Now its over, questions

I found it interesting that after the Friday evacuation and when they had to adjust the schedule, they cut Melvin JGB short and left PPPP with a long slot. Melvin had superior music that appealed to the older GD fan base. PPPP appeals to the younger fan base and is more popular, and high energy. To be realistic, the latter is far more important to the future of Lockn' than the former.

Youu can be like D&C and sell $200 GA tickets. You'd only need 5 to make your nut. Sorry, still a little bitter over that crap.

Tickets are crazy these days.  Warren's Last Waltz tour is charging $100-$200 for Orchestra tickets in DC.  Can't do it.

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Overall Lockn expereience review, music review later. The lineup was weak this year but with no more Wanee festival, needed a festival to go to so Lockn it was. Made the arrangements to get off work well before the lineup was released. The RV lots were well organized. Pretty neat to see huge fields laid out in a grid with electricity outlets for everyone. It's a very hilly layout and very spread out. Main stage walk not to bad but there is a big hill to overcome. Rumours are this is the last lockn, attendence is down and they will probabbly lose money. Security was rediculous with my actual wallet opened and searched every time I went in. Cops right there where security searching. Not sure what festival to hit up next year, maybe floydfest or Peach.

Now that I am home rested chilling in my garage, ready to give my Lockn review. The best stage set up of any festival I have ever been too. A revolving stage that worked so no wait between bands. Loved it. Also 2 big video screens on both sides. Sound quality was superb. 1st band Khruangbin actually blew me away. A very unique sound with a female bass player in heels strutting around the stage. I really like their unique sound. A lot of bands I don't liten to closely and instead walk around the festival exploring and talking to fellow deadheads. Edie Brickell and the New Bohemians. Great set. Nice to see her back with her old band. He husband was at the festival but Paul Simon was just there as a fan. Saw his pic in the Lockn times, the free newspaper printed daily at the festival. Pingeons Playing Ping Pong was of course a lot of fun. Love these guys. Kind of a goofy band but with a lot of talent and personality. Liked Old Crow Medicine show, great bluegrass band. Was not impressed by the Revivalists. Surprised they got such a great slot. I saw Trey's 1st set. Trey and Phish just don't do it for me. Treys second set, I actually explored the festival instead hitting up Garcia's forest just having conservations with fellow festies. By the way my friend Steve loves Phish and Trey so have gotten a lot of exposure live and recordings, Trey and Phish still don't do it for me. Oteil and Friends was magnificent. Bobby did Weather Report Suite. One of my all time favorite Grateful Dead Songs and I never got a live one with the boys(they did not perform it very often). So nice of Bobby to perform the song with Oteil. Really well done with the 2nd 1/2 Let it Grow which the Dead played a lot back in the day. Then came some Allman Brothers tunes with Duane Betts. Wonderful to hear the Allman brothers again. Oteil brought out Alfreda Gerald and boy does she have a voice, what pipes. Thanks Oteil. Vulfpeck did not impress me, wonder how they got such a primo spot. Tedeschi Trucks were great. 1st saw Susan Tedeschi about 20 years ago at the Chesapeake bay blues festival and seen her many times since. Has that great bluesy voice. Loved it as 3 guitarists , Susan, Derek Trucks and Trey were trading blues licks trying to out do one another. They played a whole Derek and the Dominoes album that included Layla. Wonderful. Sunday morning started with Keller Williams Gospel and we made sure to get in early for that. Keller is so talented. Great sound with that gospel choir backing him up. I really liked St Paul and the Broken Bones. Really rocking soulful sound.Bob Weir closed the festival with a magnificent set. First with Susan Tedeschi which was great doing a lot of old Jerry songs. 2nd 1/2 of his show was with Mikaela Davis on a large traditional stringed harp. She played it beautifully and the instrument worked so well with Bobby and the songs he picked. Overall a wonderful festival, had a great time.

Why was Lockn searching wallets. I've been through a ton security in my life but I have never had my wallet searched. Every time I had to go through security, my wallet was opened and they fanned through the bills. Every single time. Very weird. What were they looking for? Luckily no shoe searches. (where I keep the nugs till I get through security)

The very last time I entered the field from Greenfield, about 6pm Sunday with no line, they made me empty my pockets.  The rest of the weekend, no hassle at all.

"I mince garlic, not words" - Jack Stratton

I think there is a complicated dynamic around the thoroughness of the search.  It takes in such factors as:

What day of the festival?
Are the cops watching me search?
Is MY BOSS watching me search?
How long is the line?
Is the searchee being a jerk?
Does the searchee look suspicious?
How long will it take to search this person?
Bags to search?
What do I care if people sneak stuff in?
VIP vs GA
Am I in the mood to be an asshole today?

And many more...

Yup. That and the close proximity to camp is why I pay the $$ for it.

there was a rumor of a large opiate bust on the farm. I hate repeating that b/c I have no verification. But it would explain that particular search. Also I have a theory that they often do that sort of thing just so people will talk about it, word will get around, and bad guys avoid the risk. Which is why they take apart one RV early in the line.