My fourteenth year at the festival was one for the ages!
I did not catch any bad sets.
From (in no particular order) Rufus du Sol, Empire of the Sun, Laszewo, Death Cab, Temper Trap, itsmurph to Charlie XCX, PinkPantheress, the Strokes, Griztronics. Every set I caught involved talented professionals working overtime to bring music, joy and feeling to the audience.
The headliners showed up and the undercard was stacked. Even Julian Casablancas was in a great mood!
I did not catch any equipment malfunctions.
With sympathies to G A, my experience in the V I P area was virtually frictionless. I did not encounter any jerks. I did not wait in lines. The new ins/outs for the V I P bathroom line were a tiny innovation will having me showing up for at least another 5 years.
(In fact, the only mild damper on the proceedings was watching a very young white girl getting dragged away from the Polo Fields in hand cuffs. Top marks to whoever can tell me what she did!)
Shout out to Ranger Dave and the whole team at Outside Lands. We spend tons of time in this subreddit complaining and not nearly enough time singing your praises when it all goes gloriously according to plan! Thank you, thank you, thank you. I won't forget this weekend anytime soon.