Artist Pay Rates:
Jimi Hendrix $30,000 for two sets plus $2,000 for expenses. Note- There was a cap of $15,000 per artist at Woodstock so a deal was made for Hendrix to play two sets, an acoustic set and a set with his band.
Blood, Sweat & Tears $15,000
Joan Baez $10,000
Creedence Clearwater Revival $10,000
The Band $7,500
Janis Joplin $7,500
Jefferson Airplane $7,500
Sly and the Family Stone $7,000
Canned Heat $6,500
The Who $6,250 (also reported at $11,200 but Variety claimed that number was inaccurate)
Richie Havens $6,000
Arlo Guthrie $5,000
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young $5,000
Ravi Shankar $4,500
Johnny Winter $3,750
Ten Years After $3,250
Country Joe and the Fish $2,500
Grateful Dead $2,500
The Incredible String Band $2,250
Mountain $2,000
Tim Hardin $2,000
Joe Cocker $1,375
Sweetwater $1,250
John B. Sebastian $1,000
Melanie $750
Santana $750
Sha Na Na $700