Bethel Woods Summertime Fun!

I've shared a bit of history about Bethel Woods in a previous post, The Most Historic Music Venue, as an introduction to the site where the Woodstock Music Festival took place back in the summer of 1969. Since the days of it being a dairy farm, Bethel Woods is a fully functioning center for performing arts with both an indoor museum and event gallery along with an 800-acre campus that includes a main stage and pavilion for outdoor concerts.

Many famous musicians have graced the stage of Bethel Woods, from Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin and Carlos Santana to Willie Nelson, Bob Dylan and the Boston Pops Symphony. It has played host to a wide range of musical talent over the years and continues to bring great shows to audiences that come from all around the region.

The 2015 summer concert season kicked off with Mysteryland USA, a 3-day event over Memorial Day Weekend. It is the longest running electronic music, culture and arts festival in the world, and returned to Bethel Woods for the second year. Recently The Fray, Train, Bryan Adams and Foreigner performed. There is still time to catch a favorite act with the following line up rounding out the remainder of summer:

• DEF LEPPARD, with STYX and TESLA, 7/11/15 @7pm
• Neil Young, with special guests Pussin Boots, 7/17/15 @8pm
• Brad Paisley with Justin Moore and Micky Guyton, 7/24/15, 7:30pm
• Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga, 7/25/15 @8pm
• 3 Doors Down with Seether, 8/1/15 @8pm
• Peter Cetera with the Hudson Valley Philharmonic, 8/2/15 @7pm
• Florida Georgia Line with Thomas Rhett and Frankie Ballard, 8/7/15 @7:30pm
• Lynard Skynard with Marshall Tucker Band, 8/14/15 @7:30pm
• Zac Brown Band, 8/23/15 @7pm
• Rascal Flats with Scotty McCreery and Raelynn, 8/30/15 @7:30pm
• Chicago and Earth, Wind & Fire, 9/1/15 @7:30pm
• Van Halen, 9/6/15 @8pm
• Jackson Browne, 9/19/15 @8pm

Bethel also has a variety of festivals taking place, in the form of music, wine, beer, harvest, wellness and holiday. Each season there's something for everyone.