We attended our first music festival, Firefly, for one day. We chose Saturday, June 17th, because it included the Weeknd, Chance the Rapper, Bob Dylan, Kesha and Galantis. We purchased overnight parking which also included camping in your parking spot, but we opt to stay with our friend.
If you are camping, the walk to the festival was long. There was a line of cart bicyclists who are ready to you back to the camp site. Between the walk from the campsite to the festival, there was a “Hub”, where you can shop, drink and chill. There was a small lineup of artists.
Once you reached the festival, there was a line for security check. Some security officers do a thorough check. After the security check, you will take a short walk to the festival.
Food and drink stands were spread out everywhere. There was a Subway building that gave out half a wrap and a small cup of Gatarode for free. The place closed at 8pm. There was more meat than the sandwich. The Arancini Bros’ rice balls are so delicious. It was reasonably priced at $12 for 6 balls. People raved that the Island Noodles are great online, so we had to try it. As Asians, we found the vegetables were undercooked, and the noodles were flavorless. Sorry, we are not coming back.
If you are looking for a souvenir, get the Firefly mug. With the mug, you can get discounted refill of their two cocktail drinks. Another souvenir item is their bud light bottle. You can buy a 6-pack for $36; however they opened all the bottles. Boo!
During the afternoon, we noticed that there a fewer attendants. We got a chance to see the following artists:
- T-pain – A hilarious man who sang most of his songs
- Good Grace – A Canadian who plays a guitar with a mellow voice
- Daya – Songs are upbeat with a Shakira inspired voice
- DJ Jazzy Jeff – Great mixes, but location was too hot
- Galantis – Awesome with great energy
- Chance the Rapper – Rap is different from Eminem
- The Naked and Famous – EDM. The female singer’s voice is cute
- Lewis del Mar – Weird mix of sounds
- The Weeknd – Nice voice, but songs are not great. Maybe we are from a different generation
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