This week, 311 celebrate their fans and their music during a three day festival called 311 Day. We sent two 311 superfans to give us the diehard's perspective about the show, the crowds and the vibe of the greatest 72 hours in 311 history..
By Dave Kosin
Meeting 311 and talking to Nick, SA and P-Nut was the thrill of a lifetime, but even as the guys exited to take care of other 311 Day-related stuff, the surprises continued. As we walked out, Craig Mitchell with LMG Touring (the people responsible for the live 311 Day webcast) gave us a tour of what's going to make the webcast run. We got to see the control area and all the equipment, including the military-grade satellite dish that'll be used to transmit the broadcast. Then he said, "If you guys have a second, I can take you out to see the stage."
Do I have a second to see the stage? Yeah, I think I can pencil that in.
I won't go into detail about the stage so as to preserve the surprise for the day of the show, but I will say, the stage setup is ridiculous. Everyone is going to be incredibly pleased.
We also got to see a demo of the webcast. Let me just say, anyone who has doubts or fears about the reliability or quality, don't worry. It looks unbelievably good. Very smooth with amazing quality, even on the low-bandwidth option. If you're at home and you're planning to watch online, you're in for a major treat.
I have to wrap this up because I need to get out to the fan party, but I want to say again a massive thank you to 311, their management, MTV and everyone who made this possible. This was an unspeakably amazing experience for me, and I can't express enough how grateful I am for this opportunity.
More dispatches from the show will be coming later, so stay tuned.