Paradiso

Never fails. Beautiful scenery, amazing music. Heart breaks every time it is over.

This was my second time at Paradiso and it was unbelieveable. Out of the 2 days the second day was the best. Even though there was a rainstorm that halted the show for about an hour, we refused to leave and waited until it started up again. After it came back up, the atmosphere was better than ever. The artists gave out a great vibe, the venue is always easy to navigate, and the closing acts were amazing. Definitely want to go back again!

I had an absolute blast! There were no casualties this year. All positive vides. Everyone I ran into was just sooo happy and unforgettable. Bass Canyon!! Let s get it! Insta and Snapchat both is trinaenc

For a 12h music festival, in a place with huge variation between day and night temperatures, the no re-entry policy was the bad USC surprise of the day. You are forced to eat the junk food, purchase expensive drinks and bring extra clothes. It's always hard to guess what are going to be the non-sense rules of the place, what is allowed in, etc. It seems to vary each time (blinking lights, open packs of cigarettes, water...). At least make it clear before the event so we can plan accordingly. Other than that: great music, great crowd, beautiful place!

I had been looking forward to the biggest rave in the Pacific NW ever- and boy did it live up to expectation!!! The weather was perfect and as the sunset Paradiso turned into a bright, colorful play land! Complete with rides and "circus" type acts- 3 beautiful LOUD stages. There was something for everyone there! The food and water were overpriced, but thats to be expected. The crowd was AMAZING and everyone looked be to having the time of their life. Everyone danced. Excision KILLED THE MAIN STAGE- and Knife Party right after was the best idea ever. I didn't want to leave- The gorge itself is breathtaking- and with the addition of pretty lights and interesting art installations- it was truly the Paradiso they were going for. and lastly the exiting banner said SEE YOU NEXT YEAR- which left me with the fuzziest feeling CANT WAIT!

Best party i have been to in years. Been going to these sort of parties since 2006 so thats saying an awful lot.

life changing, please keep this festival affordable, accessible, and everything that it was this year! major success, thank you so much!

USC is improving most every event they are bringing. Paradiso is a best yet. We had Platinum VIP which gave us almost everything they said it would. Clean Bathrooms, Private bar, etc. Was Really worth the money. The only little fuss I have is the Side Stage access to the concert. The platform we stood on was ample size, never felt crowded with a good view of the crowd. The two problems were NO BAR or access to beverages. I despise events when you pay for VIP but getting a drink is more difficult than non VIP. In this case to get a drink you would have to walk down a giant set of stage stairs out the walkway and into a NON VIP bar right next to it. In this bar you stand in line with the general crowd (Big lines) finish your drink in the bar and then go back up to your private stage. It would be far prefered by most if VIP either had a bar or access to a bar in the stage side or close. Also be ALLOWED to carry your 10.00 beer back to the sidestage. Silly to pay for sidestage to have to go drink somewhere else. So the NO Alchohol allowed sidestage and No Alchohol access VIP wise from the sidestage. The other big problem with sidestage was we were on the side completely blocked by lights!!!!! So we could never see the DJ. Just the side of the stage and crowd. That kinda sucked. Othwerwise the show, lineup, and location was awesome. **All-time favorite VIP layout was stage in the middle of floor on the left with private bar and great view!!! Best LAYOUT and location ever** Gorge layout most great as well, minus my few complaints above.

Great show, killer artists. Weird that Afrojack closed instead of Above and Beyond, but every artist was so good it barely mattered.

Wish there was a re-entry...or lockers/coat check. But definitely goin next year! So much fun & the show was great!! <3 Knife party rocked it! Off the hook!

The acts as well as everything else that was going on, were all awesome!

Paradiso was one of the most fun days I've had in my life. The music was excellent, the lighting and stage setup were also excellent, and there was great vibes all around. The only thing I would say is that I wasn't too pleased that they didn't allow for re-entry into the venue, with the constantly changing weather conditions at the Gorge we ended up having to leave early because some of my friends were getting too cold and there was no way to go back and get warmer stuff and re-enter the festival afterwards. Would be nice to be able to leave and come back next year. Overall I had an amazing time and would definitely return next year if there is another one. Super fun times!

