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Post by bighead00129 on Jan 5, 2013 13:03:49 GMT -5
My friend and I had been talking about going to Bonnaroo for years. 2012 was the first year we actually made the trip to the farm and a few moments really stand out.
I had heard White Denim a few times before the lineup was dropped and I really enjoyed their music. After it was dropped I decided to get more acquainted with their music. This sent my expectations skyward. I don't think there has been a set/concert that I have ever anticipated most. So when Thursday rolled around, my friend and I just hung around The Other Tent all day. When White Denim hit the stage, I think my mind was officially blown. Just the pure energy that they were emitting, which only seemed to grow throughout the set, was amazing. They exceeded all my expectations, then some.
Another moment was Ludacris sampling "Smells Like Teen Spirit". We decided to leave his set early to get a good place for Foster the People. We were over by the bathrooms next to the comedy tent and were passing by a VIP viewing tent when we heard SLTS. We were like "That sounds like Luda talking". We look over at the tent and just see the crowd going CRAZY. It was just so surreal.
My final moment is probably the most important one to me. My friend really wanted to be in the pit for RHCP. We managed to get into the pit by passing through what seemed like the flames of hell. After the lackluster RHCP set, we decided to take it easy for the rest of the evening and just stay on the outskirts of the crowds. We watched a little Alice Cooper, but decided to head over to The Which to see Skrillex, just to say we saw him. We were so far away from the stage, set up on a blanket and this guy stumbles over to us. He said he got drunk really early in the day, lost all his friends, and passed out in Centeroo for a couple hours. We told him to pop a squat, then we ended up talking for 2 hrs with Skrillex in the background. He was a pretty cool dude, I'm a little upset we didn't get his information.
I already have my ticket to 2013, so hopefully more awesome memories will be forged (I know they will be).
grace potter & the nocturnals saturday 2011. it was pretty hot, the show was in the early afternoon. i had goose bumps & chills almost the whole show. that was my first bonnaroo and one of the few shows i actually remember from that year lol.
grace potter & the nocturnals saturday 2011. it was pretty hot, the show was in the early afternoon. i had goose bumps & chills almost the whole show. that was my first bonnaroo and one of the few shows i actually remember from that year lol.
Loved that show! I was front row. My only regret is I was so caught up in the afterglow from the show that I didn't see Grace's tweet about them playing in the Wheat Thin Lounge and missed that set.
Post by rummersizzo on Jan 7, 2013 22:21:36 GMT -5
Okay - mine isn't that special I guess. But it's special to me.
2012 was my first year. I went with several friends but mainly this one friend would travel along with me inside of Centeroo. As I recall, we had just gotten our tickets to see Aziz Ansari after much waiting. I'm not 100% on that though, but I'm pretty sure. We waited for a while in line so we went to go get some food. I got this pizza slice (no, it wasn't Spicy Pie (sorry) it was the other one like it) that was called "Westo Pesto" and it was so good. We sat in the grass in the busy area with a bunch of vendors in front of where Luda was playing. We just sat there in the grass, eating food, listening to Ludacris play. I don't know why I'm so fond of this memory. I get a giddy thinking about it and I want to go back. *sigh* only 156 more days...
Post by robotrock1382 on Jan 8, 2013 0:01:05 GMT -5
I can't pinpoint one exact event, but out of the three years I've been ( 07 - 09 ) I just feel this amazing electricity when I get to the grounds. Also, on Thursday night I always get really excited that we have multiple more days, and then its over too fast.
Post by kicaboojooce on Jan 9, 2013 21:42:22 GMT -5
Umphrey's set last year. I talked my friends into coming back out after Radiohead, their first Umphrey's Show, if you were there you know what went down.
I remember a lot of memories from the '12 one (since it was my first as well) but the fondest memory that year was definitely 'The Daily Mail' during the Radiohead show. At the beginning during the piano part, I took my lighter out and waved it in the air as a form of joke for my friend next to me. After a couple of secs, everyone around me started taking they lighters out and started waving them in the air. At that perfect time, I realized that everyone and everything was connected and that, even though I didn't know everyone in there, I knew I was with the best people in the world
2012 was my first roo. basically everything i did and saw was life changing, tweeprise ending the 4th day with the fireworks has to be my favorite moment. many more to come.
Def the misssion icefly or whatever it was last year after MMJ
this.
I to this day still have had anything top that experience...I could barely move let alone make words come out of my mouth that made any sense whatsoever.
(to add. I never listen to MMJ before that moment....wow, is all I have to say about that set.)
Post by lukescrazyarms on Jan 26, 2013 1:14:38 GMT -5
also, 2012 I brought my best friend which was his first year...one of his favorite bands/artists of all time is Ben Howard...pretty much that lineup was already designed for both of our musical tastes and as we were pulling in we were chatting about how this Roo nothing could go wrong and nothing could really make it better and then we got the book that they give out and saw the Ben was doing a signing....getting to watch my buddy meet his favorite artist at his first Roo was pretty incredible...I don't think i've ever seen him so happy...it was like watching an adult turn into a kid all over again....pretty memorable
It wasn't Bonnaroo but my first festival. Hookahville near Columbus, Ohio. After waking up the second day my boyfriend and I sat outside of our tent. I started taking in everything around me. I looked around at all of my neighbors. I looked up to the sky and not one single cloud in the sky. I hear a guy playing an acoustic guitar and see that he's walking around and stops at this group camped next to us. He stops and serenades them. As he finishes a girl says," I wish I could wake up like this every morning". I remember having this feeling of pure happiness. Definately a memorable weekend!
