Houston Whatever Fest

No complaints on the selection of music/​art/​comedy. DJ Fredster and Ghostland Observatory were a win!
You can definitely see it still in it’s growing stage and needs some work. Pulled up my tickets on an app and had to go to the box office upon arriving. Staff working around the box office were not very helpful in getting you into the fest quickly. There were no signs to guide you and you always had to ask staff rather than them point you in the right direction. If there was a map online it was useless with no names of the stages and tents. Stages and tents were not clearly and visibly marked. Buying drinks was insane as you had to stand in one line to buy tickets (cash only) and then stand in another to get drinks. You could go to Lucky’s pub and get a drink there (but couldn’t walk back into the fest w/​it), but it was easier and they take plastic. Only about 5 food trucks on site. The much hyped up ferris wheel was not operating on Saturday, and no sign of why. Hopefully, in the coming years they improve, and I can write a more positive review.

Houston Whatever Fest is a art & music festival that takes place at the Warehouse Live venue and the surrounding 2 blocks of street or so. This music festival has a low-​key vibe to it. I love how it featured both local Houston musical artists and had bigger names like GZA, Ghostland Observatory, and Metric. They also had a comedy tent, art paintings installed, and a wrestling ring right by one of the stages. There were also vendors present. I was confused at first when I arrived since I bought VIP tickets but there seemed to be only one entrance. Also there was no map of where the stages were, but I eventually wandered around and figured it out. There was also confusion on the 1^st day of the 2015 festival since I wanted to see some opening acts at the Ballroom and Studio stages which were located in the Warehouse Live venue, but it wasn’t open yet since they started late. The comedy tent is located where the art and food trucks are. The 2 main stages are located all the way on the other end (almost behind the BBVA stadium, but not quite). I loved the small setting that this festival had. I discovered local artists that I otherwise wouldn’t have known about and found me some good music to listen to. There were also all sorts of genres represented here from synths, electronica, punk, metal to indie rock and hip-​hop. The tickets are very affordable and worth its value just on the lineup alone. I just bought VIP tickets just to see whatever extra access it had but it wasn’t crowded enough to justify spending that much. Regular tickets would’ve been fine.
Wrestling Ring featuring actual wrestling with a music stage right next to it, to the comedy tent featuring a variety of comedians, to the broad genres of musics one can listen to and see art, Houston Whatever Fest truly lives up to its name.