The music festival was inspired by Woodstock, which was held two years earlier. The first legal festival in Washington state.
According to the Washington Office of the Secretary of State’s blog, four people were wounded by gunshots during a conflict with a motorcycle club from Eugene, Oregon. Another 20 people were injured when a bus carrying 50 from the festival ran off a 30-foot cliff on the first day. Two others suffered minor injuries when a watermelon truck drove into the crowd.
According to the Washington Office of the Secretary of State’s blog, four people were wounded by gunshots during a conflict with a motorcycle club from Eugene, Oregon. Another 20 people were injured when a bus carrying 50 from the festival ran off a 30-foot cliff on the first day. Two others suffered minor injuries when a watermelon truck drove into the crowd.