ULTRA, despite a huge downpour, a terrible parking situation compounded by a Miami Heat game two blocks away, constant threat of rain even after the deluge, slick puddles and swamp-like mud pits, long-ass waiting lines, rude festival staff, outrageous drink prices and the usual problems of any big outdoor event, managed to be the most kick-ass, ginormous open-air rave the US is likely to see until next year. I mean, there were a lot of people here:

No, I mean there were really a lot of people here (this is just the main stage, one of ten venues for music going off in Bicentennial Park for Day 2 of the event) :

NO, I MEAN REALLY REALLY THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE HERE: