Cavefest

Great weekend and a hell of a festival for the first one.

We arrived Friday evening just before dark, waited in line for maybe an hour or so to get in and parked. In usual festival fashion we were herded in the usual fashion and told where to park. By this time it was dark so that made setup a little challenging but not impossible. We were thankful for being close to a Porto cause we were far away at floydfest but the cleanliness left something to be desired. Seems like those Porto's have been out there a long time without a proper cleaning. They only pump it out and don't sanitize the whole inside like normal.

After we got settled we had to go find Nick and Sue. It was at this point we realized how far from the entrance we were. Sucked, especially considering we paid extra to get in early and have "first pick" of campsites. It wasn't far by lockn standards but could've been so much better. After making it through the campsites there is a wooded trail about a quarter mile long leading to chugpoint charlie. Security was pretty lax, no troubles there except for having to pour out water bottles before entering only to find out there was no water available immediately, (on Sunday) that sucked.

The main amphitheater is on a good size hill that has been terraced out very well. Plus with a large mound behind the soundboard so sightlines are great from pretty much wherever you want to be. The cave was really cool and a short walk past the main stage. Once you get down there, there are flush bathrooms and another bar. It's a nice spot to recharge and cool off. We only saw a couple acts down there but I'm glad to check it off the bucket list.

Music was awesome all around. Yonder, lil smokies, kitchen dwellers and Sam Bush were the standouts for me. Yellow dandies get an honorable mention for a very high energy set in the cave. The front man had those same wild eyes as Jeff Austin and it made me miss him even more during yonders set.

I will probably return next year, although I have a few complaints for their survey, if they put one out. Was great hanging with friends new and old, even ran into some of my old lockn neighbors.

I hate those quick cut videos, you really don't get time to see the image, then bang - it's gone.