I had a great time at LIB. I was able to ride my bike over both days. They had bike racks set up outside the front entrance. I felt entrance to the festival was pretty organized. The only issue being on the 2nd day there were some drunk idiots arguing about why the couldn't bring in their previously opened cigarette box. I chalked that mostly up to audience entertainment though.
I thought the stages were well marked and easy to find. There was a lot of room, and I never felt too crowded.. Even when masses of people were leaving a show. The app was a great addition. I liked that you could easily see a little about the bands. It gave me an idea of who I wanted to check out. I was able to see some really great unknown artists. That's what these festivals are all about for me.
Food. The first day I had some absolutely delicious lamb tacos ($10) it was from a restaurant in the Tropicana. They were topped with goat cheese. Yummy! The second day I had a not so great shrimp mac and cheese (I think from Burger Bar) I was not impressed. I also had a slice of cheese pizza from Spicy Pie, which was delicious as usual. A friend of mine had the garlic fries... I tried a few and they were pretty good.
Drink. I really like that they let you bring in unopened bottle water bottles & empty Camelbaks. It wasn't really hot enough to need 2 full liters.. So I just brought in one bottle. It's nice to have the option though.
Both days I drank a few beers (mostly $8 or $9 Heineken) I agree the alcohol prices were outrageous... I hope they find a way to lower them in the future, but not necessarily at the expense of raising ticket prices.
Music sounded great at any of the stages that I saw. I loved all the extra touches of art placed all over the place.
I really enjoyed a culinary demo with the guy from Chopped, Scott Conant (also owns Scarpetta) and ZZ Ward. Both were very funny. I even learned how to make a new pasta dish. Yum! (Tried it for dinner and it turned out great)
Trash: Obviously this was the biggest issue. Not enough trash cans and they seemed to never get emptied. I figure it took Coachella a few years to get the trash issue under control, so I'm willing to let this slide for a bit. I'm sure they can figure something out.
I definitely thought Imagine Dragons made the show.. By far the best of Saturday, and of course The Killers killed it on Sunday. I hope this is an annual event. I'm glad I saw Beck perform (oldie but goodie) but, I'm sad that I missed Childish Gambino (I may be saying that wrong). I had never heard of him before... but so many of my friends said he did an amazing job.