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I think that all the current facilities are pretty spot on. I had no problem with the porta potties, and we had some cheap vendors stationed about a minute walk from us in the lots.
One thing I thought they could change was the Which Stage setup. A gentle grade would do wonders for sightlines for people standing further back. But, I loved all the shows I did see at Which Stage, it seems like a really intimate setting when you're up in front of the trees.
Oh, and also possibly a big board at a central location showing who's currently playing at what (or which?) stages. Or perhaps just a big clock at each stage, or something to help those of us out who do not carry around cell phones or watches (not that a watch would have helped me, I didn't even know we were in a different time zone until the ride home). I know they have tickers below the tent signs, but they're pretty small and tough to see from any sort of distance.
Post by StreetBum87 on Jan 6, 2009 12:32:56 GMT -5
put a dome around it, a giant moat....and then we can just have our own country (smack dab in the middle completely surrounded by 1 other country) to vacation to every year
The traffic getting in was awful this year....in 07 we waited just under 2 hours, and that sucked, but was acceptable. This year was almost 4.5 hours....just what you want after an 18 hour drive!
4.5 hours!??!?!?!?
awwwww
just be glad you weren't at '03......
Well considering last year was the 7th year and it was one of their smaller crowds yet, you'd think they would be able to improve this from previous years, no?
They need to make improvements at the Which Stage, especially with the sound. I couldn't enjoy willie Nelson last year because of sound bleed from the cafe tent.
Oh, and also possibly a big board at a central location showing who's currently playing at what (or which?) stages. Or perhaps just a big clock at each stage, or something to help those of us out who do not carry around cell phones or watches (not that a watch would have helped me, I didn't even know we were in a different time zone until the ride home). I know they have tickers below the tent signs, but they're pretty small and tough to see from any sort of distance.
This is a good idea. At Ultra, they have a big board at every stage showing who's playing and at what time. I think this would be really useful for people who don't get schedules.
Yeah they took my jerky too!!! I am down with paving the roads, i think my feet get so beat up by all the rocks on the road and the holes dont make it any better.
Cut the grass before we get there, the grass was like 1 1/2 feet tall in the RV section we were in, it was ridiculous.
Lastly, and most importantly, better equipped Medic tents and transport! I had severely sprained my ankle and hobbled to my camp to see it swell up more, when I went to the medic tent for our pod, they told me that I had to go to centeroo...
I get to the medic tent at centeroo after hobbling there and they had no tape, no ace bandages, nothing to help at all...they just told me sorry and sent me on my way...
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As my Inebriated buddy walks out of the Porto, he yells out, "Dude...I love this place...bonnaroo thinks about everything...they even put beer holders next to the toilet!"
Had to break it to him that that was the urnal. Good times good times!
Oh, and also possibly a big board at a central location showing who's currently playing at what (or which?) stages. Or perhaps just a big clock at each stage, or something to help those of us out who do not carry around cell phones or watches (not that a watch would have helped me, I didn't even know we were in a different time zone until the ride home). I know they have tickers below the tent signs, but they're pretty small and tough to see from any sort of distance.
This is a good idea. At Ultra, they have a big board at every stage showing who's playing and at what time. I think this would be really useful for people who don't get schedules.
I agree that this is a pretty good idea. It also helps because I lose track of time at some points and forget who is playing where. This would be a nice improvement.
i must have lucked out...but it was my first year...every day walking up to the line...as soon as id get there...i wasnt in line for more that a min or 2 and i was in...i was even taking in some corn and as soon as i got there...i look, quack i forgot to hide this poop......not even 30 sec later....they jsut start waving people through....WOOOO
that was my experience, too. Most of the time, they'd give me a quick pat down or a 2 second peek inside my bag and then let me through. I tried to get the guard with the straw hat and long grey hair (almost looked like a hippe Santa Claus). He was awesome and just wanted everyone to have a good time. I walked in with a rye and coke in a plastic cup. He took it from me, took a sip, handed it back and just yelled "PARTY!". Another time, I remember one time when the lines were a little crazy, the guards just looked at each other, shrugged and just started waving everyone through and cleared the lines out.
I remember one time when the lines were a little crazy, the guards just looked at each other, shrugged and just started waving everyone through and cleared the lines out.
This has been my experience as well... most notably when Tool was about to go on and there was this HUGE clusterf*ck... upon the 1st note of the guitar, WAVE us all in they did!
But really, I hate to give away my secret and ruin it, please don't tell everyone... but, though not always, at least 9 out of 10 times, when you see a HUGE line, walk around to the other side of it... and there's usually none
Post by themaninblack on Jan 6, 2009 21:51:03 GMT -5
The big board thing is a great idea. Even though I had a schedule(well for a lil bit at least) it would be nice to have that on a screen instead of carrying that thing around n having to look through it to find out whats going on.
