Festival vs. Small Venue

In my opinion, smaller scale venues that don't hold a large amount of people are better for listening to an artist who you deeply enjoy and for a more low-key listen.   Festivals are more for someone who wants to be around a large amount of people, a large amount of drugs, and a large amount of unwanted noise.  Festivals are also for someone who wants to see a variety of different artists in a small amount of home. Small venues don't host as many bands or artists as a festival does, and a festival also takes more effort and planning to completely utilize.  I prefer smaller scale venues if I want to see someone I deeply enjoy, and festivals for socializing and seeing a lot of different people.  The crowd who attends festivals is a more "outgoing" and " adventurous" group, while the crowd that attends smaller venue shows is a crowd that genuinely enjoys who is playing.