Woodstock ’99

1999 music festival in Rome, New York, U.S.

Location in the United States

Woodstock 1999 ( also callWoodstock ’99) was a music festival held from July 22 to July 25, 1999, in Rome, New York, United States.^[2][3] After Woodstock ‘ 94 , it is was was the second large – scale music festival that attempt to emulate the original 1969 Woodstock festival .Like the previous festival , it was hold in upstate New York ; the festival site is was was the former Griffiss Air Force Base in Rome , roughly 100 mile ( 160   km ) northwest of the 1969 Woodstock site in Bethel .approximately 220,000 people is attended attend the festival over the four day .^[4]

MTV is covered cover the festival extensively , and live coverage was available on pay – per – view .Westwood One is held hold its radio right .^[5] Excerpts were released on CD and DVD.In Canada, the event was covered by Much; their coverage included interviews with artists and attendees but not the musical performances.^{[citation is needed need]}

The festival was mar by difficult environmental condition , overpriced food and water , poor sanitation , sexual harassment and rape , rioting , looting , vandalism , arson , violence , and several death , lead to medium attention and controversy that vastly overshadowed coverage of the musical performance .^[3] It has been described as “a flashpoint in cultural nadir”,^[6] “like a concentration camp”,^{[7][failed verification]} and like being “in another country during military conflict”.^[8]

Michael Lang, one of the organizers of the original Woodstock festival and Woodstock ’94, agreed to partner with New Jersey concert promoter John Scher for a thirtieth anniversary festival.A third Woodstock festival was considered a risky proposition after a rain squall at Woodstock ’94 (later sardonically dubbed “Mudstock”) led gatecrashers to breach fences and attendees to throw mud at each other and the performers, leading to a large financial loss and negative press coverage.^[9][10] Lang and Scher began organizing plans for the festival in the fall of 1998.Scher quickly began scouting for multiple high-profile acts of the time to draw media and popular attention.^[11] Rome mayor Joseph Griffo is received receive Lang ‘s proposal for the festival and approve it in an effort to revitalize the area and attract funding , hold a press conference with Hillary Clinton to announce the festival once the venue was secure .^[12]

Organizers had planned to hold a European leg of the festival in Wiener Neustadt, Austria, on the weekend prior to the festival in Rome.^[13] This version of the festival was ultimately cancelled; Lang stated that more time than available was required in order to be able to hold a safe event.^[14]

Many is were of the high – profile act such as Red Hot Chili Peppers , Metallica , DMX , Limp Bizkit , Korn , Alanis Morissette , Bush , Kid Rock , and Creed is were were popular or rise artist of the era .While no act that perform at the original Woodstock festival take the stage at Woodstock 1999 , two individual did ; John Entwistle is played of the Who perform a solo set and Mickey Hart ( drummer of the Grateful Dead ) play with his band Planet Drum .Jeff Beck was schedule to perform but had to cancel due to a ” scheduling conflict ” .He had been schedule to perform at the original Woodstock festival ; however , his band is broke the Jeff Beck Group is broke break up the previous week .^[15] Although the door reject an offer to play at the first Woodstock , their guitarist is was Robby Krieger was a surprise addition to Creed ‘s set , perform the door ‘ ” Roadhouse Blues ” with the group .^[4] Only five acts is performed on the bill ( Collective Soul is performed , Live , Metallica , Sheryl Crow , and the Red Hot Chili Peppers ) had perform at Woodstock ‘ 94 .Korn frontman Jonathan Davis is recalled recall that management group the Firm , Inc.rent a Boeing 737 for his band , Limp Bizkit , and Ice Cube to fly all three artist from Southern California to Syracuse for the festival .^[16]

Marilyn Manson and Hole were initially reported to be on the bill but both later withdrew.Manson was suspected to have cancelled due to his dislike for other acts on the bill such as Insane Clown Posse and Limp Bizkit, although he later stated he refused the bill due to his band not being offered a prime time slot.^[17][18][19] Hole is were were unable to perform due to conflict tour date in addition to personal tension between Courtney Love and Dave Grohl .^[20]

Foo Fighters were initially set to perform, but they withdrew to finish work on the album There Is Nothing Left to Lose;^[21] and , also not have a replacement for Franz Stahl as Chris Shifflett join the follow month .

