Grab a Shovel, TheCHIVE Diet Is Just For You

Chive Fest
Seattle Center, Seattle, Wa
07.12.14

Should we feel pretty lucky? Damn straight!

Website theCHIVE gave Seattle a nod and took up house in our very own Seattle Center this weekend, making stop number two on a four city tour. Chive Fest, billed as ‘probably the best little festival in the world,’ went on without a hitch and went off with a bang. Thousands of Chivers filled Seattle Center, leaving many park-goers to wonder what the hell was going on between the tall, covered fences…

Ne’er you mind, folks. If you knew, you’d know.

Whatever side of the fence you were on, the airwaves began to fill with super sweet sounds at the stroke of three. Two stages, set up on opposite ends of the park, hosted a total of eight bands throughout the evening. Each set was an hour long and the stages continually rotated. The setup was very efficient, and the next man up was ready to play at the strike of the hour. The level of organization for this event made eight hours seem like four. You had to make time, between watching all the awesome bands, to jam in the fun stuff and realize what this website was all about. We’ll go into that later. Or just look it up (because you should know anyway).

Aside from the delicious, reasonably priced food, and the multitude of beer stands, theCHIVE had booths set up around the Center for some relaxing game time. A life-sized, adult-esque version of Operation, complete with enormous tweezers, had a crowd in stitches. Meanwhile, you could play some beanbag toss or join in on an impromptu game of frisbee. In addition, TheCHIVE had strategically placed beach balls throughout Seattle Center, breaking up any monotony that may have existed in the stage crowds. For a moment, one may have thought this was a California summer. The Seattle gods had blessed us with a ninety degree Saturday, and the afternoon sun had washed everyone into relaxation. I’m ashamed to say I was waiting for the Space Needle to fall on us.

Did I mention that it was a beautiful day filled with fantastic music and a gorgeous view? And I don’t just mean Seattle landmarks. Man, this festival had it all. Go buy some Chive merchandise at that booth over there to commemorate this occasion, and also because they notoriously sell out of all their stuff. Their merch was very fun indeed. So were the Chivettes.

To encompass their laid back, ‘screw it, I’m drinking,’ knowledge-seeking philosophy, theCHIVE sported, in order from first to last, these awesome bands: Ghost Beach, Surfer Blood, Moon Taxi, St. Lucia, The Birds of Satan, Washed Out, Steel Panther, and Girl Talk.

As the sun went down, and only the brave kids ventured into the fountain, Chive co-founder John Resig took a moment to speak to all the happy Chivers awaiting the Steel Panther show. As he looked out onto the crowd in amazement, he reminisced on the day he bought the web name for $9.99 on GoDaddy. He had brought all these people here together, for fun, and genuinely, for a purpose. TheCHIVE website continually raises great sums for charity organizations. I’m not sure it gets much better than this.