Ohana 2022?

RatherStarved · April 2022

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.

tbergs · April 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.

Agreed from what I've seen and heard others say about it.

UtahBolt · April 2022

^^ Thanks both of you for the info.

BTW-the Best Western Marina Plus across PCH has rooms still. Average place but seems very walkable.

Luckytwn1 · April 2022

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).

I don't believe there is any way he (or any other writer for a major trade publication) drops that into the article without running it by the event's publicist first. And if it was wrong, they'd probably have him remove it once the article came out. That's the way things work.

Abe Froman · April 2022

Underwhelming lineup compared to years past. JW and EV is awesome but after that it’s really meh

igotid88 · April 2022

noticed the new post option is disabled

Josh10376 · April 2022

Day 3 will be first to sell out cause of Pink

mrussel1 · April 2022

Josh10376 said:

Day 3 will be first to sell out cause of Pink

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

RatherStarved · April 2022

UtahBolt said:

^^ Thanks both of you for the info.

BTW-the Best Western Marina Plus across PCH has rooms still. Average place but seems very walkable.

Stayed there last year for Encore. It is indeed both average and walkable.

Josh10376 · April 2022

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

Cool, just making the point.

Bentleyspop · April 2022

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!

Did VIP last year.
For viewing it is not the best unless you get there real early and stake out your spot near the front corner near Mike.
Sat in the bleachers each night.
Great if you don't want to be hemmed in with the crowds.
Great bathroom, beach, and merch access.
Fun people watching.
Overall I would say not worth the cost. But glad I did it.

MakeUSmile · April 2022

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.

DEGBTI · April 2022

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.

Thank you. I believe this.

matt84 · April 2022

mrtsurt is being very hush hush when asked about the Encore weekend on Instagram. I originally doubted there would be one, but now I think it’s happening.

The_Giant_Midget · April 2022

thats great news and would align more with what they said about the festival expanding despite the article saying its just one weekend. Plus, would Stone really lie to us?!

whitepants · April 2022

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.

As someone who reads Variety, I even have a print subscription, they don't write things like this based on gut feelings or rumors. The journalist wrote what they wrote. There ain't gonna be an Encore this year. There was pent-up demand for concerts in 2021, and Eddie was smart and took advantage of it and invited PJ. Encore may happen again in the future.

DEGBTI · April 2022

Can someone please tell me who mrtsurt is?

CROJAM95 · April 2022

DEGBTI said:

Can someone please tell me who mrtsurt is?

Merch dude

JimmyV · April 2022

I'm fascinated by this despite having no intention of going to either weekend.

JimmyV · April 2022

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.

Is your friend the one who saw something indicating weekend 2 was going to be all acoustic performances? I know that got mentioned somewhere but I've lost track of where.

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