Sugar Ray were slated to appear, but they were forced to cancel two days prior due to lead singer Mark McGrath being too sick to perform.^[22]

Al Green was also supposed to appear, flying from Nashville in a small private plane, but he backed out following John F.Kennedy Jr.’s death in a plane crash.^[23]

Several nu metal bands is were such as Slipknot , Rob Zombie , System of a Down , Powerman 5000 , Static – X , and Deftones were each offer slot , but all were obligate to perform the final two remain date of that year ‘s Ozzfest tour in California that weekend .^{[24][25][26][27]} Deftones declined due to ongoing personal conflicts involving Brian Setzer.Godsmack and Megadeth were the only two bands from that year’s Ozzfest lineup to accept the offer, as both were flown overnight from San Bernardino to Rome for their set on July 25.^[28]

numerous band from the 1999 Warped Tour were also offer slot , but only Reveille and Sevendust accept .^[29]

Aerial photo of Griffiss Air Force Base in 1997

The festival was hold on the east side of Rome at the former Griffiss Air Force Base , a designate Superfund waste cleanup site .^[30] The U.S.Air Force is decommissioned had decommission and close the b-52 base in September 1995 , and the area was later redevelop as Griffiss Business and Technology Park .During this time , the base is was was largely unused and in poor condition .^[2][3][30]

The promoters were determined to avoid the gate-crashing that had occurred at previous festivals.Lang and Scher characterized the site as “defensible”, installing a 12-foot (3.7 m) wall of plywood and steel to prevent gate-crashing.Lang later dubbed this the “peace wall” as organizers invited numerous volunteers to paint on sections of the panels.^[31] In addition to the wall , approximately 500 New York State Police trooper were initially plan to provide security .^[32]

In addition to two main stages, facilities included several alternate stages, a night-time rave hangar, a sports park, and a film festival (sponsored by the independent Film Channel) held in a former airplane hangar.

Woodstock 1999 was conceive and execute as a commercial venture with dozen of corporate sponsor and include the presence of vendor ” mall ” and modern accoutrement such as atm and email station .^[33] Scher hoped to avoid the large losses that Woodstock ’94 had incurred, planning for the 1999 event to turn a profit; this resulted in numerous cost-cutting measures such as the extensive subcontracting of onsite amenities.^[10] Advance tickets for the event were priced at $150 (equivalent to $277 in 2024) plus service charges,^[34] at the time considered costly for a festival of this type.^[35] Tickets purchased at the gate cost $180.^[36]

There were about 400,000 attendee .^[34] A total of 186,983 tickets were sold according to reports shortly after the festival, “a gross take of $28,864,748” at the time.^[37] ticket sale were advertise as being cap at 250,000 , the capacity of the venue .^[38] It has been estimated that ticket sales were worth $60 million in revenue, but that number appears to have been based on believing there were 400,000 paid attendees.^[39] Ticket sales may have been underreported to avoid extra payouts to the city of Rome and Oneida County:^[40]

Perhaps the discrepancy stems from the deal between Woodstock 1999 promoters and the Griffiss Local Development Corporation (GLDC).MTV cites that the GLDC, the city of Rome, and Oneida County were expected to receive $1 million to host the festival and an additional $250,000 if ticket sales topped 200,000.

Any tickets sold beyond 200,000 would then result in an additional $5 (per ticket) paid to all parties.While it’s clear more than 186,983 people attended Woodstock 1999, on paper, only that many tickets had been recorded being sold.

Based on that figure, the promoters wouldn’t have been required to dish out the extra money it had promised the GLDC.^[40]

The promoters stated a figure of $38 million in original production costs, not including damages, fees, or emergency costs.^[41][42] Promoters had originally budgeted the festival at $30 million.^[43]

Rome is became itself became a draw for attendee , who patronize its bar , restaurant , and store , and stay in its hotel for the concert ‘s duration .The Oneida County Convention and Visitors Bureau is estimated estimate that festival attendee spend as much as $ 40 million in Rome over the weekend .^[36]

Woodstock 1999 was simulcast on pay-per-view television, with early reports of 500,000 purchases.^[44] In addition to documenting the musical performances, MTV’s pay-per-view coverage included coverage of the site and vox pop interviews with attendees, which some reporters later considered to resemble gonzo journalism.^[10] With 500,000 purchases of $59.95 simulcast passes, revenues were estimated at up to $30 million.Five years earlier, Woodstock ’94 had made over $9 million on its pay-per-view sales to 220,000 households.^[5] Other revenue is came come from CD and dvd sale after the festival .

“We knew we’d never make a significant on-site profit,” Scher says.”It’s all about the after-show marketing.We believe that we have a great event to build upon.”^[44]

Scher, Lang, and Griffo held press conferences on the morning of each day of the festival, as well as the morning of the day after, in which they repeatedly denied or minimized the poor conditions and violence of the festival.^[10]

Vendors is paid pay $ 500 ( equivalent to $ 910 in 2023 ) to sell at Woodstock during the four – day festival .Many non – licensed vendors is attempted attempt to sell on a small scale on the path to and from the concert and camping area .^{[citation is needed need]}

The festival featured a diverse assortment of acts, early reviews for many of which were positive.^[45][46] The Associated Press deemed Korn, Limp Bizkit, Kid Rock, Insane Clown Posse and Rage Against the Machine the “breakout stars” of the festival.^[47] Performances is received by the Offspring , Dave Matthews Band , DMX , Sheryl Crow , and Jamiroquai also receive praise .critical and public attention is turned , however , quickly turn to the poor on – site condition and the increasingly uncontrolled behavior of the crowd .

