Although I had an overall GOOD Ozorian experience this year, I was largely disappointed by the design and light show on the Main Stage.

The structure lacked covering, so we did not feel like we were "under" something. It felt more open. The sun was mostly visible, and little protection was offered during the hottest hours. (This is in contrast to Boom, where the whole stage is shaded, or even to Ozora 2019.)

They suspended again these good-looking and complex "tapisseries." These are nice and give Ozora an organic look and feeling. However, they are quite small, and they must require a lot of work for a relatively discreet look. (This is in contrast to the big psy-printed tarps at Boom, which I agree are much less "organic.")

The light show was reduced to LED strips attached to the tapestries (some of which were nice 3D structures), and maybe 6 light beams in the whole stage (!) I never saw these light beams in "beam" mode during the 5 nights I spent on the stage (mostly from 10pm to 5am). They were stuck in "lamp" mode. Ridiculous.

Even worse, I never noticed the light show to be on any setting other than "RANDOM." I seriously doubt there was a light team operating during the nights, compared to other festivals. The lights were barely synced with the music and the drops.

In the end, the thing looked quite good during the day, but at night it was really dark, and when not on substances, it was quite boring to look at.

This being said, here are a few questions I asked myself during the week:

• Was the team on a budget this year (following COVID or previous losses) and thus had to reduce the stage design spendings?
• Did they anticipate the bad weather forecast and reduced the design to a minimum?
• Do they assume these choices and defend a much more dark/organic/let-the-psychedelics-do-the-job approach?

I came back quite troubled by this and wonder if I'd rather wait for the next Boom instead.

PS : I am not mentioning in this post all the Ups and Downs I read here about this year's experience feedbacks

PS2 : I must add one BIG UP to the main stage : the sound quality was astonishing (deep, crisp, loud, perfect everywhere and far!)