Boise Music Festival

Yesterday was the long-awaited Boise Music Festival.  I was really looking forward to a great line-up... Green River Ordinance, The Alex Band, Macy Gray, Backstreet Boys, and Bret Michaels.  And it was all free!!  Well, disappointment set in on Friday night when Jen heard on the news that they had given out over 75,000 tickets to the Boise Music Festival.  Seriously, are there really that many people in Boise who wanted to go to this event?  I knew then that the park would be PACKED.  We were originally going to head to the park early to beat the crowds and get a good spot, but with that many people we knew we would never beat the crowds.  I think people had their spots staked out early that morning, and there was no way I was going to spend all day in the sun at the park.

We ended up heading out at 4:30, grabbed some Costa, parked at Boise State (thanks to my permit!) and walked over to the park.  When we got to the main stage and saw we would have to sit about a mile back and in the sun, we came up with a different plan.  Since we were going to be too far away to really see anything anyway, we decided to cross over the little pond near the stage and sit on the other side where there was a small hill with a lot of shade (it was a hot day and the thought of sitting in the sun packed in with a bajillion people wasn't that appealing).  From our spot we could hear really well.  We could only see a small part of the stage, but with the help of my binoculars, we were able to see all the artists.  Overall, I really enjoyed my picnic dinner, a frozen chocolate covered banana with toffee, games, a good book, and some great tunes.