OT BOURBON AND BEYOND OT

We got there when Joan Jet opened her set. She killed it, absolutely killed it. She did a song that was done at Woodstock, due to the 50th anniversary. She was worth the price of the show, and for being 66, she still pulls it off.

Next up was live, and they too wore the place out. Did all their songs and two covers of Woodstock tunes. A ton of high energy and these guys left it all on stage.

Then it was the Flaming Lips. Basically the Muppets on Acid, and without a doubt the most entertaining, crowd favorite. That was fun times ten. We were in the Mosh pit and I am picking confetti strips they blew out, several time from my pockets and inside my shirt. I was having a big ol' cup of bourbon, and did not, even think, about covering it up. Without paying attention, I took a sip, and got bourbon mixed with a bunch of strips of confetti.

They blew the place open,

The Night Sweats, followed, awesome group kept the tradition going with a cover of a Woodstock tune and it was awesome. The band finished with a recent hit "sonafabich pour me a drink" which set the stage for John Fogerty.

John Fogerty came on and told the story of Woodstock, following the Dead at 2:30 in the morning. He flat out rocked every CCR great tune, and his sons were incredible as part of his band, He did a ton of covers, and finished with doing "Get by with a little help from my friends." He basically owned the crowd of about 80,000.

Finally the Foo Fighters blasted on Stage. Blasted is not the word. Thermonuclear detonation would be more like it. Super high energy, and wanted to all night or until they were told to leave. Suzanne was in a bit of discomfort, so we decided to bail on his last set. 

Suzanne and I go to a lot of concerts and music festivals. I have never, in my life witnessed a first night of the event as powerful as they do with Bourbon and Beyond. 

I know I am going to be called a homer, but this is the premier multi-day outdoor show going right now.

One more thing, the concessions are the best I have had, they also had food trucks....everything you could imagine could have been had inside the VIP area.

Spent around a $100.00 on marinade, food and water. It was 90+ degrees nd few people partied to hard and were suffering.

Round two tomorrow!