Another Festival Fails Spectacularly

[@JustSwivel2]

The bands dropped out to play Montague fest.

[@erikrasmussen7953]

They bite their thumb at them!

[@chazzwozzio]

A curse on both houses!

[@wesleywarsmith1113]

Heheh Heheheh

[@wolfgangervin2582]

Ba dum tish

[@drugsdelaney2907]

Star-crossed haters

[@tomsanders5584]

You know you've seriously f'ed up when the state attorney general holds a press conference and you're the topic.

[@schmidttelevision5172]

FR

[@ColByrnes]

P omegranate

[@starscreamthecruel8026]

Is this the first time the State Attorney has got involved in festival fuckups?

[@seanabel5979]

Right lol

[@lambofmetallica]

We (Victims Of Capulet Fest) have been collecting evidence and started sending formal complaints to the AG before the event even went live. By the time of his press conference, he had over 60 official complaints, with more coming in.

[@TAddy-wq3hg]

As an English major/metalhead who wrote my undergrad thesis on Romeo and Juliet, hearing your INCREDIBLY well contextualized references gave me the best kind of whiplash. Even "heartless hind"?! AMAZING and comprehensive coverage of an event, as usual, and doubly incredible for the Shakespearean delivery.

[@wyattsmetal]

Haha thank you for that!

[@markokume8922]

@@wyattsmetal You made us forget completely about Rosaline Fest!

[@greenman6141]

talk about being uniquely qualified to appreciate a video.

[@HollywoodRecordingStudio]

If you’re an American band that’s traveling internationally, make sure your promoter sends you your return ticket before you leave the US.

[@Gjallarhorn84]

It's actually on the contracts for any band that travels nationally or internationally

[@MickMod]

​@@Gjallarhorn84 It almost always is, but no one reads their contracts so it's worth reminding people of that.

[@saltycanadian6190]

My buddy is a venue owner: He prefers the small metal shows because the fans clean up their mess. The fans know the music is already hard to book in, and don’t want to ruin it. So they keep it clean. Parking lot, and in the inside of the venue. His opinion of his experience. Not mine and not yours. He doesn’t like edm concerts/raves but they make mad cash. Only issue is the literal metric tonnes of garbage the edm people leave. Not to mention left over drugs he needs to watch out for. He doesn’t even care if people smoke weed inside, he just doesn’t want to be poked by a needle.

[@mayuri206]

lazy owner then. do your job and clean loser.

[@panzer00]

Metal heads actually give a shit - who couldve guessed that?

[@Isaac862]

I’m an “EDM” fan who happened to wander onto this video, and I can say with certainty you are right. For those of us that were into it before the big wave of dubstep/festivalEDM hit the states (dating myself here), what the scene has turned into now is totally unappealing and shameful. But it rakes in the cash. Anyway the point of this boomer rant is to say it’s a trade off. If a scene gets big enough to consistently fill large festivals, it’s probably lost some of its purity. Better to have more shows in smaller venues with fans that actually care imo. So be thankful if that’s what’s happening.

[@blockchainprofessor.x]

I've been to both kinds of festivals and both of them leave trash. I've been to both types of concerts here in Massachusetts inside venues, and it doesn't matter what type of music is playing, there is inevitably some trash on the floor. The kids munching pills that increase your dopamine and serotonin, are more likely to pick up trash than alcoholics moshing but that's just my opinion

[@saltycanadian6190]

@@blockchainprofessor.x small metal shows, 100 or less people.

[@mikehorn7099]

5:41 That non-apology sounds like someone translated emo lyrics from another language into English.

[@michaelkearney2186]

When all else fails, play the victim card, right?? 😂😂😂

[@Robocopnik]

LMAO right? It's like somebody ran an American Football song through google translate a half-dozen times,

[@stringlarson1247]

_The Art of the Steal_

[@matthewhood3897]

CT resident here. The moment I saw "The Webster" I went "Oooooooooffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff this 'gon be a shitshow".

[@EYE_GOTCHA]

😮

[@kosmosfan01]

I had to do a double take when I recognized the building with it being a couple of blocks away from me 😆

[@xsleptx554]

Same. I heard about this fest a while ago and said it will never work.

