Top 10 Reasons Music Festivals Suck
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.