This month, in 1969, nearly half a million music lovers got together at a dairy farm in New York for the legendary 3-day Woodstock Festival.

Publicized as "An Aquarian Exposition: 3 Days of Peace & Music", 32 bands, including Jimi Hendrix, The Who, and Santana, played for the huge audience gathered for this amazing Woodstock lineup rain or shine. Flower children, muddy fields, naked people swimming - it was all there in this music festival, just as you'd expect. And though there was also a shortage of food and drinking water, it was pouring rain, and nobody was prepared for such huge turn-up, happy memories were made there. Luckily, two LIFE photographers Bill Eppridge and John Dominis were on-site during the famous music festival and managed to capture the essence of the 1960s perfectly. Take a look at the cool photos below and vote for your favorites!

(h/t: sobadsogood)

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Jeanne Deaux
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I wonder who took care of all the trashes they left behind... Something tells me they didn't do it themselves.

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Mags Acutt
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Tame trousers. Mine were pink, purple, orange and yellow striped. Wide bell bottoms. Still got them

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Jeanne Deaux
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Oooh, one of those amazing cameras!!! Wonder if it survived Woodstock and if he still have it (if he is still alive).

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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Woodstock was held on a dairy farm. Pretty sure there was a lot of barefooted s**t hopping going on ;)

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Marlene Jones
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Didnt look like much fun to me. Muddy sweaty stinky people. Not my idea of a good time. And im 67 so i was 20 when this big music fest happened. Of course if you are higher than hell i guess you dont notice the nasty aspect of Woodstock

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Myranda Valles
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I would be right there too :) Getting clean in Nature is one of the most wonderful feelings. You feel cleaner than after a shower in your Home. ♡♡♡

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