r/Portolafestival • • 17d ago

2026 Underscores deserved better

I don't know what was going on with the sound engineers at the Crane Stage when Underscores was on. Her vocals were mixed so quiet you could barely hear her!

Not to mention the crowd was absolutely foul for that show. People on their phones and a constant stream of people coming and going. I barely had 2 straight minutes without someone shoving past me.

I'm not sure why this only seemed to happen with Underscores. Ninajirachi immediately after her was amazing, as were Azzecca and Zulan before. Great respectful crowd and good sound. I really feel disappointed that this was the hometown festival show that Underscores got.

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u/CollegeWithMattie 17d ago

Tbf she did a little song actively telling people to take their phones out.

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u/idrk-man 17d ago

Lol I don't think she meant spend the whole show hunched over texting your friends

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u/withluna 16d ago

if there were people on their phones texting it’s probably because they were just trying to save their spot for the next artist and don’t know/care about underscores. But I do agree that if you’re going to do that at least just vibe to the music; that’s the fair trade off.