02-23-26 - BBTL - Break 1 - Winter Olympics - Innings Festival At Tempe Beach Park

Summary

Podcast Summary: Holmberg's Morning Sickness – BBTL Break 1 – Winter Olympics & Innings Festival Recap

Date: February 23, 2026
Host: Brady Bogen (standing in for John Holmberg) with Larry McFeely, Brett Vesely, Lisa, and Mike
Main Theme: Monday’s episode focused on recapping the Winter Olympics, discussing the recent Innings Festival at Tempe Beach Park, and sharing personal anecdotes, all with Holmberg absent due to retina surgery.

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Episode Overview

This lively episode opens with Brady Bogen running the show in John Holmberg’s absence due to ongoing recovery from retina surgery. The group dives into highlights from the Winter Olympics—especially men’s hockey, curling, and some viral athlete drama—before pivoting to a detailed and often humorous breakdown of the crowd, performances, and inside scoop from the Innings Festival. The conversational tone is easygoing and friendly, reminiscent of old friends catching up about pop culture, sports, and Arizona events.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Holmberg’s Absence & Team Banter

• Brady sets the stage, stepping into the main host role and joking about “Brady’s Morning Cup” replacing “Holmberg's Morning Sickness.”
• [01:33] “We were talking to Holmberg on Friday... Now, if you don't know already, John Holmberg had this retina surgery, and he is face down, although he's upright now. Yeah, well, I don't know if he's upright all the time.” – Brady
• The team jokes about Holmberg’s misery during recovery and shuffles microphones, setting a familiar, chaotic tone.

2. Winter Olympics Review

USA Men’s Hockey Historic Win

• [02:35] Larry recounts missing the USA men’s hockey game but catching wind of its significance:
  • “It wasn't like the 1980 Miracle on Ice, but it's been since then.” – Larry McFeely
  • Lisa points out the timing: “It was 46 years to the day, right?” – Lisa [03:00]

Olympic Curling Confusion & Humor

• The gang riffs on their bafflement with curling rules but admits the sport is weirdly captivating.
• [03:40] “That curling thing, I don't understand it, but I sat there and watched it for two and a half goddamn hours. I'm like, what is this? I don't even know how they win.” – Brett Vesely
• Lisa compares curling to cornhole; Larry and Brady puzzle through strategy and scoring.

Other Notables

• Full-on mockery of curling lingo: “What’s the hammer?” “It's just a cool term. I have no idea…” – Larry [04:23]
• Lisa: “You can have five strategy yellow and one red in the middle, and red wins.” [04:10]

Women’s Curling Representation

• Brett quips about the looks/style of the U.S. women’s curling team:
  • “They were Gilbert moms… I mean, they were curlers.” [04:51]

Medals Tally & Perceptions

• Larry: “We ended up finishing with the most golds that we've had in the Winter Olympics. … 12 gold.” [05:00]
• Lisa: “I kept seeing how many we lost,” and references Michaela Shifrin’s struggles. [05:06]
• Brady admits he only watched the robot dancing at the opening ceremony:
  • “Oh, that was enough for me. I was like, robots. Cool.” [05:27]

Biathlon Anecdote – Athlete Love Drama

• Norwegian biathlete admits on live TV he cheated on his girlfriend, hoping for forgiveness after his bronze medal.
  • [06:04] Lisa: “That was the guy that won bronze. And then he immediately admits he cheated on his girlfriend.”
  • [06:22] Brett: “What a puss.”
  • Outcome: She refuses him on international TV.
    • “She did good. So denied him in front of everybody.” – Brady [06:51]
    • “I'm going for the silver and gold. Screw you, bronze.” – Brett [06:55]

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3. Innings Festival at Tempe Beach Park

Attendance & Atmosphere

• Larry attended the festival via a VIP pass.
  • “We drove by it. There's 30,000 people on that infield.” – Larry [07:30]
  • “I've never seen Tempe beach park built up ... more of a bowl.” – Lisa [07:42]

VIP & Platinum Experience

• “VIP, as I understand, were 600 each… per day.” – Larry [08:16]
• VIP had exclusive bars, seating, but food/drinks still cost extra.
  • “16 bucks for, you know, beer, thimble, 20 bucks…” – Larry [08:54]
• Platinum passes closer to the stage, $800–$1,000 per day.

