Fieldturf rocks at Woodstock RevIVal

Working the glow-in-the-dark hula hoop (photo credit: Jessica Steinberg)

The tie-dye-wearing crowds were out in full force at the Jerusalem Woodstock RevIVal concert Thursday evening, along with the jugglers, hula hoopers, naked toddlers and revelers.

But it was the musicians who made the evening, a selection of native and immigrant Israelis, professional and weekend musicians who knew and loved the sounds they played in tribute to those three days at Woodstock in 1969.

Here are two quick clips from the show, held at Kraft Stadium.

Geva Alon playing Neil Young’s “Heart of Gold”:

And The Elevators, a local Grateful Dead cover band:

The local Woodstock festival’s success shows that “sixties and seventies music just doesn’t die,” concert promoter Nadia Levene said last week. The festival began three years ago on the 40th anniversary of Woodstock itself. Concert producer Carmi Wurtman of 2b Vibes Music, organized the event, with proceeds benefiting American Football in Israel (AFI).