Firstoff, this event is cheap as hell. It is more economical than the cost of a regular ole' concert these days. That has to be taken into account by Yelpers reviewing right? Right? \n\nApparently not for this listing. Reviewers expect Coachella VIP climate-controlled restrooms, golf carts -- complete with complementary champagne -- to zip you from stage to stage, and hologram performances of all their favourite rockers from yesteryear, all for 17$ (including LET). Get real. \n\nYou are not going to run into Lindsey Lohan, Paris Hilton, or Danny DeVito here. \n\nI must say before I continue that my lone experience with this event is the 2013 iteration. I cannot judge it to Extreme Things of the past. I will not judge it with major music festivals because entry to this event did not set me back 300$ USD. I had thought about going in past years but there were always conflicting shows and Extreme Thing did not win out. In any case, this year's ET was an enjoyable time for me. \n\nI heard everyone I wanted to hear this year: The Aquabats! (who alone I have paid in excess of the ticket price for ET) and Sage Francis, who I had never heard live as far as I can remember (too many hip hop festival memories live in a haze) and who absolutely was worth the price of admission by himself (and then some). \n\nCould it be better? Yeah. \nIs it good enough for 17$-20$? Uh, have you purchased a concert ticket in the last ten years?\n\nThere are no in-and-outs, and I mean the practice of coming in and out of gates, not the fast food establishment. Big fucking deal. Plan ahead. The individuals complaining -- and there were many -- clearly have internet capabilities in order to go all over the world wide webs griping about the (new?) policy. So they could have checked the website and seen that it CLEARLY stated that there were no ins and outs before attending this year.\n\nThey do not allow food or refillable water bottles either, but I easily snuck in the former and they let pass the latter because it was plastic (with the explicit directive not to take it out [which I did not until I was at the water fountain filling up or when drinking; in other words, I took it out]). \n\nThis is a good little music festival for the price they charge for admission. - E
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