HARD Day of the Dead

While not as intricate as insomniacs events, stage and production wise, the focus of this event is the music!

I don't think that the fact it was 21+ over made much of a difference to me but I enjoyed my first HARD event. I didn't like the TSA pat down search but I guess better safe than sorry. Also, it's not as decorated and festive like Insomniac events but they make up for it with the lineup and breathing room. Nevertheless, with the amount of people there it wasn't over crowded, the free parking was a bonus and the lineup of artists was AMAZING! I went there to see Keith Ape & and ended up staying for Juicy J, missing Skrillex though. However, Ty Dolla $ign special appearance was cool too. It's 3 days later and I swear my ears are still popping from all that bass but I loved it!

I'm seeing marshmello at Global in 3 weeks but I couldn't pass up the opportunity to see him go HARD!! Best show I've ever seen! Skrillex was amazing! He never disappoints. His guests help amp the crowd up giving them a show they will never forget! Worth every dollar I spent and every hour I spent driving there and back from Phoenix!!

I know the venue has sound restrictions, but ending at 11:00 pm and some of the stages being as quiet as they were was disapointing to say the least. The stages looked great, however needed the awesome lasors that insomniac events always have. Trust me when I say, youll have a better turn out with louder music and more lasors.

THe venue was huge, wide open, not a sketchy crowd, and the artists killed it! Went from GTA, Pretty Lights, ZHU, to Deadmau5 vs. Eric Prydz. The security and cops were super laid back and friendly. The lines were spread out enough that it didn't take long to get in. Plenty of bathrooms and water. Definitely going back next time.

deadmau5 and eric prydz Best set ever!! I want to see them again next year!!

Hard was so fun. They had so many amazing dj's. I'm so glad I came.

Music and venue was good. Variety of stages was nice.

Overall the event was amazing! From the production to the lineup! Loved seven lions, Zhu and Mau5ville! Only thing I recommend you fix is the wait time for the entrance lines.

IT WAS AWESOME TIME THE BEST EVER BOTH STAGES WERE GREAT WITH GREAT DJ'S AND ALL THE PEOPLE SO COOL SO FRIENDLY AND HAPPY TO BE THERE

Pros: Line Up was awesome (only reason you got 2 stars) CONS: 1. The lines a) The lines were ridiculously long, we waited in line for over 2 hours and missed our favorite performance of the night. b) There were no bathrooms outside of the entrance, a random person was urinating in line next to me. GROSS! c) Very unorganized , pandemonium, and dangerous 2. Unorganized a) the layout was just terrible, the main stage was on a hill in mud pits on concrete, puddles, just a bad spot to put the main stage. b) parking gettting in and out was just bad To tell you the truth this was the worst music festival I have ever been to, it was very unorganized and ridiculous. KI missed my favorite performance by waiting in5 different lines for 2 hours.

This was my first HARD event, I have been to many insomniac events, Beyond wonderland and EDC for example. The first thing that threw me off while arriving to this event is how strict and rude the security was. I understand for these events security needs to be there. But I have never been to an event where they literally had police dogs to intimidate people. They treated us all as if we were inmates entering prison. It made entering this event very uncomfortable and I felt much more violated than the security at the airport. The stages all looked the same with the same simple lights and set up, so we were constantly confused about which was the main stage. It did not at all compare to the production Insomniac events put on. Although Deadmau5 and Eric Prydz made the night at the end, I would've rather spent my money at Escape Wonderland (which was the same day) and easily had more fun. The stages played more Tupac and Biggie than any EDM for more than half of the event..I wish I had known this event is not about peace love and unity. Maybe that's why it's called "hard" because people were "hard"..there was no love or friendliness in the crowd. The vibes were just not for me or my crew. Very disappointed.

As an a music festival goer, I am sad to say I was very disappointed with HARD Day of the Dead. I was disappointed in how terrible the speakers were. I was able to keep a full conversation with my friends in the middle of the crowd without even yelling over the music. There were no sorts of cool Day of the Dead decorations and the stages looked so empty. No cool lights or anything. I gave Day of the Dead a first shot since I am an avid Escape From Wonderland goer. I will definitely not go back again.

