Big Fucking Day 2012 was pretty fucking good. Line-up, with stars for the ones I watched: MAINSTAGE: -great acoustics and view of stage all around *JANES ADDICTION 9:45 PM *SILVERSUN PICKUPS 8:35 PM *GARBAGE 7:35 PM *CAKE 6:35 PM *THE NAKED & FAMOUS 5:40 PM FESTIVAL STAGE: -bit hard getting in front of each performance since the two stages alternate bands in order to keep up with the schedule, and the music was a bit too loud *FUN 4:40 PM PENNYWISE 4:00 PM *ANGELS AND AIRWAVES 3:20 PM *NEON TREES 2:45 PM *GROUPLOVE 2:15 PM OF MONSTERS AND MEN 1:45 PM *FALLING IN REVERSE 1:15 PM *GEOGRAPHER 12:45 PM WALK THE MOON 12:20 PM IMAGINE DRAGONS 11:55 AM I THE MIGHTY 11:30 AM SUBSONIC DANCE TENT: -awesome dance tent KNIFE PARTY 9:15 PM DRAGONETTE 8:20 PM PARTY BEN 7:35 PM WALLPAPER 6:50 PM MILES THE DJ 6:05 PM K FLAY 5:20 PM ST. JOHN 4:35 PM AMPLIVE & ELIGH 3:55 PM BASSEX 3:05 PM POOLSIDE 2:25 PM *THE LIMOUSINES 1:40 PM *ART VS SCIENCE 12:55 PM WOBBLE WEDNESDAY DJ'S 11:45 AM (DROC and DJ AUDIO 1) MYKILL 11 AM SOUNDCHECK LOCAL BAND STAGE: STONE FOXES 5:30 PM THE HOLDUP 4:50 PM AB & THE SEA 4:10 PM NEW DIPLOMAT 3:30 PM DIRTY GHOSTS 2:50 PM SEEKING EMPIRE 2:10 PM TROPHY FIRE 1:30 PM MIDI MATILDA 12:50 PM YOUNG SCIENCE12:10 PM VIA COMA 11:30 AM AUTOGRAPH SESSIONS: THE LIMOUSINES12:35 NEON TREES 1:00 WALK THE MOON 1:25 PM ANGELS & AIRWAVES 2:00 PM FALLING IN REVERSE 2:25 PM FUN 2:45 PM GROUPLOVE 3:15 PM OF MONSTERS & MEN 3:40 PM NAKED & THE FAMOUS 4:00 PM GARBAGE 4:25 PM SILVERSUN PICKUPS 5:00 PM Highlights: 1. SSPU - Amazing. This was the #1 band I wanted to see, and they didn't disappoint. One of the biggest performances they've ever done, and I loved their set list. Awesome new album and best performance of the night. 2. Neon Trees - Amazing. Lead singer was awesome, and when he closed with Animal, the entire crowd sang every single chorus. 3. The Limousines and Art vs. Science - Awesome, although I liked Limousines more. Definitely drop by the tent if you want to dance and have a blast. 4. Garbage, Cake, and Naked and Famous - all pretty good, although I would have preferred a different set list for Cake 5. Geographer - not bad. Not bad at all. Until next year, BFD. Maybe Muse next time? read more

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Ok this is well worth it if you paid $10 for your ticket. The line up this year was not as great as last years, but I must say F---YEAHH NEON TREES AND FUN WAS FREAKING AWESOME. Haahaa read more

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BFD 2014 was my first music festival, and i would have to say it was pretty dope! I won tickets from Live 105's online raffle (thanks live 105!), but i tried calling in for tix for a month before the event (which i would not recommend because it only causes heartbreak and stress), so if you can, try to make it to shoreline's cheap a$$ ticket sale for $10 tix, which is totally worth it even if you don't like the lineup. The setlist was alright this year, but i really did enjoy Finish Ticket, Ms Mr, Kongos, Walk the Moon, MIA, and Foster the People! The lines for the autograph boots were kinda insane, but you did get to say hi to your favorite artists and get an autograph, of course :) BRING YOUR OWN FOOD! Like all the previous comments, food is crazy expensive and even though they take caps off your water bottles, they didn't confiscate me & my friend's lettuce, bread, hummus and tomatoes we used to make our own sandwiches. It saved us a ton of money! Being 4'11" it was also tough to see over the crowd, especially when the budlight stage got crowded for Walk The Moon; so i would suggest hopping on a friend's shoulders if you're small like me :) The view from the lawn is decent, but it gets freaking crowded for the first headliner so i suggest getting there early! Also. If you hate the smell and presence of Mary Jane, this is not the concert for you. Great music and great vibes! ALSO, DON'T FORGET TO WEAR SUNSCREEN. I GOT SUNBURNED FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MY LIFE AT BFD, AND IT WAS HORRIBLE. read more

