HardRockChick - Latest Comments in Outside Lands @ Golden Gate Park, 8/22-24/08

Re: Outside Lands @ Golden Gate Park, 8/22-24/08

hardrockchick — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:24:03 -0000

Yes, I said I didn't like festivals. I was giving them another shot with this one because it was convenient to go to. It was poorly executed, thus affirming my distaste. It's an opinion.

Re: Outside Lands @ Golden Gate Park, 8/22-24/08

Blake — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 13:13:38 -0000

You could have saved yourself a LOT of typing if you boiled your review down to: "I decided before the show that I wasn't going to like it, and I didn't.".

Most of your "review" seems to hinge on the fact that you don't like festivals anyway. So why bother?

And you were surprised that it was cold in Golden Gate Park in August? Not. A. Surprise.

And complaining that a festival doesn't offer the same experience as seeing band by themselves? Does anybody go to a festival expecting that?

Re: Outside Lands @ Golden Gate Park, 8/22-24/08

Eryn — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 18:23:24 -0000

I'm starting to lean your way on the festival setup in general (though specifically about your Vegas comparison. It was ridiculous!), but I think a good time can be still be had depending on the company you keep. Festivals can be a great time to hear great tunes, discover new music, hang out with friends, walk around, be outside and people watch. And let me tell you, there were some interesting people to watch. Only in SF would a hippie chick have a french pedicure...

Mind you, if you're bundled up because it's 40 degrees at the end of August... that undeniably sucks.

But yes, festivals just do not compare to the intimate focused setting of an indoor show at say... Mezzanine. I just have to show up with the right expectations. Though to be honest, I think Treasure Island Festival get's as close as you can with an outdoor event. Looking forward to that one.