It's a strange wave of emotions when you realize that a fairly straightforward festival link up might not be a possibility anymore. Those friends you planned on kicking it with this weekend at Portola? Far from a certainty.
Year one of Portola had similar issues, which event producer Danny Bell of Goldenvoice told 48Hills was supposedly being addressed in year two. Now in year three, it felt like being stuck in square one.
So who you went to the function with, is who you were there with the whole time. Running into people you knew was like a cherry on top, especially since we often traveled far outside of city limits to be there.
The vision is more simple than what other music festivals are trying to achieve through countless added amenities, but when you look at Portola as more of a rave and less of a festival, the appeal becomes clearer.
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