What a great festival! Last year was wonderful, this year even better.
The weather was perfect, the layout was fine though a bit compressed compared to last year, and the crowd was just as chill as before. The number of attendees seemed significantly less the first day this year, but on Saturday and Sunday evenings I thought the crowd was about the same size as last year (maybe 25-30 thousand).
And, unlike Coachella, the LIB crowd didn’t drop garbage everywhere. Like, maybe 1 percent of the crap left on the ground and picnic tables compared to Coachella. That's refreshing
Once again, entry was a breeze, with friendly and non-invasive security. Food and drink were even better than last year’s good selection, though some shade at the picnic tables would have been nice (my only quibble).
Music’s the main thing for a music fest, though, and on that count LIB did not disappoint. Music was good to great from every act we checked out – and we checked out a bunch, starting early every day and staying till the end, including the Fitz & the Tantrums after-party Friday night. The Flaming Lips were the highlight for me, and Phantogram, Tycho, Alt-J, and Broken Bells were up there, too. No sound issues at any stage this time (Huntridge was a problem last year).
Hope they made enough on ticket sales to keep this thing going cuz this really is a top-notch fest.