This party was ABSOLUTELY EPIC in every single way, shape and form. If you were camping in 'general' though I feel bad for you. Terrace is WHERE ITS AT. The extra money for Terrace level camping was WORTH EVERY PENNY and then some. The actual party itself was ridiculously amazing and the sheer size of the venue was so massive they could have sold twice as many tickets as they did and still have room to comfortably party. THIS SHOW WAS AMAZING. USC did a PERFECT job and executed a flawless victory.

Some of the best artists shared that night's stage and took me on a journey.

Great event!! Well organized and easy to get in and out, which was wonderful after the hassle of EDC vegas. One complaint was for the price I think camping should have been included, rather than paying an extra $55 dollars for that separately... Overall very pleased with music and aesthetics.

Good venue but too expensive for parking ($109) and ticket ( $85). Also prices for food were very high at $9 or higher and drinks were at $5 or up even water. But overall the music and crowd was awesome, and the main stage was setup very well. Had a blast!!

I had the greatest time. The event staff was very friendly and willing to go out of there way to help me out. The music was spectacular, I will be back next year.

There was some rain and event was postponed for a short period. But was continued about half an hour later!

I was first in line at the gate excited to hear Chance King's set at 2pm-3pm and these event managers cannot get the front gates open for a single attendee until well after 2:30, I saw Chance King for about 17 minutes before it became 3pm. So that's not that bad but, when some vets say there is often a delay to get in at Paradiso, I think to myself damn, what a bad first impression for my first diso! The venue is beautiful, the views are spectacular! The talent this year is FIRE! I am so glad I could make it! Every stage had countless bangers and awesome vibes, and the earth below our feet echoed the deep bass beats and vibrant melodies! I drove 10 hours to attend strictly to see REZZ, and she did not disappoint. But why did deadmau5 take 50-+ to setup, like waiting 35 minutes to some playlist to get hit with another 15 minute+ playlist before he even dropped any dirty bass had masses of people going to the other two stages in literal droves... I loved his cube and his set once it started don't get my patient but complaining ass wrong! See you next year, just let me in at 2pm OK even if it's just me I'll be first in the vip line and if you gotta give me an orange shirt that's fine I ask people if they're doing alright already!! I just wanna fucking dance for 12 hours okay, limiting me to 11 hours of dancing is making me party in the campsite, and we all know that it wasn't allowed during the quiet hours but we all did it anyways!

During the rain delay the employees of live nation were very rude to us, when we were trying to leave they continued to be rude as we were walking out of the venue.

Paradiso is the best place to run home to. The venue is absolutely gorgeous and I fall in love with this festival all over again every year. However, USC (the people who put on this show) take forever to release their lineup, and don t release the set times until the day before you leave for the show. Also, they have a tendency to repeat artists, but they always throw in much smaller names to ensure you have a variety!

This was my first time at Diso, (not my first time at the Gorge or a Live Nation event) and I would say it was an okay experience. I doubt I d go again. My group found some highly intoxicated man passed out in our tent and he threw up on most of my friend s clothing and bedding. After I returned his phone to security the next day, I was told we d be given a phone call or paid a visit, but nothing happened which was kinda lame. The music and lights were on POINT, but the crowd is too wild, the timing was too early in the year since we got told to leave the venue for an hour the second day due to lightning, and the wind was too much to handle both days at the main stage even with me dancing! Overall, it was okay but not worth the amount of money they charge. (In my opinion obviously)

This tear s paradiso was amazing as always. Despite a little bit of technical difficulty due to a rain delay, the event organizers did and excellent job of holding everything together.

Even with the rain and everyone having to leave the event for an hour it was still one of the best festivals i ve been to!

Entire festival was very under prepared for weather.

2018 Paradiso will always be remembered as the year it rained, and it was magical. I am SUPER impressed with how the event handled the weather problems. They worked to keep people safe while offering the best of the music after the storms passed. My only less than stellar note is the security - the event opened 30 minutes late the first day, which left people in the hot sun with no water, not okay.

USC should ve never moved the dates knowing weather at the gorge is so unpredictable. But still had a good time.

First time to this event and damn I can not describe how much fun I had, best camp-rave-festival ever definitely going again!

I was supper fun. I plan on going next year with friends.

Will go to paradiso every year!! Best festival of the year by far

Great music and great fun was enough to make the poor weather an afterthought.