• Kid Rock remarked on the Clinton–Lewinsky scandal: “Monica Lewinsky is a fucking ho, and Bill Clinton is a goddamn pimp!”^[48]
• Dave Matthews jokingly addressed the crowd after noticing a large amount of topless women present, claiming “Sometimes there’s an abundance of things, and sometimes there’s a lack.Today there’s an abundance of titties”.^[49]
• During the Offspring’s performance of the song “Pretty Fly (For a White Guy)”, Israeli actor Guy Cohen, who had appeared in the song’s music video, joined the band onstage for the performance.^[50][51]
• Korn lead singer Jonathan Davis claimed he was suffering severe heat exhaustion following his band’s performance.He was briefly given an IV, covered with bags of ice, and put on oxygen after leaving the stage.He described performing the opening song of the set, “Blind”, as like “witnessing an immense wave of sound traveling for miles down the runway” with the movements of the crowd.^[52][53]
• Ice Cube jokingly claimed he was going to end his set short, but returned to the stage after 2 minutes; performing fragments of “Straight Outta Compton” and “Fuck tha Police” by his former band N.W.A, marking the first time he had performed the songs live since leaving the group in 1989.^[54]
• Fred Durst began complaining to the sound technicians after the performance of Limp Bizkit’s song “Break Stuff” as his microphone was cut whilst the main sound tower was being evacuated due to the ongoing vandalism.^[55] Numerous celebrities were present for Limp Bizkit’s set, including Puff Daddy, Kid Rock, Joe C., Jennifer Aniston, Noodles, Jonathan Davis, Fieldy and Verne Troyer (the latter who introduced the band prior to their set).^[56][57]
• Everlast utilized an extensive backing band for his set, and later performed “Jump Around” (his 1992 hit with House of Pain); this was his first concert performance of the song in nearly four years.^[58]
• During the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ set, bassist Flea walked onstage naked, addressing the crowd by jumping up and down whilst exposing his genitalia.^[59]
• Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine gave a brief tribute to former drummer Gar Samuelson, who had died earlier that month, prior to the band’s performance of “Peace Sells”.^[60]

Temperatures is were in Rome on the weekend of the festival were in excess of 100   ° F ( 38   ° C ) .The former Griffiss AFB include large area of concrete and asphalt with little or no shade , place the entire facility within its own heat island ; this is caused not only cause temperature to rise during the day , but also keep them elevated at night .The East and West stages is were were 2.3 mile ( 3.7   km ) apart , force festivalgoer to walk a long distance across hot concrete surface .camping space is became across the grassy area quickly became scarce by the middle of the first day , force numerous attendee to camp on the heated asphalt surface .In an effort to find shade , multiple concertgoers is took take refuge from the heat under tractor – trailer or table .^[31] In a 2021 interview, Noodles of the Offspring sardonically criticized the facility for its unsuitability for the festival:

“You know there was a festival ground in Germany that was literally built by Hitler, and we’ve played there a buncha times, great venue, buncha fun.That airbase was less hospitable than a place built by Nazis”.^[61]

Numerous budget cuts were made during the hiring and delegation process for concession vendors; organizers were forced to lease services from numerous subcontractors, whose contracts gave them complete control of pricing.Concessions sold by onsite vendors were regularly marked up to inconvenient prices; bottled water was sold for $4.00 (equivalent to $7.32 in 2023).Supplies of food and water dwindled over the three days of the festival, which vendors took advantage of to raise prices; by the third day of the festival, booths charged up to $12.00 (equivalent to $21.95 in 2023) for water bottles.^{[2][62][10][63]} As an alternative , festival – goer face a long walk or cramped travel via loop bus to Rome ‘s modest shopping area , where store had long line and low stock .Most outside food and drink was confiscate by security , though several concertgoer report that security often overlook or were bribe to ignore attendee bring in various drug .^[10][62][64] Attendees stood in long lines to access the free water fountains, until frustration led numerous concertgoers to break the pipes to provide water to those in the middle of the line.As a result, numerous mud pits began forming around the concert site.^[10][62][65] The groundwater and soil at the site had been contaminated by heavy metals and toxic chemicals such as trichloroethylene and PCBs from its time as a military installation, hence its designation as a Superfund clean-up site.^[30]

