Anyway, back to day 3... I honestly forget what happened on this day. Oh yeah! Cold War Kids, Yeasayer, The Lumineers, and The xx. Well, needless to say the crowd at GB absolutely SUCKED. A bunch of party animals who just want to get drunk instead of listening to great music.
Cold War Kids were okay, nothing earth shattering. They did play my 2 favorite songs: Hospital Beds and Saint John, but I was expecting more from them. I'm not sure what else I needed but it was missing something.
Next, Emily and I hung out in the shade near the lawn games. I got pooped on by a bird which was upsetting. Then, we saw Yeasayer. They were so cool. I really enjoyed the little I saw of them. We headed over to The Lumineers to get a good spot, but it was way too crowded. I was also trying to find my cousin. We finally found him and his two friends and the crowd ruined the entire show... until the choir of children came! The Lumineers brought out little kids in their uniforms and they sang during Stubborn Love and Ho Hey. This is Emily and my dream for any band. Children choirs are a must. It was super cute. But, the crowd ruined the rest of the show. I'm looking forward to giving The Lumineers a second chance at Lolla in August.
Final show of the night: The xx... One of my all-time favorite bands (next to Metric). We've already seen them, but I was still excited to hear them. Once again, the idiots of the Governor's Ball were busy chatting and drinking instead of appreciating music. This would never happen at Lollapalooza. They ruined The xx for me and Emily and I checked out early.
Overall, if I were to grade the Governor's Ball Music Festival, I'd give it a C-. Now, part of this grade is due to the unfortunate weather, but I was honestly having fun the rainy day until I acquired hypothermia. The layout was not particularly appealing and it was a small festival for too many people. The grounds were very muddy everywhere and today is the first day I have clean feet. It's Wednesday people. That's too long to have muddy feet. The sound system wasn't particularly amazing. If you stood in a weird spot, you couldn't hear well and then there was of course the people. Lollapalooza would never let such people in, but it was just annoying to try to listen to a favorite band and have people ruin an experience when you know the band is amazing. Another thing I'd like to criticize them is if you aren't listening to music, there aren't a lot of things to do. At Lollapalooza, there is an activity to do no matter what. My other complaint is the Miller Lite situation. I drank Miller High Life all weekend, which is absurd. Who drinks Miller High Life anymore unless you're at 38 Raelin Road for a rager. Other than those complaints, I enjoyed the music I could hear over the drunk people and the food was decent. Oh, and the transportation to get there was pretty good considering the amount of people they had on the island.
A C- isn't particularly appealing on a transcript, so better luck next year Governor's Ball. Except not because I'm not giving you my money next year.
Lollapalooza for LIFE. Literally the best festival in the U.S.A.
xoxo
Jeana Unger-Hamilton
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