Opening day at Summerfest, plenty of fun, food, and music. The highlight of the day and evening was seeing the headline act Thomas Rhett, Dustin Lynch, and Russell Dickerson at American Family Amphitheater.

The event was really great for both the fans and the artists. The crowd was ready for a fantastic show and the musicians provided exactly what they they came to see. Driven by the energy supplied by the audience: all the musicians seamed genuinely amazed at the fans excitement and the level of interaction they had with performers. More than once each musician commented how well and how loud they sounded singing along with ALL songs performed. One of the highlights was when Thomas Rhett left the main stage proceeded through the crowd to a temporary stage up by the "cheap seats" and performed a number of songs. This was a great gesture giving all fans a better view of their favorable star and a feeling of greater interaction with him. Also providing a fantastic photo OP for many of the younger fans who could not be down in the pit. Nice move, great P.R. and truly a moment we all will remember to a remarkable show.

At that being said I was a little disappointed by the sound system that was invested by the designers of the new Amphitheater. All we heard about was the improvements that was being done. Yes there was a new face put on, they did raise the roof, made the location more fan friendly but the one thing they failed on was the new sound system. I am not sure how it performed down in the main section but higher up by the bleachers there was alot of echo and unintended reverberating sounds. I am sure many people did not notice or care since they shamed to know all the songs and all the words, but some of us are not so lucky.

P.S. Summerfest REALLY $4.75 for a Pepsi or water. Beer and wine I understand, an adult that wants to buy a 1 beer for the price of a six pack, that is their choice. But forcing families to have to pay for these prices is a pit, no a great bit extreme. I can buy 2 6 packs for the price of one soft drink. You have a monopoly since you do not allow patrons to carry in and you FORCE all your vendors to sell at the price you set. I know a few of the food vendors and they think it is pure greed but if they do not comply they will lose there spot the next year. I think there maybe some illegality to this, 1) establishing a monopoly and 2) price fixing. Are you trying to drive away families? Isn't that how Summerfest started and help make it into what is today or was it always a MONEYGRAB!