21 photos that compare the original 1969 Woodstock to its disastrous recreation in 1999

• The original Woodstock festival in 1969 was honored with a 30th-anniversary music festival in 1999. 
• The '69 festival was about music, peace, and love, while the '99 festival ended in violence and debauchery. 
• However, both festivals struggled with food supply and traffic. 

Fifty years ago, half a million people flocked to upstate New York to celebrate music, peace, and love at the first Woodstock Music and Art Fair. That weekend went down as one of the most important events in cultural history. 

Thirty years later, in 1999, festival promoters attempted to honor the original Woodstock with another music festival in upstate New York. But, this time it didn't turn out as successful. By the end of the weekend, rioters looted, burned, and destroyed the festival in its entirety. 

This year will be the 50th anniversary of the original Woodstock and the 20th anniversary since the disastrous Woodstock of 1999. 

From location to food prices, here's how the two music festivals differed.

Between August 15 and 18 in 1969, people flocked to Bethel, New York, for a historic music festival.

The festival was conceived to help fund the building of a recording studio in Woodstock, New York. When the festival producers couldn't find a location in Woodstock, they decided to hold it in Bethel, New York, which is 50 miles from Woodstock and just over 100 miles from New York City. 

In 1999, another musical festival was held to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Woodstock.

This music festival was held in Rome, New York, on a former air base during a weekend in July.  

In 1969, almost half a million people attended the music festival in New York.

Festival planners expected no more than 200,000 to show up in Bethel. However, when the festival started, thousands flocked to the free-loving festival. The promoters decided to take down the fences and allow everyone to enjoy the concerts for free on the 600-acre farm.