RIP X-Fest

[2Legit2Quit]

X announced they're no longer putting on X-Fest.

Understandable for the flack they've receive the past couple years. Sucks overall imo, maybe try a weekend earlier in summer to try and land some better weather.

https://www.facebook.com/x929calgary/photos/a.374659691218.154701.367157486218/10154543085211219/?type=3&theater

[Feruk]

No loss there. I went once and discovered it was "all ages" which meant I couldn't even have a beer by the stage. If you wanted to drink, you were locked away off to the side in some stupid "beer garden". They didn't even bother with seating, so it was basically a big square box where you got beer, couldn't see the show, and had to sit on the floor while being worried about drunks falling on you. The food was all food truck garbage with huge lineups.

The music was good, but the event SUCKED.

[chkolny541]

Originally posted by Feruk
No loss there. I went once and discovered it was "all ages" which meant I couldn't even have a beer by the stage. If you wanted to drink, you were locked away off to the side in some stupid "beer garden". They didn't even bother with seating, so it was basically a big square box where you got beer, couldn't see the show, and had to sit on the floor while being worried about drunks falling on you. The food was all food truck garbage with huge lineups.

The music was good, but the event SUCKED.

You kinda just described any large festival. Coachella is exactly the same way.

[mzdspd]

Originally posted by Feruk
No loss there. I went once and discovered it was "all ages" which meant I couldn't even have a beer by the stage. If you wanted to drink, you were locked away off to the side in some stupid "beer garden". They didn't even bother with seating, so it was basically a big square box where you got beer, couldn't see the show, and had to sit on the floor while being worried about drunks falling on you. The food was all food truck garbage with huge lineups.

The music was good, but the event SUCKED.

Perfectly summed up my thoughts on the Edmonton version of X fest (sonic boom).

[16hypen3sp]

Originally posted by mzdspd


Perfectly summed up my thoughts on the Edmonton version of X fest (sonic boom).

I've been to Sonic Boom and largely agree, but I had a pretty good time once the sun went down and the big acts came out. We left the beer gardens and got up to the stage that night.

But yeah, it could be run so much better.

[Feruk]

Originally posted by chkolny541
You kinda just described any large festival. Coachella is exactly the same way.
Maybe in North America.

[2Legit2Quit]

I believe sonic boom is also dead now too

[16hypen3sp]

Originally posted by 2Legit2Quit
I believe sonic boom is also dead now too

Yah. Their both done.

[pheoxs]

Originally posted by chkolny541


You kinda just described any large festival. Coachella is exactly the same way.

Contact Festival at BC place was good about this. 19+ wristband to buy alcohol but you can drink anywhere (All ages fest). Seems BC is more reasonable than here.

[My_name_is_Rob]

Originally posted by Feruk

Maybe in North America.

+1

You can't really compare North American festivals to ones in other parts of the world.

But on the X-fest topic, the only one I ever went to, was to see Linkin Park, and I wasn't disappointed. The VIP was a waste of money though. :rolleyes:

[googe]

Is that like Edgefest for millenials? :rofl: