Sat 28 May – Dillo Day 2011
Great event, with the exception of the number of high school students there. While I don't want to be prejudiced against an entire group, it was really easy to distinguish NU students and their guests from the high schoolers at the event by their behavior. Several of my friends almost got into fights with them because of how they were acting. I'm glad security started checking for Wildcards and Driver's Licenses near the beginning of Guns & Sons set. Hopefully they do this for the whole day next year.
That aside, I went and saw Peter Bjorn and John, The New Pornographers, N.A.S.A., and B.o.B (+ student act Guns & Sons). Both The New Pornographers and Peter Bjorn and John played energetic sets that would've fit better with sunny weather, but were still great nonetheless. They played most of their hits and got the crowd pumped.
N.A.S.A. was a real disappointment though. First, only half of N.A.S.A. was there (just N.A.). …
Great event, with the exception of the number of high school students there. While I don't want to be prejudiced against an entire group, it was really easy to distinguish NU students and their guests from the high schoolers at the event by their behavior. Several of my friends almost got into fights with them because of how they were acting. I'm glad security started checking for Wildcards and Driver's Licenses near the beginning of Guns & Sons set. Hopefully they do this for the whole day next year.
That aside, I went and saw Peter Bjorn and John, The New Pornographers, N.A.S.A., and B.o.B (+ student act Guns & Sons). Both The New Pornographers and Peter Bjorn and John played energetic sets that would've fit better with sunny weather, but were still great nonetheless. They played most of their hits and got the crowd pumped.
N.A.S.A. was a real disappointment though. First, only half of N.A.S.A. was there (just N.A.). …
