ARCHIVE: Woodstock '99 descends into chaos

An estimated 220,000 people came to Central New York in July 1999 for the four-day Woodstock '99 music festival at Griffiss Air Force Base in Rome. The festival was marred by violence, scorching heat, overcrowding, limited access to water and a slew of other issues. By the final night, the event had descended into chaos with rioting and fires. This video features News Source 13's coverage of the event in conjunction with ABC News from July 22-26, 1999. _______________ Stay up to date with our social media: 13 WHAM on Facebook:   / 13wham   13 WHAM on Twitter:   / 13wham   Subscribe to 13 WHAM on YouTube:    / @13whamtvnews   13 WHAM Daily News Digest:    • 13WHAM Local News Digest   For more information, visit https://13wham.com/ Have a news tip? Send it directly to us: Email us: [email protected] Call the Newsroom: 585.334.8700 WHAM is a NY based station and a ABC Television affiliate owned and operated by Deerfield Media, Inc and receives certain services from an affiliation of Sinclair Broadcast Group. Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. is one of the largest and most diversified television broadcasting companies in the country today. #13WHAM #ABCLOCAL13 #Rochester #trending #woodstock #topstories