07-07-2006, 10:49 AM
It's too bad that a few morons have to ruin it for everyone else. I thought this year's festival line-up was one of the better ones in recent years. Although I must say that the crowd this year did leave something to be desired. I was the closest to the stage as I had ever been for this festival and held my spot during most of the June 30th show but as the day wore on, the crowd started pushing toward the front and it only worsened once the Hip came out. Except for Blow at High Dough and Ahead By a Century I bare remember any of the other songs they played as I spent most of their set just trying to keep my balance and keep my wife from getting squished.
I really need to see the Hip in a setting where I have an actual seat (not that I would be using it) because every show that I've seen them at was outside and general admission and subpar as far as view. I really wished I could have focused more on the Hip during this show instead of my own safety because Gord was really on top of his game that night, not to mention the rest of the band. Whew!! Wpghipfan you need to get that DVD available for those of us that weren't able to the true awesomeness of the Hip that night due to a few dicks in the crowd. Even with the dickheads, it was still a kickass show and that's something they couldn't take away from me.
I really need to see the Hip in a setting where I have an actual seat (not that I would be using it) because every show that I've seen them at was outside and general admission and subpar as far as view. I really wished I could have focused more on the Hip during this show instead of my own safety because Gord was really on top of his game that night, not to mention the rest of the band. Whew!! Wpghipfan you need to get that DVD available for those of us that weren't able to the true awesomeness of the Hip that night due to a few dicks in the crowd. Even with the dickheads, it was still a kickass show and that's something they couldn't take away from me.