Logistics & Strategy

• Larry used a guest parking spot at a nearby senior living facility:
  • “Her cousin lives in the senior home, Mirabella … So we just guest parked there.” – Larry [09:54]
• Emergency-use of parent handicap pass stories ensue.

Acts and Notable Moments

• Bands seen: Cage the Elephant and Twenty One Pilots.
  • “Is that what Kirby wanted to see?” – Brady [09:28]
• Public Enemy and Blink 182 played Sunday, plus Sublime (now featuring Bradley Nowell’s son):
  • “He's in the family again.” – Lisa [11:13]

Stage Spectacle

• Dramatic performance by 21 Pilots’ drummer:
  • “They had his drum set up on top of this tower probably 40, 50ft up. And he played a couple of songs up there...” – Larry [11:34]
• Jared Leto/30 Seconds to Mars flashback:
  • “Jared Leto didn’t want everybody knowing it was Jared Leto ... I'm trying to keep it on the merit of my music.” – Brady [12:07]
  • “Okay, Mozart, relax.” – Brett [13:26]

Festival Growth & Demographics

• The event grows annually, with massive crowds and ever-expanding VIP and platinum tiers.
• Larry: “It just keeps growing… there must be, I don't know, 2,000 of those people in the VIP side of it…” [13:54]
• Large Native American presence noted among attendees.

Setlist & Artists

• Lineup discussion: Katie Turner, Vertical Horizon, Deer Tick, Silver Sun Pickups, Dashboard Confessional, The Fray, Lord Huron. [15:00]
• Some bands sparked nostalgia, others confusion:
  • “One song, right? Yeah, One song is all I remember from them [Vertical Horizon].” – Brett [15:05]

Crowd & Police

• “About four or five Tempe Police guys … Hey, big fan of the show.” – Larry [15:20]

Upcoming Country Festival

• “Not me, Luke Bryan, Dirks Bentley, Brothers Osborne, Kane Brown, Hardy … Hardy puts on such a good show.” – Brady [15:46]

Festival Setup

• Multiple stages, long changeovers between acts prevent overlap:
  • “You couldn't even hear … That's how far it was separated.” – Larry [16:19]

Festival Criticism

• Brett: “My problem with some of these festivals is… so many bands … you get a half hour set, maybe 40 minutes. You don't get the full pyro. You don't get the full show.” [16:33]
• Larry & Brady note 21 Pilots and Cage the Elephant did come with full effects/pyro.

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Memorable Quotes

• [03:40] Brett: “That curling thing, I don't understand it, but I sat there and watched it for two and a half goddamn hours. I'm like, what is this? I don't even know how they win.”
• [06:22] Brett: “What a puss.” (regarding the Norwegian biathlon athlete’s public apology)
• [07:30] Larry: “We drove by it. There's 30,000 people on that infield.”
• [08:16] Larry: “VIP, as I understand, were 600 each… per day.”
• [11:34] Larry: “The drummer for 21 Pilots climbed even higher. And they had his drum set up on top of this tower probably 40, 50ft up. And he played a couple of songs up there…”
• [12:07] Brady: “He didn’t want everybody knowing it was Jared Leto. I'm trying to keep it on the merit of my music.”
• [13:26] Brett: “Okay, Mozart, relax.” (mocking Leto's secrecy)
• [16:33] Brett: “My problem with some of these festivals is… you get a half hour set, maybe. Maybe 40 minutes. You don't get the full pyro. You don't get the full show.”

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• 01:33 – Update on John Holmberg’s surgery and absence
• 02:35 – USA Men’s Hockey and Miracle on Ice memories
• 03:40–04:30 – Curling observations and confusion
• 05:00 – USA’s gold medal count in Winter Olympics
• 06:04 – Norwegian biathlete’s public apology drama
• 07:09 – Innings Festival crowd, logistics, and highlights discussion begins
• 08:16–09:13 – Ticket pricing and VIP experience at the festival
• 10:03 – Creative parking hacks for festival access
• 11:34 – Onstage theatrics with 21 Pilots’ drummer
• 15:00 – Festival set lists and notable bands
• 16:33 – Pros and cons of multi-band festival formats

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Tone & Style

The conversation is energetic, irreverent, and teasing, with plenty of jokes at each other’s expense and honest reactions to both major sporting events and local music festivals. Even when dissecting Olympic rules, pop culture moments, or festival logistics, the team maintains a playful Arizona flavor.

