’90s Singer Jewel Shares Never-Before-Seen Footage From Infamous Woodstock ‘99 Festival originally appeared on Parade.
Jewel is sharing rare performance footage with fans from the notorious Woodstock ’99 festival.
“I have a special treat for you!” she wrote. “Here’s an alternate view of me at Woodstock ‘99, which was 26 years ago today.”
In the video of her singing “Love Me, Just Leave Me Alone,” she explained in the caption that throughout the years, the festival “has been bootlegged to death but THIS is alternate B-roll footage that we shot that day from stage left, that NOBODY has seen before.”
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“I went on between @elviscostello and @chilipeppers on the final day, shortly before it literally went down in flames,” she added. She also posted the full performance to her YouTube channel.
Taking place in Rome, New York, creators of the festival sought out to recreate the iconic Woodstock festival of 1969 to celebrate its 30-year anniversary. However, instead of the peace and loves vibes that were represented at the original event, the 1999 version has been remembered as an unruly incident due to violent crowds, the summer heat, and poorly planned accommodations. The notorious event was recently revisited in a 2022 Netflix documentary.
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However, despite the negative connotations now associated with the festival, fans were still loving the rare footage posted to Jewel’s Instagram.
“Love this song, it’s one of my favs!” one commenter wrote, while another admitted, “Still sing it in the shower all the time!!!!”
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’90s Singer Jewel Shares Never-Before-Seen Footage From Infamous Woodstock ‘99 Festival first appeared on Parade on Jul 25, 2025
This story was originally reported by Parade on Jul 25, 2025, where it first appeared.