[@iceticketliongaming806]

Honestly have been to the Webster like 3 times already and personally I love the place, however it’s FAR from the 13k capacity the other place had Honestly sucks to hear this shit happened to that venue

[@Megarover]

At this point before attending any festival you gotta do a background check on whether the owner/organizer is a sleazeball and if they've got any experience running a festival before.

[@NateTrash]

oohhhhhh fuck yea!

[@oceanaxim]

True that brother!

[@mydogslikeboiledeggs7094]

Just avoid the metal scene entirely unless Judas Priest is playing.

[@samanthabobier]

Blueridge 😅😂 never again

[@StonedHunter]

And honestly see if the festival has had at least 2 or 3 successful years before. No first time fests for me.

[@mikeh892]

"The blonde-haired, four-eyed, neckbeard money eater here..." 😂

[@gremlinfinger5964]

Sounds like the purple people eater song. 😂

[@TrevorR_333]

I saw Hatebreed at the Webster once. Awesome show, but anyone who’s been to that venue would tell you that this place is not suitable for a “festival”.

[@JoyDavidson]

Have you ever heard of Kindbreed?

[@jbmp1390]

​@@JoyDavidson I always preffered Indifferent Breed myself

[@nukeninmgt1504]

​@@jbmp1390 I'm more of a melancholybreed kinda guy these days.

[@WesMoast]

I don't listen to metal, I don't care about music festivals but SOMEHOW KZbin (correctly) guessed I would want to see this. Great video, I love your presentation style!

[@josephfrechette9916]

I love metal. However I don't attend anymore festivals. I went to one and every band billed showed up. The problem was there were to many bands to really enjoy any of them.

[@TheTundraTerror]

More like Crapulet Fest.

[@oainsh]

Hey, dad! :D

[@chazzwozzio]

Got eem!

[@whywhy6055]

The Montagu fest is better

[@isaacyoder4137]

The fact that so many festivals crash and burn like this goes to show just how insane it was to pull off stuff like Mayhem and Warped every year. Wish I could've been a teenager in the 2000s.

[@SatanSquad]

Yeah you missed out. Those 2 tours alone were non-stop ragers! Lol! My age is showing. The Reinventing The Steel Tour was the best I've attended so far. Morbid Angel opened next was Static-X then Slayer and Pantera closed. Definitely one of the most violent pits I've been in from start to finish. Only 1 other show was more violent. Good times.

[@conradmcdougall3629]

The best pit for me was White Zombie and Pantera. 2nd was Korn opening up for Megadeth. Wild pits in those days

[@sendthis9480]

@@conradmcdougall3629 Best pit: Tattoo the Earth Slayer, Sepultura and Slipknot.

[@JoeBLOWFHB]

It wasn't "insane" it was the people running those shows had a little integrity and a lot less greed. Shyt like Fryefest and Dashcon failed because the promoter/organizers expected to get rich overnight. They spent money on themselves instead of the event.

[@Southernstar-RINO]

The warped tour was good. I was 24, old fart now.

[@DravenZord]

That attorney general is intense. I dig him. Rock on metal heads.

[@gavriellarutigliano2356]

yeah we love ag tong here lmao, he's also one of the attorneys general part of the ticketmaster-livenation monopoly suit!!

[@dustin6225]

"I'd feel bad for you if I felt bad for you", the delivery on that one was rock solid, got a good laugh out of me

[@PxNxWxGxW]

The get rich quick scheme has hit metal concerts. Surprised it took this long honestly.

[@chevy4x466]

Western culture r all about quick buck at everyone’s expense

[@tessiepinkman]

Oh, the get-rich-quick idiots have been involved in the metal scene for decades. It's just that it hasn't gotten the same amount of attention as other, "broader" styles of music. I'm just happy that they are getting called out, finally!

[@BatkoNashBandera774]

please for the love of Sabbath do not call metalcore, metal. It's metalcore.

[@PxNxWxGxW]

@@BatkoNashBandera774 disneycore

[@jbmp1390]

​@@BatkoNashBandera774 metalcore is pop music for suburban white teenagers.

[@illmsg77]

"More on him later" seemed like "Moron him later." Good one.

[@stevenmccormackmusic]

Was at a collapsed sci-fi convention one time and the organizers took the exact same “no one see the sacrifice stance”. Turns out they hadn’t paid the deposit for the hotel where the guests were supposed to be staying at hence the block was canceled. The whole thing collapsed from there when actor guests starting backing out.