Great Event. Everthing about it was so much fun. I really liked the beer gardens and that there were places in there to sit and chill! I guess if I had to complain, about something, it would be the mud. It had rained the previous day so it was pretty muddy. But a little mud doesnt hurt. So on a scale of 1-5 with EDC being a 5, I give HARD DOTD a 4 [: Everyone should go

Okay - great night - Tensnake (yes), Cut Copy (YES), GTA (wow), Baauer/RL Grime (I am officially done with trap, trap can go away now), ERIC PRYDZ (he SLEW), AMINE EDGE & DANCE (from France, didn't know them, blew me away!), PRETTY LIGHTS (excellent), JAMIE JONES (took the night, he did - unbelievable - I was up front and it was loud for once). deadmau5 was not loud enough and I wasn't going to fight the kids to get up front - his new stuff is great though. I saw Giorgio Moroder drop his song Bad Girls by Donna Summer - fun. Crowd vibe was FANTASTIC and it was none too crowded (for once at this venue). I miss the HARD Haunted Mansion shows at the Shrine though.

Best weekend ever! LA needs more festivals like this.

Hard Day Of The Dead Was one of the most incredible and memorable moments in my life! The crowd the music it was all so overwhelming and overall this event was SUPER FUN! I wish I could relive this moment again! Definitely if you didn't go this year you HAVE to go next year! <33333

This was our first concert in USA, and it was great experience!. Well organized and amazing performance, cudos for the djs and organizers. We had lots of fun and will be back for more :) Big thanks for the manager 'Lewi' that helped us to get around at will call. Very kind and helpful. Thanks!

This years harddotd was the best one yet! I loved the lazers the bass the vibes everything was so amazing

Love HARD, and everything they stand for, but it's becoming more of a hassle than it's worth to attend. I understand the pressure the city puts on HARD to throw a safe, drug-free event, but for those of us that are generally there to see all the great, underrated talent, it's not fun to be treated like a common criminal when you're trying to get into the event. Three check points to get into DOTD (one that required that you remove your shoes), plus multiple amnesty boxes to drop off drugs without consequence, you would think I'm trying to enter a foreign country -- not a music festival. Ravers are going to rave...it's what they do. Whether in an abandoned warehouse, or at a sanctioned event operating under the magnified scrutiny of the media and law enforcement...ravers are going to participate in illicit activities!! I appreciate the sentiment of officers passing out drug-safety flyers at DOTD, but there needs to be more of this; a focused effort on safety over blunt prosecution. That said, the level of talent brought to this event was unparalleled, but the crowd lacked energy to give everything a sort of lackluster vibe. Everything from your typical EDM mainstays, to the veterans of house, and the newcomers in niche genres, were represented. Nobody does it like HARD! It will be interesting to see if HARD will be able to continue operating in LA in the future. It would also be a shame to see such amazing electronic programming leave this cash-cow city. To separate themselves from the label "rave" borders on impossible, but if they can successfully do that, and remain as popular as they have been in the past, it would be revolutionary.

I went to hard summer and day of the dead last year and both events were pretty good. Production at hard is always terrible but they always have good music. This year however, the music was terrible and they had so many malfunctions it was ridiculous. Also security was so crazy I was so sketched out the whole time and I wasn't even carrying anything on me. Never doing a hard event ever again.

I'm 90% sure this was one of the best festivals because it was a 21 & over event. I've been to so many shows and festivals and this was one of the best ones! Very clean for the most part and organized and the staff was great. And the lines were not long at all, and they gave free chapstick which is great.

I had a horrible experience at Hard Summer '15. They completely revamped everything and made DOTD such an amazing time. I didn't have any problems getting in and out of sets, no issue finding water/food, no issues not being able to hear music. And the fact that they had the vendors and bathrooms inside the tents?! Jesus I love you guys for that.

The music was fine, but it didn't seem excited no rides but plenty of food trucks, I prefer hard summer than day of the dead, I left early it just wasn't for me. Escape is much better than day of the dead. I honestly imagine day of the dead differently.

So much fun! I was a little un sure about the stages being inside but there was no dust and there were numbers attached to the wall of the side of the stages to indicate your location. One stage closed because it was over capacity so that sucked but over all it was a great event!

