Upon waking we headed straight to The Wild Huckleberry for breakfast. Serving as both a restaurant and boutique, they offer excellent food as well as a variety of gifts. The building was constructed in 1917 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The classic home lends itself to having a very cozy environment for dining. We ordered some fancy drinks to start; a mimosa and a coffee with Kahlua. For food we had the one egg breakfast and the cinnamon bread french toast, both exceptional. Afterward we popped into the boutique to snag some souvenirs. From there we checked out the Pybus Public Market, an open-air marketplace featuring farm goods, restaurants and specialty shops. We ended up getting a jar of honey. I think there’s some unspoken rule that if you’re out of town and you see a local honey stand, you have to buy the honey. At least that seems to be how it works! After exploring the market we went back to our hotel for a quick nap and then it was time to head to the concert.

The road headed toward The Gorge Amphitheatre is rural and otherworldly as there are not many (or any) gas stations or people along the way. It took us close to an hour to reach our destination, but was such a relief when we finally did. Parking was typical, with free and premium parking. We opted for premium since we didn’t know what the venue would be like. Getting out of the air conditioned car was a shock as temps were in the 90s and it was super sunny. We arrived about 2 hours early and had to wait for the gates to open, but around 5pm they started letting people in. Coming into The Gorge there were photo opportunities and vendors selling food and merch. We had been waiting around in the heat for nearly 2 hours so of course the frozen lemonade was calling out to me. Hey, it’s a $14 lemonade, but a damn good lemonade. It was so good we bought two! Prices at concerts can be steep, be prepared.

Once we had some refreshment we decided we better find a good spot to sit, although the opening act wouldn’t start for another 2 hours and 30 minutes. Seats fill up fast though! We were on the lawn section toward the back, mostly because I prefer the outskirts rather than being trapped in the throngs of people. So we waited and waited, patiently sipping our lemonades, watching as it got more and more crowded. People came dressed in their best festival attire, with glamorous fans, rhinestoned this or that, bikinis, giant inflatable Tootsie Rolls. You name it, someone wore it! Around 7:30pm the openers began. The special guests included Golden Features, DRAMA, and Tinlicker for our night (July 4th). People were dancing and singing as the sun finally set, thankfully too because we were all melting! The headliner didn’t begin until 10pm—but there they were, Odesza on stage! Their actual performance was choreographed really well, with amazing pyrotechnics, lasers, sound quality, and it is thought to be the best live show of their career.
Their set included 34 songs and an encore:
This Version of You
Behind the Sun
Without You
My Friends Never Die
How Did I Get Here
All We Need
Love Letter / Something About You
Say My Name / Late Night
The Loco-Motion
Wide Awake
One Day They’ll Know
Open Wound
If There’s Time
Kusanagi
Better Now
Line of Sight
I Can’t Sleep
North Garden / Healing Grid
Forgive Me
HEART ATTACK / In The Rain
Bloom
Equal / Boy
Heavier
TENSE
KEEP MOVING / BLINE
Sun Models
Intro (A Moment Apart)
A Moment Apart / Corners of the Earth
Across the Room / Falls
Loyal
Don’t Stop
All My Life
Higher Ground
It’s Only
Encore: Light of Day, The Last Goodbye
Towards the end of the show fireworks were set off and the Odesza logo was projected onto the mountainside. I’m so glad we were able to witness this part of their history as a group. It was an amazing show!

Heading back to the car wasn’t so bad even though there was a literal stampede of people behind us. Driving was a little scarier because it was an unfamiliar place and pitch black too. But we made it to our hotel with hearts full of music!