Festival Life- EDM Edition

Campsite Tent Sleeping bags Blankets  Pillows Air mattress (optional) Tarps Camping chairs Fold up table Trash Bags! Disinfecting wipes Food cooler/beverage  Portable grill (optional-some people like eating sandwiches every meal) Solo cups/plates/cutlery/cooking utinsiles Generator (optional) Adult beverages Lawn games Lantern/flashlights Jumper Cables (you would be surprised how often these are asked for) Sunshade  Speaker My Campsite at ABGT250 Festival Camelbak/WATER! Tickets Batter pack Snacks (factory sealed) Outfits Running shoes Sunscreen  Hand-sanitizer Gum Cash ID Earplugs Blanket Good Vibes :)

H ere is our first compare and contrast! First, let me start by saying I have loved my time at both of these festivals!! Compare Alright, so the biggest similarities are fairly obvious ones.. They were both at the GORGE! This is hands down one of my favorite venues for a show/festival/ect.. It is the most beautiful place to listen to music you love and be with friends. There is nothing better then having one of your favorite artist play during sunset over the water, it is a feeling that really cannot be put into words. It is a mixture of pure joy, calm, peace, excitement and happiness. ABGT 250 Main Stage Another similarity, and in my opinion, a perk with going to a festival at the Gorge is that there is also camping usually involved. With camping there are camping passes that need to be bought when you purchase your ticket. And at both Paradiso and ABGT250 there is still a tiered system (General, Premier-what we had, and Terrace). View from our campsite- Tents for mile...

H ey Everyone! So it is that time of the year where the festival scene starts to slow down. However I had the amazing opportunity to end my festival year with seeing three of my favorite DJs  Above & Beyond at AGBT (Above & Beyond Group Therapy) 250 which was the airing of Above & Beyond's 250th radio show. It was September 16th at the Gorge Amphitheater. AGBT 250 was a two day (Saturday and Sunday) music festival that had camping for three nights. On Friday night they did a special world premier of their first ever acoustic tour; which by the way, was probably the most amazing thing I have seen in a long time.  A lot of people do not think EDM is real music because a lot of it happens on the computer, but the thing that most people do not know or like to forget is that the music has to be played on real instruments before it can be synthesized. And Above & Beyond's acoustic show would make anyone who ever said EDM was not real music eat their words. Below ...