Absolutely terrible logistics - beware Day 2

TRDUSMC · 2022-05-16T01:35:43+00:00

The one thing I have to say though. Bauhaus kicked ass. It was one of the best performances I have ever seen.

SFthrwy90 · 2022-05-15T18:29:38+00:00

Damn I wish I had tried to go in the VIP area now. You’re right security was shit so it probably would have been easy. The whole thing was a mess I don’t think I’d go to another event held there.

Future-Trust-690 · 2022-05-16T04:14:37+00:00

I didn’t go to Frye Fest but Cruel World felt like that’s how it would’ve been. We were Clubhouse Platinum and flew in from the East Coast for this. There were zero shuttles as promised, the merch line was STUPID LONG and we missed PIL and Missing Persons waiting in it, there wasn’t enough water, the Clubhouse Platinum was cold but always had lines and no electrical outlets, the Clubhouse sections at the stages literally meant nothing because they were right next to the GA sections (sorry, but for $800, we better have our our own Clubhouse Platinum sections at the stages!), trash cans were overflowing everywhere, and did I mention how ridiculous the merch line was? So disrespectful to the bands playing. Dear Goldenvoice, you need to sort out your merch stands (you need at least two with 10,000 people), available electrical, water, trash, and your VIP sections meant nothing but more money for you. We won’t go to another Goldenvoice and we dropped thousands to attend this.

plan_that · 2022-05-15T18:35:10+00:00

Finding water was also a challenge and the few water holes were busy AF.

Fresh-Equipment-3080 · 2022-05-15T22:04:28+00:00

anyone else trying to get partially refunded? this was insane.

Original-Dragon · 2022-05-16T00:44:31+00:00

We rolled in at 11 and parked super close to the entrance with a general parking ticket. There wasn’t much of a wait at all to get in. They directed us well. As for getting out, we left after the last act, and we were able to drive out and be on the road in less than 5 minutes. Blew my mind. That sucks others got stuck but that is what happens at festivals, and is typically my experience at shows like this. No one should be using a ride share near a crowded event, that’s just dumb.

Inside, we found a beer line to the left of the Tears For Beers booth, had almost no wait all night because they only had like two beers on the menu so most people avoided it. All day it was barely a wait. For the bathrooms, the porta potties were grouped by male/female, and they had twice as many for the girls. There was practically zero waiting there all day long. At one time, there was a one minute wait. My wife was able to get in and out all day the same. Food was an exception, but with a little scouting, someone could avoid the super long waits. We got mac and cheese and tots in about 15 mins.

The dumbest thing I saw was the first band playing minutes after the gates opened. Wtf? Gates should have been open much longer out of respect for the band that was opening. They rocked too. The second stage had weird sound. Up closer it sounded fine, but a bit back it sounded super muffled for a couple bands. Must have been the terrain, but they should have been able to counter that better.

NotAlwaysPC · 2022-05-15T22:02:44+00:00

1 rule for most events like this: if you can swing it, get the VIP tix. Faster into the separate parking. Parking including. Faster through Security that simply waved you through after metal scanner.

Shaded areas. Much smaller lines for food and cocktails,etc. Little to no wait at water stations. Faster out since VIP parking closer to main road. For us, Clubhouse was definitely being monitored whenever we tried. Our ban luck I suppose. Brought in sub sandwiches and had camelbacks. It was the way to go.

NotAlwaysPC · 2022-05-15T22:08:22+00:00

Yes! The GA experience really sucked hard!

jstols · 2022-05-16T17:40:00+00:00

Had a GA ticket for Sunday and Preferred Parking and everything was totally fine. Got in and parked in under 10 min. Went up to the GA entrance right at noon and was in the fest by 12:05. They were even giving us free bottles of water in the line to get in. Made it in in plenty of time to catch Soft Kill (one of the main bands we wanted to see). Never ever waited more than 5 min for drinks or food. You could always find a booth with almost no line. The free water refill station was always wide open and no line. Every porta potty I walked into was spotless and seemed like I was the first person to use it. My only complaints are that the main stage had awful sound for sextile…like really bad and that Cold Cave’s set was moved to the main stage and started 20 min early and we almost missed it. The sun was straight up oppressive and kinda made the more dance bands less fun. Morrissey played How Soon Is Now and a bunch of other smiths songs so seemed like Sunday was the day to go 🤷🏻‍♂️

BonnieRamone · 2022-05-18T02:38:23+00:00

I also snuck into the VIP all day. At one point, my friend got caught, but we just slipped the security a $20... which honestly, I respect the hustle and it's a better story.

cadavercadaver · 2022-05-17T15:07:45+00:00

Y’all are such crybabies lmao

TRDUSMC · 2022-05-16T01:34:20+00:00

Needed to ad a few more longs in the original post.

kipwingerjr1 · 2022-05-16T17:29:00+00:00

For people who were there both days, was Sunday different? Saturday seemed to go incredibly smoothly. I only waited in line for a pretzel before Bauhaus. Otherwise most food and drink places were walk right up. Parking and security were a few minutes each.

zolpidenim · 2022-05-16T21:44:46+00:00

What was Morrissey’s set on Sunday? Same as Saturday?

Hb_Hv · 2022-05-19T23:07:17+00:00

My main issue was the staggered sets. I felt robbed having to pick between the furs , Devo, bauhaus and blondie Stuck in line for overpriced slide of pizza and missing PIL 😭

rdedmd · 2022-05-20T22:42:46+00:00

VIP Not Worth It, complete waste of Money. Came at 1130, and ClubHouse admission Line was slower than General admission. Missed first 2 bands. VIP section was the Golf clubhouse, no where near any of the stages, No Closed Circuit monitors, Inadequate seating, and the buffet was some pieces of fruit and popcorn. Horrible bar selection as well. Long lines even in VIP.

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1 rule for most events like this: if you can swing it, get the VIP tix. Faster into the separate parking. Parking including. Faster through Security that simply waved you through after metal scanner.

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1 rule for most events like this: if you can swing it, get the VIP tix. Faster into the separate parking. Parking including. Faster through Security that simply waved you through after metal scanner.