Ohana Encore Weekend

Gern Blansten

PhilLeotardo said:

Pandemic aside, PJ doesn’t really play Salt Lake so my opportunities to see them live have been limited and the upcoming year isn’t exactly a given. So I was definitely seeing all 3 shows, not leaving early for any reason, and enjoying every note of Sweet Lew.

(Also the shuttle lines moved pretty well)

I get it.  We have seen them 23 times so I'm good with missing RITFW/Alive/YL, etc. Plus I'm too old. When the concert is over I want to get back to my room and relax.  

NEweather

 i saw & experienced a nice, "friendliness" atmosphere @ Ohana Encore from most there- and the music was fantastic! Sat. i used ear protection-cuz i thought it was Louder than Friday-but maybe it was only me/ "experiencing" that. Both days were alot of fun-Thankyou everyone

NEweather

and for any 1st timers, seeing Pearl Jam Live-( and any of the others' performances there ) hope you are happy you did! You are so lucky! 

steven87

Gern Blansten said:

PhilLeotardo said:

Pandemic aside, PJ doesn’t really play Salt Lake so my opportunities to see them live have been limited and the upcoming year isn’t exactly a given. So I was definitely seeing all 3 shows, not leaving early for any reason, and enjoying every note of Sweet Lew.

(Also the shuttle lines moved pretty well)

I get it.  We have seen them 23 times so I'm good with missing RITFW/Alive/YL, etc. Plus I'm too old. When the concert is over I want to get back to my room and relax.  

I’m also at number 23! Hoping it’s not too long until I reach 24!

sunvalleylaw

steven87 said:

Gern Blansten said:

PhilLeotardo said:

Pandemic aside, PJ doesn’t really play Salt Lake so my opportunities to see them live have been limited and the upcoming year isn’t exactly a given. So I was definitely seeing all 3 shows, not leaving early for any reason, and enjoying every note of Sweet Lew.

(Also the shuttle lines moved pretty well)

I get it.  We have seen them 23 times so I'm good with missing RITFW/Alive/YL, etc. Plus I'm too old. When the concert is over I want to get back to my room and relax.  

I’m also at number 23! Hoping it’s not too long until I reach 24!

My third.  But it was the most energetic and fun show yet!  Even though each show was awesome and had special moments.

NEweather

 this was my +1's first & second time- and it was "finally!" she got to experience what i've been Pearl Jamming about. I've seen Pearl Jam with my kids, family and friends. This +1 is my eldest granddaughter. I still need to edit my list

JOEJOEJOE

Gern Blansten said:

Bentleyspop said:

Gern Blansten said:

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mfc2006 said:

gotthebottle said:

Beaches now closed in Dana Point thanks to the oil spill... no fishing in the waters, no anything... horrible impact on environment.  I'll moving south abs spreading.. not supposed to get us in SD....

Ugh. That sucks....absolutely beautiful stretch of beach.

That being said, I hope they don't move it. The location was perfect.

I can't picture this festival being anywhere else and I don't think it was even close to over crowded.

Agree - the location / setup is what sets this apart from other festivals.  I never felt that festival fatigue setting in by day 2/3 (I went both weekends) and in comparison, I had it after one day of SHN.  If this festival stays at DP every year (and remains small when compared to others), we are coming back every year.  If they grow it and move to a less desirable location, I'm not so sure.  So please don't move it EV / Live Nation!

Yup---we're already looking at booking a place for next year. Speaking of which, how soon do they announce the dates?

us too....we stayed in San Clemente and liked the area but it was a pain to use the shuttle from there.  We stayed there thinking the shuttle location would be at the outlet mall like prior years.

The first day we attended we used street parking which was ok.  We will probably skip the shuttles next time if they are in the same place.  It's nice staying close to the beach.

We have friends in San Clemente with a son who drove us each day to the VIP entrance and then picked us up each night at Carls Jr. Never more than a 15 minute walk/drive. I'll  be annoyed if they move this awesomely located festival.

I hate to admit it but since we knew when they would stop playing we left early to avoid the crowd.  Last thing I want to do at the end of a concert is fight foot traffic to the shuttle, wait on the shuttle, fight traffic leaving the shuttle location, etc.

We did the same thing....once the curfew time was near, we started to walk out.....was able to get right on the shuttle with no wait.

sunvalleylaw

Hey, there was a trick posted a while back for getting the wristbands off intact.  I wanted to save mine, hang it on a mirror or something.  Can anyone remember it and tell me?  I have tried a screwdriver but no luck yet.  Would save me going back through 37 pages.

PJNB

sunvalleylaw said:

Hey, there was a trick posted a while back for getting the wristbands off intact.  I wanted to save mine, hang it on a mirror or something.  Can anyone remember it and tell me?  I have tried a screwdriver but no luck yet.  Would save me going back through 37 pages.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5M9wY8nRhiw

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZcALJm9n5lA

steven87

sunvalleylaw said:

steven87 said:

Gern Blansten said:

PhilLeotardo said:

Pandemic aside, PJ doesn’t really play Salt Lake so my opportunities to see them live have been limited and the upcoming year isn’t exactly a given. So I was definitely seeing all 3 shows, not leaving early for any reason, and enjoying every note of Sweet Lew.

(Also the shuttle lines moved pretty well)

I get it.  We have seen them 23 times so I'm good with missing RITFW/Alive/YL, etc. Plus I'm too old. When the concert is over I want to get back to my room and relax.  

