TV review: Woodstock ‘99 was so bad, you’ll watch some of this through your fingers

Instead of the peace and love of the original Woodstock, guests got over-priced water, dirt, moshing frat boys in baseball caps — and belting heat
TV review: Woodstock ‘99 was so bad, you’ll watch some of this through your fingers

Trainwreck: Woodstock '99 

Jimi Hendrix pushed them over the edge. The crowd at Woodstock ‘99 was cranky enough coming into the final day, thanks to 100-degree heat, $12 bottles of water and the toilets from hell. But at least there was supposed to be a big surprise act coming on at the end, after Red Hot Chili Peppers.

Trainwreck: Woodstock '99 on Netflix — you might have to watch through your fingers!
Trainwreck: Woodstock '99 on Netflix — you might have to watch through your fingers!

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