Ohana Fest 2025 Pollstar Music Festival of the Year

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  • Valley of the Sun Posts: 875
    demetrios said:

    Bus passes should be going up soon, too.  My receipt from last year was 8/18.  
  • Austin Posts: 44
    Getting excited now - baby sitter has been confirmed!

    How are the sight lines from back a bit? Does anyone have any pictures? 

    Or if we wanted to be in the first ten rows, what time would we need to get there at do you think?
  • San Diego Posts: 3,754
    Gern Blansten said:
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    I keep getting that warning so I think I'll follow that advice lol.

    Do you park in the hilly residential area? We did that in 2021. Not bad just a brutal walk when it's all over.
    The Ralphs on Golden Lantern in Dana Point just sold a $44 million lottery ticket. 
  • Posts: 886
    Newbie question for Ohana. What’s the surface for the GA standing area - is it sand (beach), grass, pavement, or other? Just thinking about footwear options.
    thanks 
  • Posts: 1,628
    ST66483 said:
    Newbie question for Ohana. What’s the surface for the GA standing area - is it sand (beach), grass, pavement, or other? Just thinking about footwear options.
    thanks 
    It's been a few years, but I seem to recall it being grass.
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    aisleseats said:
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    It's been a few years, but I seem to recall it being grass.
    Yep, grass
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    Great thanks a lot.
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    jjflash said:
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    Yep, grass
    The best, most beautiful grass with palm trees overhead and a lovely ocean breeze rolling in. Makes me smile just thinking about it as the sun sets.
    It's a hopeless situation...
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    tim131 said:
    Getting excited now - baby sitter has been confirmed!

    How are the sight lines from back a bit? Does anyone have any pictures? 

    Or if we wanted to be in the first ten rows, what time would we need to get there at do you think?
    Based on my experience, probably around 4:00. Sight lines from the back are really good because it’s not a massive festival with 70,000 people. 
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  • San Diego Posts: 3,754
    Go Beavers said:
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    Based on my experience, probably around 4:00. Sight lines from the back are really good because it’s not a massive festival with 70,000 people. 
    Plus there's a slight hill in some spots. By palm trees
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    gotthebottle said:
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    Plus there's a slight hill in some spots. By palm trees
    Yeah, there's a rise in the back that allows you to look out over the mass of people in front. We stood at the back because we didn't want to get there super-early, and it was still peak COVID times so a little breathing room was nice to have. The sound was good so I didn't mind being unusually far away.

    The rise is also good because it means that people's lit-up phones are below your line of vision. I remember being about an hour into the first show before I noticed the phones being held up.
    I gather speed from you fucking with me.
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    gotthebottle said:
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    Plus there's a slight hill in some spots. By palm trees
    No,no. This place does not exist. Don’t try to find it. :)
  • Posts: 386
    tim131 said:
    Getting excited now - baby sitter has been confirmed!

    How are the sight lines from back a bit? Does anyone have any pictures? 

    Or if we wanted to be in the first ten rows, what time would we need to get there at do you think?
    At Encore we got a spot right before Beck played and were probably 15thish "rows" back. So probably 5 or so? It was the closest I have ever been for Pearl Jam. While I liked that, it got really crowded in there and was pretty tight. We sat the next night in the bleachers and honestly have chosen that all the other times we've been for the headliners. There isn't a bad place really, maybe if you get stuck too far off to the side closer to the smaller stage, but if you plan before the lead in it will be fine regardless of what you pick. 
  • San Diego Posts: 3,754
    PhilLeotardo said:
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    No,no. This place does not exist. Don’t try to find it. :)
    They won't. They'll try to get close.. as a veteran of every Ohana I have go to spots 
  • ATL Posts: 1,513
    The rail/fence separating VIP and GA stays relatively empty thru the first bands, with GA folks crowding towards the stage.  We walked in late a couple years ago 2 nights, got to rail for Ed on SAT and then P!nk on SUN.  Far left rail (facing stage) but still closer that anyone in VIP.  And if you don't get to the rail, you at least get that fence to lean on and safe space.



  • Posts: 941
    I have a friend joining me for Ohana and she is asking a hard hitting important question that I can't answer:

    What is the wine situation at the festival? Decent selection from California or questionable? 
  • Posts: 125
    kaw753 said:
    I have a friend joining me for Ohana and she is asking a hard hitting important question that I can't answer:

    What is the wine situation at the festival? Decent selection from California or questionable? 
    I think it’s just Butter Chardonnay 
  • Posts: 941
    PhilLeotardo said:
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    I think it’s just Butter Chardonnay 
    Website shows they have partnered with Josh Cellars and Kona Big Wave, so that all sounds good.
  • Valley of the Sun Posts: 875
    Bus passes are up.  Hub is Rancho Mission Viejo Riding Center, 6 miles up the road :/

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