Setlist

This page reflects the complete and correct running order of all the songs played on the main stage at the Woodstock festival. This list is supervised and continuously updated with the latest information from a team of private researchers on the Woodstock Project Mailinglist.

The arrangement of the setlist follows the timetable of the performances.

Introduction, Or: Why You Can Trust This Setlist

Extensive research around the 40^th anniversary of the festival has brought up some useful information about the appearance of the artists. Producers Andy Zax and Brian Kehew of the Rhino 6-CD box set Woodstock: 40 Years On: Back to Yasgur's Farm stated they have listened to all of the event's multi-track master tapes and were able to identify the correct running order, together with setlist, of each performer. The complete setlist was compiled by Andy Zax and printed in Michael Lang's book The Road to Woodstock. This was of great help and is used a basis in the Woodstock Wiki throughout.

However, portions of this list had already been reconstructed by Woodstock fans earlier. Videos, audio recordings and photos were compared to find the correct order of appearance. For instance, this has shown that Country Joe McDonald, who claimed for years he performed immediately after Richie Havens, was wrong. There was not enough time for Country Joe on the first day in the late afternoon sunlight. Instead he played on the second day right after Quill, in the early afternoon. This is now confirmed by Zax's setlist.

Also in 2009 audience tapes surfaced which contain 67 tracks - in chronological order - the advantage of analog media! To some extent these unknown tapes have verified the given setlist in Lang's book. This means there is a sort of cross-verification which makes the setlist far more accurate in comparison to many other sources, including books and Wikipedia.

Friday, August 15

The festival started at about 5 pm. There was some rain in the evening.

Richie Havens

1. From the Prison
2. Get Together
3. From the Prison (reprise)
4. I'm a Stranger Here
5. High Flying Bird
6. I Can't Make It Anymore
7. With a Little Help from My Friends
8. Handsome Johnny
9. Strawberry Fields Forever > Hey Jude
10. Freedom (Motherless Child)

Sweetwater

1. Motherless Child
2. Look Out
3. For Pete's Sake
4. Day Song
5. What's Wrong
6. My Crystal Spider
7. Two Worlds
8. Why Oh Why
9. Let The Sunshine In
10. Oh Happy Day

Bert Sommer

1. Jennifer
2. The Road to Travel
3. I Wondered Where You'd Be
4. She's Gone
5. Things Are Goin' My Way
6. And When It's Over
7. Jeanette
8. America
9. A Note That Read
10. Smile

Tim Hardin

1. (How Can We) Hang on to a Dream?
2. Once-Touched By Flame
3. If I Were a Carpenter
4. Reason to Believe
5. You Upset the Grace of Living When You Lie
6. Speak Like a Child
7. Snow White Lady
8. Blues on My Ceiling
9. Simple Song of Freedom
10. Misty Roses

Ravi Shankar

1. Rāga Puriya-Dhanashri / Gat In Sawarital
2. Tabla Solo In Jhaptal
3. Rāga Manj Kmahaj (Alap, Jor, Dhun In Kaharwa Tal)

Melanie Safka

1. Close to It All
2. Momma Momma
3. Beautiful People
4. Animal Crackers
5. Mr. Tambourine Man
6. Tuning My Guitar
7. Birthday of the Sun

Arlo Guthrie

1. Coming into Los Angeles
2. Wheel of Fortune
3. Walkin' Down the Line
4. The Story of Moses
5. Oh Mary, Don't You Weep
6. Every Hand in the Land
7. Amazing Grace

Joan Baez

1. Oh Happy Day
2. The Last Thing On My Mind
3. I Shall Be Released
4. Story about how the Federal Marshalls came to take David Harris into custody
5. Joe Hill
6. Sweet Sir Galahad
7. Hickory Wind
8. Drug Store Truck Driving Man
9. I Live One Day at a Time
10. Take Me Back to the Sweet Sunny South
11. Warm and Tender Love
12. Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
13. We Shall Overcome

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Saturday, August 16

The day opened at 12:15 pm, and featured some of the event's biggest psychedelic and guitar rock headliners.