The venue is nice ends too early tho & way too many cops

Loved all the improvements. We spoke out previously and our voices were heard. Thank you HARD FAM!! See you soon

This event was amazing. It wasn't too crowded, the air conditioned buildings were perfect. There was a strong police presence but they were friendly and great. I saw medics with stretchers on standby everywhere I looked but never once saw anyone sick on the stretchers which made me feel comfortable knowing everyone was safe and response time would be short if something went wrong. The music got excessively loud towards the end of the second day but it was great the rest of the time. The 21 and over vibe was chill; everyone was having a good time without looking trashy

I went to last years day of the dead 2014 and it was amazing, but this years was so lame due to the entrance and line up. No rides or mazes at all. Money not worth it

Loved loved loved the venue. Having the stages indoors was really nice. The variety of beverages and food and the free water stations were great. Also having access to real bathrooms was super awesome. I would definitely come back to an event at this venue. I had never heard of many of the smaller name bands but everyone I saw was good. Nero and Deadmau5 were amazing as always. Overall HARD did an awesome job with this event. Oh and thanks for having a lower capacity it really made a positive difference!

I was not expecting to have such a life changing experience at Hard DotD. I am 23, form SD, and I went with my husband and our 2 closest friends. We are ravers and love insomniac events, but wanted to see Deadmau5 so we chose Hard for Halloween night. All the stages were inside with A/C blasting which was refreshing, and when you stepped outside it was so re-energizing that it was peaceful and quiet. Because this was a 21+ event, I didnt see nearly as much chaos, just people dancing like crazy and being kind and having a great time. I want to go baaaaacck. <3

I go to a lot of music festivals and this event was, by far, the worst one. I wish I would have know that there would be lines in order to get to see specific artists because of the maximum capacity of building. I spent way too much time just standing outside waiting to get in. If i would have know this was going to be the case, I would have just done a different event. I will no longer be attending any HARD events.

Stop having the same DJ's. Like Skrillex. More police than fans.

They overreacted to the incident last summer and put out a huge negative vibe with all the supervision of over 100 cops at the festival.

Really?!? 500 security people hired for this event? It was ridiculous how long the lines were to get in when the festival wasn't even that packed. I went on Saturday around 3pm and was standing in the hot sun in FOUR DIFFERENT SECURITY LINES for over an hour. I felt like an accused criminal when all my friends and I wanted to do was enter the event. There was no shade and no water available for the 4 checkpoints we had to stand in. They also took my chapstick, which is ridiculous. The people searching bags were not trained at all and took an especially long time to search bags, which usually doesn't take that long. Also while in the event, the influx of security was so annoying. I felt like I was being stared at the whole time like someone in jail when all we were doing was dancing and having a good time. All of the performances were held inside which I also didn't like. I liked how last year the concert-attendee had the option to see an act outside on the large main stage or inside for some of the smaller artists. The buildings felt packed and at times, people weren't allowed in due to capacity restraints. On day one, the sound for the main indoor stage was so off that even the dj was complaining about the low quality. That should've been checked before the headliner went on stage because it interrupted the flow of the concert. I thought making the event 21+ would be a good thing because it deters younger concert-goers who cannot handle this type of event, but it ended up being way worse than the last few years I've attended. I've been the last 4 years and do not plan on going to another HARD event if it is like this. Highly disappointed and not worth the money.

Sound quality was terrible at Hot Chip. They sounded like they were underwater! It was Similarly at Deadmau5, the entire system shorted out multiple times. He rolled with it pretty well, claiming "Man what are the odds that two iPods break in one show?!" I wish that they had allowed glow poi. They were letting glow hoops through the gate, and It sucks not being able to spin and having to go all the way back to my car to drop off my poi and go through security again. Security was more invasive than most airports I've been though! All in all I had a good time, but there's definitely room for improvement.

It was really fun and interesting how the festival was setup I really liked how it was all indoor stages

This year Day of the Dead was semi-disappointing. The stages were nothing compared to last year or Hard Summer. The production level is disappointing for the price of the ticket. The lineups are usually pretty good but the idea of having inside stages was terrible. If LA is requiring you all of these strict rules, you should play these 2 events in better locations where the surrounding neighborhoods won't have to get upset by the sound or the treatment of their property by people attending. I hate this location now and will not be attending events at the Pomona Fairplex.

Way better now since they've increased the age limit. Not so crowded and the crowd were respectful and mature. Although the stages were mostly inside, we all had fun! Didn't like that they would close off the stages even though it wasn't full. We would had to leave a stage five minutes early so we won't get locked out.

