This part of my review will concern the festival itself. It's gonna be a long one, y'all...there's a lot to tell. I'm just gonna relate the events to you as I remember them.
BayFest was set up in dowtown Mobile with several city blocks cordoned off, and tents and stages set up at various points within this area. When this concert was posted on DO, there were two other acts listed on the same stage as DAUGHTRY on the same night. I've been to Jazz Fest here in New Orleans, so I kind of knew what to expect as to logistics. The difference is that Jazz Fest is held on the Farigrounds in N.O. and not spread out over many city blocks.
We got to Mobile around noon, checked into our hotel and headed out to scope out the site. The gates were due to open at 2, so we went to grab a bite to eat. We were in line at 2 p.m and got to the stage where DAUGHTRY was scheduled to play at about 2:15.........they weren't due to come on until 10:45 p.m............four other acts had been added, making a total of six bands before DAUGHTRY, none of which we had ever heard of. We were able to get spots about 4 rows back from the stage, right in front of the central mike, so we felt good about that. We figured as the evening wore on, we'd be able to move up a row or two. Some people ahead of us had set up chairs, so Cat went back to the hotel to get the chairs she wisely thought to bring. While she was gone, the crowd got denser and the first act came onstage. They were a local band called StereoHype and they were quite good. They obviously have a pretty strong local following.
Cat got back with the chairs before the next group came on, and we sat down for a bit. A couple from Mobile came and sat behind us with their chairs......they had come to see DAUGHTRY like us. The next group, Sunstreak,came on.........another local band.........okay, but nothing special. The third group, Top o' the Orange was pretty good and had a good sized crowd to entertain.....one of them was formerly with Three Doors Down.
BayFest Review - BayFest
This part of my review will concern the festival itself. It's gonna be a long one, y'all...there's a lot to tell. I'm just gonna relate the events to you as I remember them.
BayFest was set up in dowtown Mobile with several city blocks cordoned off, and tents and stages set up at various points within this area. When this concert was posted on DO, there were two other acts listed on the same stage as DAUGHTRY on the same night. I've been to Jazz Fest here in New Orleans, so I kind of knew what to expect as to logistics. The difference is that Jazz Fest is held on the Farigrounds in N.O. and not spread out over many city blocks.
We got to Mobile around noon, checked into our hotel and headed out to scope out the site. The gates were due to open at 2, so we went to grab a bite to eat. We were in line at 2 p.m and got to the stage where DAUGHTRY was scheduled to play at about 2:15.........they weren't due to come on until 10:45 p.m............four other acts had been added, making a total of six bands before DAUGHTRY, none of which we had ever heard of. We were able to get spots about 4 rows back from the stage, right in front of the central mike, so we felt good about that. We figured as the evening wore on, we'd be able to move up a row or two. Some people ahead of us had set up chairs, so Cat went back to the hotel to get the chairs she wisely thought to bring. While she was gone, the crowd got denser and the first act came onstage. They were a local band called StereoHype and they were quite good. They obviously have a pretty strong local following.
Cat got back with the chairs before the next group came on, and we sat down for a bit. A couple from Mobile came and sat behind us with their chairs......they had come to see DAUGHTRY like us. The next group, Sunstreak,came on.........another local band.........okay, but nothing special. The third group, Top o' the Orange was pretty good and had a good sized crowd to entertain.....one of them was formerly with Three Doors Down.
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