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BFD 2015 - My first BFD! I definitely had a blast at my first alternative rock festival! Parking at the venue is $20, so carpool is HIGHLY recommended. Security was pretty polite and there wasn't really any surprises when entering the venue besides throwing away the water bottle caps which was weird, but that was definitely a buzzkill for those that were sneaking in alcohol, hahhaha. But such a good variety of music! I totally forgot how great it is to hear live music since the hype is about techno/ electronic music now. I've had some friends that won some back stage passes to meet some bands which I think it pretty sweet! You can also bring food here instead of buying the expensive (but DELICIOUS) food at the venue. I tried this Korean burrito and it was bomb.commmm! I would high recommend just carrying around a light jacket because it does get cold at night. You can bring blankets too for the lawn! -1 because it sort of sucked that the main stage didn't open up until 5:45PM or so... This included the lawn area which I'm pretty sure a majority of people at this event had so it was quite packed when I got there around 3:30PM. And I was kind of lost finding the Budlight Subsonic Tent and Soundcheck Local Band Stage at first, but I eventually found my way! I would definitely come back next year - probably to get the cheap ass tickets again =] read more

I've experienced how great this event is as a worker and as a partier. When I come to party I usually drink in the parking lot to get ready because I"d have no money if I did that inside the place. They have tons of places to park for free if you don't mind walking a ways. One time I shotgunned beers with linking park. That was pretty cool. Smoked a lil something with snoop dogg. I asked the lead singer of paramore out once , that was pretty cool although she turned me down. This yr they had curious quail there and they definitely rocked. Some people think the bfd initials mean something bad but no they don't mean big f'ing dicks . what it really stands for is big freakin deal, I think. I've been going to bfd since 2006 and its alot of fun. read more

BFD 2017 This was a great outdoor festival to hang out with friends at. Although my friends and I didn't realize that we knew so many of the bands playing, we still had fun hanging out. I wish we had gotten there sooner (we got there around 4) to try some more of the food trucks. All the food and drinks were a little pricey, but you're allowed one gallon bag of snacks and a bottle of water per person. There are several bottle filling stations around the venue. It was great to have so many stages to go check out, and lawn space to just hang out at. It does get cold during the day, and especially night. So bring layers to put on through out the day/night. The major down side is the amount of smoking. As an outdoor venue, there were a lot of people smoking, tabacco and weed. (gross). I like my air unpolluted. I had to take a shower because I could still smell the weed on me. If you can, carpool, parking is $20/car. read more

Went to BFD for years 2010 and 2015. Giving it three stars for the lineup. Knocking off two stars because it's at my least favorite venue in the Bay Area. I don't enjoy the lawn area.. it gets super crowded depending on the band. It's overwhelming. I do like how BFD puts out the smaller stages in the blacktop area... now that is doable. I wish food at this venue was better... more food trucks please! I was able to get "cheap ass tickets" in 2010.. $10.53 a pop. I tried to get those tickets at that price in the later years however no such luck.. hence no attendance in those years. In 2015, i gave up on "cheap ass ticket" day decided to pay the full price for general admission. Both 2010 and 2015 experiences were pretty much the same.. just different lineups.... read more

