Woodstock ’99 documentary: Riots, arson, abuse and the ‘best’ time of their lives
nypost.comoriginal Woodstock founder Michael Lang and his partners attempted to re-create the magic. Instead, Woodstock ’99 devolved into a catastrophe of arson, riots and sexual assault as over 200,000people descended on Rome, NY over the course of three days.
Attendees torched audio towers and gas-filled trucks and cars; someone drove a van into the crowd at a packed rave hall; and garbage and debris were pelted at the main stage.
New York state troopers and other law enforcement were eventually called in to quell the riot with force.In the end, three people died — the same number, it should be noted, as at the original — dozens were arrested and more than 1,000 people required medical services.
There were also numerous accounts of sexual assaults. Now, a new three-part Netflix docuseries, “Trainwreck: Woodstock ’99,” premiering Aug.
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