An Open Letter to the Bluesfest Organizers

(I actually will send this one in to the organizers)

Hello,

I started off my Blues fest with a great concert by Bob Dylan and I have to thank you ahead of time for what looks like a killer lineup this year!

While on the concert grounds last night, there was a minor irritation that I thought I would offer a solution to.

It is very difficult for all parties involved to navigate through the concert grounds when people have their lawn chairs set up. It is inconvenient on both sides of the equation – we are irritated that it takes us so long to move anywhere remotely close to the stage from Gate 1 and the persons bringing their lawn chairs are irritated by us trying to move through them.

I remember last year’s Blues fest had an amazing setup where persons with lawn chairs had their own section set up. This made everybody happy – we didn’t have to worry about tripping over a lawn chair, and they didn’t have to worry about some people pushing their way through all night long.

If there is any way the organizers of Blues fest 2007 can quickly fix this problem (perhaps creating a section for standing room only and lawn chairs only) before the week is over, I assure you that everyone involved will have a better experience. I have heard the same comment on the radio stations for the past two days and many people at work have said the same thing.

That being said, I understand that organizing an event of this high caliber is difficult and you cannot foresee every possible outcome. I just wanted to pass on a suggestion and say that so far everything else looks great!

Palmer