Awesome 21+ show. Everyone was very cool and friendly

Everything worked out perfectly. 21+ festival is definitely the way to go. Parking wasn't awful but it was free this year! The lines and security went quick. All the stages were great. Restrooms were relatively well kept. Way better than last year. This year they actually had filtered water. I would give 2014 HARD DOTD 1.5 stars but this definitely 5 in comparison to other events.

This was my second year attending HARD day of the dead and my third HARD event. Overall, it has been my favorite HARD event by far! The lineup was spectacular and the indoor stages really held the event all together. The 21+ crowd, for the most part, held themselves together and respected everyone around them. It was a great time and definitely brought back hope to the HARD brand.

It was such an easy process to get through the lines. The fact that it was 21+ was even better because there was literally a bar in every single stage and just everywhere around the Fairplex! The lighting for all the shows was amazing! Can't wait will next year!!!

Excellent job increasing security to the point where irresponsible attendees with copious amounts of illegal substances were not allowed in. Bravo. Appreciated the stages being indoors to allow things like lazers and a generally louder performance, but one or two outdoor stages could and would have still been great to switch things up. Sound quality still wasnt all there at some points, with way to much bass drowning out all other levels of each song. Overall, great job making sure HARD will stay on the list of future festivals to come.

This was my last Hard event ever. I've been coming to DOTD for 4 years now but this year was just a mess. Starts too early, ends too early, constant harassment and rudeness from security.

Last year was better overall. The free parking was the best thing. Deadmau5 was the reason I went and the crappy sound equipment provided blew. Huge disappointment.

This is event was better than it ever was. Especially it being 21+ made it more exclusive. There was no crowd when I was walking. Only crowded at the main stage. It was very easy to buy drinks, because there were bars pretty much everywhere. So much more convienent not having beer gardens aswell. I will definitely be coming back for more hard events here!

i've been attending hard events for about 4 years now. long enough to watch the rise and now fall. the production value was less that years prior and the sound quality was a distraction to the performances. they still bring in some great talent but i don't think they're doing the event much justice by putting them in a room not ideal for sound or skimping on the production efforts. my suggestion would be to scale back to one day to get it right instead of trying to drag it out to two day.

It was an awesome event! Parking was a lol crazy but I'm glad there was an actual parking lot. Security lines were unorganized and lot of people cutting. The event it self was fun. Lots of space & I loved trying the Zipline. The lineup was great.

These DJs were Amazing! The seats were where we chose to dance in the crowd The view was great

Hards Day of The Dead was absolutely amazing, had the best time, love the setup of the venue. There was plenty of room to roam about, they lighting and sound was beautiful, will deffinatly be going again.

This was my 1st HARD event and it was bumpin'. DJs were on point, and the venue was nice. The mainstage turnt up. Oh and the parking lot wasn't to big of a bitch to get out of.

I had so much fun at this event. The location was great-- large enough to not be a sardine trying to get from point A to point B, but compact enough to be able to get between stages in a reasonable amount of time. I hope they continue having this event there in the future. Besides that... The acts were amazing this year! I only wish that the event could have gone to 1 AM or at least midnight instead of 11.

I am so glad they switched venues (to Pomona Fairplex)!! It was so much more organized this time! It still took a little time to get out of there..but that's to be expected when +/-35,000 people are all trying to leave at once.. An absolutely awesome event! So happy to be able to see so many artists over the course of both days! Definitely coming back next year for HARD Summer and HARD Day of the Dead!!

Too crazy and wild. I had a blast. The atmosphere was amazing and the vibes were rockin. Amazing line up and crazy effects for the stages. You guy's NAILED it. Thank You so much. Cali is beautiful.

Best music festival experience ive ever had! Gesaffelstein/MoodyGood/Branchez/J.Phlip/EatsEverything best sets

It was an incredibly fun event, but the fact that its from 11 to 11 is unrealistic. No on is fully ready or has even been able to check into there hotel by 11. Since most check ins are at 3pm anyway. And then, the fact that you aren't getting to the event until 4if you're luck then you're only left with 8 hours before 11. Yes 8 hrs may seem like a lot reading it out loud. But when you've paused the proper money to spend 12 hrs at an event you're robbed of 4 hrs of you're time. All the people that attend the Day of the Dead event are all of age pushing closing to at least 12 would not be that big of a jump. But it would be big enough to please everyone

