Food and beverage was reasonably priced all around, I thought. $2 got you a 20oz. SmartWater. $5 or $6 got you something pretty good to eat. It was more reasonable than Summerfest, overall, though fewer options/great deals to seek out. But the admission price was high enough that . . . well, they've already got my money. They also allowed two sealed carry-ins of water each up to 1-liter. My group also stopped by the grocery store and got some sandwich stuff and whatnot. With a hotel right off Grant Park and re-entry privileges we did pretty well. I saw probably 8-9 shows per day, and even the early and midday acts were good names. I'd do it again.