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For Listeners

If you missed the episode, you missed a fast-paced, personality-driven dive into current events, local festival culture, and pop culture absurdity—with all the unscripted banter and left turns expected from Holmberg’s Morning Sickness. Whether you love sports, live shows, or just the camaraderie of Arizona’s #1 morning radio team, this recap covers the highlights.

Transcript

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[Brady]

You were laughing like a hyena when he said it.

[Larry McFeely]

98. What the hell is wrong with you?

[Brady]

It is The Big Red Radio. 98. KUPD. Hello, Larry McFeely. Good morning, everybody. And I said I wasn't going to do it again when we're not. We're not doing it again. It's not McFeely's morning sickness this morning. It's Brady's morning cup.

[Larry McFeely]

That's right.

[Brady]

So good morning to everybody. Yeah. Just kind of threw myself back into it again. We were talking to Holmberg on Friday, and he was like, dude, I don't think I can do it. I don't think I can do it on Monday. Now, if you don't know already, John Holmberg had this retina surgery, and he is face down, although he's upright now. Yeah, well, I don't know if he's upright all the time.

[Mike]

Partial.

[Larry McFeely]

He's partial time.

[Brady]

Yeah.

[Lisa]

And when he is, he's a hunchback because he's got to put his head down.

[Brady]

He still has to put his head down. Okay. So, yeah, the little bit that I Talked to him yesterday. He was like, dude, this sucked. I mean, he just sounded miserable. Miserable this weekend. So poor John Holmberg, he's still at home. And you know what? We're just gonna do this thing because, you know, when John's out, there's no reason why you guys shouldn't come in. Good morning, Bretzky. Oh, there's no microphone.

[Larry McFeely]

Hello.

[Brady]

I'm sorry.

[Brett Vesely]

Jesus Christ. I'm going home.

[Brady]

I didn't know that that was Mike number five over there.

[Lisa]

Disrespected.

[Larry McFeely]

Sorry.

[Brady]

How was your weekend, everybody?

[Larry McFeely]

Well, you know what? I was just saying, talking to John yesterday morning, because the timing, I'm like, are you watching the USA men's hockey? You know, I missed it. I got a text, you know, from a buddy like, you watching it this morning? Then it goes into overtime, and we end up winning. And the place, it wasn't like the 1980 Miracle on Ice, but it's been since then.

[Lisa]

It was 46 years to the day, right?

[Larry McFeely]

Yeah.

[Brady]

Wow.

[Lisa]

How early was it on?

[Larry McFeely]

It was on the morning or something, wasn't it? Yeah, it started at 6 and then ended around 8 because Mathia had people

[Brett Vesely]

at the bar there watching. At six in the morning.

[Brady]

Wow.

[Brett Vesely]

Really got it for.

[Larry McFeely]

Okay. Yeah. It was kind of cool just to see the. The. The viral part of it just take off where all these bars that had been watching it or, you know, where, you know, it was kind of patriotic in a way that For USA to pull it off. I didn't realize it was that long. 46 years.

[Brady]

Yeah.

[Lisa]

Did Matthia open up for the curling? The USA versus Canada?

[Brett Vesely]

No, she's open at six anyway. But, yeah, so they were there, but I. But that curling thing, I don't understand it, but I sat there and watched it for two and a half goddamn hours. I'm like, what is this? I don't even know how they win. Finally, they throw the flag up. I'm like, all right, cool.

[Larry McFeely]

The hog line. I love it.

[Lisa]

Well, I kept looking at it, like, cornhole rules.

[Brady]

Yeah.

[Lisa]

Like, the. The more you get toward the center, the better you are. No, it's the one stone that's closest to the center wins the whole thing.

[Brady]

Yeah, I don't understand that at all. Like, it does not make sense.

[Lisa]

You can have five strategy yellow and one red in the middle, and red wins.

[Brady]

How does that work?

[Larry McFeely]

And then sometimes they get two points. You know, you can sweep and that I don't understand. And the hammer.

[Lisa]

What's the hammer?

[Larry McFeely]

It's just a cool term. I have no Idea, but it's probably what it is.

[Mike]

It's the hammer.

