The Unfortunate Reason Sheryl Crow Cut Her Woodstock '99 Set Short

The Unfortunate Reason Sheryl Crow Cut Her Woodstock '99 Set Short

Posted on by Jamie Millard

The Unfortunate Reason Sheryl Crow Cut Her Woodstock '99 Set Short

Woodstock '99 has become a cultural milestone almost on par with it's 1969 predecessor, but for all of the wrong reasons. Where the original was celebrated for its stunning line up of musical talent and palpable feeling of peace, love and cooperation - the 99' edition... well, wasn't.
 Marred by poor planning, limited resources, extreme vandalism and corporate greed, the event is now recognized as one of the biggest disasters in the history of music festivals. While some bands, such as the particularly aggressive Korn and, perhaps most notably, Limp Bizkit were able to fully embrace the chaos (for better or worse), singer/songwriter Sheryl Crow simply could not deal with the obnoxious display of frat boy energy, sexism and apparently... shit flinging.
 On a recent episode of the Fly on the Wall podcast, Crow shared that she decided to cut her set short after being struck with a particularly vile projectile. She recounted how people were "already throwing shit from the outhouses" on the first day of the three day festival, when she was scheduled to perform "At one point, some landed on my hand while I was playing bass during 'My Favorite Mistake.' That's when we stopped. We played about four songs, and I remember saying, 'Nah, not gonna do it.'"
 I don't think anybody can blame her for that decision. While certainly a crappy memory, it's at least kind of a funny story... right..?


Woodstock '99 has become a cultural milestone almost on par with it's 1969 predecessor, but for all of the wrong reasons. Where the original was celebrated for its stunning line up of musical talent and palpable feeling of peace, love and cooperation - the 99' edition... well, wasn't.
 Marred by poor planning, limited resources, extreme vandalism and corporate greed, the event is now recognized as one of the biggest disasters in the history of music festivals. While some bands, such as the particularly aggressive Korn and, perhaps most notably, Limp Bizkit were able to fully embrace the chaos (for better or worse), singer/songwriter Sheryl Crow simply could not deal with the obnoxious display of frat boy energy, sexism and apparently... shit flinging.
 On a recent episode of the Fly on the Wall podcast, Crow shared that she decided to cut her set short after being struck with a particularly vile projectile. She recounted how people were "already throwing shit from the outhouses" on the first day of the three day festival, when she was scheduled to perform "At one point, some landed on my hand while I was playing bass during 'My Favorite Mistake.' That's when we stopped. We played about four songs, and I remember saying, 'Nah, not gonna do it.'"
 I don't think anybody can blame her for that decision. While certainly a crappy memory, it's at least kind of a funny story... right..?