Woodstock 99

Its tone captures a bittersweet rush that you must have had to be there to truly get.

So much in this story could have been prevented, and predicted, and this documentary shows its collapse with one compelling passage after the next. The purpose of going to this story is to be amazed at how obvious these developments are. Trainwreck" is quickly paced with one episode for each day; its different themes, pop culture references, name-drops, and general schadenfreude always pop, but that acute nature can make it guilty of glossing over some of the more significant or curious pieces in the big picture. The series is especially compelling with behind-the-scenes footage, starting with VHS footage of planning meetings that went from nostalgic optimism to complete negligence. Similarly, this documentary is dedicated to humanizing those who were treated as animals and then perceived as such when they started to rebel, destroying the grounds by its closing Sunday night. They hired a bunch of popular acts who are paid to be angry (Korn, Limp Bizkit, Kid Rock) and then they gave thousands of concertgoers numerous reasons to be angry at them.

A Netflix documentary, 'Trainwreck: Woodstock '99' explores what went wrong at the copycat festival. Here's everything to know: arrests, deaths, ...

Reports from the 1999 concert revealed that there was a general lack of access to clean water, trash everywhere, and rampant reports of crimes like sexual assault, looting, and vandalism. Some people even died at the concert. According to The Baltimore Sun, more than 700 people had been treated for heat exhaustion and dehydration halfway through the weekend concert. And two decades later, in 1999, fans attempted to recreate another version of the iconic concert—dubbed Woodstock ‘99. But this time, it was a total disaster. This led to some people developing trench mouth. They were holding her arms; you could see she was struggling.”

In a new Netflix documentary, the veteran DJ talks about the "terrifying" moment a van drove into the crowd during the infamous festival.

"That was literally the moment when everything started to look a bit less fun.” he says. You can change your mind at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link in the footer of any email you receive from us. "I was floored," Srybnik says, realising he had just witnessed a serious sexual assault. "Then I got the tap on the shoulder, and it's like: 'We gotta stop the music. The vans gotta go, and I said 'Aw, not tonight. "I'd been closeted in my dressing room all afternoon with people just going, oh it's a bit chaotic out there" he recalls.

In 1999 400,000 people descended on an airfield in New York state to celebrate “peace, love and great music”. Instead what happened was a weekend of violence ...

During Limp Bizkit it was reported that people were tearing wooden boards off the walls. Violence was present in many forms, and during several sets the crowd started rioting. MTV also reported that two women were allegedly gang-raped during Limp Bizkit and Korn’s sets. Very few women performed over the weekend. - Spitfire “Instead, the festival degenerated into an epic trainwreck of fires, riots and destruction.

The documentary miniseries "Trainwreck: Woodstock '99" is a compelling deep-dive into the highly anticipated Woodstock music festival at the turn of the.

One of the workers had also reported to them about the potential danger of allowing people to light candles in the area, and that the fire marshals had not approved of the idea, but none of their warnings were heard as the candlelight protest went on. There also remains a theory that the organizers had approved of the candlelight protest, knowing very well of the possibility of widespread arson, because they wanted Woodstock to be in the limelight even after the event was over, which would bring them profits in a twisted no press is bad press sort of manner. Finally, despite all the turmoil and chaos that unfolded over the three days, the four attendees who are interviewed in “Trainwreck: Woodstock ’99” state that the festival was the best event they have ever been to, and that they would not even think twice before attending another Woodstock if there was ever another one. This was even more egged on by the anti-authoritarian and somewhat anarchist tones of some of the bands that performed, and especially the performances of the nu metal bands. Musicians obviously argued that they were there at the festival, after all, to perform their songs, which did contain violent themes, and that they could not be held accountable. By the time all this was happening, the peace patrol workers were themselves heavily involved in unlawful acts, as one of them shares how he sold his security official t-shirt for $400 after lying that the t-shirt gave one access to the backstage. The organizers had heavily skimped off in matters of security as well, and this clearly showed. Certain small acts of vandalism had started to take place from day one, as some of the attendees wrecked the place and even broke off the pipes at the free water fountain, which led to terrible mud and slush. No workers showed up to clean this garbage either, with waste only increasing over time, and some efforts to clean up were made by a few of the attendees themselves. Particularly owing to the losses they made in ’94, they now wanted to turn the event into a profitable extravaganza, starting with the food and beverage stalls that had been put up by external businesses in exchange for an amount paid to the organizers. Garbage disposal cans were similarly very few in number and placed very far from each other, and the entire area was dispersed with trash within a single day. Despite this huge monetary loss, Lang decided to hold the festival again in 1999, because he felt that the younger generation, particularly that of his kids, would enjoy what he and his generation had once enjoyed.

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Fatboy Slim has recalled the "terrifying" moment a van drove into the audience during his DJ set at Woodstock 1999.

“I did exactly what I was told and ran,” he said. Fatboy Slim said: “That’s just hideous to think that in the midst of all those people having fun and me wanting to make everybody love each other… Shit’s kicking off and it’s kind of not safe.” The vehicle had been stolen by a gang and was travelling through the rave hangar crowd towards the stage. He then recalled how some people began “throwing things” at him. “I’d been closeted in my dressing room all afternoon with people just going, ‘Oh it’s a bit chaotic out there’,” Cook remembered.