Woodstock

plural Woodstocks

1. abbreviationcountableellipsisuncountableentertainmentEllipsis of Woodstock Festival, an American rock music festival originally held in 1969 in New York state near Woodstock; (by extension) a large, influential gathering.

   Italian broadcaster Rai called the event a Catholic “Woodstock”, as throughout the day nearly two dozen musical and dance groups, many of them religious, entertained the crowds.

   2025 August 2, “Pope Leo XIV gets rock star welcome from young Catholics at huge vigil”, in The Guardian, sourced from AFP, →ISSN

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   According to [Kiminobu] Sugaya, music also increases dopamine release in a specific part of the brain, similar to that of illegal drugs. It’s like a cerebral Woodstock, only with musical rather than chemical stimulants (and better hygiene).

   2023 November 14, Beth Romero, “Be a Weeble”, in Happy AF: Simple Strategies to Get Unstuck, Bounce Back, and Live Your Best Life, Berkeley, Calif.: She Writes Press, →ISBN, chapter 1 (The Art of Letting Go, Bouncing Back, and Being)

2. A placename:
   1. countableuncountableA village in Cowra Shire, New South Wales.
   2. countableuncountableA locality in the Inverell council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia.
   3. countableuncountableA locality in the Shoalhaven council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.
   4. countableuncountableA rural community in the City of Townsville, Queensland.
   5. countableuncountableA rural locality in Huon Valley council area, Tasmania.
   6. countableuncountableA locality in the City of Whittlesea, Victoria.
   7. countableuncountableA small settlement south of Motueka, Tasman district, New Zealand.
   8. countableuncountableA small settlement near Kaniere and Hokitika, West Coast region, New Zealand.
   9. countableuncountableA suburb of Cape Town, South Africa.
   10. countableuncountableA town and parish in Carleton County, New Brunswick.
   11. countableuncountableA town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador.
   12. countableuncountableA community in Yarmouth district municipality, Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia.
   13. countableuncountableA city, the seat of Oxford County, Ontario.
   14. countableuncountableA suburb of Kingswood and ward in South Gloucestershire district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref ST6573).
   15. countableuncountableA settlement in Tunstall parish, Swale district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ9060).
   16. countableuncountableA market town and civil parish with a town council in West Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP4416).
   17. countableuncountableA small village in Ambleston community, Pembrokeshire, Wales (OS grid ref SN0225).
   18. countableuncountableA town in Bibb County and Tuscaloosa County, Alabama.
   19. countableuncountableA neighbourhood of Alameda, Alameda County, California.
   20. countableuncountableA town in Windham County, Connecticut.
   21. countableuncountableA city in Cherokee County, Georgia.
   22. countableuncountableA city, the county seat of McHenry County, Illinois.
   23. countableuncountableA township in Schuyler County, Illinois.
   24. countableuncountableA town in Oxford County, Maine.
   25. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Howard County, Maryland.
   26. countableuncountableA township in Lenawee County, Michigan.
   27. countableuncountableA minor city in Pipestone County, Minnesota.
   28. countableuncountableA town in Grafton County, New Hampshire.
   29. countableuncountableA town and census-designated place therein, in Ulster County, New York.
   30. countableuncountableA neighborhood of the Bronx, New York.
   31. countableuncountableA village in Rush Township, Champaign County, Ohio.
   32. countableuncountableA neighbourhood in south-east Portland, Oregon.
   33. countableuncountableA town, the shire town of Windsor County, Vermont.
   34. countableuncountableA town, the county seat of Shenandoah County, Virginia.
   35. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Northampton County, Virginia.
   36. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in the town of Henrietta, Richland County, Wisconsin.