Quill

1. They Live the Life
2. That's How I Eat
3. Driftin'
4. Waiting for You

Country Joe McDonald

1. Janis
2. Donovan's Reef
3. Heartaches by the Number
4. Ring of Fire
5. Tennessee Stud
6. Rockin' Round the World
7. Flying High
8. I Seen a Rocket
9. The "Fish" Cheer > I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-To-Die Rag
10. I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-To-Die Rag (Reprise)

Santana

1. Waiting
2. Evil Ways
3. You Just Don't Care
4. Savor
5. Jingo
6. Persuasion
7. Soul Sacrifice
8. Fried Neckbones And Some Home Fries

John B. Sebastian

1. How Have You Been
2. Rainbows All Over Your Blues
3. I Had A Dream
4. Darlin' Be Home Soon
5. Younger Generation

Keef Hartley Band

1. Spanish Fly
2. She's Gone
3. Too Much Thinking
4. Believe In You
5. Medley: Sinnin' For You (Intro) > Leaving Trunk > Just to Cry > Sinnin' for You

The Incredible String Band

1. Invocation
2. The Letter
3. Gather 'Round
4. This Moment
5. Come with Me
6. When You Find Out Who You Are

Canned Heat

1. I'm Her Man
2. Going Up The Country
3. A Change Is Gonna Come / Leaving This Town
4. Rollin' Blues
5. Woodstock Boogie
6. On The Road Again

Mountain

1. Blood of the Sun
2. Stormy Monday
3. Theme for an Imaginary Western
4. Long Red
5. For Yasgur's Farm
6. Beside the Sea
7. Waiting to Take You Away
8. Dreams of Milk and Honey > Guitar Solo
9. Southbound Train

The Grateful Dead

1. St. Stephen
2. Mama Tried
3. Dark Star
4. High Time
5. Turn On Your Lovelight

Creedence Clearwater Revival

1. Born on the Bayou
2. Green River
3. Ninety-Nine and a Half (Won't Do)
4. Bootleg
5. Commotion
6. Bad Moon Rising
7. Proud Mary
8. I Put a Spell on You
9. The Night Time Is the Right Time
10. Keep on Chooglin'
11. Suzie Q

Janis Joplin

1. Raise Your Hand
2. As Good as You've Been to This World
3. To Love Somebody
4. Summertime
5. Try (Just a Little Bit Harder)
6. Kozmic Blues
7. I Can't Turn You Loose
8. Work Me, Lord
9. Piece of My Heart
10. Ball and Chain

Sly & The Family Stone

1. M’Lady
2. Sing A Simple Song
3. You Can Make It If You Try
4. Everyday People
5. Dance To The Music
6. Music Lover
7. I Want To Take You Higher
8. Love City
9. Stand!

The Who

1. Heaven and Hell
2. I Can't Explain
3. It's a Boy
4. 1921
5. Amazing Journey
6. Sparks
7. The Hawker (Eyesight To The Blind)
8. Christmas
9. Acid Queen
10. Pinball Wizard
11. Do You Think It's Alright?
12. Fiddle About
13. There's a Doctor
14. Go to the Mirror!
15. Smash the Mirror
16. I'm Free
17. Tommy's Holiday Camp
18. We're Not Gonna Take It
19. Summertime Blues
20. Shakin' All Over
21. My Generation
22. Naked Eye

Jefferson Airplane

1. The Other Side of This Life
2. Somebody to Love
3. 3/5 of a Mile in 10 Seconds
4. Won't You Try / Saturday Afternoon
5. Eskimo Blue Day
6. Plastic Fantastic Lover
7. Wooden Ships
8. Uncle Sam Blues
9. Volunteers
10. The Ballad of You & Me & Pooneil
11. Come Back Baby
12. White Rabbit
13. The House at Pooneil Corners

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Sunday, August 17 to Monday, August 18

Sunday started at about 2 pm. This was the day with the heavy thunderstorm the Woodstock crowd had to endure. The shows were delayed and the bands played in the middle of the night or even next day in the morning. The headliner of the last day (and of the festival in general), Jimi Hendrix, stepped on stage at 9 am on Monday morning.

