08/31/2025
Music Festivals are about giving. If you're not willing to lose money, time, and energy then it's a waste of your time. If you expect anything in return then you'll lose. Give with your heart.. Give without expectations.. Give willingly because that's what it's all about...
My only input is I don't think hiring big main acts is worth it. I see the big guys play, take the money and run....
To the artists that stay, jam by the camp fire, & interact with the humans. I see youuuuu!!
I'm considering it highly.... I'd like to throw a festie. More community driven, more focused on work shops, more vendor friendly.
I'd like to plan this where every party finds it to be worth their time. The only person that should lose would be me essentially. If it's money tho who really cares... It's money... It's about the energy, the rising of consciousness, the vibe, and the love for it all. 💖
There is one downside to this idea tho... 🥁
I would like it to be a sincere sober festival. No drugs, no alcohol, no Ma*****na, to***co, none of that... Sept 30th will mark my 2 year anniversary for full sobriety. I came from a place of addiction. I hurt my friends and my family because I couldn't look in the mirror. I'm trying to make up for that now. My only main concern with the festival scene is many that claim to be a sober event are not... (Festival Creators I'm not blaming you btw. I know it's out of our control. There's no one to blame or punish it just is)...
This is honestly my only road block. I would like a sincere music Festival that's based with true honest sobriety. If I can get people together and we all promise to keep our word then I would invest into it. I don't care if I lost 10K.... Getting people together that are truly sober is what my heart wants. We can offer a space to grow so much.
Here's one idea
(Prayer Circles for healing we take the time and pray for each individuals ability to be disciplined. To stay strong focused and less agitated, less triggered, more happy, more present.. Sorry big artists but we're taking the time to pray for clarity in our lives).
I'd like the music lineup to be completely local... No Krazy big headliners... More workshop driven... Where vendors actually make a buck...
Why do you go to festivals?? Are you there to see the big cheese? What calls to you? What brings you out? What resonates with your heart?
Can a festival provide a safe place for people who get sensory overload so easy?
Can a festival help people with addiction or just enable it??
I had to quit playing music for 2 years to become sober. Now my only addiction is sugar. Which I'm gradually working on... (As I eat a Reeses peanut butter cup)... 🥲
I'm back in the scene tho. I've seen a lot of change for the better. I see communities growing and people working together. Ego is definitely losing it's grip in my opinion. Nothings impossible right?? Would you even think about going to a festival if w**d was banned? Even Ci******es?? I'm really pushing people out now... 🥲 Just an honest question not trying to trigger or upset anyone. I dunno maybe if we all suffer together we could beat those addictions. Almost like an AA but with a festival vibe.
(For context)
*In order to not shut people out with their habits. Would you be willing to go somewhere in private to drink a beer, smoke a cigarette, or do a dab? After wash your hands, brush your teeth, change your clothes so you don't trigger other people that are trying to be sober? Do you see how far your willing togo to satisfy your cravings?*
I'm not here to judge. What I'd really like to do is offer a space with pure sobriety. That's all, I totally understand if you have to self medicate.
Did you stop reading yet??
(As a person who suffered from drug addiction I feel like these are hard valid questions to ask).
(Truth is 2 years ago, I wouldn't even think to ask these questions publicly).
I'm willing to start with my addiction. FOOD!! I've gained over 60lbs after I stopped drinking and doing drugs. It's seriously been the hardest thing because after I became sober. I developed an eating disorder. I would eat until I was full. Amber would watch me, I would just keep eating. She would tell me to stop, I wouldn't, I would eat more until I puked, then I would eat more... Seriously I dunno how she puts up with me. I'm almost in position to be Santa Clause next year. I got the belly, I just need the beard....
I just see things differently now... You can say love and light, you can say the most prettiest things about you, yourself, and your community. Does it really make a difference tho??? I feel like actions are always louder than words. I want more than just positive words. I need to see the action. I need to see the growth. I want it.... I want to taste it, feel it, see it, smell it, & hear it. I swear my soul is calling for this kind of liberation. In myself, my community, my world, my universe, in ourselves, in our community, in our world, & our universe. Something big is coming....
I dunno just shooting ideas. Criticism is welcomed. Let's talk about the things... Tell me I'm crazy, tell me this resonates with you. TELL!! Me something GOOD!! Baw Wahh🎶
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*Planning something for 2026*
