98.7 the Bull Countryfest

I had a great time at Country Fest, the band's were amazing and the crowd was energized! Can't wait to see who is up next year! Definitely going back!

I enjoy listening to Brittany Kellogg, Austin Webb, and then Tate Stevens. I could have listen to him all night. I was not impressed with Sweet Water Rain, of Dustin Lynch and we left before Little Big Town so we could get out of Portland. Kind of expect grassy area to set the blankets on but will know for the future. Thank you the "Bull" for bringing Tate to Portland.

Had a good time. The entertainment was gre The entertainment was great.. I definitely would go I definitely would go see it again. I really would recommend bringing lawn chairs with you.

Thompson Square and Big & Rich were Excellent! The people in charge at the event were very nice.

The only thing I did not enjoy about the concert was the length of time it took to transfer between artist. By the time the main act came on my legs were beyond tired.

This year I didn't have a high expectation on the event. I went to last year's and thought it was really good, so I decided to give it a try. Big and rich were the one headlining it, and they were probably the worst performers up there.

Had a fantastic time!! Plus everyone that came on stage did a great job of getting the whole crowd involved. Will be back next year!! Oh and home for Hero's Partnering with Big and Rich melted my heart!!!!

The venue was great! Big and Rich was awesome! The weather was wonderful and I was surrounded by country people it was a great day can't wait for next year!

The selection of performers was great, and they progressively improved as the event went on. Little Big Town was fabulous, and it was a pleasant surprise to see that they had little if any break in between songs. They went right from the finish of one song into the start of the next song. The venue leaves a bit to be desired. The crowd gathered in a line prior to the gate being opened, and at some point the staff decided to reroute the line to the other side of the park. This was a bit chaotic, and only compounded by the gate not being opened on time. The patrons were forced to stand in the sun for quite some time unnecessarily. Once inside it was a first come, first serve basis for staking a claim on real estate for parking folding chairs and blankets. A small reward for those that arrived early enough to get the full enjoyment of basking in the sun for a few hours waiting for the gate to be opened. There were several temporary/mobile bleachers located throughout the grassy area in the middle of the venue. It was most definitely a welcome for those attendees that failed to bring their own chairs or blankets. However this did cause the areas directly behind them to be essentially useless wasteland as the stage was not viewable in these areas. It would be recommended that in future events, these units be located to the back of the seating areas. This would allow for more usable turf for the patrons that were not too lazy to pack in their own equipment. There seemed to be an inordinate amount of time between performances. This of course ensured the event to run the entire time as scheduled. I did not see where stage resets required the planned amount of time. It would be good to shorten this time frame.

All the performances were amazing, the crowd loved them and the bull crew kept us pretty entertained. Dustin lynch and those dimples charmed every single one of the people. If you ever get a chance to go to countryfest go, it is hands down the best time I've had at a concert

This was so fun. I was only there for the last 3 acts, but it was amazing. The music sounded great, the crowd was into it and Dustin Lynch was looking good! Would definitely recommend it and return back.

Love the band Little Big Town. We showed up at 3pm to see them play, and then found out that they weren't going to be on stage till 9 or 10 PM. We work the early shift and couldn't stay that late. We should have checked the schedule (OR it should have been printed on the tickets!!). Major bummer. We could have saved the concert price and just went to the waterfront for the fun.

When buying the tickets it did not have a schedule of who all was playing and that Little Big Town was not starting until 8:45 P.M. Little Big Town is the group I wanted to see and was not able to see them because had to leave before then for work. If I would of known that, would not of bought the tickets.

I had a great time .. Crowd was great and the set up was great too. I can't wait for next year! Dustin Lynch put on a great show and Little Big Town was amazing. The sound system and stage set was great too. Thanks for bringing top notch entertainment to the Waterfront. It's about time :-)

90% of people there didn't realize (us included) that little big town want going to be on until 8:45pm we had been there since 1pm. Not complaint, just wish they would've had a show schedule somewhere. The line up was great and the bands were awesome. The bull is amazing for pulling it all off. Great job guys!

Artist line-up was good and the Stage was great, The Venue could have offered better lawn seating areas and more of it. Enjoyed Little Big Town but the sound/acoustics were unbalanced with too much overdrive of the percussion and bass, it drowned out the vocals and other guitars. In the end, it was a great day in Portland with great country artists, so Thank You The Bull!

Had a great time, love Little Big Town and Dustin Lynch!

