Blenheim Palace admits Woodstock festival April Fool

Woodstock 1969 was attended by an estimated 500,000 people

Blenheim Palace has revealed its claim to have discovered a Woodstock festival that took place 200 years before the iconic event of the same name was a prank.

BBC Oxford reported online that archivists found evidence that 200 people attended the event in Woodstock, Oxfordshire, in 1769.

Blenheim Palace later said it had "a great history of music concerts", but "this one was designed for 1 April".

The clue was the claim a singer called Vincent Furnier performed - the real name of rock legend Alice Cooper.

The 1969 Woodstock Festival was the height of hippy culture, and remains one of the most iconic musical gatherings in history.

Taking place at a dairy farm in New York state, it featured an array of famous artists including The Who, Jefferson Airplane, and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young.

The festival was closed by the then 26-year-old guitarist, Jimi Hendrix - whose Monday morning set featured a rendition of the American national anthem, Star Spangled Banner.

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