5. "Festivals are for kids and this shit done jumped the shark" In response to In response to 2
The last one I went to was 09 though I admit I was tempted to go to one or two since. Not really feeling the direction of the lineup though I get that it's pretty okayplayery with some commercial and/or du jour stuff mixed in. The promo, man those chicks were corny as fuck.
But yeah like you I have decided against festivals. I went to my first big one 22 years ago (Woodstock 94) and I have been to pretty much all the notable ones Vegas to Nash Vegas and even some overseas. It's just too much for me, man, not really the money but the time, effort, crowd, discomfort and bang for your buck. Yes, *some* acts really taken upon themselves to put on a special show but I could count the number of truly special sets I have seen on one hand. Overall you get the same show you'd get seeing them on their own bill or, in most cases, a worse show (shorter set, less intimate venue, weird time of day, etc).
I'd rather just see who I want to see in a venue I like and go home when it's over than sit in the sun for a whole day or a whole weekend with a bunch of drugged-out people who remind me of Smithers telling Mr Burns that his 100% surcharges created a mix of the wealthy and ignorant.
And you will know MY JACKET IS GOLD when I lay my vengeance upon thee.