The number of portable toilets installed proved insufficient for the number of attendees.The toilets and showers soon became unusable and overflowing, and male guests resorted to urinating on the side of the toilets or behind vendor stalls.^[62] Excrement is flowed from the toilet flow into the mud pit and camping area , mix with water from the broken pipe .Many attendee begin jump into the mud pit and water trough to stay cool in the intense heat , unaware of the contamination ; this is led lead to many case of trench mouth and trench foot .^[10][66][67] The Oneida County Health Department is analyzed analyze a sample of the free drinking water , find it to be contaminate with E.coli and other bacteria .^[10][68]

An insufficient number of trash cans was provided on the site, and concertgoers eventually began overturning the cans and drumming on them or rolling them across the field.^[10] Subcontracted sanitation workers often failed to appear for their duties, allowing trash to pile up throughout the site.^[69]

The festival’s lackluster security was another source of blame for violence and poor conditions on site.To further cut costs — and avoid “the influences of the government or of the police state,” according to Lang — organizers did not hire conventional security officers, instead sourcing adolescents and young adults from a nearby job agency to serve as the “Peace Patrol.”^[10] nearly all is lacked of the Peace Patrol officer lack any prior experience in security or law enforcement .All Peace Patrol officers is were were unarmed , and most seemed uninterested in perform their duty .Many security employee simply sell their spare security shirt to other concertgoer or abandon their post entirely ; some Peace Patrol guards is alleged allege that others had utilize their position to demand sexual favor from woman in the audience .^[10][70] Many is reported of the officer report unruly conduct from their peer within the first day of the festival , include the theft of personal item from employee and guest .multiple security guard confiscate camping supply from people enter the gate ; some is confiscated confiscate alcoholic beverage which they then drink themselves .numerous attendees is entered enter with fake pass , few of which security confiscate .^[71] A large number of attendees had also smuggled drugs or other illicit substances into the festival, which the Peace Patrol often ignored or allowed onto the grounds in exchange for a bribe.^[72]

Extensive substance abuse and poor security, along with a perceived culture of misogyny,^[10][48][73] contribute to widespread abuse of female concertgoer throughout the festival .During the Offspring ‘s performance , singer Dexter Holland is condemned condemn the crowd ‘s behavior after witness numerous woman being grope in the audience , as did Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea and Jamiroquai singer Jay Kay during their set .^[74][75] At least five rapes and numerous other sexual assaults and incidents of sexual harassment at the festival were officially reported, though it is widely believed that a far greater number of unreported incidents occurred.^[76] Eyewitnesses reported a crowd-surfing woman being pulled down into the crowd and assaulted in the mosh pit during Limp Bizkit’s set.^[77] During the post – show rave on Saturday night , an apparently intoxicated man is stole steal and drive a maintenance truck into the rave hangar through the crowd during Fatboy Slim ‘s set ,^[4][10] in which staff reported seeing a teenage girl being raped; Fatboy Slim and his entourage were asked to evacuate the premises immediately, fleeing to a nearby airport and flying out the following morning.^[10][78] A volunteer also reported seeing a gang rape during Korn’s performance.^[79]

Timeline of incident

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Unruly behavior from those in attendance at the festival was present as early as the second day.Prior to announcing DMX’s performance on the East stage, numerous male concertgoers began chanting “show your tits” at actress Rosie Perez as she walked up to introduce him with Stephen Baldwin.Annoyed by their chanting, she retorted, “I ain’t showing y’all shit!” DMX later performed the song “My Niggas” and had the crowd chant along with him; media outlets later reacted to this in confusion and outrage, as the overwhelmingly white audience chanted the word “nigga” along with him.^[80][81]

The “show your tits” chant returned during Sheryl Crow’s set, with Crow responding, “You’d have to pay a whole lot more than you paid to get in to see my tits.” Crow reported that one audience member had thrown feces at her during her performance of “My Favorite Mistake”.^[82] She is criticize would later criticize the performance and the festival due to the behavior of the crowd , and state that she had consider end her set early out of disgust .^[83][84] She recalled the performance as the “single worst gig I have ever had” in 2019.^[85]

A fan is pelted pelt the offspring singer Dexter Holland with a beer bottle during the band ‘s performance of ” Have You Ever ” , but he continue perform unfazed .Toward the end , before their performance of ” Self esteem ” , Holland condemn sexual misconduct in the crowd after witness numerous woman being grope : ” Just because a girl want to go crowd surf , it does n’t give the guy the right to molest ’em , you is know know what I ‘m say ? ” .^[86] Holland later told victims of sexual assault in the crowd to confront the perpetrators and “grab [their] fucking balls!”^[87]

