It’s been two weeks since Wanderland 2015 so I’ve decided to
finally put this blog post up. To those who don’t know, Wanderland is an annual
music festival in the Philippines.
Wanderland 2015 was (over) a thousand peso more expensive than
Wanderland 2014, and like I told a friend (whom I met at last year’s
wanderland), I didn’t really mind the price as Lewis Watson was a part of the
lineup and I was so sure that this year would be so much better than last
year’s.
I was VERY excited that not even capitalizing the word ‘very’
would express how excited I was because I won passes to meet and greet
Youngblood Hawke, The Jungle Giants, Lewis Watson, RAC and Augustana but sadly
only made it to The Jungle Giants and Lewis Watson’s.
I decided to go with a group of new friends I met online (Hi,
Wanderbuddies!) since none of my friends were able to go with me. Meeting
new people has never been easy for me, but being with my Wanderbuddies made it
so easy to love the day. And this may sound like an advert or just really corny
but I mean it, lol.
So aside from the music and arts they also had good food stations,
and activities which I'm sure were great, too. Sadly, I didn’t have enough time to
participate in any games. Yes, I did enjoy the day despite the dreadful heat, I
loved every second of it but (SORRY THERE HAD TO BE A BUT) I couldn’t help but
compare it to last year’s. So here goes.
When I got to the venue, I was given a hand fan made by Locally,
which was not nearly as good as last year’s hand fans (they had their
characters’ heads as hand fans last year). I then continued to walk into the
venue and immediately wanted to ask someone if the place was ever actually
fully prepared. I didn’t know if the sand was meant to be there to add to the
camp-y vibe or if it was there because the place was under construction. I felt
like the venue was half empty; maybe it was because there were no “freaks”
roaming around (btw, freaks meaning carnival people, not freaks as in epal
hehe), no carousels, and no other eye-catching stuff. I was also not too sure
about the lineup but maybe that was because I don't know most of the artists. I've actually heard people say Wanderland’s gone hip hop, but if there’s one
thing I really really love about Wanderland, it’s that they introduce us to the most
amazing musicians out there. Okay, maybe not the most amazing ones but really
good ones. Hehe.
So despite me not being the biggest fan of Wanderland2015, I still
think people should come next year or the year after that or after that (okay,
you get my point, i know) because you get to meet new people, get introduced to
good music and get to really enjoy summer without having to jump into the pool
(or who knows maybe soon Wanderland will be pool party themed lol). I hope I
get to go again and maybe even stay till midnight next year!
I apologize if this is a bit of a read but thanks for reading
anyway and onto the photos!
PS Some photos are from Bandwagon and my Wanderbuddies :)
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