[Larry McFeely]

Stone, maybe. I don't know if it's one, but

[Lisa]

hammer is control, like the home.

[Brady]

The home.

[Larry McFeely]

He has the hammer. That's the hammer.

[Brady]

Yeah.

[Brett Vesely]

I don't know. The USA team had a bunch of Gilbert moms on it, though. Did you watch that? The woman's curling?

[Larry McFeely]

Yeah.

[Brett Vesely]

I was like, oh, there's Postino, sponsored by right there on the patch.

[Lisa]

Nice.

[Brett Vesely]

Were they cute? Were they cute? I mean, they were Gilbert moms.

[Lisa]

They were curlers.

[Brady]

Yeah.

[Brett Vesely]

They weren't the ice skaters or women's volleyball or anything like that, but we

[Larry McFeely]

ended up finishing with the most golds that we've had in the Winter Olympics.

[Brady]

Is that so?

[Larry McFeely]

Yeah. 12 gold.

[Lisa]

I didn't pay attention to that because I just kept seeing how many we lost. We lost the skate, the skiing medals, you know. Michaela Shifrin lost everyone except the one slalom that she got, so. Man, I was thinking we were having a bad Olympics.

[Brady]

I didn't watch any of that.

[Lisa]

You didn't watch anything?

[Brady]

I didn't watch it.

[Larry McFeely]

Well, for the whole. The whole duration of the Olympics.

[Brady]

Most. Well, I saw the robot thing at the beginning with all the robot dancing.

[Lisa]

Oh, at the opening ceremony?

[Brady]

Yeah. Oh, that was enough for me. I was like, robots. Cool.

[Lisa]

I figured you'd watch. What is this?

[Larry McFeely]

I watched the Eiffel 55.

[Lisa]

Or Eiffel. Whatever.

[Larry McFeely]

Blue.

[Lisa]

I'm blue. That DJ did the closing ceremonies.

[Brady]

Really? Yeah. How was that throwback?

[Lisa]

Well, he was just there for the one song, right? It was all right.

[Brady]

Blue. Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah.

[Lisa]

Exactly.

[Larry McFeely]

Gosh, the biathlon thing was kind of cool. That's where their cross country ski and then shoot. Mm. And just to see. I watched that, the men's event.

[Lisa]

You see the Norwegian guy. I don't think we ever talked about it.

[Mike]

The guy.

[Lisa]

That was the guy that won bronze. And then he immediately admits that he cheated on his girlfriend.

[Brett Vesely]

Nice.

[Lisa]

What?

[Brady]

Oh, yeah, nice.

[Larry McFeely]

He said, I. This is nothing.

[Brady]

Why would you even throw that out there?

[Lisa]

Because he wanted her back.

[Larry McFeely]

He thought, the biggest mistake of my life.

[Brady]

Really?

[Larry McFeely]

During the interview, he was just basically saying, I made a.

[Brett Vesely]

What a puss.

[Lisa]

Oh, he just got verbal. He just got verbal diarrhea, you know?

[Brett Vesely]

You know how many hotties he can get?

[Lisa]

I love her.

[Brady]

What an idiot.

[Lisa]

Oh, yeah.

[Brett Vesely]

What a moron.

[Mike]

Did they show what.

[Brett Vesely]

What she looks like?

[Brady]

She was.

[Lisa]

She was pretty hot, all right, but,

[Brett Vesely]

man, gold medalist also.

[Lisa]

They also posted bronze, all bronze.

[Mike]

Still, you can get a lot of

[Brett Vesely]

t. With bronze medals. Yeah, I'm in.

[Lisa]

So they posted her gold medal.

[Larry McFeely]

Got away. That's what he said.

[Lisa]

Yeah, they posted. She said no.

[Brady]

Really?

[Lisa]

Oh, yeah.

[Brady]

She did good. So denied him in front of everybody.

[Lisa]

Yeah, I'm not talking to anybody.

[Brett Vesely]

I'm going for the silver and gold. Screw you, bronze.

[Larry McFeely]

Thought I'd profess my love for man the woman I lost because he cheated.

[Brett Vesely]

So he just looks like a puss and.

[Larry McFeely]

Yep.

[Brett Vesely]

International tv. Unbelievable.

[Brady]

We had innings festival over the weekend.

[Larry McFeely]

And I went.