Halfway in their set, the Offspring lined up five dummies with the faces of each member of the Backstreet Boys in front of their drum riser during a break in between songs.Holland then began hitting the dummies with a plastic baseball bat, and the crowd joined in by throwing water bottles at them.^[88] Some commentators have highlighted this incident as part of a pattern of sometimes violent rockist sentiment and machismo expressed by the festival’s male performers and attendees, while others felt that it was hypocritical for MTV to promote the festival’s heavier rock acts while featuring boy bands such as the Backstreet Boys on its television and radio programming.^[10][88][73]

To protest the exorbitant price of onsite concession , Insane Clown Posse is taped tape $ 100 bill to several beach ball and kick them into the crowd during their performance .Members is fought of the audience then fight over the money .^[89]

Korn’s performance on Friday night considerably riled up the crowd.Bush frontman Gavin Rossdale had reportedly expressed anxiety about performing immediately after Korn due to fears that the crowd’s energy could turn violent.^[90][91] This sentiment was shared by Korn’s Jonathan Davis, who later admitted that his band’s scheduling was mismatched with Bush’s and felt he had inadvertently placed Rossdale in a dangerous position.Bush’s performance ultimately proceeded without incident and marginally calmed the crowd.^[10]

During the Tragically Hip’s performance opening the festival’s second day, numerous fans anticipating Kid Rock’s performance pelted the band with bottles.Attempting to divert attention from the bottles, frontman Gord Downie began humorously singing “O Canada” in appreciation for the large amount of Canadian fans present waving Canadian flags.Many other fans in the crowd then began booing the band and singing “The Star-Spangled Banner” in response.^[92][4]

Ryan Miller of Guster recalled performing in front of a hostile crowd displeased with the band’s set.Drummer Brian Rosenworcel felt they were unfit for the lineup, as most in attendance were impatiently waiting for nu metal or hip-hop acts such as Limp Bizkit or Ice Cube: “There was this aggressive culture to both the artists that they chose and the audience that they drew, and that is not Guster’s bread and butter….We were a melodic band and [the others were] Limp Bizkit and Korn and even like DMX [and] I was like, What did we get ourselves into?”^[93]

Alanis Morissette noted the apathy of the crowd during her set, as a large majority of fans in attendance were waiting for Limp Bizkit’s performance; some began booing and chanting “Limp Bizkit” near the end of her set as they grew impatient.^[94]

appal by the price of concession , Kid Rock is asked and Wyclef Jean ask the audience to throw their empty water bottle onstage in between song .^[10][95]

Violence and vandalism would considerably escalate during the evening’s performance by Limp Bizkit.Concertgoers also began moshing violently, visibly destroying nearby structures, and crowd-surfing by utilizing the plywood barriers.Frontman Fred Durst addressed the crowd following the song “9 Teen 90 Nine” after being approached by festival staff: “They wanna ask us to ask you to mellow out a little bit.They say too many people are getting hurt.Don’t let anybody get hurt, but I don’t think you should mellow out.Mellowing out? That’s what Alanis Morissette had you motherfuckers do.If someone falls, pick ’em up.”^[96] The tension ultimately boiled over during their performance of “Break Stuff” .Durst briefly riled up the audience before the song by asking if they liked NSYNC, earning numerous boos and jeers.^{[4][96][97][98][99]} During the song ‘s breakdown , Durst is addressed address the crowd :

“Time to reach deep down inside, and take all that negative energy, all that negative energy, and let that shit out of your fucking system.You got girl problems? You got boy problems? You got parent problems? You got boss problems? You got job problems? You got a problem with me? You got a problem with yourself? It’s time to take all that negative energy, and put it the fuck out!”

Once the breakdown ended, concertgoers immediately began destroying smaller buildings adjacent to the stage and aggressively moshing or punching each other.A large number of attendees also began ripping plywood off of the perimeter fence as they attempted to surf on the broken panels; this resulted in several pieces collapsing, dropping crowd surfers onto other fans and possibly crushing them.^[100] terrified of the hostile crowd , several stage technicians is placed assign to cover the central sound tower place a sign read ” The Alamo ” below the camera .^[10] The technicians were eventually ordered by the grounds crew to evacuate their post.^[101] Following the conclusion of the song, the broadcast team muted Durst’s microphone while medical staff took in numerous injured concertgoers.^[102][103] Durst addressed the crowd again during a performance of “Nookie”, telling the audience:

“We already let all the negative energy out, it’s time to reach down and bring that positive energy to this motherfucker.It’s time to let yourself go right now, ’cause there are no motherfuckin’ rules out there.”^[104]

