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Post by cincinnatisound on May 29, 2019 10:48:56 GMT -5
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Post by bboy2112 on May 29, 2019 10:53:12 GMT -5
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Post by cincinnatisound on May 29, 2019 10:56:00 GMT -5
Stages are the same orientation as last year |
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Post by bboy2112 on May 29, 2019 10:56:58 GMT -5
Stages are the same orientation as last year so i'm still confused as the map out for vip |
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Post by cincinnatisound on May 29, 2019 11:56:37 GMT -5
so i'm still confused as the map out for vip Which vip section? |
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Post by mcnasty on May 29, 2019 12:03:57 GMT -5
Always blows me away how big the VIP section is at this fest. Forecastle only has a sliver of a section next to each stage.
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Post by cincinnatisound on May 29, 2019 12:27:16 GMT -5
Always blows me away how big the VIP section is at this fest. Forecastle only has a sliver of a section next to each stage. Yeah the Monster stage VIP is ridiculous. It takes up so much of the possible viewing area. The VIP at Sawyer Point is fine by me, people weren't allowed up on that concrete area anyway, so might as well use it. That's why the main stage should be at Sawyer point and the Yeatman's cove stage have a much smaller VIP. |
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Post by showgirlsteve on May 29, 2019 14:31:35 GMT -5
Does anyone know the best way to get to the Yeatman's Cove gate? Is there something specific to tell an Uber/Lyft driver?
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Post by whitneyhouston on May 29, 2019 14:43:23 GMT -5
Guys, this is the exact same setup as previous years. The VIP is NOT any bigger based on the map
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Post by kanyeismydad on May 29, 2019 14:53:17 GMT -5
The only real difference I notice is that they moved the water filling stations and possibly added a third one. I think there were 2 before, one by each main stage.
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Post by bboy2112 on May 29, 2019 15:31:56 GMT -5
i also noticed a playstation logo on the map. what do you think that could be for?
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Post by whitneyhouston on May 29, 2019 15:41:35 GMT -5
i also noticed a playstation logo on the map. what do you think that could be for? It's a large RV/trailer that is air conditioned and you can go in to play games and get free stuff like sunglasses and shirts |
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Post by cincinnatisound on May 29, 2019 19:31:27 GMT -5
Does anyone know the best way to get to the Yeatman's Cove gate? Is there something specific to tell an Uber/Lyft driver? Basically the back of US Bank arena. That’s where I’d drop the pin. |
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Post by cincinnatisound on May 29, 2019 19:35:22 GMT -5
Guys, this is the exact same setup as previous years. The VIP is NOT any bigger based on the map I know it’s not bigger, but it’s still ridiculous. That right side of the stage is an absolutely bottleneck and the view going back is awful. Once you get about twenty yards behind the mixing booth, you can’t see any of the stage anymore. I’ve watched so many acts on just the video screens because you can’t even catch a glimpse of the stage between the trees, the mixing booth, and the narrowness on the right side near the VIP. |
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Post by bboy2112 on May 29, 2019 21:05:51 GMT -5
Guys, this is the exact same setup as previous years. The VIP is NOT any bigger based on the map I know it’s not bigger, but it’s still ridiculous. That right side of the stage is an absolutely bottleneck and the view going back is awful. Once you get about twenty yards behind the mixing booth, you can’t see any of the stage anymore. I’ve watched so many acts on just the video screens because you can’t even catch a glimpse of the stage between the trees, the mixing booth, and the narrowness on the right side near the VIP. all the acts i'm seeing are on the main stage so that won't be a problem. |
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Post by ordealbyfire on May 29, 2019 21:36:45 GMT -5
Having VIP this year, I’m glad they didn’t drop a “Oh, btw, we dropped stagefront viewing.”
