Top 10 Reasons Music Festivals Suck
08.26.2008
Outside Lands is a big, 3-day music festival in Golden Gate Park, in San Francisco. I caved and bought a ticket for Friday night in spite of the following reasons. My reasons were only reaffirmed when I was there and I’m thankful I didn’t shell out the money for the full 3 days.
- Long lines for food
- Long lines to get an alcohol bracelet
- Long lines to get alcohol
- Long lines to pee
- Burn out and exhaustion
- $$$ Tickets
- VIP Areas
- Half-assed fans
- Having to pick between 2 good bands
- Corporate sponsorships
Don’t get me wrong; I liked the line-up and I liked all the performances. Radiohead put on a fantastic show even if I only could watch them on the screen. And #9 wasn’t a problem because no one else played at the same time as the headliner. But I still feel like I paid $100 to go to a crowded Radiohead show.
August 11th, 2010 at 5:45 pm
1. You paid a lot of money for half a day
2. It was the first day of the first year that Outside Lands was put on.
3. How often do you get to see 3-5 bands you’ve always wanted to see. Killing 5 birds with one stone is pretty awesome.
4. Stop being a pussy and sack up.
August 11th, 2010 at 6:02 pm
I’m talking about quality vs. quantity. I would rather see the bands that I like perform an individual show in a more intimate environment that’s full of die hard fans.
I’m not trying to cross bands off of my list.