[Stephen Dame]

Wasn't the crowd at Woodstock '99 larger than the one at the Forks? Just wondering what really was the largest crowd the boys have played before. That Pink Pop deal had a bunch of folks too IIRC.

[wpghipfan]

Woodstock '99 was 200000+... War Child in Winnipeg was 80000, and this past Moncton show in September was 85000. A few numbers for you...

Rory
Halifax

[chris]

I think that the discussion in this thread should provide you answer: <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.hipbase.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=5895">http://www.hipbase.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=5895</a><!-- m -->

Hipbase FAQs: <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.hipbase.com/faq/index.php?cat=4#a39">http://www.hipbase.com/faq/index.php?cat=4#a39</a><!-- m -->
What is the largest audience The Hip have played to?
The Hip played to 200,000+ people at the Parkpop Festival in Holland in 1992 and the Woodstock Festival in Rome, NY in 1999. The band’s largest Canadian audience was 80,000, at the War Child Benefit concert at The Forks, Winnipeg, Manitoba, on September 16th, 2000.

What is the smallest audience The Hip have played to?
Believe it or not, the smallest audience The Hip have played to was 5 at Jakes' in Bloomington, Indiana in 1989. The Hip says that 0 attendance has been recorded prior to 1989.

ParkPop - <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.parkpop.nl">http://www.parkpop.nl</a><!-- m -->
• Takes place in The City of The Hague
• I have never seen/heard a boot from this show.
• ParkPop is the largest music festival inthe world... and it's free.

PinkPop - <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.pinkpop.nl">http://www.pinkpop.nl</a><!-- m -->
• Takes place in Landgraaf
• A bootleg video/audio of The Hip's performance at this event in 1991 is in circulation.

[Stephen Dame]

Thanks boys. I have reason to doubt the FAQ because of its age and some of its factual errors. I know the attendance at Woodstock '99 was 200,000, I just wonder how many were pointed towards the main stage at 11am on Saturday morning.

I love that Pink Pop bootleg, it's the first time I remember hearing Gord's women of the Reich rants about Ava Braun and Leni Reifenstahl.

[the Doctorb]

I remember reading somewhere that the were approximately 50,000 in 'actual' attendance at their Woodstock '99 gig. It's not 100% though.

[soquester]

Didn't the Hip play PinkPop in 1995 too?

[ryan93]

I remember watching MTV following the Hip's gig and Carson Daly was talking about the Hip