Joe Cocker

1. Rockhouse (The Grease Band without Joe Cocker)
2. Who Knows What Tomorrow May Bring (The Grease Band without Joe Cocker)
3. Dear Landlord
4. Something's Coming On
5. Do I Still Figure in Your Life
6. Feelin' Alright
7. Just Like a Woman
8. Let's Go Get Stoned
9. I Don't Need a Doctor
10. I Shall Be Released
11. Hitchcock Railway
12. Something to Say
13. With a Little Help from My Friends

Country Joe & The Fish

1. Rock & Soul Music
2. Love
3. Not So Sweet Martha Lorraine
4. Sing, Sing, Sing
5. Summer Dresses
6. Friend, Lover, Woman, Wife
7. Silver and Gold
8. Maria
9. The Love Machine
10. Ever Since You Told Me That You Love Me (I'm a Nut)
11. Crystal Blues
12. Rock & Soul Music (reprise)
13. The "Fish" Cheer > I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-To-Die Rag

Ten Years After

1. Spoonful
2. Good Morning Little Schoolgirl (w/ 2 false starts)
3. Hobbit
4. I Can't Keep from Crying Sometimes
5. Help Me
6. I'm Going Home

The Band

1. Chest Fever
2. Don't Do It
3. Tears of Rage
4. We Can Talk
5. Long Black Veil
6. Don't Ya Tell Henry
7. Ain't No More Cane
8. This Wheel's on Fire
9. I Shall Be Released
10. The Weight
11. Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever

Johnny Winter

1. Mama, Talk to Your Daughter
2. Leland Mississippi Blues
3. Mean Town Blues
4. You Done Lost Your Good Thing Now > Mean Mistreater
5. I Can't Stand It (with Edgar Winter)
6. Tobacco Road (with Edgar Winter)
7. Tell the Truth (with Edgar Winter)
8. Johnny B. Goode

Blood, Sweat & Tears

1. More and More
2. Just One Smile
3. Something's Comin' On
4. I Love You More Than You'll Ever Know
5. Spinning Wheel
6. Sometimes in Winter
7. Smiling Phases
8. God Bless the Child
9. And When I Die
10. You've Made Me So Very Happy

Crosby, Stills & Nash (and Young)

Acoustic Set

1. Suite: Judy Blue Eyes
2. Blackbird
3. Helplessly Hoping
4. Guinnevere
5. Marrakesh Express
6. 4 + 20
7. Mr. Soul
8. I'm Wonderin'
9. You Don't Have to Cry

Electric Set

1. Pre-Road Downs
2. Long Time Gone
3. Bluebird Revisited
4. Sea of Madness
5. Wooden Ships

Acoustic Encores

1. Find the Cost of Freedom
2. 49 Bye-Byes

Paul Butterfield Blues Band

1. Born Under a Bad Sign
2. No Amount of Loving
3. Driftin'
4. Morning Sunrise
5. All in a Day
6. Love March
7. Everything's Gonna Be Alright

Sha Na Na

1. Get A Job
2. Come Go With Me
3. Silhouettes
4. Teen Angel
5. (Marie's The Name) His Latest Flame
6. Wipe Out
7. Book of Love
8. Teenager in Love
9. Little Darlin'
10. At The Hop
11. Duke Of Earl
12. Get A Job (Reprise)

Jimi Hendrix

1. Introduction
2. Message to Love
3. Hear My Train a-Comin'
4. Spanish Castle Magic
5. Red House
6. Mastermind
7. Lover Man
8. Foxey Lady
9. Jam Back at the House
10. Izabella
11. Gypsy Woman
12. Fire
13. Voodoo Child (Slight Return)
14. Stepping Stone
15. The Star Spangled Banner
16. Purple Haze
17. Woodstock Improvisation
18. Villanova Junction
19. Hey Joe