Sadly, I moved to the D.C. area in late summer 2004, too late to ever attend the classic HFStival at RFK Stadium. I watched it from afar on MTV over the years, wishing I could be there, but it never happened.

So, I was excited when the announcement came through of the fest’s 2024 return at Nationals Park. Granted, that’s not the first place I’d think of to have a rock festival but I understand that having it in DC proper was probably a priority. On Saturday, I hopped on the Metro and headed down to South Capitol Street to check it out. I had fun! There were great performances throughout the day. I think the unseasonable mid-80s temperature kept lots of people on the concourses while the sun was out so it was hard to gauge how many people were actually there, but it filled in nicely after sunset. I would go again next year if it returns.