Bloc Party, Social Distortion, Interpol, Queens of the Stoneage, Kaiser Chiefs, The Faint, Silversun Pickups, The Bravery, Cold War Kids, CSS, Sum 41, Shiny Toy Guns, Tiger Army... Those were all of the bands that I saw on Saturday- a great time for a number of reasons! 1) All of the bands were awesome, they played well, Stage presence was cool (minus the Kaiser Chiefs who had a bunch of friends running around on stage, ruined it for me). 2) The people watching - EMO KIDS ROCK!!! I *love* watching all of the crazy emo kids! Yes, granted they make me never want to have children, but I LOVE LOVE LOVE all the get up, all the drama, and all of debauchery! 3) Sum 41 - I have seen them before (when they were opening for Blink 182) and seeing them again, made me feel like I was 16 again. and it was really hard not to participate in the crowd chant "WHEN I SAY 1 2 YOU SAY F YOU" "1 2" "F- YOU" "1 2" "F-YOU" nice!!! How can you not want to be a part of that??? 4) Social Distortion - yet another reason to love BFD. I danced and sang and jumped around during the whole thing! Yes all of the other bands were good, but Social Distortion was by far the best! 5) The weather- it is my review, so I can review what I want! I loved the weather! I tanned the ta- tas in my tank top! I miss non-city weather for this reason. The weather added to the already fantastic day! Yes, I am a country bumpkin, I listen to country music (I am going to see Keith Urban next Saturday), but I love R&B, Classic Rock, Rock and Punk too! BFD allowed me to get my rock fix in! The amphitheater was okay, bathrooms clean(ish), but the beer was 10 bucks a cup! Seriously! 10 bucks! WOAH! Ya, it was a concert, ya, its how they make their money, 10 bucks is insane...but I drank it anyway! read more

In all the years I have attended BFD, 2013 was by far the worst. To charge $15 for a parking lot that took over an hour to get in and out of is RIDICULOUS. I have been to many music festivals that are on larger scales and nowhere are they as unorganized as this years BFD. If you're going to be that shitty at directing traffic and merging 3 lanes into 1, then back into 3, and having people make right turns FROM THE FAR LEFT HAND LANE but having the middle and right lanes go straight, you should go to fcking traffic school and stay there. Reason why it took over an hour to get out? Because geniuses decide to hold various lots until others were empty first. After 45 minutes and only moving 20 feet, I shut off my engine. When I finally get the F out of dodge, I noticed that all the other lots were completely empty. How the hell can you hold up entire lots like this? I know this isn't entirely on 105 but it partially is. Whatever company you outsourced to handle the parking, FIRE THEM IMMEDIATELY geezus. Go back to whoever you were using before. It also took an hour and a half to get food. I can't believe we spent about 4 hours trying to get in the lot, get food, and trying to get out of the lot. All the years past were more worth the money because this year's lineup wasn't that great. What was up with the last minute unannounced lineup switch between 30 Seconds To Mars and Passion Pit? Sorry Jordan Catalano (That's a My-So-Called-Life reference) your band is not that great and put me to sleep. So glad I opted for just lawn seats because the $35 alone was worth it for Stone Temple Pilots (whom half of the audience didn't know) + Chester Bennington (No you damn 16 year olds, it was not Linkin Park),Of Monsters and Men, Passion Pit and Diplo. Missed everyone else I wanted to see because of the parking situation. I'm just a disgruntled adult now, too tired for this bullshit nonsense. read more

BFD 2015 The twelve hour day began by waiting in lines just to get into the venue. I really don't mind waiting in lines, but when they have four lines and the people who are supposed to be helping you all say different things, it gets very frustrating. The festival had a total of five stages. The stages were; A dance stage, a local band stage, the bud light festival stage which is where we spent the first half the festival, and the main stage where we spent the last half. A vast majority of the bands I had no idea who they were, but once they started playing I did recognize some of the music. On the bud light stage Sheppard played, and out of all the bands that played tonight they are one of the only ones who actually put on a good show. I spent most of my time on the main stage laying on a blanket, and enjoying constant contact high thanks to my fellow festival goers. Two bands on that final stage I was familiar with and both put on great shows. Of Monsters and Men put everyone in a hectic mellow mood which is easier to say than it is to describe. Panic at the Disco got everyone even more hyped up, plus they did an excellent cover of Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody". Surprisingly, or maybe not so surprisingly a lot of the concert goers did not have the red wrist bands showing that you are old enough for alcohol consumption. I however was old enough and enjoyed a nice 24 oz. can of Corona, plus a rum and coke at the local bar on site. The food varied from good to great. I had a pepperoni pizza that wasn't delivery it was Digorno, and later in the night I ate an pulled pork sandwich that was awesome. Huge portion of pork, smothered in barbecue sauce, and atop two slices of bread. It was love in my tummy for sure. As mentioned earlier the staff who work here just plain suck. From the ones who don't know anything, to the security guard in the men's restroom who freaked the hell out when he saw a woman enter because the woman's line was too long. Instead of being calm and asking her to just leave, he turned a freak, yelling at her and basically shoving his finger in her face, then following her out of the restroom ,and out of the venue. He over reacted to the extreme. The festival lasts from 11:00 am to 11:00 pm, so be prepared to do a lot of standing, a lot of sitting, and to have both your ears and throat to be sore the following days. Also, be prepared to see a lot of absolutely ugly freaking clothing. Everything from pants that look like the material your grandma's couch is made out of, to ass cheeks basically falling out the back of shorts. read more