As far as the wait to get in, this was my first 'Roo and we only waited for like an hour and a half. We lucked out by not having to wait on the highway and getting redirected to Bushy Branch which I was kind of surprised by because I had always heard it sucked being there.
Post by rideincircles on Jan 6, 2009 22:48:20 GMT -5
Some ideas of mine: Cooler art, I have to compare this to Coachella, and Coachella blows Bonnaroos art away. Flames are okay, but we need some crazy light and art installations or some interactive art stuff like the sonic forest. If you have seen the Tesla coils you know what Im talking about. Or compare it to Sherwood forest. I love the graffiti walls though. Shade is a must along with any way to minimize dust. More than one location for grilled cheese. Its right by pod 3 f you havent tried it yet. I never had too many line problems with lines and also experienced the TOOL gate rush which I happened to record. Since it was mentioned here it is.
They need to construct some sort of shade canopy set up throughout Centroo. I'm not saying block the sun - but something - even it it only doubled the amount of shade would be awesome - it gets really crowed around the trees during mid-day...
WhatStage - they should rig up a bubble blower system to the permanent beer booths and the sound board housing. Like pipes that extend 100 feet in the air and blow bubbles continuously. I like bubbles...
As my Inebriated buddy walks out of the Porto, he yells out, "Dude...I love this place...bonnaroo thinks about everything...they even put beer holders next to the toilet!"
Had to break it to him that that was the urnal. Good times good times!
They need to construct some sort of shade canopy set up throughout Centroo. I'm not saying block the sun - but something - even it it only doubled the amount of shade would be awesome - it gets really crowed around the trees during mid-day...
THIS! I've been to a lot of places where they have huge, streamer-like canopies that stretch out from the stage. It blocks a lot of the sun but still lets the air move.
I remember one time when the lines were a little crazy, the guards just looked at each other, shrugged and just started waving everyone through and cleared the lines out.
This has been my experience as well... most notably when Tool was about to go on and there was this HUGE clusterf*ck... upon the 1st note of the guitar, WAVE us all in they did!
But really, I hate to give away my secret and ruin it, please don't tell everyone... but, though not always, at least 9 out of 10 times, when you see a HUGE line, walk around to the other side of it... and there's usually none
This applies to a LOT of things
It's true. People are naturally lazy, especially under the conditions at Bonnaroo. 9 times out of 10, they'll just hop in the closest line. Go to the farthest, it's worth it.
Post by MonkeyShirt on Jan 7, 2009 14:34:09 GMT -5
What are you guys talking about? I bring whatever I want into Centroo whenever I want. As a matter of principle I go into Centroo with no less than 6 beers in my backpack - every time. Just wrap them up in blanket - If the security dude pokes around and feels something and ask you what it is just tell them "beer" and they have rewarded my honesty with allowing me to pass with the beer. A lot of times they poke around and knows it beers and they don't care and don't bother asking...
Only once has someone ever found my beers and actually taken them - a 17 year old geeky looking kid...
Once in 2006 I was with my friend L for the last 24 hours and just met up with my friend K 30 minutes before heading into the late night D.U.M.B. show (epic) and I looked like it... anyhow I had been carrying his can of grape soda that was ice cold - I have no intentions of drinking it - I just wanted to hold something really cold in my hand because it comforted me (you know what I'm talking about) Anyhow - I made no attempt to hide it - just walked up to the security guy with it in my hand. He was all like "no outside drinks besides water yadda yadda yadda" And I tried to explain to him that I it wasn't there for drinking - it was there for comfort - it was a necessity. He made a big deal about it and I just told him point blank that I was tripping balls and that if he tried to take the grape soda from me I would freak out on his face.
I got my grape soda.
Also - another helpful tip to sneaking stuff into Center - Franzia!!! Its cheap. It gets you drunk/drunker. Its refreshing... Anyhow - if you open the box and take out the bag inside - you can put that bag in the bottom of a back back - throw a blanket on top and when the security guy pokes around he won't get able to feel giant bladder of wine in your bag.
1 box of Franzia = 5 bottles. Major score.
Another tip I have is hiding it in plan sight - take your tshirt off and wrap up your can or bottle in the shirt and hold it in your hand - then when you walk up to the security guy just hold your arms up in the air and let the dude pat down your pockets - he won't even be looking at what's in your hands.
Post by Jello Biafra on Jan 7, 2009 16:13:42 GMT -5
Does anyone remember the guys running around centeroo with the pink shirts. This was maybe '06, one of the countless times I got beer inside centerroo. Just send ur buddy into centeroo first, walk over to the side of the line. Hand him the backpack and walk around and go. So we were sitting out somewhere in Centeroo and these two douchebags start being really bitchy with us and take our beers then we start walking away, he grab me by the backpack and rips me back and makes me open up the backpack and asks if I have more beer I grab one and and open it and start pouring it out telling him he is not gonna get free beer from em then he threatens to cut my wrist band. They also grabbed my girlfriend by the shoulder and almost knocks her over. I was fucking pissed I about a half second from knocking them out. I saw them the next day in centeroo and started heckling them calling them douchebags and told them I already snuck beer in but had drank it all and he gets in my face and pulls out a pair of scissors and i put hand over my wristband and start tell him to get the fuck away from me.
