Bend did NOT have a PIT. The whole venue was GA. Everyone and anyone in the venue could get up close if they wanted to be dicks enough about it, and there were plenty that did. Like Mason, I too had a different experience from Jenn, and Mason and I were only about 5 feet in front of Jenn. The difference? Being ON the rail vs. back one or two people. That Flask issue with the "parents" was the big cluster. Running from security and abandoning their 9-year old son? The dude that O.D. right up front at the start of the second set wasn't to pleasant of an ordeal either. Some people that left with the "patient" tried to get back in later on in the set.
Remember back when EVERY show was ALL GA? You stood in line all day and then sat on the arena floor getting stoned until the house lights went down. Once the lights went out and everyone stood up that was pretty much it. If you left your spot you were done. Just maybe if you were lucky you could find your friends again when the opening act was done. Hope everyone remembered where the car was parked.
I will do Bend again, though seatless GA does suck for us short people.
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