I came for Social Distortion and really enjoyed Queens of the Stone Age. Got there late and had to just see the main stage bands at the end. I've liked the lineups for the past 2 years that I've gone so I'm giving stars for the event, not the venue. My shoreline review: Haiku from my BFD Live 105 experience: sweating teens in black ten dollar beers taste like crap when did i get old? read more

I've been coming to this event pretty much as long as they've been holding it, since it's practically in my back yard. I don't go every year, depending on the acts. Snoop Dogg, Linkin Park, Chris Isaak, Foo Fighters...it's a wide range of excellent music that you can see for not too much money. It's always good to see a large amount of artists that you love and potentially some new discoveries. Obviously, the format lends to shorter sets and for the acts you do love, you never get enough, but overall it's been a solid festival as this format goes read more

You have to go to experience it. Some people love it, some people hate it. If you can get tickets at the 10.50 price at box off, so worth it. So many great artist, so much food and drinks...hard not to have fun. Although it can be hot, so be prepared. read more

The one star review isn't wrong, the lines were crazy, the parking a bitch - so were the employees "assisting" with the parking. BTW thanks for letting the car next to me park within 8 inches of my drivers door, super enjoyed that and the jäger bottles left under my car by the classy individuals drinking before the shows! I paid the extra $5 a ticket to not stand in line for entry, I highly recommend it! Getting there early helped too, had some shaded lawn space for awhile. So down to the dirty, the Subsonic tent was an oasis of pot smoke and dirty cement, but it was shaded and the music didn't suck! Back in my day people weren't so open about doing recreational drugs at a concert, I miss that - but hey, my kids had fun spotting the f**ked up teenagers! The festival stage was in a parking lot, no shade and crammed like cattle, makes perfect sense to put TwentyOne Pilots on that stage (oh, wait, it doesn't!) that was one of the few acts we came to see. The main stage crew was on fire, seriously they could strike a set at breakneck speed, so why were the main stage acts kept to such short sets?!?! The first two acts should have been on the festival stage, Panic! At The Disco was kept to 30 minutes or so, it was insulting! Who the hell planned this thing? I've been to many many other festivals in other cities, this one was huge disappointment! read more

