TV Mini Series Review: Trainwreck: Woodstock '99

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Trainwreck: Woodstock '99

Netflix

Release date: August 3, 2022

Created by

Michael Lang

Directed by

Jamie Crawford

Genre

Docuseries

Seasons

1

Episodes

3

#whatonwhatsgood Express Review (by: Jovin Tardif | What on What's Good)

Woodstock '99 (July 22–25, 1999) ... wow! what a mess. What was supposed to be a celebration of love, peace and great music turned into riots, rage and mayhem.

Why did it happen? Some blame the promoters, others believe it's the attendees. Either way, chaos happened and the festival was a disaster that led to fires, theft, destruction, violence and sexual assault.

In this documentary, you will see never before seen footage and multiple interviews from eyewitnesses on what happened during the three days of the festival.

Overall, it was a fascinating docuseries. It leaves you wondering who to blame for what happened.

You might also want to check out the documentary Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage on HBO/HBO Max/Crave


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