'Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage' Doc Coming to HBO

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How did an iconic celebration of harmony descend into mayhem? Woodstock 99, the first film in Bill Simmons' Music Box HBO series, examines how the festival collapsed under the weight of its own misguided ambition.

The HBO original documentary premieres July 23 on HBOMax.

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[false_hate]

Yes yes yes, HBO has the best documentaries even if I hated Class Action Park.

[callonme_84]

It was a running joke in the tri-state
In the 80’s/90’s

[false_hate]

I think I’ve been spoiled by the YT video coverage on it and podcasts like Swindled and Scam Goddess, both of which handled it fantastically but in different tones.

The first half is very lighthearted and like VH1’s I Love the series but the jokes fall flat since they are talking about tons of people getting hurt on incredibly dangerous “rides” and drunk teenagers running the park each summer. There is then a huge tonal shift towards discussing the deaths that occurred at the park and financial issues which led to them being closed.

[bluesforgotten]

tbh i thought it was worth the watch. it's not like the best doc ever, but its a wild story/situation, and entertaining people talk about it.

[waffletaco]

Defunctlands doc was great. It proceeded the Class Action one.

[false_hate]

Yep, I enjoyed that doc and the short Fascinating Horror episode.