It's not every day you can go out and see a bunch of different bands all in one place..The WNTI SUMMER STAGE CONCERT in Columbia, NJ was just this event. It started on Friday evening 7/15/16 and lasted until Sunday 7/17/16. You could go for one day, or buy a weekend pass..
A daily pass was $25. Weekend pass $50. Bands came from all around. There was Blues like my friends from ABOVE GROUND BAND. there was Rock N Roll like The DOUGHBOYS BAND. There was STEEL GRAVY who were more southern style..There was singer Songwriter DAVE GRIECO and friend IAN FARRINGTON who accompanied Dave on electric guitar, along with Blues Hall of Fame BOBBY LANZA who sang with the WNTI Band. Each day brought something special..Inside the Pavilion was a smaller stage surrounded by tables and chairs.
Plenty of room for dancing..
Food vendors were all around.. I tried THE PULLED PORK SANDWICH. It was delicious! It really had a smokey taste to it.. I believe it was $5 or $6 dollars. There was a THAI FOOD TRUCK where you could get a complete meal for $9. There was even a ICE CREAM SUNDAE AND SHAKE vendor..I really liked the fact they kept the prices down ..
At the BEER TRUCK was your basic BUD, BUD LIGHT, and domestic drafts. They also had GOOSE ISLAND IPA and STELLA ARTIOS. All the beers were $ 5.00 including the IPAs. THAT WAS A BARGAIN! I enjoyed the GOOSE ISLAND.. The staff was walking around selling bottles of cold water for $1.00. I appreciated that..
What made this event pleasurable was up by the main stage was a huge tent where you could sit and watch the bands... It was an extremely hot day so this was so needed..
Behind this was an opened spaced piece of grass where you could set up lawn chairs and be in the sun. Beyond that was a very large opened air Pavillion which this place is named after. ( WNTI Knowlton Lion's Club Pavillion.) To the left of the main stage was a VIP TENT for musicians and guests..As I walked around I could see vendors of all types selling clothing, hand made cigar box guitars, and jewelry.
I bought a custom made tie-dyed bandanna for $6.. It helped keep the sweat off... Everyone was extremely friendly. Security was all in yellow and and continually walking around..
There was a row of Porta Johns. I couldn't believe how clean they were with a mirror and all..(FYI- women hate using these...) As soon as I walked out there was a hand washing station with running soap and water and paper towels.. I really liked that..
Parking was very easy, attendants everywhere, and not a far walk..They even had an area designated for motorcycles.
All in all this was a fun event which went over without any problems.. THE WNTI STAGE CONCERT was very well planned..
If they have it next year I will definitely attend.. read more