15 Reasons Why People Went To A Festival Celebrating Music’s Most Iconic Artists
Here is what Desert Trip attendees said about the music festival featuring the Rolling Stones, Paul McCartney, and more.
To reconnect with friends.
Michael, 49, mentioned that while the event meant a lot to the audience, you could tell that it also meant a lot to the performers. He traveled from Las Vegas, initially expecting to go on his own until his friends started experiencing FOMO and decided to join. He was excited to have people to share the experience with.
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To honor lost family members.
Camille, 30, wanted to honor her dad who passed away nine years ago. Their strongest bond was with classic music. Between the Rolling Stones and the Beatles, she learned all about them from him so decided to attend in honor of him. She said, "I'm sure here's with me. Through every performance, through every minute. He's here watching."
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To meet new friends.
Giacomo and Alessandro, 28 and 29, are brothers who traveled from London and San Francisco to Desert Trip. Giuseppe, 26, traveled from Miami (by way of Italy) alone because he didn't want to miss out on the opportunity to see the amazing lineup. On the first day at the campsite, they all met and hung out the entire weekend.
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To experience something truly iconic.
Like Mick Jagger said on night one of Desert Trip: "Catch us before we croak." Adishaku, 36, came to the festival with his wife echoing the sentiment that there's never going to be another time when you can see bands like this. Ever. Adishaku said he loves music and didn't want to miss out on this opportunity, especially with so many great musicians — like Prince — dying this year.
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