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2022·Documentary·3 episodes
7.2
Woodstock 1969 promised peace and music, but its '99 revival delivered days of rage, riots and real harm. Why did it go so horribly wrong?
Created by Jamie Crawford
music festival
disaster
rock music
archive footage
historical event
social documentary
gone wrong
music
music concert
historical documentary
rock musicians

Seasons

Season 1
Season 1
3 episodes · 2022

Cast

Ananda Lewis
Ananda Lewis
Self
Michael Lang
Michael Lang
Self

Crew

Bjørn Johnson
Bjørn Johnson
Editor
Jeff Hutchens
Jeff Hutchens
Director of Photography
Jack Macinnes
Jack Macinnes
Producer
Tim Wardle
Tim Wardle
Executive Producer
Jon Opstad
Jon Opstad
Music

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mia
mia
Trainwreck: Woodstock '99
woodstock 2029 la team ?
woodstock 2029 la team ?
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Kaylee
Kaylee
Trainwreck: Woodstock '99
Ok I will start off with saying this event I definitely did enjoy learning about and the clips actually from woodstock '99 are insane.

However, some of these guys they were interviewing undermined the entire disaster that woodstock '99 was. A lot of them are STILL in denial of how terrible of an experience it was for everyone, but especially for women, and they sat there and acted like it was a slightly out of hand event. That part pissed me off ngl because people did die, lots of people did get raped, and lots of people did get seriously injured.

The organizers of this event were also in la la land from the very beginning. Part of what made woodstock '69 the event it was was the music and the overall message and motive behind the event. The message of peace and love along with folk music and that kind of audience allowed it to flourish and be a notable experience of human love. However, '99 was doomed from the start because they just wanted to make money after the flop of woodstock '94. On top of that their lineup, while amazing artists that I love, was a terrible idea. That kind of music definitely can quickly invoke negative feelings in people because of how aggressive it was and the type of audience it often draws in. Like were they really shocked that this exploded knowing that they had Korn, The Offspring, and Limp Bizkit performing at an already messed up event? Especially Limp Bizkit because lets be real they were 1000% feeding into the crowd. Lastly ending with Red Hot Chilli Peppers could've been fine but the organizers bright idea was to give 250,000 riled up and angry people candles?? People were already destroying the place and then you give them fire?? Honestly woodstock '99 was a disaster waiting to happen.
Ok I will start off with saying this event I definitely did enjoy learning about and the clips actually from woodstock '99 are insane.

However, some of these guys they were interviewing undermined the entire disaster that woodstock '99 was. A lot of them are STILL in denial of how terrible of an experience it was for everyone, but especially for women, and they sat there and acted like it was a slightly out of hand event. That part pissed me off ngl because people did die, lots of people did get raped, and lots of people did get seriously injured.

The organizers of this event were also in la la land from the very beginning. Part of what made woodstock '69 the event it was was the music and the overall message and motive behind the event. The message of peace and love along with folk music and that kind of audience allowed it to flourish and be a notable experience of human love. However, '99 was doomed from the start because they just wanted to make money after the flop of woodstock '94. On top of that their lineup, while amazing artists that I love, was a terrible idea. That kind of music definitely can quickly invoke negative feelings in people because of how aggressive it was and the type of audience it often draws in. Like were they really shocked that this exploded knowing that they had Korn, The Offspring, and Limp Bizkit performing at an already messed up event? Especially Limp Bizkit because lets be real they were 1000% feeding into the crowd. Lastly ending with Red Hot Chilli Peppers could've been fine but the organizers bright idea was to give 250,000 riled up and angry people candles?? People were already destroying the place and then you give them fire?? Honestly woodstock '99 was a disaster waiting to happen.
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Sr.devuelta
Sr.devuelta
Trainwreck: Woodstock '99
Curioso compararlo con su contrapartida en HBO porque aun teniendo más material y durando media hora más, pasa por ciertos temas muy de puntillas. Además hace una cosa muy rara que es omitir ciertos grupos que actuaron (RATM, Metallica…): no sabemos si su ausencia es temas de derechos pero no deja de ser curioso. Por lo menos, algunos de sus protagonistas siguen siendo igual de cretinos. Prescindible si ya has visto el de HBO.
Curioso compararlo con su contrapartida en HBO porque aun teniendo más material y durando media hora más, pasa por ciertos temas muy de puntillas. Además hace una cosa muy rara que es omitir ciertos grupos que actuaron (RATM, Metallica…): no sabemos si su ausencia es temas de derechos pero no deja de ser curioso. Por lo menos, algunos de sus protagonistas siguen siendo igual de cretinos. Prescindible si ya has visto el de HBO.
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Maeve Nugent
Maeve Nugent
Trainwreck: Woodstock '99
My big critique for this was interviewing these old guys who basically just said it was the crowds fault
PEOPLE ARE GOING TO HAVE REACTIONS TO POOR CONDITIONS!!! Obviously people are gonna be pissed they’re paying a lot and it seems like the venue doesn’t give a shit. They blamed the crowd and ignored that fact 
They cut budgets for water,food,septic issues, etc 
Then this one guy they interviewed who basically ran Woodstock 99’ had the nerve to discredit all the sexual assaults and r*pe that took place 
But again this just shows how rich white capitalist men act and behave 
Besides that though I really enjoyed it and it was very entertaining as well as eye opening and informational 
Greed really does ruin everything
My big critique for this was interviewing these old guys who basically just said it was the crowds fault
PEOPLE ARE GOING TO HAVE REACTIONS TO POOR CONDITIONS!!! Obviously people are gonna be pissed they’re paying a lot and it seems like the venue doesn’t give a shit. They blamed the crowd and ignored that fact 
They cut budgets for water,food,septic issues, etc 
Then this one guy they interviewed who basically ran Woodstock 99’ had the nerve to discredit all the sexual assaults and r*pe that took place 
But again this just shows how rich white capitalist men act and behave 
Besides that though I really enjoyed it and it was very entertaining as well as eye opening and informational 
Greed really does ruin everything
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maggie
maggie
Trainwreck: Woodstock '99
how do you book korn, ratm, and limp bizkit and expect the crowd to be peaceful
how do you book korn, ratm, and limp bizkit and expect the crowd to be peaceful
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