I have attended Lollapalooza for the full four days every year for the past three years, but this year I just can not put myself through it.

The first year I went it was filled with excitement. It was my first music festival and I could not wait to get them and listen to my favorite artists with all my friends. I spent the day getting shoved around by people, losing my friends, and not really knowing if I liked it or not. But I know now how naive I was.

I went back the next year and had the same experience, except this time I knew something was different. That next month I went to Northcoast Music Festival and I experienced my first REAL festival. I was overwhelmed by the feeling of friendship and acceptance. Everyone was kind and you could tell they were there for the music.

The next year I went back to Lollapalooza except for this time my friends and I were a little apprehensive about attending all four days, but just like the years before when the lineup came out, we could not help ourselves. We found ourselves buying the overpriced four-day pass because how can you pass up seeing these artists in your backyard?? You can't.

Before attending Lolla last year I attended Spring Awakening and was reminded of the same feelings I felt at Northcoast, except this time on a MUCH larger scale. So, I became optimistic I got excited for August and was positive this year would be better.

August came around and that first day I knew it would not be different. We get there and the first thing to do was take pictures in front of the Lollapalooza sign and the Buckingham Fountain. So many only cares about the photos and saying they went to Lollapalooza. To me, it has lost its original purpose. It is not a place to go listen to music and be surrounded by people who have the same connection to those artists as you, instead it is a place to get the right Instagram photo.

After last year, I made the decision. No more Lollapalooza. I almost stayed true to that, but that lineup came out and Tame Impala and Childish Gambino were on the line-up and I knew I was not going to be able to pass that up, but I promised myself that I would only go if they played on the same day. Lucky enough when the single day lineups came out those two names were printed right next to each other.

I bought that single day pass, but this year it will be different. I am going to make this the best one yet because how can you have a bad time when you are seeing both Tame Impala AND Childish Gambino on the same day. That's right you can't!