In 1999, a music festival in upstate New York became a social experiment. There were riots, looting, and numerous assaults, all set to a soundtrack of the era's most aggressive rock bands.
Woodstock '99 revealed some hard truths behind the myths of the 1960s and the danger that nostalgia can engender, investigating what went wrong at Woodstock '99.
The problems at Woodstock '99 were set in motion decades earlier, back at the original Woodstock, suggesting a continuity of tensions beneath the festival's facade.
It was perhaps always easier to love the original Woodstock from a distance. Once you get up close, the romance fades, revealing deeper truths.
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