No summer of love here

The Woodstock eyed for Prospect Park that was the flurry of the music blogs and newspapers last May is no more.

The New York Times reports via Rolling Stone that one of the original promoters of the 1969 Woodstock is dropping plans due to a lack of promoters.

You can still get your fill of the music event, notes the paper, when "Taking Woodstock," starring Brooklyn's Demitri Martin, opens later this month.

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Taking it day by day

Looks like we'll have to wait each day and see if a Woodstock in Brooklyn is likely.

On Sunday, the Times wrote that the plan for a summer of love in the borough, marking the 40th annversary of the festival, "fizzled when [the organizers] could not find sponsors."

Yesterday, one of the organizers, Michael Lang, told Pollstar that that story was nonsense, and there's still a chance at a one-day festival this September, which would have a focus on ecology, the economy and the state of the human condition. Capacity would be around 150,000, he further revealed, with free admission though a ticket required.

That same day, New York City Department of Parks & Recreation Commissioner Adrian Benepe confirmed on National Public Radio that the department was in discussions with the organizers, and that he would love for the event to be held at the park.

Now today, the Daily News reports that the plan is a no-go, as Lang had given himself until the end of last month to find the $10 million in sponsorships. According to the News, he's extended his deadline to make for a festival at the end of September.

Let's see what news tomorrow brings us on the festival. Until then, there's plenty to look forward to in Prospect Park, with the Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival upon us, bringing a whole summer of music to the borough.

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