This is how much Jimi Hendrix, Santana, Janis Joplin, The Who and more earned at Woodstock '69
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This is how much Jimi Hendrix, Santana, Janis Joplin, The Who and more earned at Woodstock '69

Musicians charge at least 10 times the amount these days...

Woodstock paid their lineup artists pretty well for their three days of peace and music festival in 1969.

Taken from archived documents that can be found in Woodstock - Back to The Garden, the highest-paid act was guitar legend, Jimi Hendrix, who earned $18,000 to headline the weekend, which is equivalent to about $$125,628 in 2019. 

Blood, Sweat and Tears were paid $15,000 for their gig while Joan Baez and Creedence Clearwater Revival received $10,000 each. 

For reference, booking an artist these days would cost you at least $500,000. Of course, all of that money won't go straight to the artist but to the record label or manager(s). Bob Dylan's price tag ranges from $150k to $200k easily while some of the young and current popstars can easily ask for over $1m for booking fees.

See the full list below.

  1. Jimi Hendrix – $18,000
  2. Blood, Sweat and Tears – $15,000
  3. Joan Baez – $10,000
  4. Creedence Clearwater Revival – $10,000
  5. The Band – $7,500
  6. Janis Joplin – $7,500
  7. Jefferson Airplane – $7,500
  8. Sly and the Family Stone – $7,000
  9. Canned Heat – $6,500
  10. The Who – $6,250
  11. Richie Havens – $6,000
  12. Arlo Guthrie – $5,000
  13. Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young – $5,000
  14. Ravi Shankar – $4,500
  15. Johnny Winter – $3,750
  16. Ten Years After – $3,250
  17. Country Joe and the Fish – $2,500
  18. Grateful Dead – $2,500
  19. The Incredible String Band – $2,250
  20. Mountain – $2,000
  21. Tim Hardin – $2,000
  22. Joe Cocker – $1,375
  23. Sweetwater – $1,250
  24. John B. Sebastian – $1,000
  25. Melanie – $750
  26. Santana – $750
  27. Sha Na Na – $700
  28. Keef Hartley – $500
  29. Quill – $375