First things first, $20 for 10 tastes of flavored vodka is the best price I've ever seen in Scottsdale. Better yet, once you bought a wristband you had shade, a DJ and unlimited access all day, worth it. 11am was early to drink vodka but since they stayed open till 5pm, you could spread out the tastes all day.
BBQ, for $2 a taste was cool. We ended up springing for the VIP tent but still got BBQ outside the VIP area because it was so reasonable.
The lines were less than I've seen at the Culinary Fest, also one of my favs, the parking was free and biggest plus, we were able to leave our car in the parking area overnight as there was no way we could drive that night. The next day, no ticket!! Metalhead was a really cool way to end the show.
I'll be back..