Lazerfest

Hale storm rocked the house. Followed by Five Finger Death Punch, my all time favorite band. Kick ass concert. Even considering the bands that I didn't really care for. But that's expected with 12 band playing, there will be some that you just don't care for. To each their own.

It was great except they had the wrong band headlining. Falling in Reverse blew 5FDP completely away. Ronnie Radtke owns.

Everything about the show was amazing! The VIP tickets were the best purchase, loved that we got to see the bands getting ready and the t-shirt and free drinks is always great. I wasn't sure about the venue change but it turned out to be perfect. Could not get a bad seat and I loved being close and not having to deal with a huge crowd pushing and shoving.

Having the event indoors is not the same and not even worth it. The bass was so loud you couldn't hear any vocals. The bands, other than skillet were lame. When you have the even outdoors there's so much more to do and you can listen to the bands while doing other things if you don't care for them much.

The show started outside and after a couple of groups that appeared to not fit in and didn't want to be there, it got rocking with Powerman 5000 providing the energy building we were craving. J. Roddy Walston was very entertaining, We Came as Romans a pleasant surprise. Thousand Foot Krutch really blew us away with their exciting style hooks and riffs! After Machinehead the party moved inside the arena where The Pretty Reckless, followed by Pop Evil, Adelitas Way brought a lot of energy and sounded great! Theory of a Dead man, Queens of a Stone Age, and the headliner The Offspring were all forgettable. Stealing the show was Skillet, powerful and inviting everyone to join in.

My first time at Lazerfest and my 13 yr old sons first concert.. It was by far the best@!!!! All the bands were great but the pretty reckless and skillet were our faviorite.. Worst band Queens of stone age;( would not want to see them again

Lazerfest is a great show every year. I can't wait for next year.

Young Guns and Halestorm were awesome! Loved every minute of the show.

The close contact with the band's and the way they interacted with the crowds. All acts rocked the house. Not a bad line up. True rock fans knew these bands.

This was my fourth Lazerfest, and the first at 7 Flags Event Center. While the venue would be fine for a regular concert, an all day (or even just 8 hours) event was a bad idea to have here. There is NO seating (at least not for those who didn't pay $125 for VIP tickets) . It is just a big open area with a CONCRETE floor. Last year, when it was moved to WF Arena, at least there was seating available. Open air has always been better, especially at Boone. The bands were fantastic, there were no losers on the talent front. Overall, I enjoyed the event, but would like to have it moved back to a single day and an open-air venue.

Every band did an amazing show. Hailstorm and 5 finger death punch killed it. One thing I didn't like this year is we couldn't buy lazerfest shirts. I always buy 3 every year. But loved everything about it. Good job lazer 103.3

Amazing...as always. Even though it was at a different venue, it was still pretty awesome!

Had the event not been moved to downtown Des Moines, the Offspring's set would have been cancelled. It was also nice to sit down in a seat for the last 4 sets. Should the event be held there again, perhaps Vets Auditorium should be used with the outdoor stage during the first part of the concert so there isn't as much wait time between sets. Then later alternate between Vets and Wells Fargo. As much as I hated to miss any bands in the lineup, the decisions of whom to see was easy for me. However, if I had to choose between Machine Head and the Pretty Reckless, I wouldn't have been happy. Chelsea Wolfe did not belong in Lazerfest!!! Green Death should have played instead of her. There was confusion during the lightning delay at noon. I followed a long line into Vets only to come back out into where I was earlier. At least I didn't have to wait in line to leave my parking ramp!

liked inside/outside option BUT the overlapping play scheduled sucked! waiting between bands isn't necessary if the schedule is offset really wanted to see 2 bands that played at the same time

Powerman 5000, pretty reckless very good opening bands. Skillet blew everyone previous off the stage. Queens of the stone age disappointing. Only wish is offspring should have played more than ninety minutes. Maybe two hours.

great bands,great show, great times, would recomend to see Lazerfest every year ;-)

Excellent event! Very well run through band changes. CSC staff did an outstanding job as did Wells Fargo Arena. I was very glad to have easy access to somewhere to sit down.

With the number of bands playing, Lazerfest is always worth the money! Especially, if you are looking for new music to love instead of seeing the same acts every year.

The Lazerfest 2014 concert was wonderful. However, I wish that things would have been a little more better organized. First the concert was suppose to be in Boone Iowa then it got moved to Des Moines Iowa- we got told this a week before the concert date. Second, once we got there, no one in audience had any idea of where to go in order to see the concert. Third, once everything was figured out, the concert ended up starting a 4 in the afternoon, not 12 in the afternoon like we were told. Besides those 3 things, the concert as well as the artists were extremely amazing.

Did not like the concert being inside. First lazerfest concert ever and idk if I'll ever go again.