BFD 2013 Sunday, May 19 11:00 AM - 10:20 PM. Subsonic Tent: -C2C was absolutely amazing. I went in without any expectations, but even if I did, they would have been infinitely exceeded! Of the entire festival lineup, I cheered, jumped and danced the most during their performance. It was just that sick. -Lots of love for Limousines. I feel the new stuff is less electronic dance, but still great! The crowd was dancing up a storm for a bunch of their hits. Festival Stage: -The bands put on some good performances, but it was so uncomfortably hot standing under the blazing sun in a parking lot. This may have been the warmest BFD I have ever attended. I was reapplying SPF 50 sunscreen every 30 minutes. -A great performance by Capital Cities. Who joined in for the Capital Cities Shuffle? I love when bands get the crowd involved. -The Neighbourhood Sweater Weather is sung by a guy? Whaaat? I didn't know that! Main stage: -I love watching Silversun Pickups and I love listening and singing along to their music. They always put on a satisfying show. This was the band I really wanted to see and I don't feel bad about leaving right after and missing out on Stone Temple Pilots, Passion Pit and 30 Seconds to Mars. It was really neat to see SSP close at the Live 105 Broadcast booth! -Of Monsters and Men! Yay! For reference, here is the 2013 Lineup! Main Stage: 30 SECONDS TO MARS 9:30 PM PASSION PIT 8:30 PM STONE TEMPLE PILOTS 7:30 PM SILVERSUN PICKUPS 6:30 PM OF MONSTERS AND MEN 5:35 PM AWOLNATION 4:40 PM The food hawkers were super ripe by this time!! Ewww. Festival Stage: JIMMY EAT WORLD 3:50 PM FITZ AND THE TANTRUMS 3:20 PM AIRBORNE TOXIC EVENT 2:50 PM CAPITAL CITIES 2:20 PM ATLAS GENIUS 1:50 PM THE NEIGHBOURHOOD 1:20 PM TWENTY ONE PILOTS 12:55 PM YOUNGBLOOD HAWKE 12:30 PM WAVVES 12:05 PM THE MOWGLIS 11:40 AM NEW POLITICS 11:15 AM Subsonic Tent: DIPLO 9:25 PM DJ SHADOW 8:10 PM C2C 6:55 PM WALLPAPER (live) 5:50 PM LIMOUSINES (live) 4:55 PM DIRTYBIRD/ JUSTIN MARTIN vs J PHLIP 3:10 PM ROBERT DELONG (live) 2:25 PM ST JOHN 1:35 PM GOLD FIELDS (live) 1:00 PM MILES THE DJ 11:45 AM NICK G 11:00 AM read more

I've been to BFD every year since 2013, although I wish I would have caught on earlier. While some years are better than others...I've come to appreciate BFD the most out of any of the current Bay Area music festivals. It feels like a Live 105 listener appreciation party. Music selection is geared towards Live 105 listeners, and they usually have a good mix of up-and-coming, mid-range hipster, and established rock powerhouses. (Except for 2014 where it was pretty much all brand new bands and MIA...that was embarrassing.) For the amount and usual quality of bands, tickets are very affordable at ~$40 and there are plenty of opportunities to win free tickets on air. I much prefer this to Outside Lands or increasingly BottleRock, which feel like unabashed money grabs a completely random smattering of musicians. At BFD, there's the opportunity to see many bands I like well enough but would not make an effort to go out of my way to an individual concert, and bands that I wasn't aware of and/or didn't think I liked but ended up seeing and being impressed by. The festival stage has a very clever setup; it's actually two stages next to each other so as soon as one band ends, the next one begins on the other stage. Alas, it's privy to the same problems that any Shoreline show has. They've made it work for the Festival Stage and Subsonic Tent, but the Main Stage is still the Amphitheater so the bands there are very difficult to see without binoculars. Also, food and drinks are ridiculously overpriced. The price for drinks continues to go up each year and is currently $16 for 24 oz beer. Food trucks also cost more here than elsewhere...they probably have to pay a premium to sell at Shoreline. Also, water (at food trucks or elsewhere) is $5 per bottle which is next to criminal. As with any Shoreline concert, parking can be an issue. Especially at BFD where some of the parking lots are blocked off by stages. The best way to avoid this is by getting in VERY early (within the first hour or two, or before) and finding street parking. Most street parking is about a half hour walk away but you save at least that much time by not having to get out of the parking lot on the way out. Also, the lines to get in are usually 1-1.5 hours because they thoroughly check everyone. Plan accordingly. Highlights from each year: 2013 C2C, Wallpaper, Capital Cities, 30 Seconds to Mars 2014 Bleachers, New Politics (Even an embarrassing year can still have a couple excellent performances!) 2015 Death from Above 1979, 21 Pilots, Robert DeLong 2016 Jake Bugg, Bad Religion, Borns read more

To sum it up I wouldn't come back. There were a few good acts (Yelawolf was by far the best and the only one to actually interact with the crowd), but the set up of the main Bud Light stage in the parking lot was beyond terrible. No place to sit all day except for the hot concrete, the DJ tent was too loud, and the lot was crammed with drunken/high teenagers. We didn't even bother to stay for the main stage acts as the crowd was getting increasingly sloppy and unbearable. If you do go, I suggest to buy the fast line pass and bring in your own food and an extra cap for your water bottle. read more

