Michael Lang is the persevering spirit behind one of the largest gatherings of musicians, fans, and artists in history—1969's Woodstock Music & Art Festival. Lang, the concert promoter and former head shop owner had experienced great success with the Miami Pop Festival, which was the largest music festival of the time until Woodstock a year later. Lang still lives in the Woodstock area with his family and oversees current and future Woodstock-related entertainment. The Michael Lang Organization has also worked with artists such as Prince, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Bruce Springsteen, Snoop Dogg, and Outkast.

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<p>Michael Lang is the persevering spirit behind one of the largest gatherings of musicians, fans, and artists in history—1969's Woodstock Music &amp; Art Festival. Lang, the concert promoter and former head shop owner had experienced great success with the Miami Pop Festival, which was the largest music festival of the time until Woodstock a year later. Lang still lives in the Woodstock area with his family and oversees current and future Woodstock-related entertainment. The Michael Lang Organization has also worked with artists such as Prince, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Bruce Springsteen, Snoop Dogg, and Outkast.</p><p> </p> Learn more about your ad-choices at <a href="https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com">https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com</a>

iHeartRadio presents Art of the Hustle – a podcast designed to inspire entrepreneurs and fuel their life’s work. With a casual and comfortable interview approach, listeners are invited into a conversation between our host Jeff Rosenthal, co-Founder of Summit, and his guests, exploring stories of success, failure, milestone events and of course, key advice that shapes the life of an entrepreneur.

Art of the Hustle

Michael Lang, co-creator of the Woodstock Music Festival, discusses how he got started, what inspired Woodstock, and his unique leadership style.

Michael Lang - Co-Creator of the Woodstock Music & Art Festival

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