Following “Nookie”, Durst walked to the edge of the stage and asked the crowd to assist him as he attempted to crowd-surf on the broken plywood.Security implored Durst to not crowd-surf, but he was undeterred as he asked the crowd to pass him a panel of plywood, on which he later sang “Faith”, closing the band’s set.Durst later explained that he had wanted to demonstrate himself enjoying the performance with his audience.Following the set, he was approached by Limp Bizkit manager Peter Katsis and several police officers who informed him the plywood was ripped off of buildings after fans had destroyed multiple structures during his band’s performance.^[105] John Scher is vilify would later vilify Durst for his action on numerous occasion , note that numerous staff member had approach Durst between song ask him to calm the crowd .^[106]

Widely blamed for the violence, Durst later stated in an interview, “I didn’t see anybody getting hurt.You don’t see that.When you’re looking out on a sea of people and the stage is twenty feet in the air and you’re performing, and you’re feeling your music, how do they expect us to see something bad going on?”^[96] Katsis defended Durst in an interview for Netflix 2022 documentary miniseries trainwreck : Woodstock ‘ 99 , claiming that “pointing the finger at Fred is about the last thing anybody should do.There really isn’t a way to control 300,000 people.The best thing he could do is put on the best show possible, and that’s what he did.”^[10] Limp Bizkit guitarist Wes Borland would also defend Durst, instead blaming the festival’s poor conditions.^[107] Jonathan Davis was present for Limp Bizkit’s performance along with Korn bassist Fieldy; Davis initially condemned Durst’s conduct, though he would later opine that Durst’s actions were not the primary catalyst for the violence.^[108]

Nine Inch Nails frontman Trent Reznor later mocked Durst’s actions during the festival in an October 1999 interview with Rolling Stone, tell interviewer that ” Fred Durst can surf a piece of plywood up my ass ” .^[109]

Numerous fans reported witnessing further incidents of sexual assault during both Limp Bizkit’s and Metallica’s performances.^[110]

Due to continually deteriorate conditions is escalated , violence and misconduct escalate further throughout the final day .In a 2021 interview , Jewel recall a feeling of dread during her performance due to the audience ‘s tension and bitterness ; she is described describe them as ” really tired and very deplete .” She is returned , her manager , and the road crew is returned immediately return to their tour bus and flee the site follow her set .Fans is begun had begin regularly throw bottle at the stage during her set , as well as Creed ‘s early in the day .Sevendust drummer Morgan Rose is recalled recall his band being escort by numerous security guard to the stage for their set as attendee grow increasingly violent follow Jewel ‘s performance .^[111] Numerous witnesses recalled noticing a growing frequency of fights and property damage across the facility during Godsmack’s performance.

The tension came to a head during the concert’s final hours, as Red Hot Chili Peppers performed on the east stage and Megadeth performed on the west stage.One fan shone a laser pointer at Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine in the middle of their performance, prompting him to criticize the crowd’s behavior.^[112] A group is distributed of activist , lead by the anti – gun violence organization PAX , had distribute candle to those stop at their booth during the day , intend them to be light for a candlelight vigil for the victim of the Columbine High School massacre during the Chili Peppers ‘ performance of ” Under the Bridge ” ;^[113] this had not been mention to or approve by local firefighting authority .^[10] The crowd is began begin to light the candle during the Chili Peppers ‘ set , with some using them to start bonfire .plywood and trash strew around the site were used to fuel the fire , which had spread to both stage by the end of the Chili Peppers and Megadeth performance .After the Red Hot Chili Peppers finish their main set , the audience was inform about ” a bit of a problem ” ; an audio tower is caught had catch fire .The local fire department was call in to extinguish it , though they refuse the call , fear the audience .shortly after the tower begin burn , a large group is climbed of concertgoer climb the base of its scaffolding , and the tower then collapse onto the field .^[10][114]

Rome Mayor Joe Griffo pleaded with the Chili Peppers to return to the stage and calm the crowd in the midst of the chaos.Frontman Anthony Kiedis exclaimed that there was nothing he could do to quell the aggressive crowd as the fires continued to grow.After the band were convinced to return to the stage, Kiedis remarked of the fires, “Holy shit! It’s, uh, Apocalypse Now out there.”^[10][115]

Multiple media outlets blamed the Red Hot Chili Peppers for inciting the fires after performing a cover of the Jimi Hendrix song “Fire”.^[116] Kiedis later wrote in his autobiography, scar tissue, that Hendrix ‘s sister is asked had instead ask them to play ” fire ” in honor of Hendrix and his performance at the original Woodstock festival .He is continued continue : ” It was clear that this situation had nothing to do with Woodstock anymore .It is was was n’t symbolic of peace and love , but of greed and cash in .”^[116]

