Using XBee Radio Modules in dense urban areas

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I am looking to use the XBee for wireless communication between art projects at a large music festival. I just need to send the values of a few faders and buttons. I have notoriously had trouble using my iPad to connect with my Mac over an "ad-hoc network" just a few feet away because of the extremely dense networks and communications taking place - both wifi and cellular (think 30,000 people using their cellphones all day).

I want to know if this product may be vulnerable to the same woes? I read the XBee usually uses a 2.4Ghz frequency (which is the same my ad-hoc wifi used) so I am worried it will be troubled just the same.

I only need to transmit 1 city block. So it sounds like I may need the pro version. I just need to know if it will suffer interference.

Thanks for any insight! I am open to other ideas for transmission if this looks like it won't work.

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Every device in this band is roughly using the same frequency, like cellphones use the same frequency to communicate. Nevertheless, they don't interfere!
They use spread-spectrum technics to avoid interference. Those technics allow multiple devices to operate at the same carrier frequency at the same time.

So don't worry, you can use your XBee there.