Ohana 2022?

RatherStarved said:

UtahBolt said:

Anyone do VIP in the past?  Was it worth it?  Some festivals the extra cost is worth it and some not so much.  We have not been to Ohana so wondering if anyone has any insight into it?  Thanks!

I haven’t done Ohana VIP but I have done a few Ohanas.  Assuming the same setup as in the past, the best viewing locations (front of stage) are in the regular section.  The VIP section is off to the side.  VIP people can still come into the regular section but for 3-4 times the price, I think it’s a waste.  There are definitely some festivals where VIP is worth it if you can afford it, but in my opinion not this one.   

walkunafraid said:

Luckytwn1 said:

walkunafraid said:

JimmyV said:

walkunafraid said:

given2fly23 said:

"It will be just one weekend this year, as opposed to the two it spread out to in 2021, due to high demand for a long-awaited reappearance by Pearl Jam, which is not on the lineup this time."

Source: https://variety.com/2022/music/news/ohana-festival-eddie-vedder-stevie-nicks-pink-jack-white-1235229964/

This is either really poor writing or (more likely) the writer is surmising based on the initial lineup drop.

If he had actual inside information about this, he would/should have mentioned the source of it, as he does the information about the fest potentially moving to another location ("Although festival organizers had indicated last year...").

My guess is still that there will be an Encore, it won't be announced until a few weeks/months down the line, and this writer is just assuming that since it wasn't part of the original lineup announcement, it's not happening.

I think his source is this article Variety published last October. I don't know that I totally buy the origin of Encore presented here, to be honest. 

https://variety.com/2021/music/news/ohana-festival-growing-pearl-jam-1235080446/

Right. He doesn't sound like someone who has inside information when many other factors seem to point toward there being a second weekend.

The writer of the Variety article is Chris Willman. He is one of the most experienced and well connected music reporters around writing for a major industry trade publication. It's a little bit different than reading a rumor on Twitter.

He was just promoted to Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic last week.  You can read about his extensive career here. https://variety.com/2022/music/news/chris-willman-promote-music-critic-1235219972/

That's fine. He can obviously write. But there's not a single thing in the article that suggests any sort of inside knowledge. He's essentially telling us who's on the lineup, saying some things about a few of the artists, and reminding us of some details from last year.

Since he's an experienced writer, he would likely not make the rookie mistake of providing information without a source IF there is a source. It stands to reason that his comment about there not being a Weekend 2 this year is an assumption based on today's lineup drop -- if he knew this for a fact, he should have provided the source of this information.

Just because someone is an experienced and highly-regarded writer, doesn't mean they know everything that is going on behind the scenes, and it certainly doesn't mean that EV and the other festival organizers are letting anyone in on their plans for an Encore (if those plans indeed exist).

Josh10376 said:

Day 3 will be first to sell out cause of Pink

mrussel1 said:

Josh10376 said:

Day 3 will be first to sell out cause of Pink

Funny, I skipped that day.  I'll head home on Sunday

walkunafraid said:

given2fly23 said:

"It will be just one weekend this year, as opposed to the two it spread out to in 2021, due to high demand for a long-awaited reappearance by Pearl Jam, which is not on the lineup this time."

Source: https://variety.com/2022/music/news/ohana-festival-eddie-vedder-stevie-nicks-pink-jack-white-1235229964/

This is either really poor writing or (more likely) the writer is surmising based on the initial lineup drop.

If he had actual inside information about this, he would/should have mentioned the source of it, as he does the information about the fest potentially moving to another location ("Although festival organizers had indicated last year...").

My guess is still that there will be an Encore, it won't be announced until a few weeks/months down the line, and this writer is just assuming that since it wasn't part of the original lineup announcement, it's not happening.

DEGBTI said:

Can someone please tell me who mrtsurt is?

MakeUSmile said:

FWIW, the list I saw that my friend had showed Ohana as weekend one and weekend two. My friend works sales for a vendor that rents space at Festivals in North America.  He spoke with someone at Ohana inquiring about renting space. He opted not to because they were requiring both weekends, not just one and his company couldn’t afford both weekends.  This is someone who had no knowledge of the festival prior to talking to them and me.  

Obviously things could change, but as of about 3 weeks ago there was a second weekend ( weekend of 10/7) listed.