[@kerryevans7283]

I booked a flight and hotel to go to a star trek convention. I spoke to the organiser before I booked the ticket. An hour later the hotel rang me to say the event was cancelled. Lost a lot of money.

[@katew2502]

As someone who was raised in CT I audibly laughed when I saw “The Webster”. It’s a great SMALL venue! I’ve been many times! BUT FOR A FEST??

[@DaDungeonNCR]

3:15 “scroll past all the ads and goth models” my life. Finally. Someone’s speaking my life.

[@freaknr1]

The only good thing about this whole fiasco is that we got to hear the Savior of Metal quote Shakespeare. XD

[@brendasnow6024]

This is criminal... I hope the DA does their job.

[@danielvandersall6756]

Depends on the size of the bri--campaign donation that he received from the scumbag who organized this ripoff.

[@lambofmetallica]

CT AG Tong spearheaded the Ticketmaster scandals a few years back. He's a big live music fan, and HATES seeing the people he represents getting ripped off. I have the utmost faith in him 🤘🏻

[@danielvandersall6756]

@@lambofmetallica So good to hear... This wasn't a failure--it was a blatant con and ripoff by yet another garbage "Promoter" who just took all the money.

[@bryandraughn9830]

😂😅😅😂😂😂😂😅

[@MatecaCorp]

It’s a DA, so….

[@wendyhamm9722]

Thanks for all the obscure R&J quotes! Gave me quite a chuckle.

[@rickdarris6152]

There's your problem right there. No Municipal Waste.

[@liammcnicholas918]

What a *waste* of time.

[@naughtiusmaximus1811]

​@@liammcnicholas918 No YOU'RE wasting our time

[@leatherbound4233]

That's because modern Thrash gods Municipal Waste would never lower them self's to play "Metal" core.

[@CrazyBear65]

The only walls we build are walls of death 🤘

[@mikeryan2319]

"We did everything we could." Thank you, sirs, for everyth.... Wait. Did you pay all of your bills ahead of time? Did you set up a fast, easy way to get a FULL refund? Lies.

[@DPerez3573]

Dude, as an English Major I was eating up all the damn Shakespeare references! Well Done!

[@tommyron]

You sir, are incredibly funny. I used to be a Channel 3 Hartford news cameraman. I would have loved to have covered this with you as the reporter. Side note: CT has a history of ass kicking attorneys general.

[@rusalexander1757]

Dude. The Shakespeare of it all. (Chefs kiss)...nice references and quotes

[@sendthis9480]

I always thought that saying was pretentious and gay.

[@jarrett1000rr]

"scroll past all the ads and goth models" HE KNOWS

[@intruder313]

I get the impression that not many tickets sold so he was unable to pay his bills

[@AndreWehrle]

Apparently enough tickets sold for a lot of p***ed off fans to end up stranded an hour away from the surprise new venue.

[@ct5625]

This is how most people think festivals work. They think they can just sell tickets and then pay everyone, while pocketing whatever is left. That's really not how any of this works. Most festivals don't turn a real profit for 5-10 years. Even massive corporations like Live Nation lose money on some of their events. Corporations are literally designed to maximize profits while minimizing costs, so if they can't do it without losing money for several years what do guys like Vega think they're going to do differently? The only way to actually do it responsibly, independently, is by starting out having a party with bands on a private farm for a weekend. Built it from the ground up. Invest everything you make back into making the next year bigger and better. You can at least cover your own costs without much risk, and in about 5-10 years you could have a real festival, with a real company, a real team who know what they're doing, a real audience who want to come back every time, and a reputation with bands that want to see it work.

[@christopherconard2831]

This is why after a lot of disaster festivals in the late 60's/70's promoters were required to put up a massive bond before receiving permission for a show. It was already required in some places, but was often overlooked. A lot of "Yeah, yeah. We got that, don't worry." Only to find unpaid vendors, bands, and staff bailing at the last minute. There is also event insurance. This is a policy taken out before the first ticket is sold. For example, if you have a show that has 50,000 capacity with a break even mark of 30K tickets sold, but you only sell 15K they will cover the difference and make sure everyone gets paid. It sounds like the promoters did none of this.

