“The music, especially Les Claypool. I'm a bass player, so I got to see Les.”

— Grant Wigen, unemployed, Fargo, N.D.

“The music lineup of course. That's why we're all here. I'm also looking forward to meeting the kind of people this music attracts - all my friends I haven't shaken hands with.”

— Sara Joelson, server, Moorhead, Minn.

“Medeski Martin and Wood, Widespread, Les Claypool and the Cosmopolitans. I've seen them all before, but it will be great to see them all again.”

— Jessica Buckner, Kansas University senior, Lawrence

“The roar and the energy of a lot of people dancing all day.”

— Steve Michaels, transient, Houston, Texas