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SONIC BOOM FESTIVAL:
SONiC BOOM 2014 will be a weekend to remember -- this year's festival is packed with an impressive lineup (Jack White, Arctic Monkeys, Death Cab For Cutie, to name a few),reaching a new level of awesomeness with three star-studded days for concertgoers to enjoy. Held on the expansive grounds at Northlands Park, SONiC BOOM 2014 is touted as "Edmonton's Alternative Music Festival," and will feature a number of newcomers alongside veteran acts like Rise Against and the Descendents. SONiC BOOM's entertaining lineup is diverse and unique, and is sure to delight fans over the course of the action-packed weekend.
BACKGROUND SNAPSHOT:
Since its inception in 2009, SONiC BOOM has quickly become one of Edmonton's leading music festivals, hosting a number of world-renowned acts over the years including Weezer, Silversun Pickups, and Blink-182. Presented by local radio station Sonic 102.9, the festival attracts fans from around the world with its exciting lineups, grand stages, and thrilling audiovisuals. Whether fans are watching a wrestling match in the ring or drinking a cold one in the beer gardens, SONiC BOOM has so much more to offer than just music. With over 14,000 attendees at 2013's bash, Edmonton's growing alternative festival is a concert experience fans won't soon forget.
This was the best Sonic Boom yet. The three days made it amazing, as they got so many awesome bands to play and fill the time that I enjoyed myself from the first band Friday to Jack White melting my face on Sunday. I got to see bands I'd been waiting to see, such as The Airbourne Toxic Event, and got to see some awesome new bands such as Fitz and The Tantrums. So much fun!
Amazing event--fun, quite clean bathrooms, safe environment, friendly audience, and extremely clear sound
The no re-entry ruined the entire weekend: If there's a band at the beginning and end of the day that you want to see that meant you had to stay there for over 10 hours which is brutally long and cost a fortune in food and beverages, bathrooms were nasty, and it was highly unlikely that you could find a place to sit for a rest.
All the bands were amazing and the atmosphere was serene and the sound was perfect but too loud at times.
The bands were fantastic and the event was very well organized. Only issue I had was with one security person banning me from the beer tent because my driver's license is being renewed so it was a paper one. I'm 48 obviously not underage. Booooooooo
Jack White on guitar was amazing, best part of the weekend.
Overall I quite enjoyed the festival. It was a great lineup the whole weekend, there was a ton of variety of food, and everything seemed fairly well organized. The sound stage was way too close to the stage, however, which obviously obstructed views and made the crowd in front of it very, very tight. However I purchased a VIP cabana along with several friends, and it was a complete waste of money in most respects. It was nice having a place to leave our bags, jackets etc and having our own washrooms is always welcome. However the cabana location was actually 2-3 times as far away as the VIP beer gardens was. Further, there was no food service in the cabana area other than Northland's catering, which was expensive and boring. Also, the liquor service in the cabana area was an absolute farce. There was only ever 1 bartender, and it was obvious that none of the bartenders over the weekend had any experience doing it. The one on Saturday was boring doubles, for no apparent reason. I guess you can look at that as a bonus, at least until they reject the tickets you purchased on Saturday when you go to get a drink on Sunday. Somehow their incompetence justified essentially screwing their customers the next day. The most non-sensical aspect of the supposed "VIP Cabana" is that we were not allowed in to the regular VIP area. This made absolutely no sense to anyone, and I cannot think of logical reason why that would be. So again, the music festival itself was great and I only have one or two minor complaints, it was probably very close to a 5/5 experience. The VIP cabana's though were poorly thought out and we gained little by paying nearly double what the regular VIP's did.
It was alright, the bands were good. But the event overall was a little dull. Not much to do in between bands that I went to see. Lots of empty space on the grounds. Security was a little overboard, I suppose it's better then not enough. Price was fair, for three days of shows but they could of had a few skateboard demos of magicians walking around.
Locked me out of the event the first day even after they said I could get back in, was too crowded and only had three or four bands everyone wanted to see. Overall a disappointing event. Went all three days.
I have attended this event every year and it just keeps getting better! VIP tickets are worth every penny! Shorter line ups, if any, real bathrooms, a great picnic area with grass :) Special food vendors, etc. They gave the VIP side more room so we could get closer to the stage and I love that we have access to both sides. Excellent! Jack White played every great song he has and entertained us with his talent on guitar. Amazing!
