Bethel: “Of the 400,000 people who attended Woodstock in ‘69, 1,200,000 are still alive”

The Woodstock Music and Art Fair on August 15-16, 1969 became synonymous with the counterculture of the 1960s. A great many people claim to have been there, and there’s a joke.
 
“Fun fact: Out of the 400,000 people who attended Woodstock, 637,000 are still alive today” was posted on Facebook by David W Ely on February 5, 2022. “Of the 400,000 people who attended Woodstock in ‘69, 1,200,000 are still alive” was posted on Reddit—Jokes on February 24, 2025. “Of the 400 thousand people who attended Woodstock, a couple million are still alive” was posted on X/Twitter by Bob Golen on February 24, 2025.
     
 
Wikipedia: Woodstock
The Woodstock Music and Art Fair, commonly referred to as Woodstock, was a music festival held from August 15 to 18, 1969, on Max Yasgur’s dairy farm in Bethel, New York, 40 miles (65 km) southwest of the town of Woodstock. Billed as “an Aquarian Exposition: 3 Days of Peace & Music” and alternatively referred to as the Woodstock Rock Festival, it attracted an audience of more than 460,000. Thirty-two acts performed outdoors despite overcast and sporadic rain. It was one of the largest music festivals in history and became synonymous with the counterculture of the 1960s.
   
Facebook
David W Ely
February 5, 2022 at 8:46 AM ·
Fun fact:
Out of the 400,000 people who attended Woodstock, 637,000 are still alive today.
 
Reddit—Jokes
ReasonableGator—February 24, 2025
Of the 400,000 people who attended Woodstock in ‘69
1,200,000 are still alive
 
Facebook
Hollis Geary
February 24, 2025 at 9:08 PM ·
Of the 400,000 people who attended Woodstock in ‘69
1,200,000 are still alive.
 
X/Twitter
Bob Golen
@BobGolen
Of the 400 thousand people who attended Woodstock, a couple million are still alive.
10:39 PM · Feb 24, 2025