No rain this time just dust, heat, 80,000 wander-ing souls and a ton of excellent music. The Police ruled, doing a run down of all the favorites, followed by the Flaming Lips who put on a wondrous show of laser beams, man in a bubble entrance, balloons, confetti, lights on a spaceship-like saucer and just a crowd pleasing show. All the chickies were fabulous, Regina Spektor, Feist, Lily Allen, Martha Wainwright (the little that we heard). Other highlights included Kings of Leon doing several from their new album, Tool who had a pretty spectacular laser light show which shined out into space, White Stripes which lived up to the hype, cheeky Franz Ferdinand, Brazilian Girls and Damien Rice. The four days really test your endurance and if you don't pace yourself you end up like the dozens passed out on the festival grounds, and later on the floor in the Nashville airport. The porta potties are challenging, the water stations scarce and the crowds walking around almost overwhelming. The artsy flavor of some of the crowd, the lighted walking, dancing stickman, the four super-hero guys dancing around in a cape and speedos, the painted breasts and nightly parade all add a flavor not seen in other concert crowds. It's safe to say it was an adventure for our little party of four that won't soon be forgotten.
