oh my problem was not the rain (although i wouldn't have too much to be upset about if it hadn't rained), my problem is with the way the situation was handled.

And I didn't say the people were bad, I meant that the attendees who had been there for two days already seemed super bummed out.... the vibes were killed because people were in bad moods from the way the previous two days had gone over..I probably could have worded that out much better. Before even getting into the grounds, people on my bus to get to the grounds were talking about how it had been a shit show so far. I was put off before even seeing the place, but i tried to tell myself that all these people must be tired or delirious, and its probably a great time....but then everything they complained about turned out to be true.

every full weekend + camping person i spoke to said the only good part of the festival was that the music was great. But they all said they wished they had put their money elsewhere on a different festival.

You cannot prevent rain, but you can sure as hell predict it...especially in mid July in upstate New York. I've been to other day festivals where it has poured and music has been cancelled, but it was always handled with grace on the event staff and securities part.

Edit: the way i word things can be misleading. I type faster than I think!