The zealous fusion of music and a counterculture movement brought on during Woodstock ’69 will return in the form of another music festival that is predicted to be one of the summer’s biggest events.

The Imagine Music & Arts Festival, derived from John Lennon’s song “Imagine”, is a two-day charity event that is tentatively being held from July 10-11 in Toronto’s Downsview Park. Organizers are expecting about 350,000 people to attend each day and have already been in contact with musicians like Lady Gaga, Nickelback and the Foo Fighters according to an article in The Torontoist.

Artie Kornfeld, one of the four original organizers of Woodstock ‘69, is working closely with artist David Kam in order to bring both the Woodstock generation and today’s generation together in one event.

Kam, creator of the Thinkism Art Movement, is described by the Earthship Summit website as a man who is “not famous, nor is he rich, nor is he even well connected; David is just a ordinary unknown artist with a small idea and a big dream.”

Kam’s dedication and devotion to Imagine, along with Kornfeld’s seasoned ideas and skill, will make the festival an experience for everyone.
The Imagine Festival is said to be “infused with the spirit of Woodstock ’69 to create a ‘spark’ for massive environmental and social change,” according to its website.

Projections show that today’s technology will allow for more than 300 million people to be a part of the show worldwide in an attempt to “save planet earth and humanity” according to the Imagine website.

The event will be broadcasted in more than 200 theaters across the continent, and “international interactivity will be the name of the game, with plans for a green-oriented, Facebook-style network,” according to The Torontoist.

The festival was originally planned to occur during the G8/G20 summit in Canada from June 25 to 27; however, those plans fell through when organizers realized there would not be enough security available for both the ambassadors and concert attendees during the same weekend.

Regardless of the minor switch to the schedule, the festival will still attempt to reach out to the world to become united as a “green” generation, while creating the same intrinsic feel that Woodstock ’69 brought to its attendees.

The only major difference between Imagine and Woodstock, besides the band lineup, is there will be no onsite camping, but Kornfeld is still enthusiastic about the turnout.

“As soon as I tell people what it’s about, it will sell out,” Kornfeld said, “It’s going to be a wonderful experience. I’m really into the rebirth of the experience of Woodstock.”

Even though Kornfeld was one of the fathers of the original Woodstock ’69 at the age of 26, he has made it a point that he had no participation in Woodstock II and Woodstock III. The fact that he is the one of the leaders in orchestrating the Imagine Music & Arts Festival and that he is proud of it, hints another world-changing event will occur this summer.

“Woodstock may have defined a generation, but Imagine has the potential to stretch across three or four,” according to The Torontoist.
Another unique feature that Imagine is the use of three different stages: Peace, End Poverty and Save Our Planet. On the first day, Peace (Stage One) will include a tribute to The Beatles and End Poverty (Stage Two) will include a tribute to Pink Floyd. Save Our Planet (Stage Three) will be utilized on the second day with a tribute to Led Zeppelin.

The festival will also be promoting the use of green energy and disposable table products that correlates with its effort to “go green.”
The world will not be the same after Imagine: 2 Days of Love & Music.