Best/worst acts -- ranked:
1. DCFC/Postal Service/Bush/Lit -- I saw the DCFC/Postal Service tour at Merriwether and this was pretty much the same, which is to say, awesome. Gibbard said it would be the last Postal show for a very long time. Sounded like he didn't quite want to close the door on it. Bush have never sounded better (and they were great the last two shows in DC, and this time they remembered to play Chemicals, which somehow wasn't in their otherwise outstanding Atlantis show). Rossdale was really into it, connected. Lit sounded great, and really nailed that late 90s sound. They were the one band I didn't go for who turned out to be a pleasant surprise. These four bands were worth the price of admission. Would have liked to see them play longer. (Microphone issues interrupted the Bush set but it wasn't as bad as the sound issues with some of the other acts below). Surprised that a lot of people left after DCFC and before Postal Service, but that included the two dudes who talked constantly through the DCFC set so it was OK that they left.
2. Tonic -- kept the 90sness going in the early part of the show, a bit better/more interesting than Filter. Enjoyed them.
3. Filter -- can see the 9 inch nails influence. Got a little boring at times, but a good performance. 90s vibe. OK.
4. Violent Femmes -- crowd was really into them, they did a good job of all their big songs, but I realized I'd outgrown them. It was enjoyable but maybe a bit embarrassing to admit that.
5. Jimmy Eat World/Liz Phair -- never connected with these acts, didn't do so yesterday. If their fans liked them, great. Jimmy set interrupted when singer's guitar stopped working. Took a while to resolve. Liz Phair's voice was barely in the mix and very hard to hear in the first few songs. They figured it out as she went along. Would've greatly preferred Garbage.
6. Incubus -- I knew almost nothing about this band. Wanted to check them out, but the bass drum blew me off the field, as the music wasn't interesting enough to damage my hearing. Came back toward the end, still found it boring. Again, fans of this act enjoyed it. Happy for them.
7. Girl Talk -- took a wrong turn on the way to the WTFstival. All the other acts, whether I liked them or not, made sense to be there. This was just a very loud club DJ dance party thing. Wasn't in the mood for it, wanted to see great live music.
Overall -- it was pretty good. The stellar acts made it worth it. Would've been stronger with Garbage or at least one other really solid act.
