Artist Pay Rates:
Jimi Hendrix ? $30,000 for two sets plus $2,000 for expenses. Note- There was a cap of $15,000 per artist at Woodstock so a deal was made for Hendrix to play two sets, an acoustic set and a set with his band.
Blood, Sweat & Tears ? $15,000
Joan Baez ? $10,000
Creedence Clearwater Revival ? $10,000
The Band ? $7,500
Janis Joplin ? $7,500
Jefferson Airplane ? $7,500
Sly and the Family Stone ? $7,000
Canned Heat ? $6,500
The Who ? $6,250 (also reported at $11,200 but Variety claimed that number was inaccurate)
Richie Havens ? $6,000
Arlo Guthrie ? $5,000
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young ? $5,000
Ravi Shankar ? $4,500
Johnny Winter ? $3,750
Ten Years After ? $3,250
Country Joe and the Fish ? $2,500
Grateful Dead ? $2,500
The Incredible String Band ? $2,250
Mountain ? $2,000
Tim Hardin ? $2,000
Joe Cocker ? $1,375
Sweetwater ? $1,250
John B. Sebastian ? $1,000
Melanie ? $750
Santana ? $750
Sha Na Na ? $700
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Jimi Hendrix ? $30,000 for two sets plus $2,000 for expenses. Note- There was a cap of $15,000 per artist at Woodstock so a deal was made for Hendrix to play two sets, an acoustic set and a set with his band.
Blood, Sweat & Tears ? $15,000
Joan Baez ? $10,000
Creedence Clearwater Revival ? $10,000
The Band ? $7,500
Janis Joplin ? $7,500
Jefferson Airplane ? $7,500
Sly and the Family Stone ? $7,000
Canned Heat ? $6,500
The Who ? $6,250 (also reported at $11,200 but Variety claimed that number was inaccurate)
Richie Havens ? $6,000
Arlo Guthrie ? $5,000
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young ? $5,000
Ravi Shankar ? $4,500
Johnny Winter ? $3,750
Ten Years After ? $3,250
Country Joe and the Fish ? $2,500
Grateful Dead ? $2,500
The Incredible String Band ? $2,250
Mountain ? $2,000
Tim Hardin ? $2,000
Joe Cocker ? $1,375
Sweetwater ? $1,250
John B. Sebastian ? $1,000
Melanie ? $750
Santana ? $750
Sha Na Na ? $700
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