Las Vegas Festival Grounds

The festival grounds are really what the event hosting makes of it. When We Were Young 2024 was mostly a great setup, but be wary of lack of shade depending on the structures (or lack there of) that are setup. Visiting from out of town from cooler climates can be a bit brutal in the heat. Otherwise this venue is awesome and has tons of space. 4 stages were able to be setup with very little sound competing with one another in close proximity. Lots of opportunities for food vendors and setting up a cool experience for visitors. The lot is paved and did well with turf being laid down. Felt very flat and accessible on its own. Great spot in proximity to the Duece bus line, but a bit of a hike from the monorail. Lots of food options nearby if you’re allowed to come and go from your event and don’t want to pay festival prices.

Went here for the When we Were Young Festival! Had a great time! The event was well organized and I felt safe. Huge space for the amount of crowd! The audio was perfect!

Nice place for a festival, felt very safe,organized, and clean. I went to WWWY in 2024 and it was so much fun!

Review of our 4/27/2024 visit which will have notes on both the grounds and the Sick New World festival. First and foremost, the security was well-staffed, super helpful, attentive, approachable and professional. The grounds were always clean, we never saw overflowing garbage, and staff constantly picking up the few things that people were too lazy to throw into a garbage can. Staff was also constantly attentive to festival patrons and passing out waters all throughout the day to whoever needed them. Onto the festival…VIP was not a “VIP” experience by any means starting with doors/entry as we were there early in the dedicated line and GA got in faster. Many folks missed starting acts because of this. Doors should have opened earlier for everyone to provide ample time to actually be present for openers, and doors should have opened 30 minutes earlier for VIP as many other festivals have done. It was clear early on that this festival was vastly oversold, it was a cluster of sardines. Example, to get from the Gold (main) stage even through the VIP area to one of the smaller stages took over an hour(!) it was basically just another section of GA. Cell/wifi service was virtually nonexistent about an hour or so into the festival and even staff stated “we throttle the service to ensure no one posts to social media before us” wow, really?! That’s fing ridiculous. That all said, the artists were awesome to see as always, and it was a great lineup. Recommendations for the future: 1) don’t throttle service…forget about socials posts, people need to have the ability to contact each other when separated and/or emergencies, 2) move to at least a 2-day event to allow more bang for the buck to the ticket buyers, 3) make VIP an actual VIP experience…even consider an ultra VIP or top tier package even more exclusive at a premium like most other festivals do, 4) lastly, hire better sound engineers/technicians as for the Spiral stage in particular, there were numerous issues to many artists throughout the day. I do commend SNW for having a highly extensive post-festival survey that was sent to solicit feedback and metrics; I would recommend that the same amount of care into so many aspects of the festival be felt as the questions in said survey.

Attended the "When We Were Young" festival at the Las Vegas Festival Grounds in 2023, and it was an unforgettable experience. The venue was well-organized and provided a fantastic setting for the event. The spacious layout allowed for easy navigation between stages and plenty of room to enjoy the performances. The sound quality was top-notch, and the lineup of artists at the festival was incredible. The facilities, including restrooms and food vendors, were convenient and well-maintained. The festival grounds' location is also accessible, making it a breeze to get to and from the event. The grounds themselves could use some more shade. That was the only drawback is the lack of shade.