Absolutely an amazing weekend as always! I d have given it 5 stars if they had stuck with the normal weekend later in June when the wheater is usually better. Other than that it s always a once in a life time experience! 2017 has better artists and rules with more rides but no matter what USC and the Gorge make it the best weekend of the year.

I loved everything about this trip. The view was definitely my favorite part.

I was amazed at the transformation of paradiso from its previous year. The stages were bigger and better. The performers were amazing and the costumes were beautiful and imaginative. The lineup for both days were well worth the tickets. The one thing I would critique is the ever changing entry procedures. If that was improved to shift people in quicker, that would give my overall satisfaction of this event.

The Paradiso festival itself was absolutely amazing!! Mind you we are adults in our 30-40's and I was concerned that we'd stick out like a sore thumb but let me tell you, this was one of the most diverse concerts I've been to and everyone was super friendly and lots of great positive vibes. The entertainers were so good - no complaints there at all. The only complaint we have is the lack of organization to get into the festival. There were no line organizers so when we arrived there was a massive amount of people standing around and we had no clue where to stand and where the entrance was They could really work on having more entrances and visible signage. Because they do a very thorough search of your items and yourself - the line moves very slowly and it's very uncomfortable standing out in the hot sun. I also think misters would be a good idea to have around - perhaps there were some, but I didn't notice them. Thank you to the Conscious Crew who came around spraying you with their spray bottles!! That was awesome! If the lines weren't so disorganized and long, i would have given this a 5 star rating!

Wow, what a weekend. Paradiso 2017 was my first Paradiso, but it is far from my first festival or my first visit to the Gorge. I was impressed by the lineup, sound quality, schedule arrangement, and stage setup--the only negative here was that all of the final sets ended at the same time, leading to an extreme wait to exit the venue with a horde of tired festival-goers crossing a relatively narrow bridge. I was also disappointed with the Gorge's consistent price gouging of food, drink, and cigarettes. Venue security did not permit open packs of cigarettes, even if the pack was thoroughly examined and found not to have contraband. Overall, my experience was exceptional but the Gorge could do better to lessen exorbitant product costs.

Such an incredible festival. The lineup is worth the money, the production is on point and the venue is the best I've ever experienced.

The Gorge is an amazing venue. Just unreal. The days were hot but the water lines were short, and the crew was great about handing out water. The line to exit was extremely crowded. If you fly out after the festival don't fly out until Monday or super late Sunday.

This was my third year attending and it was amazing as always. Combining the beautiful venue, top dj's, and an overal freindly crowd. You compete with this event in the PNW

All of the staff was nice everything went very well, had no problem accessing things. Only thing that could be improved is bathrooms between wreckage and main stage should be added. Other than that it was a blast! Can't wait til next year!

It was so good. My only complain in that they took away the water stations from the line. It made the wait to get water inside like 1.5 hours. Last year they had one in line and it made it so much easier to wait in the heat.

The gorge is a beautiful location! The fact that 3 stages fit here and the music doesn't clash is unbelievable! This was my 4th year at Paradiso and once again it surprised me. Love this event. Anyone who likes to rave and who hasn't gone to this NEEDS to go at least once! Save some money and go! Well worth the time and money :)

Chris Lake was great. Quality lineup, keep bringing diverse generes!

The music was great !! But the camping, we had some A*** run into our tent in a dare while we were sleeping inside, which caused great fear! Also the even had very limited vegan, vegetarian food inside the venue.

The event and line up were awesome. The venue was great.

Paradiso 2016 was my first music festival that i have ever been too. Changed my whole life, and made me love music. Love the people that are in the PLUR community and became apart of it. Festivals like Paradiso are definitely recommended to anyone, its definitely a life changing experience. i recommended gold camping, alot quieter, roomier and closer to the entrance so no Mile walk.

Camping was great. The facilities we're good . Good people, good vibes. I was not prepared for demographics, specifically, the average attendee being about 19-20 years old. That's neither good nor bad, just something to mentally prepare for jic you're in your thirties (or wise). I assumed a wider age range, but that's my bad for assuming. The Gorge was amazing, the select amusement park rides we're nice, the vendors were convenient. The volunteers are great, and appreciated. Security was fine and I never felt unsafe.

