Trainwreck Woodstock 99 is an upcoming documentary series on Netflix. The series investigates behind the scenes to reveal the egos and music that fueled three days of mayhem at the Woodstock 99 festival. The events of the festival have been explored before in HBO’s documentary Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage as well.
It is directed by British filmmaker Jamie Crawford, director of The Hunt for Ted Bundy and also the film Angel of Decay. Produced by Cassandra Thornton & Sasha Kosminski. Executive produced by Tom Pearson, Tim Wardle, William Swann (BBH Ent), Casey Feldman (BBH Ent) and Amani Duncan (BBH Ent).
Trainwreck Woodstock 99 Cast
The series utilizes rare insider footage and eyewitness interviews that were part of this festival. The interview cast includes sit-downs with the headlining artist like Fatboy Slim (an English musician, DJ and record producer who helped to popularise the big beat genre in the 1990s), Jewel (country singer known for You Were Meant for Me and Foolish Games) and more.
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Trainwreck Woodstock 99 Plot/Synopsis
The official synopsis of the series reads – Woodstock 1969 promised peace and music, but its ’99 revival delivered days of rage, riots and real harm. Why did it go so horribly wrong? Woodstock ‘99 was supposed to be a millennium-defining celebration of peace, love and great music. Instead, the festival degenerated into an epic trainwreck of fires, riots and destruction.
Utilizing rare insider footage and eyewitness interviews with an impressive list of festival staffers, performers and attendees, this docuseries goes behind the scenes to reveal the egos, greed and music that fueled three days of utter chaos. Some blamed the aggressive music of the headlining bands like Korn, Limp Bizkit and Rage Against the Machine, others pointed fingers at the commercial exploitation by festival organizers.
Trainwreck Woodstock 99 Release Date and Trailer
The series is set to be released on 3rd August by Netflix. You can check out its trailer below.
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