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| - This was soooooo much better than I expected. I am not a festival girl and I get really....panicky in big crowds of people, so I wasn't sure how I was going to do at this festival. But my boys The Killers were playing, so I just HAD to go.
Parking: Everyone was making a big bally-hoo over how terrible the parking was going to be. Not an issue! We found free street parking both days only a few blocks away from the entrance.
Art: I thought it was just so darn clever how they turned that old motel into mini art galleries. Going in and out of each room to experience the different artists was really a treat. The street murals were inspiring. And I love, love, loved the banner that you got to write on. To think that my scribble scrabble will be on the inaugural banner is pretty awesome.
Food: The Culinary Village was a nice mix of choices and the food was up to par. Sometimes when you have festivals, the restaurants don't bring their A-game, but the Nobu sushi, Bratalian penne vodka, Fleur shrimp mac and cheese, and New Orleans shrimp sandwich I had were all delicious. The only thing I wish they had more of? Desserts!! There were hardly any sweets!
Drinks: Way too damn expensive. The Alchemy Garden was averaging $15 a drink!! And they were tiny drinks! We spent most of our boozing at La Comida where they had margaritas for $7. Much more reasonable.
Music: Whoa. Some huge acts. All so amazing. I really liked how they scheduled the concerts, so that you could walk back and forth between the main Downtown Stage and Ambassador Stage between sets so there was never any down time between concerts as they set up for the next one. Of course I was happy to see my boys The Killers, but I also heard some new bands that I ended up really liking like Haim, Capitol Cities, and Zedd.
The Set Up: The layout of the festival was nicely organized. Nothing was too far of a walk, and most importantly, it was not as crowded as I had dreaded it would be. I also really appreciated how there were chairs set up all over the place for people to pop a squat for a moment, and I thought the garden area was fantastic. Some nice, cool grass to lay on and rest while listening to whoever was on at the Huntridge stage.
It truly was beautiful. Can't wait until next year. Bravo, Las Vegas!
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