This venue is a perfect choice for a music festival! Open fields, multiple scenic views & the perfect spot to enjoy a massive dance party. If you get the opportunity to come here for ANY event. Do yourself a favor and go be one with digital and nature!

Unforgettable experience. Highly recommend. The Gorge Amphitheatre is absolutely breathtaking.

Go to it next year! It was a blast! Good music and good vibes.

I've gone the last few years and had the best time! Every year they have amazing artists and the venue is absolutely gorgeous! I got the best vibes from the venue, the music and everyone there! Everyone is there to have a good time and love making new friends there!!! If you haven't gone, GO! I went one year by myself and made friends there that I kicked it with all weekend! PLUR!!!!

Fantastic event. Gorgeous venue. Amazing people !!

I do music festivals and I think, hands down this was one of the best!!! Great line up, amazing venue, can't go wrong at the Gorge. The only downside was the line to get in on day 2, that was BS, but not so bad to do anything other than irritate you in the beginning.

This was just an insane event. The scenery was amazing, the people were great, and the performers were absolutely unforgettable. DJ Tiesto and Kaskade absolutely annhihalated as headliners. I will never miss this festival as long as it keeps going every year

Paradiso was great! The event staff did a great job controlling the crowd, the line up was awesome and the music was great!!! So much fun, great vibe. Can't wait for next year.

This is my 2nd year at Paradiso. I will say that it was much better than the previous year's event, One of the key reasons was due to better stages, more food vendor locations (less lines), and overall better atmosphere. Although I had my friends there with me, Paradiso is the kind of place where you can go by yourself and still end up meeting many people and having a good time together. I really enjoyed Nervo's set & am happy they were able to redeem themselves after only performing for like 15 minutes back at Paradiso 2012. Borgore was also fun with his very graphic stage. I will definitely be back next year!

USC Events truly outdid themselves this year! Thank you for continuing to bring them back to the Gorge, see you again next year!

Still just as great as ever, this year was pretty different than last year weather-wise.

I ve been attending this festival for the past 5 years and never have I been treated with such disrespect by the event staff. No one seemed to be on the same page and the staff didn t seem to care. After putting money and months of planning the last people I thought that would be disrespectful was the staff. This was the first year camping wasn t a hassle to leave, so the event staff went around threatening people with treaspassing tickets. Taking advantage of the fact the grounds were not full.

The vip tickets weren t worth it, just get Gerneral admission

Literally the best time of my life. The view is unreal, the pit gets nasty, and the chicken tenders are literally the best chicken tenders I ve ever had; like how do you keep them as moist as possible? Anyway if you haven t gone, go.

It was an incredible weekend, minus a few of the live nation security guys.

It was amazing! Staff was very helpful and kind. It was clean. The porta Potty's were stoked and pretty clean considering. I love Diso and can't wait for next year!

Paradiso was honestly one of the greatest weekends of my life! Not only were the people/music great but the staff was helpful and friendly as well.

It was an amazing event filled with love/happiness

Ive only been to a few festivals and so far Paradiso has been the best one by far! Deadmau5 set was the best there. Im so happy he brought his cube! it was absolutely mind blowing

This was my 3rd paradiso, every year it is an absolutely amazing experience. The gorge is the greatest venue on the planet!! Would really really like to be able to bring in my vape next year though...

I have attended the event many times and each year it gets better they listen to feet back and use reviews to improve in all areas thank you SO much USC

It was awesome I just think the weather ruined it and it would be cool if they could make it a night rave so the stage can look even more beautiful

Paradiso is always an amazing experience and the highlight of my summer!

Paradiso was an unforgettable event. The venue was amazing, the crowd was amazing, the artists were amazing. The only thing that wasn t amazing was he rain and storm, but that was no fault of USC or Live Nation. See y all next year!

Amazing experience, hardest but most fun thing youll ever do. To USC events: The rain ruined everything KEEP IT at the original weekend it was freezing cold and the postponing for rain kill my spirit.

-the showers took roughly 4hrs each day, and were poorly monitored -gold was not permitted on any other campsite yet premier could go to any campsite -although gold camping is the closest to the venue, paying extra isn t worth it

The whole event was well done. Live Nation did a great job. The Conscious Crew did a fantastic job. The medical staff did a fantastic job. Only good vibes everywhere and amazing artists that I wish would come back!!

