportedly edited from 120 miles of footage shot at the three-day concert.
• While they don't appear in the film, or on the soundtrack, a number of other artists played at Woodstock, such as The Grateful Dead, Incredible String Band, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Johnny Winter and Ravi Shankar played through the rain.
• Short portions of the film are featured in the 1971 sci-fi movie The Omega Man. Charlton Heston goes to watch Woodstock in an abandoned theatre ("Good show! Held over for the third straight year.") in post-apocalyptic Los Angeles. The segments shown include Arlo Guthrie, Country Joe & The Fish, and an anonymous hippie attendee whose remarks Heston mutters along with.
• There is a small portion of footage of Jerry Garcia in the film holding a joint, and also of him discussing the traffic problems while tuning his guitar.
• Though the Doors did not play at Woodstock, drummer John Densmore can be seen briefly watching Joe Cocker from the side of the stage.

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