[Brady]

You did?

[Larry McFeely]

I did. Is that why you were all right?

[Brady]

Because I got a call from Brady on Saturday morning and he's like, I'm

[Larry McFeely]

at the front door of the building. Just pretty random. Buddy of mine called me, says, hey, I got an extra pass, a vip. So I went there.

[Brady]

I.

[Larry McFeely]

Man, we drove by it. There's 30,000 people on that infield.

[Brady]

Really?

[Larry McFeely]

I mean, it is. They.

[Lisa]

I've never seen Tempe beach park built up because Lisa and I drove by on the 202.

[Larry McFeely]

It is huge.

[Lisa]

Yeah, they. They built it up. Not quite like 16, but they have different stands now that we've never seen at Tempe Beach Park. And they made it more of a bowl.

[Larry McFeely]

That's what I didn't realize either because I, you know, I didn't. I haven't gone in the past, but they said, you know, this year they had these side stands. VIP section had its own stands. And then it had a platinum package that had like, it was two story, that looked very much like the 17 Bay Club at the Waste Management open.

[Brett Vesely]

How much were those tickets?

[Larry McFeely]

Yeah, so the VIP, as I understand, were 600 each.

[Brady]

Holy crap.

[Brett Vesely]

And then per day for the, for the festival.

[Larry McFeely]

A day.

[Brett Vesely]

Wow.

[Larry McFeely]

And so you got in there and you have your VIP section. It's a lot like on a talking stick.

[Brady]

You got a.

[Larry McFeely]

Your own bar, courtyard, but nothing.

[Lisa]

You.

[Larry McFeely]

You still pay for the food and drinks. Now they did give out smaller drinks like Liquid Death Waters. They did have Michelob Ultra and some other small cocktails, but for the bigger size cocktails you still paid cash for.

[Brady]

And how much was the drink?

[Larry McFeely]

16 bucks for, you know, beer, thimble, 20 bucks. Basically a drink. So then you had side stands for the vip, and then the VIP area also had a standing area just to the side of the. In front of the stage. Platinum was right in the very front section.

[Brady]

Wow.

[Larry McFeely]

And those I guess went either 800 or a thousand maybe something like that.

[Lisa]

You went on Saturday or.

[Larry McFeely]

I went Saturday. And I only. I saw two bands the last two cage elephants and 21 pilots.

[Brady]

Yeah. Is that what Kirby wanted to see?

[Larry McFeely]

Yeah, of course.

[Lisa]

I would have thought you'd have gone yesterday and saw Public Enemy.

[Brett Vesely]

That's what I wanted to go see,

[Brady]

and that's what I thought of. I was like, I wonder if Brett is over there.

[Brett Vesely]

I wanted to, but I am not going to fight those crowds down there.

[Lisa]

But how did you get there?

[Larry McFeely]

So my morning cupped in there almost.

[Brett Vesely]

I knew it.

[Larry McFeely]

Ronnie's aunt.

[Brady]

How you doing?

[Larry McFeely]

Her cousin lives in the senior home, Mirabella on A Mil University. So we just guest parked there.

[Brady]

Nice.

[Larry McFeely]

Walked across basically a block and to the entrance right there.

[Brady]

And was the parking even at the senior center? Was it. Was it pretty loaded up?

[Larry McFeely]

No, but the guys knew, like, I'm here to visit. Yeah, I'm here to visit Jane Neuhysel. Like, huh.

[Brady]

Sure, sure.

[Larry McFeely]

And so. And I had to make sure I got. What time do you guys, you know, close? He goes, we'll close at 10, but just come to the front desk. If we're not there, your cue will be up front there.

[Brady]

And.

[Larry McFeely]

Wow. No problem.

[Brady]

That's like when Metallica was here last time and I went with my mom. Brought the handicap sign.

[Lisa]

Oh, that's nice.

[Brady]

Yep.

[Lisa]

See, Lisa's mom's got one of those, and she has it in her purse. So I'm like, all right, yeah, we'll go get your mom. Yep, we'll go get your mom.

[Brady]

Yeah.

[Larry McFeely]

But.

[Brady]

Yeah, right up front.

[Larry McFeely]

You know when that. The band was done? Saturday, just zombie walk. All the sea of people.

[Brady]

Yeah.

[Lisa]

Mill.

