Heading to a music festival with some intriguing traits, ala MKUltra. Calling on your knowledge, GLP.

So.. I attend this music festival, it's three days long and in most of my recent years, on one of the 'lesser' stages each night. The set is usually somewhere between 1 and 3 in the morning. By this time, there are hoardes of people under the influence of various things. Now, this set is held by the Gratefully Deadicated Sound System, a streamlined mix of all sorts of Grateful Dead tracks and concert excerpts.
Just now, I went to an artist page to get some info and saw a set from 2012 that I could listen to. I wasn't going to post about it until this; I clicked to a random part in the file to have a listen and I stumbled onto the song Shady Grove. There is a grove at the festival named Shady Grove and usually has hammocks setup, people avoid the sun there or grab a nap.

I have always found it curious how lenient the police are when they visit there. I always assume it's because they recognize the vibe and purpose of the people there is love. There are shitty people slinging dangerous things, of course but the police do bust those people when they make their nightly appearance, thankfully. I hope to never see the spirit of the festival die because of fools.

Anyway... I've always been a little bit suspicious of the festival, as well. One year, I witnessed a popular artist's rather psychedelic set. One of there songs was titled "Four More Years" and had some very MKUltra-y visuals on the screen, including the words. The song's beat and melody were quite entrancing as well. I get these little flags raising now and then. I'll continue to go, keep my wits about me and enjoy it but I wanted some GLP perspective. I'm not incredibly versed in MKUltra specifics so I wanted some fresh thoughts to play with.