Firefly 2017: Now Serving Water

Where doesn't busta ryhmes fall on that?

So firefly vets, sell me on this festival. If the lineup is better than Roo it's on my radar for June festival.

i mean the lineup is all opinion based, but to speak to the rest of it, i really like the fest after 2016. 2015 had some MAJOR issues. Extremely long water lines (Only had 3 water stations for 90k people) now there are a good bit more and i never waited more than 5 minutes for water. Theres a giant enclosed tent called the Beercade, which is exactly what it sounds like. Beer and a ton of Arcade Games. Theres a main stage (Firefly), 2 stages similar to coachellas Outdoor Theatre or Bonnaroos Which (Backyard, Lawn), another smaller stage (Porch) and two mini stages where acts on the lineup tend to perform for a second time (The Coffee House and Treehouse stage, which is actually in the woods and had an M83 DJ set last year.) Also a pavillion mainly for shiz edm and hip hop, but has hosted some good acts like Odesza, RTJ, Porter & Gryffin (Pavillion).  Schedule is usually pretty forgiving, absolute worst last year was Porter vs Tame though. The venue is really nice, just tons of trees and plenty of grass/shady areas. They added art installations last year which was cool, nothing coachella size but it added a bit of diversity to the grounds and was a good meeting spot if your with a big group of friends. Late nights aren't as packed as roo but it does go till 2 am. The crowd does have its college bros but its not any worse than any other fest i've been to. Just avoid acts like Major Lazer and you'll be fine. Food is really solid, Island Noodles are my favorite. We wont be getting U2 but Muse and Twenty One Pilots (who I personally think put on a good show) are heavily rumored. 


heres the treehouse stage



their 2014 recap vid never feels to get me excited

If you camp, do the premier camping. I've camped since 2013 and premier is the way to go.

On the fest itself: I like it but I'm biased because it plays a nostalgia factor. Definitely a younger crowd but the grounds are huge and there's a lot to do

I (hopefully) won't be going because I plan on doing research over the summer, but I am upset I will be missing this fest for the first time ever

Never been to Roo so I can't compare, but I can say I've been to quite a few festivals (GB, Pano, Lolla, WH) and Firefly is my favorite.

1. The settings is great. It's in the woods and it's spread out nicely with a lot of room. It's really beautiful at night with all the lights and trees. 

2. I think last year they really hit their stride with using all the space right. They have stages that are super secluded in the woods and it's really special to see a band play a second set there. The late night really adds to this with shows going to 2AM now. Last year was great in this sense. 

3. Last year they added "Treehouse Sets" and "Acoustic sets" which really helped alleviate conflicts. They actually get a ton of the acts in the undercard (3rd line to 8th line) to play a second set and it's really cool.
 
4. The kid/bro vibe that people love to touch on around here is a bit unfair and overblown in my opinion. High School kids and teenyboppers are a much bigger problem at Gov Ball and Lolla. Firefly has a good deal of college kids but that's fine, it's when I started going. It's a big party, but it's not obnoxious. 

5. The amenities and extras were fantastic last year. No bathroom lines. They have a full arcade and Dogfish beer tent which are great.

It's just a really fun festival. I get the feeling it doesn't have a specific feel like Coachella (cool kids, style) or 'roo (vibez), but it just feels like you're at camp. If the lineup is good you should definitely check it out.

There's no way Firefly would book Tool, right? That would make no sense to me.

Thanks guys. What's the benefit of premier camping?

I think they would only book Tool as a power move. It wouldn't fit their aesthetic at all but given the predictions so far it could be an out-of-left-field-while-still-reasonable booking (in place of Muse).

We were right in line 8AM on Wed and from my (premier) camping spot I could literally throw a football and hit the festival entrance gates. It's worth every penny to avoid walking across the bridge of death in the south entrance, even if you can't show up until Wed night. It's still closer than most of the best south camping spots.

BTW, if anyone remembers a truck that had a built on platform right near entrance where the main road cuts in (row 5 to be exact), that was us. It was fun standing on top of that and looking out.

So is premier camping called something else on their website or is not showing?

It looks like they are calling it "Wednesday tent camping" this year. Every other year they have called it premier camping. Probably best that they changed the name anyway, there's always people thinking "premier" = "VIP".

Every year it does, although usually not until like April or May.

yeah if were getting muse we definitely aren't getting tool