I haven t been to diso since 2014 all I can say was 18 was incredible, I made new friends saw old ones danced till my feet hurt the rain the second day almost ruined the party but staff was on it and day two went hard .I almost didn t wana come home can t wait for next year .

Super fun, however I feel like the side stages could be done a lot better. Or maybe I m just biased after experiencing Shambhala s setup. I would rather pay an extra $100 or 2 per ticket if it means more extravagant festival grounds (: maybe this is something Diso can consider in the future.

Paradiso was 2 weeks earlier this year which I m sure was done in order to avoid high temperatures but we ran into rain and lightening storms which was so bad that the show was shut down for a little bit on the second day. Could be better about communication when weather issues are occurring.

Third year and could be last.... second day lines at the same time as the first day were exactly 5X. Our group missed 3 of the acts we planned the year for... I understand and appreciate the security concerns, but I didn't pay for the extremely poor organization getting everyone in the door. Some of our group left for water and bathrooms and could not get back to us Major damper on the entire trip when day 2 was such a loss. TSA laws would require the plane to turnaround...by now. I cannot imagine the issues you would have had with this fasco coupled with the weather being nearly 2X as hot. Go to Vegas, Disneyland, or any EDC to see how to manage traffic flows and we will consider coming back.

Great show as always. Didn't like how it was double the amount of people as last year. You could barely walk around without being elbowed or stepped in by someone.

What a great event! We stayed in Premier camping (which I recommend) and has no issues. General was obviously pure chaos so we avoided that for the most part. The show was fun, staff was helpful, and met some amazing people.

Awesome event, had a great time even though i am not a fan of the music. only issue was that the wait times to get in were insane. The first day the line wasn't so bad because it was single file atleast, but we did not even get searched when we finall reached the front. THe second day there wasn't really a line, just a huge clump of people standing in the hot sun with no shade. It started to get really clostrophobic and I saw some people start having panic attacks and had to leave.

The experience, energy, vibes, people, venue, and music were just beautiful! But we waited for a total of 10 hours in lines over the whole weekend.

I will never be going to an event like this. I waited in line for 3 hours and missed the djs I bought tickets for

The amount of waiting time was absurd. It's not worth the venue and music to deal with that much bullshit. I honestly don't want to give my money to live nation ever again

Wicked awesome! Fantastic lighting and great music.

It is incredibly rude to force people to stand in line for 2.5 hours while you strip search 27,000 people that have each paid $200 for entry. The show was good, but overall I am very unimpressed with the gorges organization and ability to deal with a sold out croud. This event would be nothing without the patrons that make it worthwhile.

Paradiso is a dope event and one of the best venue to attend a music festival yet. With that being said, the organization of the event was not really on the top of my favorites list. Parking situation was a bit crazy but at the same time I was able to move my car close to my group of friends who came separately pretty easily. Honey Buckets were cleaned pretty regulary but beware if you come across an unclean honey bucket. Getting into Paradiso, the actual festival was the worst part of the whole trip. Day one took about 45 mins which is not too bad. Day two, took about 3 hours to get through security and ticketing. 3 hours is uncalled for for especially when they make you throw out any open liguids at a check point about 50 yards before.

I have been going to Paradiso since the first Identity. There is nothing quite like the Gorge! The blow up flowers and words were beautiful, the shade structures and shallow pools were appreciated, and the rides make the VIP pass worth it. There were a few things that I have seen improve over the years. There was more staff to help organize the event and most of them were very kind. I was surprised at how often there was actually hand sanitizer in the dispensers. I am also glad there have been more trash cans at the camp grounds. Here are my main concerns. Long lines. Silica exit took my friends four hours just to enter the event. Luckily we knew back roads but maybe a sign or someone could redirect some traffic? The increased security also made lines longer. More entry lanes? I'm sure this could be better organized. Last year I remember markers with alphabet letters and numbers to mark the rows of the campsites. If they were there this year I did not see them. Most important to me was the banning of flow toys. I spin poi, staff, hula hoop, and glove. Two weeks before the event USC informed us about which items would not be allowed. I'm glad they changed their mind about the sunscreen but apparently they didn't communicate with their security about allowing flow toys excluding gloves (my favorite). We had to walk back to our campsite and missed a set because of it. I don't think it's very professional to announce the expectations after your event has sold out. I also feel discriminated against. If you're worried about the drug scene fine. That's why your searching cars now right? The increased amount of staff? But don't point your finger at those of us building different art forms. It is for this reason I don't intend to return to anymore USC events. They seem more concerned about their image than the real issue. It seems to me they don't appreciate one of my favorite parts of this culture/scene.

