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| - Life is beautiful (referred to as LIB from here on out) is a fairly new festival in downtown Vegas, and I've been lucky enough to make it out to both years so I'll review them combined.
2013 was a 3 star festival, but 2014 completely blew it out of the water and was 4.5 stars
The festival was expanded from 2 days to three, the layout was different and the music was a lot more diverse.
LIB is a lifestyle festival in the sense that it's not just about the music, but the art, food and people are just as important. Everywhere you went there was some sort of reminder to smile and the beauty of life. I've been to lots of festivals in my life and this had some of the best energy in the sense that there weren't any obnoxious or frat bros types that always appear at fests in varying amounts
The music was also miles better than last year. I love the killers and imagine dragons as much as anyone else but the 2013 lineup was mostly a college rock vibe. This year the extra day helped minimize the conflicts that define most major festivals. The lineup was strong from top to bottom, and anywhere I can go from the roots, then foo fighters, then skrillex is my type of party
--also, dancetronauts were one of my favorite art cars at burning man, so seeing them get their own stage to just go wild was one of my highlights and I seriously seriously hope it's there next year
The biggest and most impactful change was the layout. For example last year all of Fremont east was inside the festival so if I wanted to go to Le Thai or commonwealth is still have to deal with festival crowds and couldn't enjoy downtown if I wasn't part of it. This year the outside businesses were on their own and they added to the experience. Every night when LIB was done me and my friends would just keep the party going by bar hopping
It also helped that container park was open this year because it made it easier to showcase the chefs. Last year it was a clusterf**k trying to see the chefs and enjoy everything else.
Also, I absolutely loved in and out privileges. There are several reasons why you might need to step out of the fest but the ability to do so is so valued!!
-the negatives weren't much, but I'd say the biggest one was the learning sessions. I loved them, but I only was able to make it into one because the learning village area was small. I'd love for them to find some way to expand it. I hated having to miss out because it was always at capacity.
Me and none of my group were thrilled about paying for the Ferris wheel. Most fests don't charge and it made us want to ride less.
This isn't one that I out on the organizers, but if you were drinking your way thru the fest like me you would notice that some bartenders had heavier hands than others
Overall, this was a 4.5 star festival. And I'm even more excited for 2015 based on the giant leap it took from last year to this
Life is beautiful. YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL!!!!!
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