Festival Supreme Tickets

Festival Supreme was one of the greatest days ever. I really hope the festival becomes a yearly event. The only thing i could say that was a bit of a pain was the fact that there was too many good acts that were on back to back witch mad you have to choose one and miss the other. Plus by the time i found out about something awesome (like the free arcade) i missed most of it. I would say getting a bigger venue would help a lot too but even if it was in someones back yard ir a shit hole aly way id be there having just as much fun. Thank you jack black and kyle gass for an amazing day. Bucketlist checked.

Musical comedy events like this never happen, and should more often, so it was an absolute pleasure to be a part of a premiere such as Festival Supreme. I can see this evolving every year to include more and more great acts that weren't a part of this first experience. I could list names, but if you are reading this review, then I'm sure you can think of a bunch yourself, whether you were a part of this first annual event or wished you could've been. The reason I only gave 4 stars and not five was twofold. The first is due to the organization of the event. I believe it was completely overbooked. I read that there were 9000 people that attended in total and that blows my mind. The line itself once I got in it around 2:30 took about an hour and by the time I was halfway to the gate, it had doubled in size behind me. Then of course more lines that kept increasing inside to get food and beer, this actually wasn't too bad, but what really chaffed my groin was the fact that they were mostly cash only!! In this day and age of Digital currencies on the rise and pretty much everyone having a paypal account or at least a debit/credit account used to pay for transactions online, you would thing a major event like this would better cater to this fact. I suppose I listed the second with the cash only bit. But a third gripe would be that there were multiple schedule conflicts and too short of sets for some and seemingly too long sets for others. For my part I could've just lived the entire event through in the Mighty Tent. I got to see Eric Idle in person as well as the Mighty Boosh and The Mr. Show reunion! Any the fact that Scott Ian and Brendon Small came on as Titanica guitarists blew my mind! I just wish there was a place to go after each guests sets to get autographs and take pics with them. I did get a pic, albeit a blurry one, of Tom Kenny and myself, but that was after lingering around and waiting for just that right moment while Tim & Eric's set was ongoing. So overall I had myself a blast at the Festival Supreme and would more than likely go again depending on the line-up. I hope they release a compilation DVD of all the material and sell at a decent price soon so I can see everyone that I missed out seeing.

So. Many. People. Dear god. If it hadn't been for Beardyman and Lonely Island, I don't think it would have been worth the ulcer. Also, who's brilliant idea was it to put all the big screens (except for one) at stage level? If I can't see the stage, I PROBABLY CANT SEE THOSE EITHER. Other than that, everything was totally super amazing.

Way too expensive. Wasn't really advertised that it was music only. I thought it would be more stand up which is what I was looking for. I don't need to see Fred Armisen as a British punk rocker for an hour. And some acts were way too short. Zach Galifianakis performed for less than 10 minutes.

This was advertised as music and comedy, but should have been advertised as musical comedy. Was very misleading. And not funny. The line up was a tease bc only one guy actually did stand up. The rest sang along to bands. The set up was not well thought out. The bathrooms were by the biggest tent, which made it near impossible to get to. People were complaining left and right about how horrible it was. The only people I heard laughing were the guys that were completely stoned. The show did get better with Zach G and Triumph the dog. But those two alone were not worth the $100 general admission tix.

$100 ticket should get you in with the ability to actually see/hear the performers. Or get a beer without a 50 minute wait. Or walk to the next tent. They oversold the venue but so much we were packed in like sardines. Usually impossible to even move one foot. Going from one tent to the next to see the next performer was not possible, even with a 30 minute lead time. For one performer we waited for 30 mins before the show and were able to get a couple hundred feet away, but the sound system was so low we couldn't hear anything. Then add in the audio bleed from nearby stages and the whole thing was awful. God awful. Most people there were extremely angry and wanted refunds. We ended up leaving after 90 minutes of seeing nothing.

After traveling from Seattle and really looking forward to it, I can't begin to say how disappointing this was. I am used to festivals but was amazed at the lack of planning from beginning to end. From the long line to get in (without any festival staff directing) to the skinny lanes around the Mighty Tent for bathrooms and drinks, it was a logistical nightmare. It seemed way oversold. (in fact, they even ran out of sponsor beer with about 4 hours to go.) The sound from the main stage blocked out the sound in the Mighty Tent. The video there should have been of the act in the TENT, not of the main stage. Perhaps the joke was on me as I didn't realize most of the acts would present their musical side projects-yes that's what Tenacious D does and does it well, but I didn't think everyone else would do the same. It became tedious. You would think that the lineup of incredibly talented individuals would know that you can't just put on a wig, strap on a guitar and call it funny. For the high ticket price, it needs a total organizational overhaul.

Amazing lineup, amazingly entertaining. This event was totally worth the plane ticket from Phoenix and price of admission. With any first time festival, problems will arise, but they were minor and corrected promptly. Great job.

Excellent event. Had a great time. So many diverse and talented performers to see.

This was an amazing gathering of comedic legends who are all exceptionally talented at music! My one complaint was I missed everyone at the tent club intimacy which included Sarah Silverman, Will Forte, Megan Mullaly, and others because of the packed small space/lines. Also the timing made me choose between Tenacious D and Sarah Silverman?? Should've just had no performances during Tenacious D. Also they played Adam Sandlers performance on screens during Mr Show that has a huge following. Plus, the event wasn't that much better for VIP ticket holders. There was a lot of "guests" allowed backstage and to meet the performers but why not do a meet and greet ahead of time for VIP?