Came here for BFD 2014. It was an interesting location because the venue is really spread out as the main stage is completely separate from the smaller stages. The lawn area is massive, but it's still a little strenuous to see anything that's going on on stage. The audio is really good at main, but the smaller stages always clashed and wasn't that fun. A beer is between $12 and $14, water is $4.50, and a sandwich is $10.25. Alright. There are a few bathrooms, all of which are pretty crowded. Many people were confused with the sinks (there was no soap) because you had to step on a bar at the bottom of the round sinks to let water flow. Not the best as in cleanest venue, but it was a nice festival. All in all, the music was great as there was electronic as well as indie/alternative bands. However, the music wasn't that leveled - I could hear most of the bands at the tent, which was odd. read more

amazing! the line up this year was great!! i arrived at about 2 pm just in time to see tiger army finish up. sum 41 was annoying. my favorites were bloc party, cold war kids, and scissors for lefty. the set up was neat. local stage in one area, 2 "medium" stages, and then the main stage in the normal shoreline location made for fun times on the lawn. the band line up was awesome and they kept things moving. my only complaint was as the night wore on, it seemed that the breaks between sets were getting reallllly long. plus it got a little cold. but the bands were all great! the crowd was so-so. i'm not what you would call an "emo kid" but i still enjoy this music. it was a bit annoying that there were 12 years olds all around, but whatev. all in all a great saturday!!!!! read more

Still a great show. Sure, not all the bands are awesome, but getting to see something like 15 bands for $30 is a fantastic deal. My favorites: Bloc Party! What an astounding, energetic, riveting and really unique performance. Can't wait to see them again. Interpol - first time I saw them was at BFD in '03. Still a great live act; seriously classy and great rock. QotSA - I was suprised by how hard they were, but great show. Damn cool setup too with the wacky light things. Scissors for Lefty - fun! And kinda goofy. Silversun Pickups - I wish the sound guy had been more on the job; the guitar was way too loud and you could barely hear the vocals, but a great show. Cold War Kids - very cool live, and great to see something a bit different from the rest. Tiger Army - punk with an upright bass! what a kick. The Lovemakers - another great band, with a more ranging set than I would have expected. And last but Certainly not least, Shiny Toy Guns - Fucking Brilliant! I knew basically nothing about them, but what a genius set. I have very, very high hopes that these guys and other bands like them will manage to draw "the kids" nowadays back from the doldrums of DJ'd electronica which while occasionally spectacular is often dull and repetitive at best and back to the world of live music and improvisation. I'm not saying all DJs are crap, but there sure are a lot who fit that description. Anyway. Great show, great weather, and rock concerts are just a fucking good time, with the moshing and crowd surfing and just watching thousands of people totally getting into the music. I love it. Also great - with a few exceptions, the organization. The 2-stage setup for the festival stage made for a well-run show with only a few difficulties. Also, having the main show start after the other stages end is great - you don't have to choose between which bands to see. The downsides: Shoreline still SUCKS ASS as a venue. Sigh. Sure, if you're in the lower tier of seats it's not bad, but everywhere else in the main amphitheatre is crap. The sound quality was remarkably good on the festival stage in the parking lot, but the mixing often could have been better. I'd say only about 1/2 of the bands were well mixed; the rest tended to have the vocals overpowered, or the guitar dominating everything. And yes, the $10 beers. But at least you could get something other than bud for your $10 (like fat tire, or gordon biersch), and you could carry it with you. In '03, booze couldn't leave the bar. That sucked. So all in all, Nice Job Live 105! Here's to another good one next year. read more

for only $10.53 you can go to an all day concert with 3 stages, and yes, a mechanical bull. you really can't top that. even if all the artists were sucky, you can't complain about an all day event for a little over $10!!! i went in 2006, and the lineup included: - AFI - Franz Ferdinand - The Strokes - Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Panic! At the Disco - Yellowcard - HIM - Wolfmother - OK Go - Hard-Fi - Echo & The Bunnymen - Anti-Flag - Thursday - The Sounds - She Wants Revenge - Every Move a Picture - Birdmonster - Street to Nowhere - Push To Talk - The Herms - Hush Sound - Two Seconds - dear kerosene - DJ Mike Relm my ears were salivating just looking at this list! they throw this every year, and the ticket prices are always the same. there's plenty of food, beer, drinks, and all around fun! read more