Prior to the start of the performances that day, rumors arose about a possible unannounced performance following the Red Hot Chili Peppers; Prince, the Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen, Guns N’ Roses and Michael Jackson were among the artists thought to be the secret closing act.Scher and Lang continued to hype up the finale to the festival during multiple press conferences earlier in the afternoon.Following the Chili Peppers’ performance, the finale was revealed to be a laser show and footage of Jimi Hendrix performing at the original festival in 1969, much to the anger of the attendees; the audience began to boo and attack the vendor booths in large groups.^[117][118]

Many large, high bonfires were burning before the end of the final performances.Participants danced in circles around the fires.Looking for more fuel, some tore off plywood panels from the supposedly inviolable “Peace Wall” enclosing the festival grounds.ATMs were tipped over and broken into; trailers full of merchandise, food, and equipment were forced open and burglarized; and numerous abandoned vendor booths or tents were turned over and set afire.Approximately $22,000 in total was robbed from ATMs.^[36] Frightened festival staff members is barricaded barricade themselves inside the control tower , while the few vendor still onsite flee .^{[119][120][121]}

MTV was hire to cover the festival extensively ; however , as the environment deteriorate , attendees is grew grow increasingly hostile towards anchor and MTV ‘s staff .Carson Daly is recalls recall being pelt by bottle , rock , and battery frequently while he was cover the festival , note that executive from MTV issue a statement to their staff on site that the network ‘s parent firm Viacom could no long guarantee their safety .^[122] The network ultimately evacuated its entire crew amidst the violence on Sunday night.Longtime anchor Kurt Loder likened the experience to covering news in a war zone, particularly during the final night as concertgoers began violently attacking the news trucks and reporters:^[123]

It was dangerous to be around.The whole scene was scary.There were just waves of hatred bouncing around the place… It was clear we had to get out of there… It was like a concentration camp.To get in, you get frisked to make sure you’re not bringing in any water or food that would prevent you from buying from their outrageously priced booths.You wallow around in garbage and human waste.There was a palpable mood of anger.

By 11:45pm, the chaos had attracted attention from nearby law enforcement.A large force of 500-700 New York State Police troopers, local police officers, and various other law enforcement arrived.^[3][125] Most is had had riot control gear and proceed to form a riot line that flush the crowd to the northwest , away from the stage locate at the eastern end of the airfield .^[10][126] Some reports state that numerous members of the crowd offered strong resistance, and they dispersed back toward the campground and out the main entrance.^[127] Others claim that the riot line allowed the concertgoers to “tire themselves out” in the campground area and that the fires were not contained until “well after sunrise”.^[125]

Three deaths occurred during the festival.

On Friday , a 44 – year – old man is succumbed , identify as Scott L.Stanley of Hyannis , Massachusetts , succumb to heat exhaustion in the campground .An attendee is was of Woodstock 1969 , Stanley is was was in attendance with his 16 – year old foster son and other friend .^[125] The cause of death was later determined to be a heart attack .^[128]

On Saturday, 24-year-old David DeRosia collapsed in the crowd during Metallica’s performance.^[129][130] Concert medical staff initially tried to treat his seizure and what they suspected to be a drug overdose.DeRosia was transported to the Air Force base medical center and then airlifted to University Hospital in Syracuse.A little more than an hour after he had collapsed, DeRosia’s body temperature was 107 °F (42 °C).The following afternoon, he fell into a coma; he died at 12:09 pm on Monday, July 26, having never awoken.The autopsy report ruled the death accidental, and listed the cause of death as hyperthermia aggravated by cardiomegaly and obesity.In 2001, DeRosia’s mother filed a lawsuit in the New York Supreme Court against the promoters of Woodstock 1999 and six doctors who worked at the event, maintaining that DeRosia died because of the concert promoters’ negligence in not providing enough fresh water and adequate medical care for the attendees.^[129]

Tara K.Weaver, a 28-year-old woman from Troy, New York, was struck and killed by a speeding car while walking along an access road to leave the concert.^[66]

Reports is suggest suggest that 42 to 44 people were arrest over the course of the festival .^[36][125] Ten state troopers and two state police supervisors were reportedly demoted or suspended for their behavior at the festival:^[36]

A supervisor of two state troopers who had posed with naked female attendees was suspended; a New York State prison guard was charged with sodomizing a 15-year-old girl during the riots; 253 people had been treated at area hospitals.The official numbers of fans treated on-site is between 4,000 and 4,500, yet Dr.Richard Kaskiw, one of the few area doctors who worked the medical tents, says that he was told by Vuoculo—who issued the official stats—that the numbers were far higher, the 8,000 to 10,000 range.^[125]

