Woodstock, 1969. Photo credit: wikipedia.org

Hip-hop artist Jay-Z is among the artists performing when the legendary Woodstock festival “resurrects” after 50 years.

The summer concert will be called Bethel Woods and will be held 16-18 August in Watkins Glen, New York.

Woodstock Music & Art Fair, generally known as Woodstock, was a rock festival held in the United States on 15-18 August, 1969. It was intended to be held in Woodstock, in the state of New York, but was moved to a dairy farm in the city of Bethel, New York. However, the name Woodstock was retained.