[@FranktheDachshund]

2024 Sierra Nevada World Music Festival was canceled 4 days before the gates were set to open. There were rumors of refunds but by the following Monday, they declared they were broke and unable to provide refunds. The worst part for most is that they closed all campsites for the weekend so everybody who was on the way to the grounds had to turn around and go home.

[@SpaceCowboy57]

1300 people seems like an absurdly high capacity for the Webster.

[@Firevine]

I don't know why KZbin recommended this to me, and your channel isn't generally what I'm in to, but you are a genuinely funny dude and I enjoyed your humor.

[@nsbd90now]

For anyone who doesn't get the reference, the Capulets are one of the families in "Romeo & Juliet".

[@TheClownfight]

So... It was a full on blue ridge? That's what these should be called. "yeah, the vendor pulled a full on Blue Ridge"

[@wyattsmetal]

Never go full Blue Ridge

[@johngardner4096]

This was nothing short of ultimate awesomeness! Subscribed!

[@Weshopwizard]

My dyslexia made me read catapult fest.

[@jenniferlee1993]

Me too. In our defense they did get yeeted.

[@jeremylawson6648]

wait, this is better.

[@betterd9160]

Me as well. At least I’m not alone. I am disappointed because I was excited about rocks flying

[@tuptup18]

S A M E

[@inquisidor1]

Mexican here, you should check the Hell & Heaven fests here in Mexico. You gonna love it…

[@wyattsmetal]

Oh, I've heard many many stories about that one 🙃

[@inquisidor1]

@@wyattsmetal including how attendees burned instruments and how they choose a venue where you could climb a bridge and have a better angle of the main stage than attendees? Lol

[@Metal.mike89]

I’d rather go to small shows with only a handful of bands playing. Last show I went to only had 4 bands playing. I only saw 2 bands. It was still worth it. Seeing Phil Tougas in person is always worth it.

[@lordscrewtape2897]

" I would feel bad for you if I felt bad for you".... NAILED IT...👍

[@cwad737]

Maybe Estevan Vega saw Wayne's World 2 one too many times and thought, "I could do that. "

[@CostlyFiddle]

"They bite their thumbs at Capulet" omg I died!

[@Insanity_is_a_virtue]

You know you’ve fucked up when your a new season villain in SAVIOR OF METAL

[@tohomaster4664]

They should of called it “Kaput Fest” 😂

[@PSUQDPICHQIEIWC]

"tens of confused fans" "I would feel bad for you if I felt bad for you"

[@JamJamxo]

Omg! I brought tickets for my bf and I, in January 2024, to go see yellow man perform in August 16th of 2024, Webster got the dates wrong and now they are saying yellowman is performing August 17th! I’ve been emailing and calling and they ghosted me, and then something told me to go look at the digital tickets thru the link they sent me back in January and they had the nerve to change my tickets to the 17th!! Thankfully I screenshotted my tickets before I contacted them about the issue and it has the original date!

[@mafiakickproductions]

I predict Estevan Vega is a fake name and he’s probably got a fake ID to hopefully not get legal repercussions from doing blatant fraud but idk this is all so screwy I feel bad for the fans, bands and the race track and the other venue.

[@peterlinn7036]

It’s not. I’m from CT and he’s organized a few small regular shows for years. Big scumbag.

[@Gjallarhorn84]

Impossible, the minute he organized a festival and showed his face publicly, playing with the law by using a fake ID would be an extremely stupid thing to do and a very quick ticket to jail

[@justinland1208]

@@Gjallarhorn84not impossible. Source: that dude is very obviously a moron

[@drfabriciomnogueira]

Well, you have "Capulet" on title, but don't want tragedy 😂 Nice video

[@Emily_Charley]

😂😂 hilarious. The Romeo and Juliet references were funny as

[@oldtincorona9522]

Seems like the golden era of great festivals are long gone. Just no brain money grabbers thinking they can get rich dabbling in the grown up realm of festival organisation.

[@Scottocaster6668]

Then run to facey space to "apologize" for the F-up. All behind a computer screen.

[@kchez5586]

If you're putting on a festival and relying on advance ticket sales to pay your operating expense deposits, you're not a promoter, just a sleazy used car salesman looking to screw people out of money.

[@theholymackerel072]

These morons don’t even know what the word “logistics” means.

