Red Hat was the first show I saw after we moved here and I still bring it up to people back home. Something about the buildings lit up behind the band.

Early October here can still hand you a pop up thunderstorm out of nowhere. They usually hold the show and ride it out, but a thin poncho in your back pocket beats a forty dollar plastic bag at the merch tent.

If you are eating first, get in somewhere by 5:15. The blocks around there turn into a wall of people once both venues let in.

Dylan Gossett opening is a real get. My son plays him constantly in the truck.

Lawn versus reserved question for anyone who has done both there recently. Is the lawn worth it for this kind of show or does the sound get away from you in back?

Lawn is fine for folk, less fine for anything with heavy low end. For Godwin I would take the lawn and the extra legroom.