Outdoor Event Quotes

The 1927 Wimbledon finals were almost put off because of the rain, which threatened every moment.

I'd never been to a festival till I played one.

I think people expect mud at festivals, I think you'd be asking for your money back if you didn't get it.

If you took me to Coachella for our first date, it would probably be a done deal. It would be a sure thing.

My favorite idea is doing an all-night tent show starring my friend's band Marijuana Deathsquads, where everyone would wear super-loud headphones, and there would be tons of subs and lights. It'd be really dope.

Yeah, I love festivals, man.

I did a tour down South someplace, and it was an all-day festival, and there were about 2,000 people. It was pouring down rain, and I went to grab the mic, and I got electrocuted. I felt the electricity flow through my body.

The rain probably dampened the spirits of those that decided not to come. But the people who were here didn't know it was raining because they were having so much fun.

I've been to the Reading festival twice before-as a punter, though I stayed backstage in the hospitality tent!

It's a great event to get outside and enjoy nature. I find it very exciting no matter how many times I see bald eagles.

Tomorrow is our final show. That is unless it rains, and then there will be a rain delay. We'll probably make it up in a doubleheader around Labor Day.

There's some sorta big bar-be-que goin' on here in turn three. There's smoke all over the track! Some fan's got a big one goin' on.

And then I saw this article in 'Time Out' magazine for TV presenters, so I went along with my sisters and we did this audition. It was open auditions, it was just a fun day out, but there were maybe 600 people there or something. It was just crazy.

I want people to hear really exciting music played by the best, but in a context where they can clap when they want to, chase their toddlers, drink beer, take photos, get lost in the music and generally be themselves. And because a field has no rules, it's the perfect place to create unlikely combinations of musical genres.

Warped Tour is completely in a league of its own. It's this crazy cross between a real, full tour and a festival.

I love the crowds at festivals because they're so chilled out.

What's going on outside? It was really nice - all the fans out there with big signs.

In the days when Glastonbury was an alternative festival, it was quite interesting. Now it is the most bourgeois thing on the planet ... we'll leave the middle classes to do Glastonbury and the rest of the great unwashed will decamp to Knebworth and drink a lot of beer and have fun.

To fans in a festival setting it's like a picnic. You want to have a good time with your friends in that crowd. And in the background you hear the band play, 'Oh, that's my favorite song!' everyone is there to enjoy the afternoon and that's about it.

I think the only festival I ever went to was Warped Tour.

As you'll never hear the thing again, my boy, why not throw in a couple of brass bands?

I love the outdoor festival feeling. When I'm on stage, it's very gratifying to watch people on the lawns enjoying the music with a glass of wine.

It was sweaty Whitney (Houston) in Central Park. She knew that park pretty well. Every bush!

Download was one of the best festivals I've ever been to.

Way up in the nosebleeds we watched him on the screen, they'd hung between the billboards so cheaper seats could see.