Boarding House Park — Local services in Lowell

I am at Boarding House Park for the start of the FREE 2019 Lowell Folk Festival. Everything is fabulous. This is probably one of the very best places to be over the next 3 days. There are five stages throughout the city. Many streets are pedestrian only during the festival. Lots of civic groups sell great ethnic foods for good prices. A nice meal can be purchased in the $10-12 range. There are 23 different acts performing. The weather forecast is decent. There are artisan demonstrations. Kids stuff. The only reason I can think someone wouldn't like this is if they don't like being around a lot of people. The variety of music styles is incredible. If in doubt, check out the website. Everyone else...

Terrible sound. Too much bass, too much middle, muddy overall and imbalanced. Not sure if the band brought their own sound folks or if they work for the venue...but I likely won't return. $70 tickets and unintelligible star singer was disappointing, even if I felt cheery enough to enjoy the evening regardless.

Also note you have to get there at 7 AM to lay out a blanket and save your spot, otherwise you will likely be on the periphery with partial view seats. EVERYONE brings chairs, so don't plan to see anything if you're wanting to sit on the grass, unless you score a spot on the first row behind the walkway. The front middle is for expensive priority seats, all high...

Disappointed, would not return. Arrived for a concert, set chairs out, the stage is all set up concert ready. Announcer states there is rain in the forecast but the performers will play in the rain, but if there's lightening please collect your things and get home safely. Understandable. Rain starts, concert starts. 15 minutes in the venue stops the concert, tells us they're taking a break and cover all the instruments. It was only raining, no thunder no lightening. We sit in the rain for 30 minutes waiting for a decision they continue to put off. We finally left, wet & disappointed. Don't host concerts if you can't manage them. Frankly it was...