[@InspirationalSpaceship]

I’m a subscriber now. The intro and the commentary. The 📖 readings. Man you’re hilarious.

[@Tere225]

Fyre fest has competition

[@ionechisholme7552]

So over these completely greedy festivals

[@Character_OS]

I have thoroughly enjoyed all your Shakespeare references sprinked throughout this video 8)

[@barbaraweiss8686]

That promoter is lucky to still have his head

[@ORLY911]

at least they didnt get stranded on an island or left alone in a a building with a ballpit

[@MarcosElMalo2]

I’ve checked many times with my hands and once with a mirror, but I’ve never been able to find my ballpit. I don’t think it exists. Are you referring to the butthole?

[@cyrollan]

what a story! well the silver lining is that i discovered a great channel that needs my subscription!

[@benjamin_den]

I thought at first that it was Catapult Fest - I'd go to that

[@benjaminbeier4036]

I am wondering how all of this actually happened. The fact he could downgrade to such a little venue probably means that he only sold like 1000 tickets instead of the expected 13000? This obviously would lead to a huge lack of funding. But I don't understand how such a big miscalculation in regards to ticket sales was possible when this festival already took place in multiple years before 2024.

[@christopherconard2831]

I've mentioned in another post, there is event insurance. It covers exactly this problem. I'm guessing he decided to skip it. He probably had a good idea when he started, but had no idea what he was getting into. If he's done shows at bars/theaters (I'm assuming this isn't his first) he saw how much a multi day outdoor event could make at was blinded by dollar signs. Unfortunately upscaling from 5,00-1,000 person indoor shows to something like this brings on a lot of new problems. Parking, security, where do people go at night, where are you keeping that many band members and their crews all become major concerns and you can't just wing it. I used to work with a group that organized these sort of things. There is a small army of people required to pull it off. And most of them have a crazy idea about being paid for their time, talents, and effort. Experience has taught everyone involved to get paid up front. Almost everyone has a story about a promoter or organizer who took off either right before, or in the middle of an event.

[@ValleyOfWillows]

5:13 "not before the Capulet Festival organizer, ~moron~ him later..." :p

[@greenman6141]

This was such a well written, witty video. If only it weren't about normal people, leading normal lives where money is tight, being ripped off and disappointed. Still this was so well done. And with a light charming touch.

[@Viewer20222]

This why I use PayPal.... you will always get your money back if someone does our dirty 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@allenharris2549]

I’ve been attending concerts for over 50 years. In that time I’ve seen over 200 bands live. NONE of the bands on their line-up would have drawn me, even if they were playing across the street from my house.

[@1teamski]

The dude better have a good lawyer because he is going to get nailed.

[@TheAverageMetalPoser]

I’d be shocked if he could afford one 😬

[@whateverchannel22]

LOVE THAT ATTORNEY GENERAL!

[@bryandraughn9830]

These "organizers" are basically begging the government "please! We want more regulations!!".

[@אחדהעם-פ6ר]

gotta say, i am so happy for the fact that youre content countinues to become better and better. love youre content, keep doing this shit man

[@wyattsmetal]

I very much appreciate that thank you!

[@ColByrnes]

Aleph is manji

[@TimothyWenger]

My dyslexic ass thought that said “catapult fest” and I thought there was some sort of tragedy at a catapult event of some sort…😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@lauriepenner350]

As a Canadian, I welcome the arrival of our new life sized Godzilla overlord.

[@bloomboxes420]

was waiting for this video

[@Fireball-vk4td]

Same

[@michaelsilver253]

Was expecting some easy Shakespeare references, def didn't expect to hear "heartless hinds" nice job!

[@daneanderson7437]

“As tens of confused fans..” 😂

[@azmike3572]

This might blow over, people will tend to forget over time, and no charges will stick. Meanwhile "promoters" have learned there's money in Metal concert fraud, so this won't be the last.

[@StarLababy12]

"Boilerplate" reminds me of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia 😂😂

[@SpinDizzy-fr8bc]

"..as tens of confused fans were booted out..." I died. lol

[@DarthKotEI]

I'm dying from the Shakespeare refs Also calling the DA 'Batman' 💀

[@miketroj3728]

damn. Webster theater is a hell of a place to see a show too.

