Sherree Olson is used to the loud music and crowds when the Coachella and Stagecoach music festivals are at the Empire Polo Club grounds near her home in the 81-500 block of Avenue 50.

But something happened to Olson last weekend during Phish Festival 8 that has never happened before: A “phan” thanked her for letting them have their concert in her neighborhood.

“It was a surprise, and it felt really good,” Olson, 50, said.

For years, the surrounding neighbors of the Empire Polo Club grounds have been accustomed to the noise and crowds of the music festivals that occur in the area.

Their reactions to Phish Festival 8, a three-day musical festival featuring the jam band and attended by at least 40,000 people daily, was no different.

There were few complaints from the neighbors during the concert, said Benjamin Guitron, a spokesman for the Indio Police Department.

Weeks before Phish Festival 8, Indio police officers spoke with residents in the neighborhoods surrounding the polo grounds to prepare them for the concert, Guitron said.

“We make sure they have information about how to go to and from the area,” Guitron said. “We also leave a number available for any questions and concerns. This is what we do for any concert.”

Dave Salazar, 63, who was visiting his parents at their home in the 81-500 block of Avenue 50, did call code enforcement over the weekend with a noise complaint.

“There were people who were out there just talking to each other with the loudspeakers at 2 a.m.,” he said.

On the other hand, Dave's father Roy Salazar, 97, said he is fine with the music festivals in his backyard.

“I'm a little bit hard of hearing anyway, so the music does not bother me,” he said.

Empire Polo Club owner Alex Haagen III said any neighbors who have concerns are welcome to bring them up to the polo grounds.

The concert venue has made efforts to help its neighbors deal with the concerts, such as installing extra fencing and adding more security.

“We are doing the best that we can to be less intrusive to our neighbors,” Haagen said.

“We want to keep people as happy as possible. We think that we are good neighbors, and we do so many positive things for our community.”