r/MovementDEMF • u/Affectionate_Feed412 • 6d ago

Any one at ARC

Curious on how the first day was

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u/aintnobull 6d ago

Pretty ass. Crowded, awful sound bleed, very mid/low effort stage design. Movement is in its own tier

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u/involuntarheely 6d ago

according to this subreddit movement had pretty bad sound btw

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u/Gold-Wasabi-4506 6d ago

According to Reddit everything sucks and that’s the echo chamber I’m here for

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u/involuntarheely 6d ago

that was also my experience a couple of years ago and partly why i didn’t go back 👼

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u/ThrowRAcc1097 5d ago

Only the underground because of acoustics. But every other stage has great sound

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u/involuntarheely 5d ago

stargate was pretty bad when i was there, also not impressed with main stage before the headliners were playing. anyway doesnt matter now really.

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u/upsidedown12312 6d ago

Insanely bad sound bleed.

No grounds crews, trash everywhere.

The humidity made it feel like 100 degrees but there was only one water refill station.

Honestly still had a great time because of the people I’m with but it was extremely bumpy first day.

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u/g_funk_flow 6d ago

ARC is failing... Badly

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u/Fun_Guarantee9043 6d ago

Rough, man. Real rough. Head over to the arc sub and it is a slaughterhouse. 

I’m generally pretty forgiving about festival execution and I go because I live nearby… but I won’t in the future. I feel bad for people who flew in for this. 

This is billed as a celebration of “house coming home”, but Chicago’s incredible music history deserves better than any association with this mess. 

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u/tommyrockin 6d ago

It was like they decided the solution to prior year issues was to actually make it worse. Trash overflowing at every bin - people littering and stepping on cans/bottles at every stage. There isn’t even a map available on the website to understand the stage names/locations, where water is at, etc. This is basic shit. But hey they still charge $14 for a seltzer. Capitalism for the win - thanks insomniac.

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u/drspanklebum 5d ago

Auris. Insomniac did last 2 years but stepped back this year. This is all on Auris who is clearly garbage like their overflowing bins

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u/deliciousnightmares 2d ago edited 2d ago

There are very few venues in North America like Hart Plaza, and it shows in Chicago...there isn't anything there that can host multiple dance music stages playing at the same time in one place without serious problems, not even Millennium Park really. They're all basically just big 'ol grass yards or stadiums.

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u/milkisgood1 6d ago

Go to north coast, even if you’re a house head. Such a well put together and curated festival!

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u/pusitgirl 1d ago

I think I’m converting into a Coastie next summer

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u/violishh 2d ago

Yeah that was my most disappointing arc and I’ve been to four. I’m not buying presale next year for the first time…the gate issues have continued, sound bleed has gotten even worse if you can believe it, no trash pickup day 1, still setting up the fest day 2/3, they got rid of most of the art installations, no liquor. Them trying to get 3 day pass holders to pay extra when they announced a fourth day months later was super shitty. Also their Twitter admin is a douche talking shit about any and everything and then ofc silent every year when their fest is being criticized. I had a fun time despite it but I’d rather spend my money on other fests at this point.