I've always hated watching festivals

Not really.

The quiet, singer songwriters I love.

It's the mosh pits until 6 in the morning that I hate.

The awkwardness of the silence before we start, having to coordinate with too many people is just too hard.

Makes me miss the small stages.

One more night til the morning.

Weird choice for an opener, maybe it's his most uptempo ballad.

Sounds of the other, I'm getting ready.

Maybe they all have a vaguely religious tone. 

And he's off tempo. Sounds like he's running uphill, trying to catchup with the band. And running out of breath.

I'd rather be curled up in a motel room, after a warm shower.

How do the kids entertain themselves until 5am?

I just want to hide

Hide and steal sandwiches for the road trip tomorrow, he'll be grateful, but he won't steal any.

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His version is more lively.

Festivals are the greatest thing.

People wouldn't come out just for 1/4 of a band they didn't like as teenagers.

"I've been losing you, one day at a time"

My simple rule: I never accept gigs where I am the most famous person on the bill. The numbers don't work in my favor.

But if I'm one of 3 kinda famous people, it's less of a burden. I have a strong & loyal fanbase, but they are small. Meaning that there are about 4 girls, depending where I am in the country, who will travel up to 300 miles to see me.

They are great for the random bar gigs, but frankly, I'd be fine if they didn't show to those. I don't mind having to stand on my own two feet. At these big festivals, they blend into the crowd (and generally do their own thing) its the new people, who want to shake my hand, bc their parents had my records. Or they know my name. And want a story. Which is fine too. I don't mind being people's story over brunch the next day or at the water cooler on Monday. 

I can't imagine having to be a new kid doing this now, all the competition to navigate.

I could never be that optimistic anymore. I have my patter, even in the conversations.

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5000 people sitting in judgement of you.

Millions of gallons of beer (yuck) the color of pee, which will be turned into pee within the night

Maybe we should call the big venues the pee transformation centers.

Pee factories.

Ole factories.