Disappointed.
by Anonymous on 9/16/13Westfair Amphitheater - Council BluffsThe venue was very poor and this event was oversold. Too many people for this venue, they were not prepared for the amount of people.
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The venue was very poor and this event was oversold. Too many people for this venue, they were not prepared for the amount of people.
The Westfair Event Center was very hard to access, and it took us so long to drive in and park that we didn't get to see Greg Bates and the other opening bands. It was dark out. However, Florida Georgia Line was incredible. They had great energy, and played every single song on their album plus more. Many artists will only play a few hits, but FGL really played a long show that everyone was dancing and singing to the entire time. I would love to see them play again.
Are group started out super excited to go to the Kat country Fest. And the ticket price was a steal for only $25 bucks a pop, for four bands! We always loved hearing FGL, Greg bates, and Tyler farve on the radio so we couldn't wait to see them in concert. After getting through the gate and seeing that beer was $6 a glass that was a bummer but not totally unexpected. We waited over half and hour over the scheduled time to start, we were all still pumped though they were playing good country songs through the radio while we waited. First band came out and he was good, sound quality good, the whole shabang, and he was only the opener! Second band good as well, third.... Someone must have messed with the bass and speakers because my ear drums felt like they were about to bleed! And inbetween him and the final act FGL all they played was Rap and Miley Cyrus! Once FLG finally came on after what felt like an eternity the sound qulity got WORSE, and if that wasn't bad enough they only sang about 3-4 of their own song then started to rap other artist songs! We left when that started and so did many others. We went to see a country concert NOT a rap show. The only way my husband, friends, I will go to another country show there is either another station hosts it and FLG is NOT there!
While the performances were happening- it was about the best show I've ever been to! The time the gates opened/performances began on the tickets was misleading however, so that was frustrating (rushing to get there...... just to sit for 2 hours). Also parking was atrocious! After the show we waited in the line of cars for 3 hours before we could leave the parking lot! Loved the concert, would see all of the performers again any day- LOVED Florida Georgia Lines! - but I was not impressed by the set up/management of the rest.
Concert was awesome! Had a great time! Bands were worth it! Loved FGL...
The 90 min of Florida Georgia Line was great. Everything else was awful.
The concert was absolutely amazing! This was my second time seeing FGL and tickets only being $25 for 4 different performers was unbeatable, FGL definitely knows how to put on a show. The only problem I had was with parking which is why I gave 4 starts instead of 5. It took us 2.5 hours after the concert to get moving. I love outside concerts and it was a great venue it just sucks when it is that late and you have to wait in your car for 2.5 hours to head home and you see cops driving around on little cart things doing nothing. FGL definitely deserves 5 stars, but the parking system hurts the rest of that!
The venue was solid, but far to many ppl for the amount of bathrooms, beer tents and such. Parking was fine, but brutal getting there.
This event was incredibly poorly managed. It was oversold and impossible to reach. Ten miles of interstate was slowed to a crawl, reaching all the way in to Nebraska with a slowdown. A fifteen minute journey from downtown Omaha turned in to two and half hours, and the return home left us stranded in the parking lot for nearly three hours before we could exit the venue. I would never return to this venue and want the five hours of my life that were wasted back.
Too many tickets were sold for this event. Traffic was a nightmare. Next time think of a place to hold this event with more than one way to get in and out. We thought it would be more country music. Disliked FGL and all the rap. Would not go again. Live and learn.
Waited in traffic forever to get in and then it took 35 mins just to get a beer! Not executed well enough for that many people
Kat Fest was not a well oiled machine. Waiting in line for 3 1/2 hours to exit the parking lot. Not acceptable. We spent most of our time the the car. Could not hear or see the bands. I would never go back to KatFest or the venue.
The concert was amazing!! I had a lot of fun the only thing was leaving was a nightmare it took 2 1/2 hours to get out of there. I had been to plenty of concert and games but never has it took that long to get out.
I heard the concert was great but a lot of people including my self and others traveling there did not make it to the concert due to traffic.
FGL was awesome, but I wished they would have played little longer or at least have done and encore!!! TRAFFIC WAS HORRIFIC!!!!!!!!!!! Took over 2 hours to go 4 miles!!!!!!!
Well I got stuck in traffic 3.2 miles away from the venue at 630, and did not get into the venue until 945. When you are expecting 15,000 people to attend there should be a better plan for entering and exiting. I was able to see Florida Georgia Line who put on a great show, but if the event is held at the same location I will NEVER attend again. Also, having 2 beers tents for 15,000 people is ludicrous. If you want to staff an event that poorly, then allow people to tailgate themselves.
Concert was amazing if you are looking for a mix of hip-hop and country. Played both genres and had tons of energy. The venue was not able to handle this size of crowd. Hours of traffic delays, ran out of beverages, and nothing to transport people back.
I never even made it to the show because of traffic delays. By the time I would have made it to the fairgrounds, parked, and got into the show it would have been 1/2 over. Then we would have had to spend a couple more hours leaving and returning home. Being stuck in traffic for 2 hours and going about 5 miles was so frustrating that it made me not want to even go the rest of the way to see the show. I will never buy another ticket for this venue. I had never seen anything so congested and what appeared to be unorganized in my life. My mother and I did not attend due to all the frustrations.
FGL and all openers were fantastic. Definitely think the venue needed another beer line and more porter potties. The lines were too long to be worth it.
This event was very unorganized. Three beer tents and one ATM line for 16,000 people. Hardly anyone was even pouring drinks, you could stand in that line for the entire event, all 4 bands and not get one drink. Florida Georgia Line is not a country group. They were up on stage in bro tanks, wearing chains and grabbing their crotches. They played a good 40 mins of rap/hip hop covers without playing any of their own songs. Greg bates was great.