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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Megan Graye

Woodstock ’99: The disturbing true story behind the disastrous music festival

Netflix

Trigger warning: This article contains reference to violence and sexual assault.

While festivals can be some of the best experiences of a lifetime, Netflix’s new three-part documentary, Trainwreck: Woodstock ’99, shows just how wrong they can go when shockingly poor organisation is combined with nearly half a million people. “If you thought the 6am scene at Glastonbury’s Stone Circle was messy, you ain’t seen nothing yet,” wrote Leonie Cooper in The Independent’s review of the documentary, which depicts the “absolute horror show that was Woodstock ’99”.

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