[@TheRobWay1]

I like this AG! This seems like a “fake it til you make it” attempt at success despite no working capital

[@andrewbellware3005]

I love your Shakespeare jokes!

[@numba2bvi]

Ja rule in charge of this one too?😂

[@JoshuaBarrio]

Small club promoters trying to sell a festival. They don't think about: Parking, Security, Waste, Food & Drink, Emergency Plans. They are running these events like a Kickstarter.

[@adamfrazer5150]

This era's hottest occupation : announcing a big/new anything, getting paid and then hiding under some coats 😐

[@Bigrailindad333]

WALKER, Minn. (Valley News Live) - The organizers of Moondance Jam in Walker, Minnesota, have released the new live music lineup, after they previously announced the cancelation of all national acts at this year’s music festival. It’s not just this festival

[@matuko313]

From a news article: "Capulet Entertainment owner Estevan Vega also runs Joey’s Barber Lounge in Colchester."

[@sonnyanderson3366]

Your comedic timing is fantastic, thanks for another great video and calling out some bullshit!!!

[@DookyShoes1]

Maybe I'm just getting old but im thinking im done with festivals. Seen most of the bands I want to, and seems like there are a lot of issues now

[@benjaminjoslyn6250]

I have spent many a night at the Webster. When somebody told me they were putting on a 3 day heavy music festival there I looked at them like they had 3 heads. I have seen plenty of great bands there, but that photo early on is it! There is nothing behind that photographer and the video clip from the band is the Webster Underground next door which is basically just a bar with a stage where local bands play. Also, and I can’t stress this enough, THERE IS NOTHING ELSE AROUND THERE. It’s in a residential area in Hartford, the nearest fast food is at least a quarter mile away, nearest hotel is in another part of the city altogether. Also was mugged at gunpoint once on my way from my car to an Anthrax show. Not the place for a festival 😂😂😂

[@TexBirdie]

Can't wait for the class action on this one. The terms of the ticket purchase, even if they were non-refundable, can be invalidated if what's stated on the ticket is not delivered - or if undue changes/inconveniences occur (for example a venue move of an hour, last minute updates, Saturday being cut short on site & Sunday not being delivered at all)

[@TheRonZombie]

I was upset because I thought it was a catapult festival! I thought we were going to be able to catapult nerdy metal bands across open fields in the name of true Metal! But what do you expect from Connecticut outside of Pizza and high taxes we suck!

[@dano1307]

You can't call it a festival when it's in a theater lol

[@kathduncan9618]

Great script! Clicked on this with a why-the-Hell-not attitude and stayed and enjoyed.

[@AntonStoli]

babe wake up the savior of metal uploaded

[@fonesrphunny7242]

Babe, wake up. Somebody posted that overused thing again.

[@youropionmattersnot]

I know some people STILL trying to "make it" in Metal after over 10 years of trying. They play some local "metal fests" here and there and walk away with like $42 to split 6 ways. They flew cross country to play the Whiskey in LA......AT THEIR OWN EXPENSE. It was a pay to play show. They had to but their own tickets for $1500 to resell them. It was a total bust. Cost them thousands of dollars to play in front of less than 200 people with 4 other bands. They chalked it up to gaining experience. My take was, they chalked it up to paying thousands of dollars in travel and food and time to feel like rock stars for a few days. They could have stayed home and got the same feelings and made $42.

[@bradleysmith9431]

4:23 I was about to say, sounds like the promoter didn't pay the venue. Never paid the race track so they bailed. Venue took a risk

[@MarcosElMalo2]

“The check bounced? That’s impossible! I post-dated it.”

[@ryananderson5202]

I partied at a race track. It was there back up location because their campground got pulled last minute. Lies lies lies.

[@samiraperi467]

"Mayhem canceled" (Look up Frostbite Metalfest, it's a f**king meme in Finland)

[@WaltWalnuts]

When's Montague Fest?

[@joshbengston4316]

Aug 30th, RPM Fest in Montague MA!

[@j.r.shartzer]

Dangerous levels of confidence. When someone dreams beyond their actual ability and it negatively affects everyone around them.

[@takenserious4554]

I think it was fitting that it was organized through FB. It's exactly how I would expect something coordinated through FB to play out.

[@Thetenmaumau]

Dont know a single band there, guess im safe from shaddy festivals.