This may have been the best festival I have ever attended. The lineup was stacked! Per the usual mo of hard events, the "experience". Was lacking. Though there was an impressive zip line over the main stage and a few fun carnival rides. The only thing that annoyed me was the fact that GoPro's were allowed in. Yet I was forced to throw away my $70 pole. Not more than 5 minutes later, I saw dozens of people with extended poles. I even saw someone with my exact pole. The other thing that sucked was the fact that we made Galantis "seafox" signs. However since we cut out the eyes, they were deemed masks and weren't allowed in. We we're told that if the eyes weren't cut out it would have qualified as a sign. What?! Other than that, stellar festival from a musical point of view. Deadmau5 vs Prydz was legendary and might be the greatest thing I ever see. Bassnectar absolutely rocked the place the next day. I'll be honest, there isn't much to do when there isn't anyone you want to see. I did my best to go and explore new artists, but sometimes you just want to relax or play a game to stay entertained. This is the main area all hard events are lacking in. I wish Gary Richards would start to find local entertainment that wants to come and add to the experience. Once that happens, these mega festivals will start to give insomniac events a real run for their money. I know it is a designated music festival, but is it too much to include art? Also, gear up and get some lasers going.

honestly totally worth the money!! it was such an unforgettable and amazing experience!!

I am impressed with HARD events efforts and hope they keep this venue for the future. No dust, clean bathrooms, great sound systems, it was amazing!

Every year it gets better and better. Thanks for an amazing birthday weekend and event

Day of the Dead is just pure amazing! The music the people the costumes the attitudes all amazing. Never a bad day and always forth the money. Artist are always great and diverse! 4 stages and music for all!!

The venues need to be put outside so more people can enjoy the music.

Always have such a great time with my crew at Hard DOTD. This year was especially amazing, got to see Gessaffelstein and Nero, have always wanted to see Skrillex and he brought out Diplo. It was just soooooo much fun! Can't wait for next year.

All the stages were indoors. The sound was good but it got too hot the closer you got to the stage. Having these indoors also added a capacity issue. This event is not meant to be completely indoors, too many people want to be at the same stage.

Cranked up to sixth gear bones blasting out my skin!! Skrillix torched the place with extravaganza!

I enjoyed the festival a lot, fut it cant end at 11, its just too little time. Also the uber area was a mess with 7.7x pricing

I'll start with the positives: Sunday's lineup was probably the best day of music I've ever seen with Marshmellow, Kill the Noise and Ghastly making my top 3 performances of the weekend. I loved that the event was 21+ as everyone looked responsible and very few people looked like they were "too far gone." I know the event turned out to be much smaller than anticipated but my whole group loved the size of the festival! It was easy to walk around, we weren't shoulder to shoulder in the crowds and had plenty of room for dancing and it was also very easy to find each other in our group. Parking was free, making transportation very easy for us! Lastly, being able to walk around the venue with a drink in hand was great. The lines to the bar were short and we didn't have to pound our drinks so we could get to the next set. The negatives: Well I would say the biggest let down was a lack of environment. Besides the fact that people were dressed up in costumes, there was no presence of Halloween and nothing enchanting like a music festival usually feels like. We got there right when the event opened on Saturday in hopes to go on the carnival rides but there was nothing to do unless you were watching a set. At the end of the night on Sunday there were a lot of cops who were holding their batons like something was going on. The amount of police presence, especially in that threatening demeanor, made me feel less safe, not more. It made me think there was something going on.

I had the bestest time! For my first DOTD event it was amazing! I loved how it was 21+ so we could drink anywhere... Hard events should be more like that..

It was bad. The vibes were bad. Staff was unorganized... The map" in the center sucked. What the heck is " sorry full capacity no one may enter during Marsmellow set" really? Wow ,what a dissapointment.... Hard never again

Last year was much better unfortunately. Their HARD alcohol selection is pretty lame, it'd be nice if they had whiskey again this year, and the food selection also was pretty bad. I mean it's a full weekend event that starts in the middle of the day, food is pretty necessary. The DJs were dope of course.

I've been to several Hard events now and I have to say this was the best one yet! The security was great, everything was kept very clean inside the venue, the artists and lineup were amazing. The only thing that they could improve on is the sound quality in some of the hangers. When there's only one set of speakers in the front the echo vibrates weirdly.

After attending at least 10 HARD events it looks like I've unfortunately gone to my last HARD event.