Great show. All the artists sounded great with the sound system

Big variety of Rock bands from southern to Christian to heavy metal to punk ensured that any rock fan would find a performance they really liked but also makes it so that it's hard to get into every performance without very broad tastes in music. Timing of second stage got off and resulted in 2 bands starting at same time which was disappointing. Overall it was a lot of fun and weather turned out better than anyone would have guessed with tornadoes in the forecast.

The bands were great but the logistics of the new venue situation was terribly ran. They need to bring this back to an outside venue in Des Moines again (aka: Waterworks, etc.) Why not the Iowa State Fairgrounds or some new outside venue in Des Moines??!!??

There was a great lineup for Lazerfest this year. Pop Evil, Theory of A Dead Man, and Skillet were all fantastic. Skillet has a really great stage presence and a lot of special effects. The best though, was definitely The Offspring. If you ever get a chance to see them live, do it. They are absolutely amazing. They connect with the audience really well and if you are already a fan it is totally worth the price. Not to mention this show was only about 50 bucks a ticket if you got it early enough. This is something I would recommend to any rock music fan. The only downside was it was hard to figure out where all the bands were playing and when, but other than that it was possibly the greatest show I have ever been to.

poor venue and poor band line up compared to previous years. wont be going next year if the same.

This was our first time at LAZERFEST and we had a great time! Some of the bands we really enjoyed were Pop Evil, 1000 Foot Krutch, Powerman 5000, The Offspring and Skillet.

Almost all of the bands were great and the few that I hadn't heard of were surprisingly good. The venue change from Boone to The Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines was very much appreciated. Being able to sit inside with air conditioning was a bonus.

Excellent show!! The only bad thing was having to have it inside, but understandable due to bad weather! Lazerfest rocks! Can't wait for next year!! Loved seeing The Offspring, Theory of a Deadman, and Pop Evil - but have to say that Skillet put on the best show of any of the bands!!

The venue change was a big let down and a logistic nightmare. The outdoor concert area was way to small, and had to little to chose from as far as finding something to eat. The bands were extremely loud due to the cramp area. The inside floor areas were also WAY to loud given the bands and the accommodations. We had VIP tickets which was supposed to include a steak dinner, which in the past had been quite good, but this to was substituted for a cold burger and an even colder hot dog brat combination thing. The potato salad was almost crunchy to boot. The bands were quite good.

Another great Lazerfest year! The venue change turned out for the best since we had severe storms at night.

As a first-time attendee of Lazerfest, it was not well organized and poorly managed. First of all, stick to your schedule. Not being interested in seeing bands until Powerman 5000, I decided to show up when the band was supposed to play and to my dismay they had just finished. I missed a band I wanted to see because the schedule was not kept. If bands cancel, you better have an alternative plan in place to keep the schedule. Plus, less is more. Having to choose between The Pretty Reckless and Machine Head was terrible. I wanted to see both. Don't advertise you can see all these great bands, and the lineup was very good, if you can't do it. Having eight bands or so play a little longer sets and one at a time in this indoor/outdoor set up is the way to go. I understand the outoor venue with two stages side by side can allow this big lineup to work without missing anything. Trying to do that at Wells Fargo was a disaster. Other than that, the Offspring and Skillett were the hits of the show and did a great job.

The venue was good even though I had heard some people didn't go because of the move to the Well. I'm glad I went it was the best lazerfest I had ever been to. J. Roddy, Skillet, We CAme AS Romans, TFK, Theory of a Deadman, Queens of The Stone Age, were all amazing live. The Offspring absolutely stole the show in my opinion. The only thing I can complain about is that I lost my good hat from a crowd surfer knocking it off my head. It was crazy fun and I can't wait till next year!

The bands were mediocre... They should have picked either inside or outside... Impossible to get back out to see all the bands... The ticket price's claim to fame is that you see 15 bands, but this year you could only see about 10 bands, due to the inconvenience of getting in and out... Too much time between bands, no one likes to hear sound check... Guess we'll see what next year brings before I buy a ticket...

The venue was moved from Boone to Wells Fargo in Des Moines. I was very upset about the change, but it was an awesome call. We had very bad weather that night and I was so happy they moved indoors. I am looking forward to the Boone venue next year, though. I am also being treated for cancer, I was very weak, but I never had any doubt about attending Lazerfest. I should also add that I am 52 and I got to spend Mother's Day at Lazerfest with my adult kids.

it would have liked it way better if I could have gone back outside to listen to bands that i wanted outside. ...more vendors remember us fat kids come too soooo bigger tshirts woulda been great!

It was obvious this was a last minute change. It was a poor set up having it downtown. The bands for the most part were ok. Not impressed with the choice for headliners but on a positive not it allowed me leave two hours earlier. This will be my last one unless they get actual headliners for there "outdoor" event.

Lazerfest was a great concert. Worth the cost and each band was great. Skillet and TFK were out of this world!