@fessmiq said:

Understanding this is all subjective, but no way is Magnaball and Conventry even worthy of a Top 5. Magnaball (while still great because we are speaking of the Phish) was a huge let down and a basic rerun of raleigh/Merriweather the weekend before. Outside of the Gin and the Tweezerpants it felt so uninspired and everything from the jams to the "bust outs" were ok. Certainly not a Top 3 festival based on music alone. Granted they should both be ahead of Festival and Superball but so not Top 5.

You're serious? Big Cypress was a rerun of December 99. Clifford Ball sounds similar to the weeks leading up to it. You're the first person I've ever heard say that Magnaball was a letdown. I would say their playing was the opposite of uninspired. I'm not really sure what you expected...did you think they would completely change their sound for a weekend? Play songs that they hadn't played in 20 years? Sorry you thought Magnaball was a let down. It should absolutely be in the Top 5 festivals musically -- where in that top 5 should only depend on personal preferences.