re: Watched the Woodstock 99 documentary on HBOMax today…

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However, the difference I pointed out from earlier is that 1999 was the only one where a mob rioted and started burning the place down. While RHCP played "Fire" after they were asked by the organizers to help them calm the crowd, lol.

If it was so bad why did RHCP continue to play? Or why did Megadeath go on AFTER them? Probably because they then would have had a real riot on their hands

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The mob violence/burning down of the place should be an openly criticized point in evaluating Woodstock '99. But I don't think this documentary gets the diagnosis correct, and it vastly overstates the importance of the riots to the average festival goers' experience - many of whom were planning on leaving that night to begin with, and missed the whole "riot" portion.

Megadeath was scheduled at the ~ the same time on the other stage (over 1 mile away). If you were there you basically looked at the lineup and planned your day based on your priorities.

Here is from the schedule

9:00P - 10:15P: MEGADETH (75 min) - West Stage
8:40P - 10:10P: RED HOT CHILLI PEPPERS (90 min) - East Stage

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