Firs the traffic tried to destroy the Metal, but the Metal did not fall. Then the Parking tried to slow the Metal, but the Metal, strike it down! Then the Logistical Snafus tried to wreck the metal, but... you get the point. This event, hosted by Jack Black and Kyle Gass, was an event that lived up to its epic moniker, Festival Supreme! The idea of doing an entire outdoor festival-style event centered around Musical Comedy sounded like a stretch, but the lineup was so astoundingly awesome for the cost of the ticket ($99), that I had to give it a shot. For a first time event of this magnitude there was a few logistical things they could do better next time, but overall it was such a great time, I easily forgot the problems. To see Adam Sandler live, along with Triumph, Conan, Megan Mullally, David Cross & Bob Odenkirk, and The Mighty Boosh was enough to make me forget the impossible crowds and lines for things. Adam Sandler was in rare form, but it seemed that he and a few others that performed that day seemed taken aback by the sheer crowds. Zack Galafiankis had what seemed like a short set, and he never played the piano, which would have been perfect for a comedic music fest. The Mr. Show Experience was awesome but the Dave & Bob seemed put off a bit by the problems with feedback and the sound. I personally didn't have a problem hearing them, but the way that the stage was set up meant that the sound from the opposite stage was blaring in the background. I really enjoyed the Mr. Show guys, and I really hope they weren't so put off as to not do an event like this in the future. The Finally was pretty epic with awesome musicianship and perfect comedic timing. The Lonely Island guys were an especially cool surprise and they put on an excellent show of their own (which amounted to a mini-set in the middle of the Tenacious D's set). The problems with the event, which included having to leave one part of the venue to get the Club Intimacy tent & Arcade was inconvenient, and the work being done on the roads made it ridiculously hard to find parking, and the mile long line to get into venue, which would have been a real problems for another less-than-epic festival, all seemed to pale in light of the sheer talent and enthusiasm of the performers. I hope the Metal will find it's was back to Santa Monica again this time next year, and if it does, I'll be the first in line.

I was expecting a LOT from these acts, based on their standup and previous reputations. Problem 1: Tenacious D does musical comedy very well, pretty much every other act appearing here does not. It's not their thing, and so they did not do it well. I would have infinitely preferred to see an actual comedy festival of standup by these acts, rather than all of them trying to emulate Tenacious D. Problem 2: It was unclear on the promotional materials that this wasn't a normal comedy festival with standup by these acts. It should have been. I probably would not have come. Problem 3: The logistics were horrifying mismanaged, the event was obscenely oversold, they had technical problems left and right, there were literally four picnic tables for 8,000 people, the bathrooms were nightmarish, there were no easy paths to get any where, just excessive lines and crowds. Biggest disappointments: Bob & David were good until they left the stage and their friends took over, Triumph was terrible, Adam Sandler was just tragically bad, Zach Galifianakis was racist in a crazily unfunny way and only did ten minutes, and Fred Armisen just pretended to be a british rocker, which was not funny in any way shape or form. Seriously, we discussed it at length: there's no way it was funny. Silver lining: Two comedians that actually did comedy and not poor attempts at musical comedy were hilarious: Patton Oswalt and Hannibal Buress stand out.

Poorly planned, overcrowded, audio overlapping into other acts

Fantastic first go! I can't wait to see what's in store for next years show!

This was definitely a fun event. The events at the open stage were the best by far. This stage was high enough that you could get a pretty good view from anywhere in the crowd and the openness of the standing area allowed the sound to carry through the entire venue. The smaller, covered stages, however, produced disappointing experiences. The tents tended to feel overcrowded and confined, and the stages were so low that there was usually no way to see the stage from even the middle of the crowded tent. Even the monitors were only half-visible from the middle of the audience. While all of the acts were funny, it was disappointing that some acts gave such short performances. We could not figure out if this was the choice of the performers or if organizers were telling them to cut things short -- sometimes the latter seemed to be the case. If this event happens again, I think it might be more effective to have only one line-up, and to just keep things confined to the main stage and have performers do full sets.

Just awful. Did not properly explain it was comedians performing music only (had to read small print) and very poorly organized. No funny either.

For the first of its kind, the Festival Supreme was a definite success. There were things that could be improved upon: (1) technical difficulties abound, especially toward the beginning of the show; (2) sets were too short, allowing no build to huge laughs (because comedy isn't music, stories require context to have comedic value); (3) oversold the venue, hard to move around from stage to stage. I would say that the experience was worthwhile overall for a couple of reasons: (1) the curated comedians/musicians and surprise guests were amazing (e.g., Mighty Boosh cast, Mr. Show cast, Conan O'Brien, Zach Galifianakis); (2) where else can you get together so many die-hard comedy fans who appreciate obscure comedic acts; (3) the killer closing act by Tenacious D.

Bottleneck in human traffic on the Santa Monica pier created a VERY frightening experience, bad sound, bad planning, Expensive Bummer of a day that I was SO looking forward to.

What a let down. Zach Galifianakis was on stage for 8 minutes and I couldn't hear Mr Show at all over Adam Sandler's horrible screeching on the opposite stage.

Worst planned event I've ever been to. No crowd control. Was billed as a comedy festival, but was mainly comedians just playing music. Felt so cheated by the event that I left early, because it was ridiculous to even be there anymore. Such a waste of time and money.