Woodstock ’99: By the numbers
August 22, 1999
* 2,500. The number of port-a-johns and stall units available.
* 1,200. The amount, in tons, of solid waste produced by the crowds.
* 500,000. The number of gallons of liquid waste produced.
* 125,000. The number of vehicles there was parking capacity for.
* 400. The number of the 1,250 Peace Patrol members who had left or been dismissed by Sunday night (when the riots took place).
* 350,000. The amount of money several bands, including Rage Against The Machine, Metallica and Korn, cost.
* 5,000. At Woodstock ’69, Jimi Hendrix was paid approximately this much to play for a crowd twice the size of Woodstock ’99.
* 17 million. Approximately the amount of watts of power distributed throughout 50 miles of main cable.
* 23,000. Feet of lighted roads and paths. There was enough electricity to light a city of 250,000 people.
* 200,000. The number of square feet the Woodstock Peace Wall covered. With original artwork, it was approximately three miles long, 12 feet high and covered about 200,000 square feet.
* 2,650. The number of gallons of Latex enamel paint used to complete the wall, which was the longest mural in the world.
* 15,000. Number of man hours it took the 24 artists to create the wall.
* 1,200. The number of dorm rooms that were rehabilitated for staff housing.
* 500. About the number of licensed, state certified medical doctors, physical assistants and nurses on hand.
* 1,500. The number of medical assistants and volunteers who helped.
* 22. The number of ambulances available. (4 basic life-support buses were also available.)
* 245. The number of park-like acres that made up the camping area. (Not including the people that slept on mud.)
* 575. The number of saplings that were replanted after the festival.
* 425,000. The number of hot dogs and buns served.
* 2 million. Number of sodas sold.
* 330,000. The amount in gallons of water sold.
* 5 million. The amount of condiment packages used.