James Madison University-Springfest Disaster 2010, also called Springfest Disaster 2010, occurred on the weekend of April 9-11, 2010, and was a large outdoor party
performed July 23–25, 1999, was the second large-scale music festival (after Woodstock '94) that attempted to emulate the success of the original Woodstock Festival of 1969. Like the said previous concerts with the same name, it was performed in upstate New York, this time in Rome, New York, around 200 miles from the site of the original festival. Approximately 200,000 people attended the festival.[1] 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.
Woodstock '99 is remembered for media reports of violence, rape, fires, and an abrupt ending of the show.
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editThe concert was performed at the former Griffiss Air Force Base, a Superfund site.[2]
- ^ Wartofsky, Alona (1999-07-27). "Woodstock '99 Goes Up in Smoke". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2007-09-05.
- ^ NPL Sites in New York | National Priorities List | US EPA