[Larry McFeely]

That was. It was like the old days when you see the university just.

[Brady]

Yeah.

[Larry McFeely]

Downtown. It was. Just had a good energy, good buzz.

[Brady]

And it was Blink 182 and Sublime. Yesterday.

[Larry McFeely]

Yesterday. Yeah, like.

[Lisa]

But sublime and public. Sublime without Rome. Right, right. Like, he's no longer, like, it's his kid.

[Brett Vesely]

Now it's Bradley's kid.

[Brady]

Oh, yeah.

[Lisa]

He's in the family again. Yeah. Oh, okay.

[Brady]

Keeping in the family.

[Lisa]

How is he?

[Brady]

I don't know. Oh, I didn't go.

[Brett Vesely]

Oh, yeah.

[Lisa]

Well, I thought you. You might know there was a. Oh,

[Brady]

as far as everybody says, it's great.

[Lisa]

Okay.

[Brady]

Yeah.

[Larry McFeely]

Jared Leto kind of moment. Remember when we had that down there at the Tempe Beach Park? And he climbed the scaffolding.

[Brady]

Yeah.

[Larry McFeely]

And the stage. The drummer for Tournament Pilots climbed even higher. And they had his drum set up on top of this tower probably 40, 50ft up. And he played a couple of songs up there and then came down there. And then they. They work the crowd, they go all over the place.

[Brady]

Speaking of that, I mean, that just reminds me, that was such a weird experience when we did those Tempe Town Lake shows, those original shows out there, and we had 30 seconds to Mars and Jared Lettuce out there. And remember, I brought. It was really.

[Larry McFeely]

When I was, I mean, walking the grounds, I'm like, this thing is like, multiply that times three.

[Mike]

That's how.

[Brady]

Right, right, right, right. But that show, it was so strange because that show, it was really early on in 30 seconds from our career, and Jared Leto didn't want everybody knowing it was Jared Leto.

[Mike]

That's right. He.

[Brady]

He didn't want to be jumped up on stage and. And, you know, like, did not knowing that I jumped up on stage.

[Lisa]

They didn't tell you before?

[Brady]

No. 30 Seconds to Mars, and coming up, Jared Leto from 30. And everybody's screaming and they're going crazy, and I walked back. No, he.

[Lisa]

He.

[Brady]

All of a sudden, I keep hearing, jared Leto would like to talk to you. Jared Leto would like to talk to you.

[Brett Vesely]

And you're walking. Okay, all right, I'm in.

[Brady]

So he walks up and he puts his arm around me. And I was like, oh, my God. What's going on, man? What's happening? And so we started kind of walking away from the stage together with his arm around me, and he's like, hey, dude, I just wanted to let you know I have been doing shows for the last, I don't know, 10 months or whatever, and. And no one. No one has done what you just did. I'd appreciate it if you don't do that again. Okay? And I was like, dude, I'm so sorry. I had no idea. That was like. I didn't realize that this was, like, a big secret that you're in the band. I'm trying to keep it on the merit of my music. I'm trying to keep it on the merit of my. You know, what I do.

[Brett Vesely]

Okay, Mozart, relax.

[Larry McFeely]

You're 30 seconds to end up being

[Brady]

next album Jared Leto.

[Larry McFeely]

It's Jared Leto, the actor. The Jared Leto.

[Lisa]

We need to sell some cd'.

[Brady]

Absolutely. Yep. It changed quickly.

[Lisa]

So last year, it was two weekends in a row because I had said to you on Friday, who's right, Right.

[Brady]

Who's the second weekend?

[Brett Vesely]

And was the country last.

[Lisa]

The.

[Brett Vesely]

The next weekend or something?

[Lisa]

I thought it was.

[Brady]

Yeah.

[Lisa]

And so I think this year it's only one weekend.

[Brady]

It is. Yeah. Yeah. That was it just yesterday.

[Larry McFeely]

It just keeps growing. And that blows me away as far as, like, the VIP section. You know, there must be, I don't know, 2,000 of those people in the VIP side of it. And then you have the platinum and then just general tickets, you know, aren't cheap.

[Brady]

Right.

[Larry McFeely]

And it is packed.

[Lisa]

I'm sure it was during the day, but was there baseball related stuff? Because, like, I know there's a bunch

[Larry McFeely]

of people were in. I mean, it is kind of baseball theme, right?

