10KLF Festival VIP Package Review & Photos - 2007

The VIP package cost me $425, which included $50 for an electrical permit. Here is what was included in the price.

• Viewing of the Stages – At the Main stage, a roped-off grassy area that was about 35 yards from center stage. There was also a VIP Skybox that was about 40 yards away to the right of the stage with picnic tables as well as bathroom facilities. The other stages were first come / first serve but were never crowded unless you wanted to be right in the front.

VIP Skybox

View From the "Grassy Knoll"

• Sound at the Stages - At the Main and Field stages it was good, but the Barn Stage seemed to be having problems all weekend.

• Camping – The VIP campground was located next to the festival grounds and if I would have been there earlier on Wednesday I could have snagged a spot fairly close. Remembering my experience from Wakarusa, I took a spot about 100 yards away. There were some shaded areas with electrical hookups available, but you need to be there early to grab those.

• Showers / Bathrooms – Showers were about a 125 yard walk from where I pitched a tent and were communal, with 5 shower heads in the men’s and I am assuming the same in the women’s. The temperature was anywhere from luke warm to toasty and were open 24 hours/day. Port-a-potties were used for bathrooms in the camping area, but had nice clean facilities inside the festival ground that were never crowded.

• Food – We had lunch and dinner on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. It was made on site and consisted of the same menu for lunch on the three days of either meat or veggie sandwiches with chips and a salad bar that was nicely stocked. Dinner consisted of a variety of burger options with meat, veggie, salmon or chicken with chips and the salad bar on Thursday and Friday. Saturday consisted of the same sandwiches from lunch.

• Drinks - You were limited to 6 drinks over the 3 days, which you could use for either beer, bottled water or soft drinks. I am not a big drinker, but some thought they could have been a bit more liberal.

• VIP Pavillion – Tent was huge and was right off to the side of the Main Stage but a fence made viewing impossible. Had folding tables set up for eating as well as couches and recliners for chilling out and a small stage where bands would play during lunch and dinner. Massage tables were set up with 2-3 ladies awaiting willing participants. The VIP Pavilion was open from noon till 2AM, but it would have been nice to have it open earlier to relax on the couch and have some coffee in the morning.

• Extras – We got a portable La-Z-Boy in a bag for seating comfort and it came in handy when updating my blog rather than sitting on the ground with my laptop. They were going for 20 bucks in the merchandise tent, so not a bad deal.

• Security – They would check your ID or wrist badge coming into the VIP areas but were not intrusive at all. It was a private security company and the only time I saw a uniformed cop with a gun was the last day of the festival. This was the most relaxed crowd of any festival this year and I did not see any problems.

• Wireless Internet Access – It was available in the VIP Pavilion as well as a couple of other places on the festival ground, but I had brought my own. I did see a few people with laptops and they said it worked fine.

Sleep was not in the picture for most of the weekend because of people partying late at night, occasional fireworks going off or a neighbor snoring. But that is part of the package of going to these type of festivals, so I suck it up and slept when I got back home.