People tell: ‘I was at Woodstock ’99’
My favorite docu in ages: Woodstock ’99 on Netflix, a three-part docu that could have had many more episodes in my opinion. Seriously, so impressive, so if you haven't seen it yet, you know what you need to do. In 1999, I was ten, and that's just one of a hundred reasons why I could never have been there, but it secretly seemed really cool to me. I was a big fan of Korn and Limp Bizkit, and especially the concert of the latter is one of the best they ever gave (and is fully available on YouTube). However, the festival didn't go entirely smoothly, as literally everything was set on fire on the last night. Intense footage, but was it really that intense? On Reddit (where else?) people share their experiences.
1. ‘It was pure hedonism. Limp Bizkit and DMX were bizarre. I saw the Canadian delegation completely mobilize to try to keep the peace. Ripping the tops off twenty-dollar pizza boxes to make a sign asking if anyone had LSD (which I then got within ten seconds), my tent literally going up in flames while I was walking to the Red Hot Chili Peppers, strangers washing each other at the communal sinks that were so filthy. It was bizarre.’
2. ‘I had already lost all my friends by Friday and I had only forty dollars left for the rest of the weekend; I was completely screwed when it came to money. People were incredibly helpful though. Most of the money went on water, but by Saturday night I was still so dehydrated, burned from the blazing sun and filthy that I fell asleep against a garbage bag, which then melted against my face, where I was already massively burned. The first aid helped me with that and put me on an IV. Then I refused to leave the festival until I found my friends again, because otherwise I couldn't ride with anyone. I had as much fun as possible. Was it sometimes miserable? Of course. But it's something I would never have wanted to miss.’
3. ‘I was there the whole weekend. Yep, it was really that bad. The documentary is quite truthful, but I still had an amazing time. I saw so many awesome performances and you couldn't take your eyes off other people. I've never been so burned, everything was ridiculously expensive, there was trash everywhere, people set everything they came across on fire that Sunday night. It was insane and definitely a weekend I will never forget. My mom still regrets letting me go there when I was seventeen.’
4. ‘I haven't seen the documentary yet so I have no idea if it gives a good picture, but I was there. I fell asleep in front of a few speakers during Kid Rock's concert and when I woke up a few hours later, I couldn't see any color anymore. On Sunday night, during the Red Hot Chili Peppers, I was almost right at the front and my glasses flew into the crowd after I got hit on the back of my head. I did find them again, so that was nice. The blisters on my arms and back from the sunburn were a lot less, by the way.‘
5. ‘The Dixi's were completely full even before the first act was supposed to start on Friday around eleven in the morning. They were never emptied after that. I still remember that stench. My god, that stench. Some smart people had broken a water pipe that went from the sink directly to those toilets, creating a kind of mud pool of water mixed with feces. And so many people dove into it. I saw a couple having sex in that feces.’