This country fest wasn't nearly as good as 2012 with Craig Morgan. It was to full this year by far. The acts could have been more enthusiastic. I Loved last year but this year not so much. SEATING-->front people stood, BYO chairs-back. Have kids? get seats in back. Up front-drunk stumbling. if you have to leave up front you shove your way back up to get nasty looks by everyone

Little Big Town was amazing!!! BUT when I purchased the tickets it said LBT at 3:00 and ticketmaster and the Rose Festival site did not give a break down of times and singers. I purchased tickets for friends who where planning for LBT to start at 3:00 because that is what the tickets said and the live 6 hours away and came for the weekend just to see them and couldn't stay as they had work the next day. So be forth coming with times of the actual shows.

excellent performance by all the bands. Had a wonderful time and the crowd was great had fun people watching.

I got sick n haad to leave early, my only disappointments were, there wasnt enuff shade, and our tickets showed seating assignments when there were no seats....i have an unfortunate situation where i cant stand long, and i get overheated, n we didnt have chairs.

Since the schedule wasn't posted, and this was my first countryfest, I was unaware of the fact that even though the gates opened at 2, and the concert "started at 3 pm" that Little Big Town would not take stage until 9pm. If I would have realized this, we would have come to the event a lot later. In order to get a good "seat" you have to be there really early. We had a good area in the standing area where we could both sit and stand. But after sitting through a few of the opening bands (none of which we knew) the event became not so great. I was disappointed, because after spending such a long day at the Waterfront (we live an hour away), we ended up calling it early and didn't even stay around for Little Big Town. In the future, it would be nice to have the schedule posted online, and then we could have arrived in time to see the last opening act plus Little Big Town.

The wrost country fest ever. Little big town should of played Saturday night. Ill never go again if it is in Portland being on the water front you would of thought people would of know how to put on a show.

I had fun overall, but I had major difficulties understanding most of the words. The bass was way too loud, and it overpowered the vocals for most of the acts. I missed the second act, but three of the five acts I heard were incredibly difficult to understand. I had no problem with Tate and Dustin, but the rest were pretty bad. The music they played right before Little Big Town came out and almost all of Little Big Town's songs had too much bass volume. It was shaking my chest and making it hurt. I discovered I had an easier time hearing the words when I plugged my ears. Dustin Lynch was a lot of fun, though! I like country music, but I don't listen to the radio, so I didn't know any of the acts. Dustin made me a fan!

Who were all those people on stage ? The only two people I heard were the bass player and drummer. Maybe next time they will let the others be heard.

This was a great event the weather was good and everyone seemed to be their to hear the music and I saw no problems.

Great day out, the weather couldn't have been better. I'm not someone who likes the ground to shake with the bass, but the volume could have been turned up some. Didn't know much about Sweetwater Rain except for Starshine, but they have converted me to a fan. Little Big Town was obviously the star attraction and they didn't let us down. The only misleading thing was that the tickets had seat numbers on, I didn't know if they had brought bleachers or something in, would have got there earlier if I'd know I had to stake a place to sit.

Country Fest was amazing. I went with my mom and we both had a great time. We say Britnee Kellogg, Austin Webb and Tate Stevens. They were all amazing. The only down side was standing in line for two hours, but in the end the wait in line was so worth it. I went because I am a HUGE Tate Stevens fan but while I was there I become a HUGE fan of Britnee Kellogg. Country Fest was awesome and I so want to go next year. :)

Dustin Lynch was the saving grace for this concert event. It would be much appreciated if in the future 98.7 could publish the set order ahead of time. Little Big Town was ok, but I would not pay to see them in concert again. Dustin Lynch was a fantastic performer. I was not a big fan of his beforehand, as the only song of his I had heard was Cowboys and Angels and I wasn't a big fan of it. However, he is an amazing performer and I loved his other songs. I am now a bona-fide fan and would highly recommend seeing him in concert.

admittance into event was delayed from start time by 40min waiting line from several directions combined into one sucked. those waiting for over 2 hrs were put behind ones that had just arrived entertainment between set up and break down of bands would have been nice. Dustin Lynch was a disappointment. Seemed like he was more interested in getting off stage than preforming by his comments every 3-5 min of how much longer he had to fill time

All the groups that played were really good. Sweet Water Rain were great, loved that they did the Star Spangled Banner! Justin Lynch was sure having himself a great time and I love how he got the crowd going with Friends in Low Places.

Fun. Lots of people. Not much seating. Lots of rude drunks pushing to the front. Really enjoyed the show!