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Being new to the area we were unsure what to expect from this Festival. Oh my gosh! What a blast! Huey Lewis and the News were fantastic - the food amazing and we had a great time. Next year we are considering all three days of the festival.
My first ghf But definitely not my last. One of the best festivals I have ever attended
Excellent festival, they know how to do it! Free parking, ferry shuttles. A real class act. The schedule was amazing, the bands awesome. The food vendors were terrific, such variety and the craft vendors were top notch. A few other festival planners could take a page from their book. We were there all three days! Can't wait for next year.
After hearing recommendatiins to park at the mall we did so which made getting to the featival a breeze . Getting home not so much . Touch on that in a bit . We got there early on Saturday which made walking around and catching all the side stages easy . Food was amazing ! Lots of bathrooms and great security all over . We went to see KISS and even with Pauls voice a tad worn Gene and the crowd seemlessly filled in . Sadly the rest of the acts on the main stage ,although perfect in sound and execution were boring . One act went as far to say in a downtrodden voice " we know you arent hear to see us " which was very strange because it wasnt followed up with we will Rock your faces off or some other form of excitement. He just wandered around the stage providing zero energy. On the bright side ,all the non main stages were amazing . River stage had bands seriosuly working the crowds and the smaller internal stages were the place to be. KISS did manage an almost 25 min delay but quickly made up for it . All in all a great event even with the small set backs . Only true bummer was a 45 min wait for the bus back to the mall to get home . After 12 hours on my feet and very warm temps I would have expected more buses to get us back . Would have been 5 star event but for the really long bus delay at the end which was surprising because everything ran like clockwork. I will definitely be returning in 2018.
There’s lots of quality entertainment at this festival so you definitely get your money’s worth!
Evening entertainment started for me with Our Lady Peace. Never saw this band live before, and will definitely go back. How could I allow 20 years of knowing how great they are deter me from seeing them live! Now I understand why Kiss has an army. Gene Simmons is outrageously entertaining, even for the novice. Couldn't ask for a better show. Pyrotechnics, spilling blood, bravura showmanship...the works!
I would buy a premium pit ticket again, very good value.
You can get up close and personal with the premium pit pass, truly an amazing experience and an awesome festival
The weather couldn't be better for an amazing and fun festival. Melissa Etheridge and Leann Rimes.
Music was fabulous! Italian village had a tent and market stage and Gattuso's are our favorite spots! Pathetic setup for food vendors too far from the old central location! Sun glare was so bad I couldn't read the signs above their stands so I kept moving and ate later at night outside the venue. We come from Massachusetts annually for this event but we were disappointed that the lineup was announced so late this year. We will not return next year. We will seek alternate events. Missed seeing old favorites like Lena Prima.
Terrible. The event was too spread out for the low amount of venders the were there. Nothing new about the food but that it was terribly expensive for the small amount of food.
This years festival was way below average. Waiting 2 weeks before festival to put out line up may have caused some not to come from out of town. The only draw was Skynyrd but had to back out because of the hurricane. Friday was a bust no good acts. Need to get together now to try to get some good bands for next year. Older bands still touring is a big draw for the older crowd. I came from out of town for the three days, but will look at next years lineup and only choose the day I like if no good bands are playing.
Great, Great Great! Minus one lady named Lynne at one of the ticket booths that tried to rip by daughter off.
It was our first time going all day, we had such a blast seeing all the different bands!
THE ONLY COMPALAINT I HAVE IS THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE SOUND SYSTEM. IT WAS NOT LOUD ENOUGH AND WHEN HE SPOKE YOU COULD NOT HEAR HIM, BUT HE PUT ON A GREAT SHOW AND PLAYED A VARIETY OF HIS MUSIC THROUGH THE YEARS HE HAS BEEN ON THE SCENE. I WOULD ADVISE EVERYONE TO SEE KID ROCK. IF YOU LOVE ROCK N ROLL YOU MUST SEE HIM. HIS SHOW WAS VERY HIGH ENERGY AND I LOVED IT. WOULD DO IT AGAIN
The Gretna Heritage Festival was one of the best festivals I have ever been to!
My group was near the back of the sea of people. We could see Kid Rock on the oversized screen but couldn't hear him. The amplifiers were on the stage but not throughout the crowd. It was disappointing, we were ready to rock out. We left the concert and had cocktails.
Great Event Concerts and fun with family and friends. Close to French Quarter New Orleans. WHO DAT!!!!!!!!
This was a very enjoyable event that we will be attending for many years to come.
Overall, the music was great. Nice mix of local bands and headliners. Can't beat seeing Hank Jr, Uncle Kracker, Kid Rock and Bret Michaels all in one weekend! The Stages were easy to get to and not spread too far apart. They also had screens of the main stage acts that were very easy to see. As we pulled up on the Gretna Ferry, we could see who was on the main stage. The VIP Area was fantastic. I recommend spending the money so you have good seats to see the main stage as well as food and drinks included. Only worth it if you go all 3 days though. One thing I would change is that there was no signage or help from workers on how to find the VIP area. Took a lot of walking around to find the entrance that was marked with a small sign facing backwards. ha Also, it's truly a music and food festival. The Arts area was very minimal (10 booths maybe) and booths were not great. That was my only disappointment.
