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Festivals promote diversity, they bring neighbors into dialogue, they increase creativity, they offer opportunities for civic pride, they improve our general psychological well-being. In…

— David Binder

There are a lot more variables with festivals than just playing in a venue.

— Natalie Prass

I've found that festivals are a relatively painless way to meet people and make a few points that need making, without having to hit…

— Pete Seeger

Festivals have become so fan-friendly they make it so easy and comfortable for people and I think that's the most important thing.

— Tony Kanal

What makes a good festival, above all, is the audience. It feels disconnected when it's meant to bring in people from elsewhere and not…

— Baron Vaughn

I've done festivals in the past where I'd be a guest, it was like, Wow, maybe someday I could play Town Hall - but…

— John Mulaney

Our crowds are very festival-type crowds.

— Steve Harwell

We played a show the other week at this festival and it was an audience that I'd never normally play in front of. That's…

— Nadine Shah

Festivals are unique. They can be the best of times or the worst. You're not playing to the converted. But those are the best…

— Andrew W.K

You can have the best production, the best stage in the world, but without a crowd, the festival is nothing.

— Hardwell

One of the things that's wonderful about having a festival in a small town like Enniskillen is that we don't have lots of purpose-built…

— Adrian Dunbar

A lot was happening, plus there were an enormous number of people in the industry that were going to conventions, so it was a…

— Todd McFarlane