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Post by cincinnatisound on May 30, 2019 10:01:06 GMT -5
I know it’s not bigger, but it’s still ridiculous. That right side of the stage is an absolutely bottleneck and the view going back is awful. Once you get about twenty yards behind the mixing booth, you can’t see any of the stage anymore. I’ve watched so many acts on just the video screens because you can’t even catch a glimpse of the stage between the trees, the mixing booth, and the narrowness on the right side near the VIP. all the acts i'm seeing are on the main stage so that won't be a problem. I'm talking about the main stage. As long as you can get in front of the mixing booth you're good. |
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Post by whitneyhouston on May 30, 2019 10:17:31 GMT -5
Thought this might help the first timers on the main stage. -There is a massive blind spot that protrudes triangularly from behind the soundboard. The further back you go, the more you have to move to the side to see the stage. -If you are late and absolutely DYING to get close to the stage, hit the purple area between the edge of the crowd and the serpentine wall. We were about 20 minutes late to jack white last year due to bathroom breaks and stood here and were maybe 40 feet from the stage. -The prime spot for this stage are right in front of the sound board. Luckily it's super easy to grab a spot there.  |
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Post by funkymoses17 on May 30, 2019 11:12:38 GMT -5
Thought this might help the first timers on the main stage. -There is a massive blind spot that protrudes triangularly from behind the soundboard. The further back you go, the more you have to move to the side to see the stage. -If you are late and absolutely DYING to get close to the stage, hit the purple area between the edge of the crowd and the serpentine wall. We were about 20 minutes late to jack white last year due to bathroom breaks and stood here and were maybe 40 feet from the stage. -The prime spot for this stage are right in front of the sound board. Luckily it's super easy to grab a spot there. I would also like to add that if you are in the purple area but pining to be up really close to the front, my friends and I randomly started going in and were really close to the rail by just entering almost by the rail through the purple side. It'll probably depend on how popular the act is you are trying to see (this was during Incubus) but we were wildly close so it's worth a shot. |
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Post by whitneyhouston on May 30, 2019 11:15:54 GMT -5
FYI, got the word that the river stage is being moved because of potential weather
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Post by kbach on May 30, 2019 11:27:12 GMT -5
FYI, got the word that the river stage is being moved because of potential weather Good news for people trying to see lovelytheband. |
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Post by cincinnatisound on May 30, 2019 12:11:18 GMT -5
FYI, got the word that the river stage is being moved because of potential weather Interesting..I guess they expect a flood surge down there. |
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Post by whitneyhouston on May 30, 2019 12:24:08 GMT -5
FYI, got the word that the river stage is being moved because of potential weather Interesting..I guess they expect a flood surge down there. Doesn't look like they've put out the word to the public yet but I'm always here trying to give that inside scoop! |
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Post by musicmania on May 30, 2019 13:13:47 GMT -5
Thanks for the heads up on the River Stage. My niece was hoping to hear some music from Newport or somewhere downtown as she is too young to go(according to my sister). Doubt she will hear much, but thought the River Stage would be best option. Trying to figure out best way help her feel part of the fest from outside it! First year I'm not going so will be interesting.
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Post by cincinnatisound on May 30, 2019 13:58:12 GMT -5
Thanks for the heads up on the River Stage. My niece was hoping to hear some music from Newport or somewhere downtown as she is too young to go(according to my sister). Doubt she will hear much, but thought the River Stage would be best option. Trying to figure out best way help her feel part of the fest from outside it! First year I'm not going so will be interesting. I would just head up to the Purple People Bridge. They do put up barricades closer to the Ohio side of the bridge, but from the middle of the river you can hear and see pretty well. There will be a decent amount of people just hanging out up there and listening in. |
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Post by musicmania on May 30, 2019 14:17:48 GMT -5
Thanks for the heads up on the River Stage. My niece was hoping to hear some music from Newport or somewhere downtown as she is too young to go(according to my sister). Doubt she will hear much, but thought the River Stage would be best option. Trying to figure out best way help her feel part of the fest from outside it! First year I'm not going so will be interesting. I would just head up to the Purple People Bridge. They do put up barricades closer to the Ohio side of the bridge, but from the middle of the river you can hear and see pretty well. There will be a decent amount of people just hanging out up there and listening in. That is the other plan. I recall walking across it a few years to get there. I feel like it used to be more open, but recently it was more blocked off, but couldn't recall for sure. |
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Post by ordealbyfire on May 30, 2019 20:45:33 GMT -5
Where will they move River Stage now, then?
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Post by mcnasty on May 30, 2019 22:02:01 GMT -5
Where will they move River Stage now, then? <iframe width="19.039999999999964" height="2.9200000000000017" style="position: absolute; width: 19.039999999999964px; height: 2.9200000000000017px; z-index: -9999; border-style: none;left: 15px; top: -5px;" id="MoatPxIOPT0_60159262" scrolling="no"></iframe> <iframe width="19.039999999999964" height="2.9200000000000017" style="position: absolute; width: 19.04px; height: 2.92px; z-index: -9999; border-style: none; left: 896px; top: -5px;" id="MoatPxIOPT0_55694921" scrolling="no"></iframe> <iframe width="19.039999999999964" height="2.9200000000000017" style="position: absolute; width: 19.04px; height: 2.92px; z-index: -9999; border-style: none; left: 15px; top: 87px;" id="MoatPxIOPT0_37385696" scrolling="no"></iframe> <iframe width="19.039999999999964" height="2.9200000000000017" style="position: absolute; width: 19.04px; height: 2.92px; z-index: -9999; border-style: none; left: 896px; top: 87px;" id="MoatPxIOPT0_63125719" scrolling="no"></iframe> In the past they put it adjacent to the main stage, near where the Monster Energy Lounge is shown on the current map. It will allow for more people to see that way, but it will also be a possible bottleneck. |
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Post by mcnasty on May 30, 2019 22:08:18 GMT -5
According to WVXU: "The stage will be moved up the steps to the grass, near the Purple People Bridge archways, facing the river"
A spokesperson for the festival is also quoted saying they expect about 40,000 over the three days of the event. A far cry from 60k last year.
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Post by whitneyhouston on May 31, 2019 7:21:20 GMT -5
 This is where the river stage is moving. They had it here in 2017 and it was an absolute bitch to get around the stage since it made a super narrow path between the river and the stage |
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