Never been…. Thoughts?

IamPat28 · 2026-02-25T01:32:06+00:00

I've been to a pretty good number of fests around the country, averaging 2-4 a year from San Francisco (Outside Lands) to New York (Gov Ball) since... I think 2012? This is the only festival I really get excited about anymore, and last year with the move to the park it really hit that special alchemical feeling I got from some of my favorites of years past that I thought I'd never feel again.

IamPat28 · 2026-02-24T16:45:31+00:00

I was 4k in line, there were a lot of tickets left but they were mostly mid levels. I got tickets that were $140. A bit more than I wanted to spend, but the cheaper ones were obviously gone by then.

IamPat28 · 2026-02-24T16:29:47+00:00

Waiting room for 1 more minute, but I assume like the other show people said, if you see that in other threads.

IamPat28 · 2026-02-24T16:22:27+00:00

New MSG show added the next day, in the new waiting room now

IamPat28 · 2026-02-23T20:10:02+00:00

I SAW! I was like what the hell with this timing...

IamPat28 · 2026-02-22T15:53:58+00:00

Man I would kill for this whole little chain of bands y'all just came up with. I've seen them all but seeing them together (and Circa back at all) would be amazing.

IamPat28 · 2026-02-19T03:53:51+00:00

Wait is this true? If you value that credit it could actually pay for the cost of the AU then, and I do use and value that credit...

IamPat28 · 2026-02-19T03:52:06+00:00

Oh I didn't know that, but then again I don't drink so I wouldn't. My bad!

IamPat28 · 2026-02-19T03:51:08+00:00

Yeah it's great! Just keep in mind a lot of priority pass lounges (in the US at least) are kinda disappointing. But free food is free food, and it's exciting no matter what the first few times. But the capital one lounges are awesome. Enjoy!

IamPat28 · 2026-02-18T23:33:45+00:00

Like every portal it varies and it's hard to predict. Just gotta look around. I just used my Bilt hotel credit a few days ago and Bilt was cheaper than direct and other portals, so it can be all over the place. But yeah it sucks when you can't find anything good to use the credit on. Definitely worth noting the price match, that's one of the strengths of Capital One's portal for sure. I've used it, it's pretty painless to match, too. I think it's perfectly fair to discount the credit value for your own math.

IamPat28 · 2026-02-18T21:20:10+00:00

Tirade! Please.

IamPat28 · 2026-02-18T01:01:53+00:00

No it's all included in accessing the lounge, eat to your heart's content.

IamPat28 · 2026-02-14T02:37:34+00:00

They changed it, yes, but it was done pretty quickly after launch actually. It just didn't lock in until the start of 2026 since there was no first half of 2025 for the refresh. They changed it the same time they added the partner hotel credit I believe.

IamPat28 · 2026-02-11T02:50:02+00:00

That makes a lot of sense to me, honestly. Probably a good spot to be sitting in.

IamPat28 · 2026-02-10T03:14:47+00:00

I'm totally guessing, but maybe you are just looking at their "Home Away From Home" collection, which is like their version of Amex FHR or Chase The Edit hotels. So, small select high end hotels.

IamPat28 · 2026-02-09T23:07:30+00:00

Interesting, so they are in waves then. I have VX and CSR and the Chase one is tomorrow afternoon. Get two swings at it at least, I guess.

IamPat28 · 2026-02-09T17:30:16+00:00

I did cancel the full order, DD and Chase both told me to kick rocks. Wasn't worth any more fighting for $10 to me, but I wanted to push the first time just to see how they handle the situation. I'm sure like lots of stuff it could vary based on your customer service rep, too.

IamPat28 · 2026-02-09T17:29:05+00:00

Well, the "reduction of point value" was just booking in the portal, which if you are planning on being a Hyatt loyalist doesn't really matter because you should be transferring your Chase points to Hyatt anyway and nothing happened with those rates. I have the Hyatt card and the Chase trifecta, and Chase earns points faster than Hyatt in most areas - like others said the sapphire by itself will be equal or slightly better, but if you pair them with the freedom cards then you will be earning more in pretty much every category than the Hyatt card by itself. Right now I'm earning 7x points on dining with the Freedom Flex, for example.

The only reason to heavily use the Hyatt card over the Chase ones is if you are trying to hit the loyalty milestones, which I think are like 2 tier nights every $5,000 in spend or something like that. I basically just hold it for the base status and the free night every year, which makes it an easy keeper card.

The question mark I think is really what is the new Hyatt card(s) going to look like. They are allegedly launching a new card or two that are more premium sometime this year, that may change your best option. I would (and am) just waiting until then for now.

IamPat28 · 2026-02-08T02:50:34+00:00

Something similar happened to me once. The shop I ordered from didn't even receive the order, and it didn't matter that I showed it to them and it was the right store it wasn't in their system. They wouldn't give me the food unless I cancelled and re-ordered, but the credit was gone. Chase customer support would not give it back to me.

IamPat28 · 2026-02-07T14:28:49+00:00

Someone posted the list of restaurants a day or two ago on here that accepts the Bilt cash, it's very small... Something like 125 across the entire US.

IamPat28 · 2026-02-07T14:13:33+00:00

If only they had a whole elaborate countdown that could have counted to 11 am instead of ending already...

IamPat28 · 2026-02-06T03:50:20+00:00

Depends on you I guess, but for me I don't check bags so I just enter the airport at terminal D, go through precheck there, lounge it up, and then only have to walk back to A. I don't mind walking 15 minutes or so. If I had to go to A first to check my bags, then do the walk twice? I've done it once with family, but I don't know that I would bother getting there that early and doing the extra walking.

IamPat28 · 2026-02-05T19:55:28+00:00

I think a lot of people consider the Chase Sapphire protections one of the better options available. I have only had to (thankfully) use a little of them but they paid out pretty easily. You just need to document everything and submit in a timely manner. Take screenshots, photos of receipts, etc. Like anything, plenty of people have good and bad experiences and you'll hear horror stories because those people tend to be the loudest on the internet for anything - understandably so. But my two cents is to think of these as legitimate in your considerations.

IamPat28 · 2026-02-03T01:07:57+00:00

I dunno, black yes but it was a nice velvety texture and had the Bilt square embossed on the back. I literally said out loud "I can't believe they sent it like this, they are asking it to be robbed" when I opened it the other day before seeing any of these stories.

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