One of the reasonse we started doing Paradiso was because it was a smaller crowd than EDC. We also did EDC this year and there were double if not triple the peolpe there. I never once waited for more than 5 minuts in any line... Neither for a shuttle or entering the venue or even buying things inside. Very organized this year. Very well staffed and they had much larger names. I think that Paradiso was cheaper this year in a sense that they didnt have the headliners or line up like last year. They went from Tiesto and Kaskade to Zedd, Krewlla and Above and Beyond..??? I waited in line both nights for nearly 2 hours... What a joke.

My son asked me to join him at Paradiso this year - he has attended each year. So, we scored Premiere Camping and VIP passes - AWESOME time! I'm definitely going all out again next year! PLUR!

These two main stage acts were at the top of their game and played some great riffs

3+ hour long lines both days to get in with rude security staff. Missed many of the artists I wanted to see waiting in line. Campgrounds were trashed and stuff was stolen and broken while we were inside the concert. Once inside the show everything was pretty good but the wait was horrible and a really dampened our excitement.

For the DJ's I did get to see, Paradiso was an incredible experience. However, the wait times kept me from seeing half of the stuff I was excited for and paid REALLY good money for. The time I did get to spend there was thoroughly enjoyed and I had a lovely time at the venue with all my friends.

This festival is amazing but it's certainly not for everyone. If you aren't social with new people or discovering new types of EDM music and partying on the side, STAY AT HOME! The stage setups were amazing, the artists were amazing, the people were amazing. So much fun!!!

Great music, great memories It was not worth it to purchase a VIP pass, the value of the VIP pass experience compared to a normal admission ticket did not match the difference in price for either the concert or the camping experience. More organization is needed from live nation to really make people feel like they are getting what they pay for There should be access to more than one shower and bathroom station in premier camping....that's the number one reason people buy it.

Could have been better planned from the start. Pain for VIP and didn't get half of it.

Overall I have to say the event was amazing. I think there could have been more water refill stations and some other tents or better cool down stations to help people deal with the extreme heat, especially on Friday. The event starting later than 2pm and ending later in the morning than 2am could also really help, even if they had to serve alcohol only in beer gardens as USC does at other events. Also, for the most part the event staff I encountered were very friendly. I liked that they did allow you to bring in an empty bottle or a sealed bottle of water.

I had a great time at paradiso!! My favorite artists were Morgan Page, Kaskade, Tommy Trash, & Grizmatik!!! Especially Morgan Page & kaskade, I would love love to see them again. The only things that were kinda hard was the heat & not getting enough sleep, but I can't blame anyone for those things! I have seen the news and heard lots if rumors of canceling Paradiso and I humbly BEG you not to! My friends and I would be devasted. If I may, the only things I can think of that might help the issues talked about would be possibly having the festival a couple weeks earlier to avoid so much heat, heavier security to check for drugs. Please don't cancel Paradiso!!!

tons of fun! rowdy crowd, great music. lots of unique sets

The event was amazing as a whole. Sound quality and volume was insanely good and the sound isolation between stages was incredible as well. Too many good artists to catch them all! A shout out to the staff on site as well. They let people have their freedom and enjoy the event and only stepped in if people needed help or were blatantly out of control. In general they were friendly and helpful. My main recommendations are as follows: Allow reentry for anyone with a ticket. An event in that kind of heat that goes throughout the hottest part of the afternoon really needs to allow people to go back to their camps for a break from the heat. Start the event days later in the day and run it until the morning like 7pm to 7am. A festival is not complete without a sunrise set on the main stage! There were some amazing artists there but I'd bet the selection would have been even better if this event wasn't right after EDC LV. Be somewhat reasonable with beer prices. $12.00 for 20oz of mid quality beer is seriously gouging people. Luckily I didn't spend much time drinking!