I’m also at number 23! Hoping it’s not too long until I reach 24!

My third.  But it was the most energetic and fun show yet!  Even though each show was awesome and had special moments.

Totally agree! Energy was amazing and felt like a celebration after being away for so long. 

tamgil

First time at this event - we are from Calgary and I have to admit it was REALLY special since it’s been so long since we’ve been able to do this sort of thing….

We didn’t catch as many of the acts on Friday as we only got to the grounds at 5pm. That is probably my one regret since I was truly blown away by the caliber of the daytime performers the next day. The highlight for me on Friday was definitely RVM - they definitely brought it for that song! But Saturday in general was on a whole other level in my mind. We lined up at the gates at 11:30 hoping to land a spot on the rail, and although we were 5th in our line, security took longer Processing our line than some of the others because despite our race to the stage once through we were disappointed to only manage 4th row back. We’ve been that close before and it wasn’t worth it to us to camp out in the heat for those spots so we decided to make the best of the day, and am I ever glad we did! We wandered to the open Tiki stage rail for Joe Wong & Night Crawlers only to be surprised by EV’s heartfelt introduction of the group right on front of us and then a fantastic chance to watch Matt’s drumming as he played with them through their entire set. Plus the group’s musical talent was FANTASTIC! I enjoyed it so much I stayed on the TIki stage rail for Amythyst Kiah (powerful) and Margo Price (her rendition of You Don’t Own Me was something else!!). 

Although we did wind up near the back for BC and PJ, it wasn’t the end of the world - I’m a huge BC fan and was lucky enough to see her from the rail in Big Sky a couple of years ago - and on Friday night we were just in the fray near the front on Stone’s side the night before. While it would have been nice to have been on the rail on Sat night it would have meant missing out on a lot of the real spirit of the festival that I’m truly glad to have experienced! 

jjflash

tamgil said:

First time at this event - we are from Calgary and I have to admit it was REALLY special since it’s been so long since we’ve been able to do this sort of thing….

We didn’t catch as many of the acts on Friday as we only got to the grounds at 5pm. That is probably my one regret since I was truly blown away by the caliber of the daytime performers the next day. The highlight for me on Friday was definitely RVM - they definitely brought it for that song! But Saturday in general was on a whole other level in my mind. We lined up at the gates at 11:30 hoping to land a spot on the rail, and although we were 5th in our line, security took longer Processing our line than some of the others because despite our race to the stage once through we were disappointed to only manage 4th row back. We’ve been that close before and it wasn’t worth it to us to camp out in the heat for those spots so we decided to make the best of the day, and am I ever glad we did! We wandered to the open Tiki stage rail for Joe Wong & Night Crawlers only to be surprised by EV’s heartfelt introduction of the group right on front of us and then a fantastic chance to watch Matt’s drumming as he played with them through their entire set. Plus the group’s musical talent was FANTASTIC! I enjoyed it so much I stayed on the TIki stage rail for Amythyst Kiah (powerful) and Margo Price (her rendition of You Don’t Own Me was something else!!). 

Although we did wind up near the back for BC and PJ, it wasn’t the end of the world - I’m a huge BC fan and was lucky enough to see her from the rail in Big Sky a couple of years ago - and on Friday night we were just in the fray near the front on Stone’s side the night before. While it would have been nice to have been on the rail on Sat night it would have meant missing out on a lot of the real spirit of the festival that I’m truly glad to have experienced! 

Appreciate you sharing your story and allowing those of us who didn't attend the Encore weekend to vicariously experience a piece of it. Welcome to the forums!

wsimon74

I apologize  if this was already posted, but another review of Ohana Fest:

https://uproxx.com/indie/pearl-jam-ohana-festival-2021-review/

NEweather

... yes, note to self in the future >arrive the day(s) before the 1st day of the festival-whenever poss. (like many of u already know to do). We didnt get into OE until 5pm fri.- was blown away by the openers +, for arriving early on OE's Sat.  I usually like seeing the opening bands-cuz when i was young, i found out those i went to live music events with, way back-in-the day, did Not go to see the opening acts. Once one of them did, cuz they had a crush on the opener. When I figured this out, & matured, I tried to get to the events early enough, cuz I found I like the openers-MORE times than not. imo, it's been a good thing, seeing the opening acts. 

PhilLeotardo

NEweather said:

... yes, note to self in the future >arrive the day(s) before the 1st day of the festival-whenever poss. (like many of u already know to do). We didnt get into OE until 5pm fri.- was blown away by the openers +, for arriving early on OE's Sat.  I usually like seeing the opening bands-cuz when i was young, i found out those i went to live music events with, way back-in-the day, did Not go to see the opening acts. Once one of them did, cuz they had a crush on the opener. When I figured this out, & matured, I tried to get to the events early enough, cuz I found I like the openers-MORE times than not. imo, it's been a good thing, seeing the opening acts. 

OhanaFest has put me on to so many artists that I didn’t know much about, or wasn’t in to, I’ve started checking them out shortly after the lineup is announced. Eddie and friends have a serious eye and ear for talent.
Also Eddie came out on the Tiki stage on Saturday in ‘18, BSed for a minute, played Porch and wished us a great weekend. Arriving early has always paid off.

1ThoughtKnown

I am a full-on Amythyst Kiah fan after seeing her and her band at Ohana. I got her latest album on wax (it’s spectacular) and then looked her up on Facebook. She is pretty active on there. Scrolled down to Ohana weekend and saw a couple of photos there I thought would be worth sharing.