What do you know it's scorching hot in the city this weekend. Yesterday was our first day at the festival and it was a great way to start the weekend. We arrived in time to see Duke Spirit, sort of a subways/shiny toy guns/ rocking british band. There was plenty of room at the front of the stage but we clung to the shade of a tree. I've prayed for sunshine for so long but I was ready for the fog to provide some sweet relief. Afterwards we spent some time wandering, having some grub before our next band, Los Campesinos, later regretting not watching Built to Spill instead. Los Campesinos has a beautful sound, violin filled rock songs, but the singing was a little excruciating.
We shared different food items, a "Frankie" from Dosa (an Indian wrap filled with potatoes and all-natural lamb and spices) a "Maizewich," basically a sandwich of black beans, plantains and skirt steak in a cornbread pancake, some yucca fries and a couple of fruit smoothies. Day 1 for food was awesome. The Lines were not an issue today except for the "bathroom" around 7pm. Food and beverage lines stayed manageable throughout. May I also add the heat does not do a porta potty good, it's like doing bikram in a toilet (awkward chair pose ladies?).
After that we made our way to the main stage, we wanted a good spot for Silversun Pickups. They were better than last time we saw them and seem to have really grown since the first album. We had a plan to leave the main stage and come back for Pearl Jam, but at festivals you have to sacrifice one band for another so we decided to set up camp. I'm so glad we did because I had planned on ditching Incubus for Q-tip and Incubus was a highlight of the day. Having never seen them live, I was entertained, and truly impressed. The energy was amazing and they started off with an old favorite "Pardon Me" and that got everyone in the mood. Brandon was sick, but guzzled a bottle of wine in between songs to keep him going, he was very charismatic and friendly to the crowd.
And then night fell, the temperature was perfect and the crowd started packing in. Joe had finally made his way back, just in time to see Eddie Vedder walk out of 1995. I never saw Pearl Jam in their prime, but you could never tell this wasn't it. Their show was REALLY good, all that I expected from years of rocking out audiences. They played a good mix of songs, but all of my favorites. Black was particularly beautiful, the lyrics had never struck me that much and when the crowd sang along it was perfect. The same goes for Better Man, Eddie, also sick, enlisted the crowd to help, and I'm not even sure he had to ask. Alive has the best solo even on the album so I was hoping for them to stretch it out into an awesome jam, I was not dissapointed. Overall they seemed to be very connected as a band and with the crowd, it was a great end to Day 1.
What do you know it's scorching hot in the city this weekend. Yesterday was our first day at the festival and it was a great way to start the weekend. We arrived in time to see Duke Spirit, sort of a subways/shiny toy guns/ rocking british band. There was plenty of room at the front of the stage but we clung to the shade of a tree. I've prayed for sunshine for so long but I was ready for the fog to provide some sweet relief. Afterwards we spent some time wandering, having some grub before our next band, Los Campesinos, later regretting not watching Built to Spill instead. Los Campesinos has a beautful sound, violin filled rock songs, but the singing was a little excruciating.
We shared different food items, a "Frankie" from Dosa (an Indian wrap filled with potatoes and all-natural lamb and spices) a "Maizewich," basically a sandwich of black beans, plantains and skirt steak in a cornbread pancake, some yucca fries and a couple of fruit smoothies. Day 1 for food was awesome. The Lines were not an issue today except for the "bathroom" around 7pm. Food and beverage lines stayed manageable throughout. May I also add the heat does not do a porta potty good, it's like doing bikram in a toilet (awkward chair pose ladies?).
After that we made our way to the main stage, we wanted a good spot for Silversun Pickups. They were better than last time we saw them and seem to have really grown since the first album. We had a plan to leave the main stage and come back for Pearl Jam, but at festivals you have to sacrifice one band for another so we decided to set up camp. I'm so glad we did because I had planned on ditching Incubus for Q-tip and Incubus was a highlight of the day. Having never seen them live, I was entertained, and truly impressed. The energy was amazing and they started off with an old favorite "Pardon Me" and that got everyone in the mood. Brandon was sick, but guzzled a bottle of wine in between songs to keep him going, he was very charismatic and friendly to the crowd. 
And then night fell, the temperature was perfect and the crowd started packing in. Joe had finally made his way back, just in time to see Eddie Vedder walk out of 1995. I never saw Pearl Jam in their prime, but you could never tell this wasn't it. Their show was REALLY good, all that I expected from years of rocking out audiences. They played a good mix of songs, but all of my favorites. Black was particularly beautiful, the lyrics had never struck me that much and when the crowd sang along it was perfect. The same goes for Better Man, Eddie, also sick, enlisted the crowd to help, and I'm not even sure he had to ask. Alive has the best solo even on the album so I was hoping for them to stretch it out into an awesome jam, I was not dissapointed. Overall they seemed to be very connected as a band and with the crowd, it was a great end to Day 1. 
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