  woodstock 1999, also called woodstock '99, performed july 22â25, 1999, was the second large-scale music festival (after woodstock '94) that attempted to emulate the original woodstock festival of 1969. like the previous woodstock festivals it was performed in upstate new york, this time in rome, new york, around 200 miles from the site of the original event. approximately 200,000 people attended the festival.  cable network mtv covered the concert extensively and live coverage of the entire weekend was available on pay-per-view. excerpts from the performances were later released on compact disc and dvd. however, unlike the previous two incarnations of woodstock, woodstock '99 was marred by violence, rape, and fires, bringing the festival to an abrupt end. ==attributes== ===facilities=== the concert was performed at the former griffiss air force base, a superfund site.npl sites in new york | national priorities list|us epa prior to the concert, the promoters of the event were determined to avoid the gate-crashing that had occurred at previous festivals, and had characterized the site as "defensible", describing the 12-foot plywood and steel fence intended to keep out those without tickets. about 500 new york state police troopers were hired for security. in addition to two main stages, secondary venues were available including several alternate stages, a night-time rave music tent and a film festival (sponsored by the independent film channel) held in a former airplane hangar. woodstock 99 was conceived and executed as a commercial venture with dozens of corporate sponsors, and included the presence of vendor "malls" and modern accoutrements such as atms and e-mail stations. tickets for the event were priced at $150 plus service charges, at 
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