This was a great coup for downtown. I was hesitant to pick up tickets because the line-ups were not too appealing to me and going to fests in general at my old age has lost much of its appeal. After reading the hype leading up to it from the Weekly and such, I decided to go Sunday. It turned out to be a great decision. Having a fest like this in Vegas' urban core was a wonderful experience. Everything I witnessed was so well organized. The public art was my personal favorite - so many great and beautiful murals on dead buildings was a welcomed sight downtown. Yes, food and drinks were a little pricey (some of it well worth it - pork belly from Nobu!), but that is the reality of a festival of this size.
I find some of the hipsterphobia coming against this festival to be rather humorous. Hipsters are about the most harmless group you could possibly attack, but people seem to be all against them. Additionally, it is such an ill-defined term as it seems like any curmudgeon 30 or 40-something (acting like someone twice their age) cannot stand hipsters - which seems to now mean anyone who is young and likes indie music (The horror!). Get over yourselves. Personally, I thought this fest was hipster-lite, considering the line-up.
Anywho, this fest was a blast and I will be the first to buy tickets for both days next year - even if that means battling through the endless hordes of terrifying hipsters!