Chapter 572 572 Rock Paradise

Exposition Park is located in Los Angeles County. It served as the venue for agricultural exhibitions from 1872 to 1910. This is also one of the most lively areas in Los Angeles. To the south of the park is the main campus of the University of Southern California, covering an area of ​​100. Sixty acres, including Los Angeles Memorial Stadium, Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History, California Science Center, Rose Garden, California African American Museum, Expo Center, Science Center School, South Lawn Museum of Natural History, Farmers Market, and more It can definitely be called a region integrating humanities, science and nature.

It is less than 14 miles from Sunset Plaza to Expo Park, a 20-minute drive away, and the transportation is very convenient.

Sally Hansen arrived at the Exposition Park early and looked excitedly at the rolling crowd in front of her, who seemed to be in a state of madness, painted on their faces, waving flags in their hands, and carrying slung over their shoulders. Packing bags, talking, laughing, and bouncing towards the main venue of the Junjie Music Festival.

Sally was a little excited and wanted to step forward, but a gentle woman standing beside her grabbed her shoulder and asked worriedly, "Sally, are you sure you want to participate?"

This woman looks to be in her early thirties, with long chestnut hair like a waterfall draped behind her casually, her face is full of kindness and tenderness, she holds two tickets for the Junjie Music Festival in her free right hand, you know, This time, there were only 20,000 tickets for the Junjie Music Festival. In order to grab a ticket, some fans even set up a tent and waited at the ticket office 48 hours in advance, and now she has two in her hand. It's not easy, but they are standing at the door at this time, but they are not sure whether they want to go in. When other fans hear it, it is estimated that these two tickets will soon be bid up, even if they sell for ten times the price. any questions.

"Mom, haven't we already discussed this matter? Yes, I want to participate." Sally looked up at her mother, she saw worry in her mother's eyes, although her mother had a smile on her lips, "Mom, don't worry, this is just a music festival, there will be no problem."

Sally knew that rock wasn't the devil in the eyes of her parents, but rock festivals were easy and messy to hook directly, "Mom, this is my dream, I really want to be there, you know, I've always dreamed of being able to Going to different places to see different scenery, Glory to Death gave me enough motivation to dream, I finally made up my mind to realize it, although I am still young, I think that participating in the Junjie Music Festival will be a great start. ."

Sally was the little girl Hugo met at Amoeba on the first day of "Almost Famous". She was only thirteen years old this year, so her mother didn't worry about her daughter coming to the festival and had to accompany her in person. come. These two tickets were bought by Sally's father after queuing for two days.

Sally's mother, Jessica Hanson (Jessica. Hanson), lowered her head and stroked her daughter's beautiful long chestnut hair, which Sally's long smooth hair inherited her advantages, always in the sun It shines brightly and is enviable. "Okay, this is the reward you won through your hard work, and I'll accompany you to be young again."

Sally remembered that she had been doing odd jobs for the neighbors for the past three weeks in order to participate in this music festival, and finally earned enough ticket money and travel expenses, and she couldn't help but smile on her face," Hugo said. That's right, the feeling of working hard for your dream and finally realizing it is really good. In fact, the result is not satisfactory, but the process is so beautiful."

Jessica shook the ticket in the handshake, then patted her daughter on the shoulder, "Come on, you don't want to miss today's opening."

Walking into Exposition Park, Sally is like entering a magical country. On the lawn outside the venue, tents are like mushrooms emerging from the rain, covering every corner of the line of sight. Outside the tents stood all kinds of people talking excitedly, and some even took musical instruments directly. Come out and start playing.

Sally saw that these people didn't look like they were coming to a concert at all, but rather like they were going to camp, and she thought it was amazing. When she asked curiously about a tattooed girl with fiery red curly hair, the girl with full personality cheered. Laughing, "This is your first time at a music festival, right? We didn't plan to leave at all, you know, every show lasts for two days, and we plan to camp here. Let me tell you a secret, when all shows are over. When night falls, it's the carnival moment of a real music festival."

Mother and daughter, Sally and Jessica, were amazed that it was clearly a whole new world for them. Of course, more people set up their tents, took up a position, and then walked towards the main venue. Therefore, Jessica and Sally, who came empty-handed, naturally moved forward with the crowd.

