Michael Lang (producer)

Michael Lang (December 11, 1944 – January 8, 2022)[1] was an American concert promoter, producer, and artistic manager. He was best known as a co-creator of the Woodstock Music & Art Festival in 1969.

Michael Lang
Michael Lang - Afterparty, "Taking Woodstock" (3802811192) (cropped).jpg
Lang in 2009
Born(1944-12-11)December 11, 1944
DiedJanuary 8, 2022(2022-01-08) (aged 77)
Manhattan, New York
OccupationConcert promoter, producer

Lang died from non-Hodgkin lymphoma at a hospital in New York City, on January 8, 2022, at the age of 77.[2]

References

  1. Benitez-Eves, Tina (January 9, 2022). "Woodstock Festival Co-Creator Michael Lang Dies at 77". American Songwriter. https://americansongwriter.com/woodstock-festival-co-creator-michael-lang-dies-at-77/. Retrieved January 9, 2022. 
  2. Willman, Shirley Halperin,Chris; Halperin, Shirley; Willman, Chris (2022-01-09). "Michael Lang, Woodstock Co-Creator, Dies at 77". Variety. Retrieved 2022-01-09.