Ohana Festival Layout - Is there a Pit?

NashvillePJfan

Is there a pit at the front of the stage? If so, do you line up to get in it and/or is there VIP ticket access to the pit?

I see there are VIP bleacher seats. How far away are these from the stage and anyone ever sit in them?

PJNB

NashvillePJfan said:

Is there a pit at the front of the stage? If so, do you line up to get in it and/or is there VIP ticket access to the pit?

I see there are VIP bleacher seats. How far away are these from the stage and anyone ever sit in them?

One big ass pit. 

NashvillePJfan

Anyone know what overall capacity is? I read 40,000? 

PJNB

NashvillePJfan said:

Anyone know what overall capacity is? I read 40,000? 

That would be for two nights. 20K a night. 

NashvillePJfan

I guess what I'm asking is -- how hard is it to get a good position on the field? Is it a huge Bonnaroo-size crowd and do people pretty much camp out at the main stage all day for the headliner? I.e., if you wanna be close you gotta plant yourself up front early? Have had some not so great festival experiences where the crowd is just too big to tolerate. 

curmudgeoness

NashvillePJfan said:

Is there a pit at the front of the stage? If so, do you line up to get in it and/or is there VIP ticket access to the pit?

I see there are VIP bleacher seats. How far away are these from the stage and anyone ever sit in them?

It's pretty much all "pit" with the exception of the bleachers, which are first-come, first-served.

There is no VIP ticket access to the pit. Yes, people camp out all day near the stage. As the day wears on and the bigger acts come out, more people arrive, the crowd packs in more.

The venue illustration actually gives you a good idea of the set-up -- yes, the VIP bleachers are angled like that. As I noted in another post, VIP bleachers are much closer than the regular bleachers (again, see the illustration), but it's not like having side-stage seats at an arena show.

Banjo

How's the view from the GA bleachers?

curmudgeoness

Banjo said:

How's the view from the GA bleachers?

The main stage is directly in front of you -- just far away (again, see the color illustration posted above, it's pretty accurate). Assuming you aren't in the first row or two of the bleachers, you will have unobstructed views (first rows can be blocked by people standing on the wall, tables, etc.).

As with arena shows, etc., there are large screens on either side of the stage(s). This also means that if you are camped out in front of the main stage all day, you still have a good view of the acts on the "Tiki Stage" on the screens.

NashvillePJfan

Well, I went with weekend GA. Can't really see an additional $400 a day in value in the VIP option.