Purchased my two day pass on the first day. Only to be stopped at the gate Sunday since my ticket was used already. How is that possible? I purchased the ticket from day one, never posted an image of it on social media. Somehow my ticket was used, couldn't get in. Went to costumer service & was told the same thing. Not much help.awesome

Loved the 21+ crowd. Much more mature, happy, and fun group. Everyone who was there was truly there for the music. Hard always has the best music out of any festival. Went to escape the day before which was fun but hard is the best. They did a great job with the Halloween theme. Loved the Smirnoff tent it had AC. All the indoor stages were well set up and sound quality was excellent. Destructo, marshmello, kill the noise and Skrillex were all awesome but everyone was great. Unforgettable experience can't wait until next year. They should do the same exact thing for hard summer and add more festivals. Wish it would go later than 11 pm though.

Venue has no rides, took away from fun. Love the fact that there was plenty to drink but come on now, insomniac events totally kill with their production, set up, lights, rides, it's all about a VIBE. Unfortunately, DOTD this year had no PLUR vibes, everything seemed so secluded and while the sets were great, it's about seeing new faces in crowds, vibing with one another. Last year was more spread out and rides, designs and just everything was better. Don't get me wrong-still had fun but really REALLY wish hard would step it up again if not future events will suck.

Great music! The 21+ setup was amazing. HARD really stepped up their game as far as sound production.

seriously the best event I've ever been too and the ticket process was so easy I love that I had it on my phone.

This is a 21+ event. Why are they putting wristbands on people to identify that they are 21+? I went to the beer section a few times and they were asking some people to show their wristband in order to order drinks. Another thing was the fire code. Yes it's importand to follow fire code; but after I left Nero 10 minutes in, there were easily 100-150 people waiting to get in because the stage was a capacity. This is the only negative I had about all the stages being indoors. And it still took me over an hour to leave the venue. Even after HARD promised a better exit expereince and they worked hard on adding different routes and smoother exits. Free parking was great. Easy entry. (Then again I showed up at 7) Never once did I have to wait in line for the restroom. Sound system could of been better, but was a lot better than previous years.

The light shows and the screens (only on one stage) were insanely weak. Too many average acts spread over too many average looking stages. Deadmau5 played a 2005 set.

The most positive thing about this festival was the artist lineup, Gary Richards knows how to book good talent. However there were many negatives. - Only offered 2 low cost types of beers, runs out of 1 of them on the first day. - Security was extremely rude and uninviting. I understand keep people safe but the amount of disrespect I received was a very uninviting tone to enter the event. - They lowered the overall capacity yet at times we weren't allowed to go into certain tents because it reached a "capacity" Overall very disappointed and very unlikely to come back.

Crowd was great. All there to dance and listen to great thumpin' music. Everyone was welcomed. Police presence discouraged drugs. Water available for water bottles and camelbacks. A/C pavilions. Ladies dressed to be noticed.

The security was like going through TSA at the airport. I didn't appreciate being extremely violated when I was basically strip searched and sniffed down by dogs. The event space was overcrowded, cramped, smoky, and way too hot. Some performances were closed down because they had reached capacity, making the money I spent not worth it. So many drunk and drugged up people walking around acting stupid as well. I have been attending HARD events for two years, and am no longer interested in going. Way to screw it up, Destructo.

It was very frustrating that they were not letting people into the venues/stages and the stages were not even half full. Pay so much money to stand outside because supposedly the stage was at capacity is ridiculous! Also, why pay over 30 firemen to stand in front of a stage and refuse entry to the stage? really?

overall the festival was decent. rating 3 stars out of 5. I like the idea of festivals with indoor stages so that was a plus, the reason for the lost starts is credited to the overwhelming long waits in lines to pass the entrance and to get passed security. we stood 1 hour + in these lines which caused us to miss some of the performances.

I did not like how the event ended at 11 for it being a 21 and over. The music was awesome but I really dislike the time it needed. I will not be attending this event nor will I tell my friends about it.

Deadmau5's set cutout. Twice. That can't happen when he's the headliner. Also, having 3 different lines for security, ID check, and ticket check makes altogether 0 sense. Do it all at once.

To be perfectly honest I was frustrated about the comment that a security guard made during the part when we get searched so I was not too happy about hard at first. That being said turns out that it was one of the most relaxing exciting and ridiculously amazing festivals that I've been to within the past 10 years. Just hope to see Daft Punk next year !!!

