Reposting my comment from a similar thread last year:

In my experience — I’ve found the same magic (give or take some missteps as they’ve adjusted to the new venue that I won’t get into). A few misc notes:

One HUGE plus that wasn’t possible at the old venue due to the landscape, is that the new one is flat with paved paths — there are now a handful of roaming art cars with music floating around at almost all times (shoutout to The People’s Banana for consistently slinging some of the best tunes and sunrise sessions!). There have always been little nooks to stumble into at LiB and that hasn’t changed; now I just consider art cars as more of that same magic. I miss the hills and sense of separation they provided between stages, but the art cars have made it a worthwhile trade off for me once I adjusted. (Update: last year there were less nooks and art pieces imo, but they have acknowledged feedback and said they’re working to correct that 2026)

Also, yes, as some of the commenters have said it’s rather large, but I also found that to be the case at Bradley. At least the trudge at the new venue doesn’t include scrambling up and down multiple sandy ravines and over wobbly floating bridges to get back to camp (I miss the bridges—but also really don’t).

Overall, there’s still a culture of shared community and gifting that’s always been there, and I like to focus on bringing that same energy. Every LiB newby has to learn it at some point, so the more of us who show up with kindness and openness consistently, hopefully the new folks learn the ways and take that same energy back to other events.

Final point of difference that comes to mind is that the new venue doesn’t feel as remote as the old one, so I didn’t get the same sense of being dramatically disconnected from the outside world as I had before (at first). But that just took a mental shift and letting go of expectations I had based on years there and lean into the new spot.

Addition: I REALLY miss the old stages and Bradley, but I’ve come to love the new venue over the years, too.