The show was amazing.the only main issue is the staleness may start to kick in..I've seen Redman & method man at this festival b-4 4 years ago and seen Erykah here b-4 as well..not complaining but variety may keep the energy going..outdoor festivals n august r rough though.it is usually around 85-90 degrees..this festival is 4 true music lovers "only"- if u r "2 cute "2 party .this aint it .
Loved every act, especially our hometown band, The Junkyard Band, next year put go-go band Rare Essence on the bill!
JY Band allegiance Reds Man Method Man carried the crowd Anthony Hamilton 5 Stars
Not worth the $96, even if it were a cool day. Erykah Badu was horrible, Anthony Hamilton who is the best performer has the shortest set, wven shorter than the opening act. And worat of all, great discrwpancy btwn the rules emailed tonus twicw vs what was actually goin on at thw evwnt. Just am ovwfall qastw of time if this is how shows there will always be.
I had a Grrreeaaat time at The 2022 Summer Spirit Festival; THANK YOU 92Q!!!đđđđđ˝đž
Let's start from the end and work back to the beginning. Erykah Badu had her mic turned off! The smaller acts played long and/or there were too many which cut into her time, including set up. The production team, sponsors, and James Funk (the MC) did not keep track of time. He gave preferential treatment to Junkyard Band, who played to a semi-receptive crowd, and longer than expected. (Should be 2-3 songs not time, and time should include set up.) The DJ was good but he started playing music with expletive with children in the audience and was not paying attention to the crowd...he played what he wanted to play. The sound system was mediocre at best and was even worse for Anthony Hamilton. We could barely understand Red Man and Method Man but that might just be them. We attended the festival before but it was nothing like this. Food and drinks were great!
I enjoyed the lineup of celebrities. I enjoyed the venue. I would attend again.
Other than the heat..lol..show was amazing from beginning to end..DJ dirty Rico kept it moving..really felt Erykah Badu should've performed longer.but at same time in a festival like this..the heat I dec wears the crowd out quickly..but overall great show
Overall, I enjoyed this event. The artists were engaging and none of them lip-synced. They were great and brought their A-game. However, the Meriwether Pavilion left much to be desired. On a 90+ deg F day, the Pavilion price gouged for both water and a cup of ice. Sixteen ounce bottles of water were $5.50 as well as 32 oz cups of ice. The food stands sold so much water that they didn't even have time to cool them for customers, so ultimately customers would have to purchase both a bottle of water and cup of ice. The Pavilion makes plenty of money on alcoholic beverages and food items. It would have been the right thing for them to allow EVERYONE to have free water and ice. There were a few folks who fainted from the heat that day. I remember getting an email from the Pavilion a few days before the event informing concert goers that there were disreputable people charging for event parking. That being said, I think it is disreputable of the Pavilion to be charging $11 for a bottle of water and a cup of ice on a 90+ deg F day. On top of that, the food stand service was extremely slow. I stood in line for 45 minutes just for a bag of popcorn and cup of ice. Additionally, I didn't appreciate being hounded for my ticket every time I got up to use the restroom or purchase food. I not only had to show my ticket to re-enter the Pavilion, I had to show it AGAIN just to get into my section. That is problematic if your cellular service is limited due to so many people being in the area. I think showing my ticket once to get back into the Pavilion should be enough. Lastly, the Pavilion staff did not keep the restrooms clean throughout the day, and there was heavy usage leaving horrific smells. Because of all these things, I question whether I would attend another event at the Meriwether Pavilion.
All of the perform were great! Especially Marsha, Redman and Method Man. The only issue was it took extremely too much time between sets to prep the stage for the next artist. Forgot to mention it was over 90 degrees outside âšď¸. E. badu didnât come out until after 10pm.