I bought my festival ticket to hard because I have been the past 3 years and the stages are always massive outdoor stages. This was the first year they did it all indoor and me and all of my friends will not go back to an indoor festival. I felt like we might have well been in a big night club. Festivals are meant to be out doors.

After an awful experience at HARD Summer I had a feeling that this event would be my last HARD event. Thankfully, Day of the Dead was a much better experience. There weren't nearly as many attendees which made the whole experience much more enjoyable. I still think that LA State Historic Park would be a much better venue, especially given the fact that the attendance cap was lowered significantly.

felt like i was being watched a lot of the time and kind of ruined it for me. although i do like that it is in ware houses and smaller setting for a more intimate experience

Great music! Just ends too early. The authorities were making plenty of arrest, but if you aren't doing anything wrong, you're set!

So I hadn't been to an EDM event in a long time. The last one was probably massive when it was at the coliseum. Before that EDC at the coliseum. So we obviously had high hopes for our festival experience. I know it was put on by completely different coordinators, but for us the DJs were great, it was just the lack of everything else from the event, there weren't any other awesome "things" like decoration, glow vendors, event staff dressed up, gogo dancers, every other electronic music festival I had been to was just a festival for all senses ears, eyes I don't know maybe everything has changed? I will say that I was EXTREMELY HAPPY that is is at least 21 and over. I'm near 30 and still felt there were too many very young looking kids. One more thing was the disorganization with the entrance and exit systems both at the venue and in the parking lots. Overall it was nice to be at a festival but not sure if I'd attend another hard event....

HARD Day of the Dead 2015 was by far one of the greatest weekends EVER! My group of about 30 people and myself had such a great time. All the artists killed it on stage, the air conditioned warehouses, being able to walk around with beer and drinks, the security guards at the rails of the stage passing out water to keep people hydrated. HARD events, good job! Only thing I would have to complain about would be the first line to get in, on Saturday there was a huge crowd and it took forever to move, I missed a few people I wanted to see. If the first line was a little more organized, I would've given 5 stars. Bottom line, everything else was amazing...thanks for the memories!

At least that's what it felt like. My friends and I were constantly being stopped and asked by police. Several times at the entrance, while walking between stages (two officers questioned my being of legal drinking age when I was walking with a beer), while sitting down and resting, while dancing, and basically whenever I reached into my fanny pack. While I totally understand the situation that HARD has been put in because of HARD Summer, their attempts at cracking the whip affected was felt by everyone and not just those who were detained or arrested. The DGAF experience was completely non-existent. Additionally, the Uber pick-up area was also crazy. Not to mention 6.0x surge rate is ridic. Upside, there was definitely a lot of space, which is cool if you're a person who doesn't like being crowded in festival stages. + Henry Fong and Brillz went DF OFF!

I personally, love HARD events. I have always had an amazing exerience at every event that I've ever attended. I always feel like the HARD line up introduces me to new and interesting music. There are variables that they cannot control such as ungodly heat, wind, and humidity... but HARD has finally found a perfect venue; the Fairplex in Pomona. The place is very spacious, the air conditioning was awesome, and the staff maintained such a clean atmosphere! It was so nice to have breathing room, clean facilities and not twisting my ankles on empty water bottles and trash. Plus, as previously stated, the music is always awesome! I had a great time dancing my ass off.

It was awesome. It was an unforgettable experience.

The sound quality of the event was awful. We really wanted to see Hotchip and ended up leaving to get food 20 min Into their set because the acoustics of the building and sound setup made everything sound terrible. Like a rattling can in a car bad. The drinks were priced high as expected for an event. Security was rigorous and the amount of police at the venue this year made people very uncomfortable. More cops then I've ever seen at a single event.... They must be having a tough time keeping an insurance company. We're done with HARD events ... They just aren't worth it. There are plenty of other show runners that do a better job dollar for dollar. Save your money next year and see something else. It's likely they won't fix any of their issues...

The lines to get in were horrible! At one point people were pushing and shoving each other just to get into the line were you get searched. There was only a couple artists I liked. On the good side less people actually made it more comfortable to dance and get closer to the stage. Not worth the $100 though.

I really enjoyed the first night of the show! Especially the VIP, I got all the way to the front of the stage, and without anyone pushing or fighting, etc. security was outstanding. Best enforcement of the rules that I had ever seen at any EDM events. Would definitely do this again