When I came to the entrance of the ticket inspection, I could see many young faces running around with sad faces. Without asking, someone walked up directly, "Do you have any extra tickets? Five hundred dollars, I'm willing to use it. Buy it for five hundred dollars." These were apparently fans who had been blocked because they didn't get tickets, and Jessica and Sally were amazed by the clear and vivid expressions of regret and annoyance on their faces.

After Jessica shook her head in denial, the person who came in immediately turned and left, and hurriedly walked towards the others. Jessica and Sally looked at each other, and only now did they realize how precious the tickets in their hands were, because there were at least twenty young people in sight at the door asking for tickets.

When they got to the gate and waited in line for the ticket check, the number of young people holding signs immediately increased, and the signs of "Ask for a ticket", "Glory to death fans asked for tickets" and "Nirvana fans asked for tickets" were all in sight. Crowded, the originally empty space suddenly became narrow.

All kinds of discussions filled my ears, "What song is the Tool Band going to perform this time?" "Is the Red Hot Chili Peppers on the main stage this time?", "I heard that a few British bands were also invited. What's it called Goatskin", "Radiohead seems to be on the list", "How did I hear that Nirvana won't be there, please tell me it's not true", "There's a band called 'Alice the Prisoner' (Alice. In. Chains)' band, from Seattle, is also trash, I don't know how strong it is"...

The influx of these various comments made Jessica seem a little uncomfortable, not only because such an enthusiastic scene made her a little timid, but also because all she heard were some unfamiliar names, and the world of rock and roll was unfamiliar to her. It seemed a little far away, which made her nervous involuntarily. But unexpectedly, although these rock fans were enthusiastic, the order was not chaotic, and the whole scene seemed orderly, which also made Jessica a little relieved.

Originally, Jessica thought she had fully seen the enthusiasm of the fans outside, but after the ticket was checked in, she realized that it was just the beginning.

The field in front of us can accommodate 30,000 or 40,000 people without any problem. At first glance, it is larger than two football fields. There is a huge stage at the end of the field. At a rough look, it seems to be at least 50 yards wide. The lighting and sound equipment are all installed. Since all the fans are standing right in front of the stage, unlike the concert stand, which makes the stage look small, the stage in front of you is like a mountain, and there is a kind of oppression on the front The sense of shock and shock came to my face, and it turned out that this is the feeling of the music scene.

At this time, there was a dense crowd standing in front of the stage, everyone's face was filled with clear excitement, the temperature of the air was ignited, even if there was no screaming or shouting, even if there was no performance and no band, but the scene gradually brewing The enthusiasm that got up still made the whole lawn permeated with a heart-pounding atmosphere.

In addition to the stage directly in front, there is also a stage on the right near the entrance. This stage is obviously a size smaller. At a glance, you can see that the one directly in front is the main stage, which is the side stage. There is at least a gap of more than 400 yards between the two stages, which also allows the two stages to perform at the same time. The length of the side stage is about twenty-five yards, and it looks like a mini version of the main stage. There is also a large crowd in front of the side stage, and the liveliness is not inferior to the front.

The faces of all the fans are filled with the joy of festive celebrations, for them, this is their annual Christmas, even more grand and grand than Christmas, this is the paradise of rock lovers, all have the same People who like to gather together, casually say everything about rock and roll, find like-minded partners is really simple, even if they like different bands, the red-faced debate is full of passion. At this moment, even the air is filled with exciting rock music.

Jessica didn't quite know the difference between the main stage and the side stage, anyway, all rock singers were unfamiliar name symbols to her, so she looked down at her daughter's expression, "So, which direction should we go? "

Sally has also entered a completely new world at this time. She doesn't know much more than her mother, but she still inquired some information before coming, so she looked around, "Mom, let's first Go to the side stage and get the show schedule, then go to the main stage and look at it. Once we get the schedule, we can know exactly which bands are going to be on stage today, and then decide what shows to watch.”

The tour mode of the Junjie Music Festival is a good news for music fans. They only arrange two stages on site, unlike other large music festivals that have at least four or more stages. It is a kind of happy suffering. If a band that you like appears on several stages at the same time, it is the pain of happiness.

Although Sally came here for glory to death, in addition to glory to death, she is also willing to listen to the performances of other rock bands, in the rock paradise, if you don't enjoy it, that's a kind of A real waste.