Mr. Jon Engen,

I am writing this to express my disappointment in the organization of the Summer Music Festival this past weekend on the Northwestern College Campus. What promised to be a fun outdoor concert event turned into a logistics nightmare once you entered the gate. My wife and I spent $75 on wristbands for admission and had absolutely no chance whatsoever to see the performers on stage, from any perspective, due to the amount of people at this event. We spoke to people who had waited over two hours in the concession lines and were still waiting! We had planned to spend at least 6 hours at this event but were compelled to leave after about an hour and a half. It just wasn't any fun for us. We saw some of the same folks on our bus ride into the event and on the way back to the parking lot who had had similar experiences. I am sure the organizers of this event had the best of intentions but you simply cannot plan to host 13,000 people and not have the means to accommodate them. Perhaps more care can be taken the next time an event of this magnitude is planned, or maybe an alternative site could be used? The transportation method to and from the various lots worked well and was very efficient. Unfortunately, that was one of the few positive experiences I took away from that day. Thank you.

Sincerely,

Harvard (Skip) Price III