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Clear Channel Buys Out Bonnaroo!! Yeah, not really. But it is one of the sillier rumors we’ve heard regarding the fate of the Bonnaroo Music Festival, from which some of us are still recovering. Here are some other good ones, each followed by commentary by the festival’s Head-Captain-Guy Mr. Ashley Capps himself.
Rumor: Clear Channel is buying out the festival. AC Says: “Not true.”
Rumor: MTV/Viacom is buying out the festival. AC Says: “There’s never even been a discussion. What would MTV do with a music festival?”
Rumor: Six Flags wants to build a new theme park on the land where Bonnaroo is held. AC Says: “[Referencing a recent News Sentinel article], Six Flags over Georgia is in trouble. They’re not buying land; they’re selling land.”
Rumor: Bonnaroo is moving to a different location. AC Says: “We’re actually exploring options for creating a more permanent site in Coffee County for Bonnaroo. If we owned the land, we could put in more infrastructure that would make it easier to produce. We’ve started tentative discussions with landowners for possibly purchasing the land, but it’s completely speculative at this point.”
Rumor: 2006 was the last Bonnaroo. AC Says: “At this stage in the game, we’re here to stay for another few years.”
So, kids, there you have it. Bonnaroo 2007? We’ll see you at the beer tent
Last year at Bonnaroo two guys camping near me swore up and down that they had inside info and that Bonnaroo was moving to Texas in '07. My one buddy actually believed them. I just shook my head and stumbled away.
EDIT: For honesty's sake I replaced the word "walked" with "stumbled".
Last year at Bonnaroo two guys camping near me swore up and down that they had inside info and that Bonnaroo was moving to Texas in '07. My one buddy actually believed them. I just shook my head and stumbled away.
EDIT: For honesty's sake I replaced the word "walked" with "stumbled".
I had a kid stop me on campus a few months ago when I was wearing a Bonnaroo shirt and asked me how I felt about MTV owning it now. I told him if it were true then I would have an opinion on it but since its just a rumor I could care less.
Did anybody see Kurt Loder and a camera crew last year? He came up to me and a couple friends while we were standing by the fountain and asked if we wanted to do an interview. We declined
Did anybody see Kurt Loder and a camera crew last year? He came up to me and a couple friends while we were standing by the fountain and asked if we wanted to do an interview. We declined
Weird that the first I've ever heard about a non-roo camera crew wandering around. Interesting....
ya me too. i think its a case of more mtv rumors. atleast it posted in the right spot. 0r maybe he was there. i would findit odd if he was and even more odd if he was and no other inforooers saw him. although i dont know if i could pick kurt loder out of a lineup. i know his name but other then that id be lost.
Post by oatmealschnappz on Jan 25, 2007 23:24:54 GMT -5
This will be my 4th Roo and every year I hear from someone (often several) that ClearChannel or MTV has bought or is buying Bonnaroo. I've been told that "American Idol" would be filming/casting an audition show in one of the tents. Last year I worked with this guy who swore he saw on the Bonnaroo website that MTV had joined with FOX to televise the whole event. I've even been told by three seperate people that Bonnaroo is just an elaborate drug-sting, landing tens-of-thousands of people in jail each year. In my personal experience, it always seems to come from some jackass who is trying to justify why they're not able/willing to go. Either they think that their too cool and cutting-edge so they have to find a way to trivialize it for everyone else,...or they care more about going somewhere like Florida on their big annual vacation than attending one of the most amazing musical events ever,...or they just can't find a way to work it into their PBR & bud budget since it actually does take some planning, devotion and financial discipline. Whatever the reason, I can't believe that SuperFly & AC would ever jeopardize what they've got going on. They have a serious, knowledgable & devoted following and they make a ton of money presenting one the world's biggest & most credible music festivals. I love them and I think they're doing a fine job!
Post by I Can't Wait! on Feb 15, 2007 17:40:43 GMT -5
they were there, this is Les doing an interview with mtv news backstage.
I did not take this photo. It was taken by someone who uses the name amy_erin_miller on flickr. She has some excellent photo's of Bonnaroo from 06. You can check them out at her flickr site www.flickr.com/photos/20077281@N00/
She's got some good shots from backstage and such.
Post by oatmealschnappz on Feb 16, 2007 3:52:22 GMT -5
MTV is always there for some interviews. I still don't think them or ClearChannel have bought Bonnaroo, though. Just because a company makes an appearance, doesn't mean they're taking over. If that was the case, then that sweaty as*hole selling hotdogs in Centeroo would have to be a full-partner by now. Really, come on.....
Post by I Can't Wait! on Feb 16, 2007 20:47:07 GMT -5
oatmealschnappz said:
MTV is always there for some interviews. I still don't think them or ClearChannel have bought Bonnaroo, though. Just because a company makes an appearance, doesn't mean they're taking over. If that was the case, then that sweaty as*hole selling hotdogs in Centeroo would have to be a full-partner by now. Really, come on.....
I agree 100% there Schnappz. I just posted the picture because there was debate about whether they were there or not. (And I can't help wonder what Les really thinks of doing an interview for MTV)
Post by magnoliabread on Feb 23, 2007 11:33:56 GMT -5
Maybe this has been going on for a while.....I don't know.......I don't seem to watch Mtv much anymore......but just this morning, as I was watching a video (!) on there, I kept seeing the Bonnaroo logo pop up in the right hand corner of the screen. At first, it elicited excitement, then a kind of dissapointment. Ha.
So, there ya go. Brought to you by Mtv or somesuch.
Post by oatmealschnappz on Mar 1, 2007 21:43:16 GMT -5
^ and if either of these monsters can get their claws into Bonnaroo, they definitely will. I just have way too much faith in the fine people at SuperFly and A.C. to believe that this is even remotely possible.......ever!
Post by tok4nug2nati0n on Mar 4, 2007 17:47:32 GMT -5
They wouldn't let MTV/CC get their hands on it...
At least not now, since they SF just got part of the farm and are probably going to start improving the atmosphere and trying to work the bugs out. It's a process that takes time, with such a scale, from what it seems.
When they come to take you down When they bring that wagon round When they come to call on you and drag your poor body down Just one thing I ask of you, just one thing for me Please forget you know my name, my darling sugaree Shake it, shake it sugaree, just dont tell them that you know me
Post by urbanhippie on Apr 14, 2007 15:36:27 GMT -5
zaphod7342 said:
Last year at Bonnaroo two guys camping near me swore up and down that they had inside info and that Bonnaroo was moving to Texas in '07. My one buddy actually believed them. I just shook my head and stumbled away.
EDIT: For honesty's sake I replaced the word "walked" with "stumbled".
here's a tip, people from texas, believe all great things eventually will end up in texas.