The Killers Look Set To Headline Woodstock 2019

It's been 50 years since the iconic Woodstock festival was held, back in 1969.

Woodstock co-founder Michael Lang is celebrating by staging a new festival in New York.

The lineup has not yet been unveiled, but a report from Billboard has revealed a few of the artists.

The Killers, Santana, Grateful Dead offshoot Dead and Company and many more will perform at the festival, which Lang says will feature over "80 artists."

They'll be following in the footsteps of legendary artists like Jimi Hendrix, Creedence Clearwater Revival,  The Who,The Grateful Dead and more, who performed at the original Woodstock Festival.

A full lineup announcement is expected soon.

The Woodstock 50th anniversary festival is set to take place at the Watkins Glen International Speedway, from August 16th-18th.

You can stay in the loop with all the lineup news here.

And in case you'd forgotten about it, here's the time the Killers performed with Richmond's Jack Riewoldt:

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