[Lisa]

Well, they had baseball players there.

[Brett Vesely]

Yeah. Like Jake Peavey will show up and a bunch of the other guys.

[Larry McFeely]

Yeah.

[Brady]

Yeah.

[Larry McFeely]

I didn't know. I noticed a lot of people wearing, you know, their spring training gear.

[Brady]

Yeah.

[Larry McFeely]

But other than that, I noticed a pretty big native population.

[Brady]

Really?

[Larry McFeely]

Yeah. How about that was Slayer guest. Guess that's what I was thinking. I'm like, Pilots.

[Lisa]

Is it the backfires? Katie Turner, Vertical Horizon, Deer Tick.

[Larry McFeely]

That was the other one. That was Saturday. I didn't see him. But Vertical Horizon, like, holy.

[Brett Vesely]

One song, right? Yeah, One song is all I remember from them.

[Larry McFeely]

Okay.

[Lisa]

Yeah. Silver Sun Pickups, Dashboard Confessional, the Fray, Lord Huron. He's listed thirds or they're listed third.

[Brady]

Sorry, don't know.

[Lisa]

I have no idea who that.

[Brady]

Yeah.

[Larry McFeely]

Interesting crowd. Right. When I walked in, though, it was kind of cool because there's about four or five Tempe Police guys and I'm not thinking anything. Walk up. Hey, big fan of the show.

[Brady]

Really?

[Larry McFeely]

Really, like.

[Brady]

All right.

[Brett Vesely]

I feel safe now because apparently country is this weekend coming up.

[Mike]

Oh, it is.

[Brady]

So it continues on.

[Brett Vesely]

So for anybody that cares. Not me, Luke Bryan Dirks, Bentley Brothers, Osborne, Kane Brown, Hardy.

[Brady]

Hardy. Shaboozy, dude. Hardy puts on such a good show. He really does. And. Yeah, and he's. He is a total rocker.

[Lisa]

Is he like a musician or does he just sing like.

[Brady]

No, he plays musician.

[Lisa]

He does.

[Brady]

Musician. Yeah. And it's a big pyrotechnic show and all that kind of stuff, too.

[Larry McFeely]

Well, yeah, the spread out to the setup, the main stage is, you know, is huge. And then there's a second stage. They would go back and forth. You couldn't even hear, like when the. When the one. The main stage stopped.

[Brady]

Yeah.

[Larry McFeely]

And it took about 45 minutes or an hour before the 21 pilots comes on, you know, because they're setting up, you couldn't hear the second stage going. That's how far it was separated.

[Brady]

Wow.

[Brett Vesely]

My problem with some of these festivals is it's like, yeah, okay, my favorite band's playing, but there's so many bands on the bill, you get a half hour set, maybe. Maybe 40 minutes.

[Larry McFeely]

Yeah.

[Brett Vesely]

You don't get the full pyro. You don't get the full show. It's just they're there to make their

[Lisa]

money from the last.

[Brett Vesely]

Right?

[Larry McFeely]

Yeah, the last two. Well, like I said, cage the Elephant and. Which I knew maybe like I recognize probably four. Four songs.

[Brady]

Yeah, yeah.

[Larry McFeely]

I'm like, oh, okay, that's Cage the Elephant. The same thing with, you know, 21 pilots at.

[Brady]

At first.

[Larry McFeely]

But that's the third time I've seen them. Right.

[Brady]

21 pilots is great. They really are.

[Larry McFeely]

They are. But there was a lot of effects, pyro and stuff on both those bands, which surprised me. And then as far as, you know, doing the crowd surf deal and it was kind of neat.

[Brady]

I made you guys some bagels.

[Lisa]

Nice.

[Brady]

Yesterday I ate.

[Brett Vesely]

All right, let's go to breaks. I'll get back to you guys later.

[Larry McFeely]

I did.

[Brady]

I brought some shmear.

[Mike]

Yeah.

[Brady]

All right, well, I baked some bagels yesterday. We're gonna get those set up right now and come back here in a little bit with the Morning cup opening theme song. Are you ready for this?

[Larry McFeely]

I am excited.

[Brady]

Brady's Morning cup here on 98K UPD,

[Larry McFeely]

Arizona's most powerful powerful rock radio station.

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