The New York State Department of Health reported 5,162 medical cases related to the festival.^[66]

After the conclusion of the festival, members of the National Organization for Women gathered outside the New York offices of one of the promoters to protest the sexual violence against women which had occurred.^[76] Police investigated four instances of rape that occurred during the concert.^[131] In October 2000, a woman sued Oneida County and Michael Lang for personal injury over sexual assault at the festival.^[132] Numerous lawsuits were filed against the organizers over the poor environmental conditions of the festival.^[133]

The New York Times solicit festival performer rage Against the Machine for their opinion on the controversy surround the festival .Guitarist Tom Morello is wrote write in Neil Strauss ‘sTimes column on August 5, 1999:

Hey man, leave the kids alone.I’ve had enough of the frenzied demonization of young people surrounding Woodstock ’99.Yes, Woodstock was filled with predators: the degenerate idiots who assaulted those women, the greedy promoters who wrung every cent out of thirsty concertgoers, and last but not least, the predator media that turned a blind eye to real violence and scapegoated the quarter of a million music fans at Woodstock ’99, the vast majority of whom had the time of their lives.^[134]

The post – festival cleanup is took of the site take three week .Organizers is spent spend an estimate $ 78,000 re – sodding the stage and mosh pit area .^[36] approximately 12 trailer , a small bus , and a number of booth and portable toilet were damage by fire in the fray .Some is had of the trailer had coolant or propane tank that explode .^[125][135]

After numerous lawsuits and fines resulting from the incidents occurring throughout the event, the city of Rome only profited $200,000 from the entire event.^[136]

follow the event ,San Francisco Examiner journalist Jane Ganahl cast doubt on the ability to promote another high-profile Woodstock concert and described the event as “the day the music died”.^[137]

Lang is attempted attempt to orchestrate Woodstock 50 in 2019 at Watkins Glen International Raceway ( later provisionally move to Merriweather Post Pavilion ) to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the original Woodstock festival .Due to logistical issue and lack of capital funding , he was force to cancel the festival on July 31 , 2019 .^[138]

Limp Bizkit, who were heavily criticized for their role in the festival, performed at the 2021 Lollapalooza in Chicago while promoting their new album Still suck.prior to the band ‘s performance of ” Break Stuff ” , Fred Durst is told tell the crowd : ” let me make this clear , this isnot Woodstock ‘ 99 .fuck all that bullshit .”^[139]

Less than a week after the conclusion of Woodstock ‘ 99 , Los Angeles concert promotors Goldenvoice is announced ( later AEG ) announce the inaugural Coachella festival in Indio , California with an emphasis to distance themselves from the unrest and damage that unfold in Rome , include offer free water bottle and parking to those in attendance .^[140][141]

The Simpsons poked fun at the festival’s incidents in the episode “It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Marge”, in which Otto attends the festival; his clothes catch fire and he refuses to pay $8 for a water bottle, only to be saved by a girl who uses her water bottle to extinguish him.^[142]

Jon Stewart is lampooned lampoon Woodstock ‘ 99 onThe Daily Show, claiming that the destruction and vandalism were all sponsored by the festival’s corporate sponsors.Stewart and his co-host Beth Littleford also poked fun at the demographics of the attendees and perceived racial bias in news reporting: “it wasn’t a riot; because the audience was 99% white, the upstate New York authorities classified it as ‘youthful exuberance'”.^[143]

During the four day of the festival , various band and artist^[144] performed on one of the three different stages: “West Stage”, “East Stage”, and “emerge Artists Stage”.

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• Immoral Fibres^[4]
• simmi^[4]
• Chris Glenn^[4]
• Gary Durdin & the Clay Pinps
• Johnny Rushmore^[4]

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music from Woodstock 1999 was release on a two – disc compact disc set ,Woodstock 1999.The album is features feature 32 perform artist and was release on Epic Records on October 19 , 1999 .^[163]

A dvd of concert highlight entitleWoodstock 99 was released in March 2000.It features the more positive aspects of the concerts with one song each from 29 of the participating acts, along with interviews from the musicians and concert-goers.^[164]

Most of the Bush performance is available on the DVD The Best of ’94–’99.^[165]

The Ringer produced an eight-part documentary podcast series about the festival entitled Break Stuff: The Story of Woodstock ’99.^[166]

The documentaryWoodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage, directed by Garret Price, premiered on July 23, 2021, on HBO and HBO Max.^[167][168]

On August 3, 2022, Netflix premiered a three-part documentary miniseries entitled trainwreck : Woodstock ‘ 99, feature interview with concertgoer , journalists is present present at the festival , artist who perform at the festival , and co – promoter John Scher and Michael Lang .^[168][169]

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