Woodstock '99

Woodstock 1999
Genre
DatesJuly 22–25, 1999
Location(s)Griffiss Air Force Base (Rome, New York, U.S.)
Coordinates43°14′N 75°25′W / 43.23°N 75.41°W / 43.23; -75.41
FoundersMichael Lang, John Scher
Attendance220,000+[1]
Websitehttps://www.woodstock1999.com/static/index.html
Rome is located in the United States
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Location in the United States
Rome is located in New York
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Woodstock 1999 (also called Woodstock '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 was the second large-scale music festival that attempted to emulate the original 1969 Woodstock festival. Like the previous festivals, it was held in upstate New York; the festival site was the former Griffiss Air Force Base in Rome, roughly 100 miles (160 km) northwest of the 1969 Woodstock site in Bethel. Approximately 220,000 people attended the festival over the four days.[4]

MTV covered the festival extensively, and live coverage was available on pay-per-view. Westwood One held its radio rights.[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 needed]

The festival was marred by difficult environmental conditions, overpriced food and water, poor sanitation, sexual harassment and rapes, rioting, looting, vandalism, arson, violence, and several deaths, leading to media attention and controversy that vastly overshadowed coverage of the musical performances.[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]

  1. ^ "The Chaos and Devolvement of Woodstock 99 | History of Legendary Music Festival". August 29, 2022. Retrieved June 20, 2023 – via www.youtube.com.
  2. ^ Zielbauer, Paul (July 24, 1999). "Woodstock anniversary gets off to funky start". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). (New York Times). p. 10A.
  3. ^ a b "Woodstock '99 ends in fiery chaos". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. July 26, 1999. p. 4A.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference nineteenworstthings was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Dempsey, John (May 3, 1999). "Big PPV push set for July's Woodstock '99". Variety. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
  6. ^ "Music Box". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
  7. ^ Oldenburg, Ann (July 27, 1999). "MTV's Loder flees out-of-control fest". USA Today. Archived from the original on February 9, 2008. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
  8. ^ Helen Ray (August 13, 2022). "Carson Daly on Woodstock '99's chaos: "I thought I was going to die"". cbsnews.com. Retrieved August 16, 2022.