Peak Dope: The Biggest Tempe Music Festival Yet!

This weekend's Tempe Music Festival came of age in its fifth year with 30 bands on the bill including O.A.R., Lifehouse, The Gin Blossoms, The Fray, Everclear, and Yellowcard. On the first night, The Gin Blossoms sounded great -- much better than Lifehouse -- but The Smithereens stole the show on the second stage. Saturday brought a packed crowd and even more bands for a 12-hour extravaganza. The youth moshed to Authority Zero and the rest of us noticed Art Alexakis of Everclear can’t really hit those high notes so well anymore… Steve Douglas doled out Fender guitars to a few lucky Peakerheads Saturday night and the rest of the Peakerheads in Peak gear got pulled into our V.I.Peak tent. We can’t wait for next year! We see great things in the Fest’s future.

So what did you think? Did you love the bands? Are we wrong -- did Alexakis sound passable? Which performance was your favorite? Leave us a comment!