Being a long time Rover’s Morning Glory listener, I was really excited to go to my first Roverfest! I waited in line at Ace’s Grill in North Ridgeville for over 2 hours to buy tickets, so it had better have been worth it! Well, it sure was because I had a blast! I went with my brother and his girlfriend and I met my buddy and his cousin there also. The Black River Landing in Lorain was the perfect venue for Roverfest. There was a ton of room for the thousands of people that came from around the country. There was definitely some good people-watching there… lots of trashy hillbillies and some normal looking folks as well. The beer tent, Jeffrey’ Jack Shack, was set up well and the lines moved fairly quickly. Prices were reasonable for a festival. Food stands were plentiful, with a nice variety of fair-type edibles like burgers, hotdogs, pulled pork sammiches, fries, popcorn, ice cream, and what have you. There were plenty of Lorain cops patrolling the grounds to make sure things didn’t get out of hand. There was only one instance that I saw where the cops had to arrest someone.(See photo) The live music was great! The sound system was loud and crystal clear and the huge HD screens showing the camera footage were very impressive! Trapt, Lil Jon, and T-Pain rocked the house and as the music went on, the chicks got topless! :P It was a drunken good time! The bikini contest was fun and the fireworks display was honestly one of the best I had ever seen! It went on forever! We got out if there as the fireworks were going on to avoid the huge rush to the exits. Overall, it was money well spent and Rover did an amazing job of organizing this event and clearly spent a ton of money. We all had a great time and it made for a very memorable summer.
