Woodstock”99 festival, which drew more than 400,000 people over four days but marred by oppressive heat, violence and allegations of sexual assault.
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Netflix is developing a docuseries on the infamous Woodstock”99 festival, which was designed to celebrate the 30-year anniversary of the original 1969 Woodstock festival but ended in chaos. The streamer had already explored a similar story in its documentary “Fyre: The Greatest Party That Never happened” to great success.
Woodstock”99 took place in Rome, New York in July 1999 but the four-day-long festival is now notorious for all the wrong reasons. The project is already in production and comes from Raw, the company behind Netflix documentaries “Don’t F**k with Cats” and “Fear City: New York vs. The Mafia”. BBH Entertainment, who produced “Spirits in the Forest”, is also involved.
The series will attempt to tell the real story behind how “three days of peace, love and music” went down in flames. It will also feature unseen archive footage and intimate testimony from people behind the scenes, on the stages and in the crowds.
Woodstock’99 drew more than 400,000 people over four days but was marred by oppressive heat, violence and allegations of sexual assault, reported Deadline. On the fourth day, things took a turn for worse during the closing performance by Red Hot Chili Peppers when candles from the production were used to set fires to sections of the plywood “Peace Fence” erected to keep non-ticketholders from entering.
In the ensuing melee, festival-goers looted ATMs and destroyed vendor tents, resulting in dozens of arrests.
From a mud person in 94 to 99’s scene high prices that pissed everone off. I remember standing next to the fireman as he held his hose from none otger than the same guy who was selling the bad liquid acid. He said “Im only going to light it again as the fire was just put out. Holding his zippo. I looked at the fireman. Exclaimed ” Is he for real?” Someone said “Do it!” The fireman said ” What should i do?” With smiles “Let him have it! Light him up!” It was so hot and everyone wanted the water on who cared about this guy who was getting others sick from his bad acid and now starting fires. I remember coming up to a large row of trash bags thinking of the waiste. To a Heart made of pizza boxes or circles. Thinking thats what this was supposed to be about Music Caring and the Enviroment. The old peace love and music was out the window with fires Hpv spread and y2k on the way. But that tarmac was unbearable. Prices were wow factor the minimal sprey tents to cool were barely working. To bad no 50th we were waiting to buy tickets…Yeah that would be great from pot n coke to Mdma and bad acid to now herion and meth epidemics. Full masks? I bet the crowds would be better behaved than some of the rioters proclaiming ” Stop the violence”…Whens the next Rainbow festival. Its free. Theres Arts crafts. Music, Everyone camps and names their camp. Bring out what you brought in for trash. Night music with the elders. Byofood. Share food. Leave high priced vendors out if you more than double the price its gauging. Instead of 12.00 a pizza we all know we still can get today for 1.00 to 2.99 lg roni frozen with the amount of people $3.99 for 40 bottles water at wallmart selling at $ 1 $1.50 each do some math. Thats todays prices so $135.00 ticket to 150.00 4 to 6 dollar brownie n water. 12.00 pizza in small card board pizza in “99” plus travel to destination. Allot brought hundred if not a thousand. Keep the people happy and the love can happen again thanks trojan. If pricing is nominal and profitable and safe. More festivals more money. High prices and gouging was allot of it. Heck even drugs were cheaper. Lol
No one thought the Heat would be as miserable as it was. Or that the guy that was selling the bad acid after being spreyed by the firedept. And some others for relief from the heat. Did that guy go on to start more fires. If we could have gone back to our cars to get more supplies that would have been great also. At 1 point the fences were down and people coming and going. To resupply was a blessing after the prices