OK.. I have to also comment on the parking - it was an unbelievable mess!! It took us an hour and a half to get from the 101 exit into the parking lot and the $15 charge was just icing on the cake! I have never been charged to park at Shoreline and was told that it was a joint decision between Live Nation and Live 105 - shame on you! We were able to catch the end of Fitz and the Tantrums who are always great; liked two local bands, Finnish Ticket and Tumbleweed Wanderers; enjoyed Of Monsters and Men and Stone Temple Pilots on the main stage and then switched over to subsonic after Jared Leto started asking the crowd what side of his face they liked.. really?? Diplo was off the hook!!! Best show of the day!! read more

So, I went to BFD for like maybe the 6th or 8th time in my life. It's the official un-official start to summer. I had a great time as always. I didnt get the $10 but the $100 4-pack is also a great deal. The lineup was decent... Pennywise and Janes Addiction killed it. Cake was fun as always. Looking forward to the next one. read more

Worst festival I have ever attended. We had to wait in line to get into the parking lot of the venue for over 30 minutes, then had to wait in line to enter the festival another 20 minutes. It was a joke right from the beginning. The planning of this event was just a huge FAIL. BFD I now know stands for BIG FU€KING DISAPPOINTMENT! We missed the first 2 acts while standing outside in line - one of which was one of the only bands I was excited to see (Waters). I could kind of hear them over the obnoxious DJ tent playing near the The festival stages near the line we waited in. That induced major anxiety. Thanks! The venue doesn't have any shaded areas from the sun other than the lame loud DJ tent. No thanks. Also you are allowed to bring in 1 unopened bottle of water any size but they remove the caps from them so you eventually toss them and have to buy their tiny bottles for $5. Hint: bring in an extra cap for your bottle so you can actually keep it in your bag and not carry it around capless in your hand. The excuse for this was that people throw their full capped bottles at the artists. Doubt it. As far as food went it was all overpriced nachos and hot dogs. They advertise food trucks but of what we saw offered, much was left for improvement - Ben and Jerry's doesn't count as a food truck. Also if you are over 21, which we are, I wouldn't recommend this festival by any means. It was full of young teens and alcohol was obscenely priced. Being adults we purchased seat tickets for the main headliner stage and they started letting the lawn general admission in a good 20-30 minutes before those of us with seats. The woman commanding the situation said they were waiting for word from the artists to say we were allowed in. Really?! Highly doubt that. The whole experience was a Saturday wasted standing in the sun with stinky young teens and in all an epic fail. Boo to 105 for putting this $hit show on every year and taking people's money for this joke of a festival. I'll stick to my Treasure Island Music Festival. At least it's closer to home. What a waste of money and gas and 12+ hours of my life I can never get back. BFD2015 = Big Fu€king Disappointment. I will never again attend a radio promoted "festival". Lesson learned. read more

2013's BFD was, as usual, well worth the ticket price to see current top bands, but I MOST appreciate that Live 105 provides a showcase for emerging talent---what a great way to see many established performers AND bands on the brink of success! I most enjoyed Diplo, Finish Ticket, Fitz and the Tantrums, Stone Temple Pilots, and Monsters and Men. I walked out on Jared Leto when, after being onstage nearly 15 minutes, I still hadn't heard any music---I didn't come to admire his profile or watch him stroll through the crowd leading cheesy audience sing-alongs. I have to agree with the others---Live Nation did an appalling job "managing" the parking. That's probably not Live 105's fault, but there's no excuse to keep cars idoling just outside the lot for a full 90 minutes, and charging us 15 bucks for that privilege. We missed many bands we had hoped to see while inhaling toxic auto fumes and contributing to global warming. When I asked the lot manager who was responsible for that parking mess, Live 105 or Live Nation, she said it was the fault of the concert PATRONS for coming out to the show. Now THAT is inexcusable....another reason to hate Live Nation. I'd have given 5 stars but for the parking f-up. read more