^Sounds rough I have just never had a problem period. There was a guy last year being a Kanye over at the entrance by The Other Tent. He was just yelling crazystuff obviously an ex army dude, I just started yelling drop and give me 20 private Pyle, and other FMJ related stuff he got super ticked and came up to me while everyone else started streaming in. He got in my face threatened to take my band I pointed out it was it was VIP and he better get a VIP ambassador over here so I got in as well without a search.
Post by Jello Biafra on Jan 7, 2009 17:14:58 GMT -5
That same year before radiohead they had the gates on lockdown coudln't do the ole go to the side trick so I walked farther down behind the plywood wall next to a tree where it was really dark. It was just me and this other guy standing over there and I look at him to see if he is cool and get the nod so I start calling my buddy to tell him to toss over the backpack and this other backpack start flying over and before it even hits the ground two ATVs fire up and zoom over and snag the backpack. It was apparently the other dudes backpack and just as this happens my buddy answers the phone and he goes ok im about to throw it over and i'm like negatory negatory they know what is up.
All the other years have been a breeze getting stuff in except for this year they were especially anal. I can't remember what I had it might have been a bag of food or something but one of the security people started bitching at me for trying to take it in and I'm like okay I don't care just take and let me go to my show that I've already missed half an hour of because of you dumbshits taking so long. He continued to yell at me and I just keep saying FINE TAKE IT JUST LET ME GO. He looks up at his supervisor and gets him over there and he starts chewing me out. Finally he let me go....that happened several times last year.
Does anyone remember the guys running around centeroo with the pink shirts. This was maybe '06, one of the countless times I got beer inside centerroo. Just send ur buddy into centeroo first, walk over to the side of the line. Hand him the backpack and walk around and go. So we were sitting out somewhere in Centeroo and these two douchebags start being really bitchy with us and take our beers then we start walking away, he grab me by the backpack and rips me back and makes me open up the backpack and asks if I have more beer I grab one and and open it and start pouring it out telling him he is not gonna get free beer from em then he threatens to cut my wrist band. They also grabbed my girlfriend by the shoulder and almost knocks her over. I was quacking pissed I about a half second from knocking them out. I saw them the next day in centeroo and started heckling them calling them douchebags and told them I already snuck beer in but had drank it all and he gets in my face and pulls out a pair of scissors and i put hand over my wristband and start tell him to get the quack away from me.
I am still pissed about that. grrrrrrr
YES!!!!! Quick story.... 2006 - So I was laying down at The Other Tent drinking one of the beers in I had sneaked in and the dude caught me - fair and square - so he takes the beer and pours it out and then he ask if I had any more beers - I did - so I pull out the other 2 from my backpack... then the dude was like "I need to check your bag" so hes starts looking threw everything - all the little pockets and whatnot and finds some herb and my bowl. Then he is all like "You aren't allowed having glass in Centroo, I have to confiscate this" So of course I'm like "are you kidding me?" (this was my buddies super nice $80 piece mind you) and I'm resisting giving it to him and the people around me take notice and start heckling the guy "Quit being an ass there are 10,000 glass bowls in Centroo right now" and stuff like that. This goes on for 5+ minutes and it making a scene. So I'm making my stand and then the dude calls it in on his radio "unruly fan with contraband" or something like that... Sigh... I just gave it to him - but then one of my more vocal supporters from the crowd that had gathered around came up to me after he left and gave me an extra bowl he had with him.
Post by mulcherry0420 on Jan 7, 2009 17:15:05 GMT -5
Last year, i was walking in and i had a steam roller in my pants. You know, the corn pipe kind and as i was being searched it fell out of my belt and shattered everywhere. Then i laughed and said , "well i guess i need a new bowl" The guy laughed and let me in after cleaning the debris. I'm pretty sure this was on the way into PJ. I miss bein all Phund up and heckling with other people. its fun.
YES!!!!! Quick story.... 2006 - So I was laying down at The Other Tent drinking one of the beers in I had sneaked in and the dude caught me - fair and square - so he takes the beer and pours it out and then he ask if I had any more beers - I did - so I pull out the other 2 from my backpack... then the dude was like "I need to check your bag" so hes starts looking threw everything - all the little pockets and whatnot and finds some herb and my bowl. Then he is all like "You aren't allowed having glass in Centroo, I have to confiscate this" So of course I'm like "are you kidding me?" (this was my buddies super nice $80 piece mind you) and I'm resisting giving it to him and the people around me take notice and start heckling the guy "Quit being an ass there are 10,000 glass bowls in Centroo right now" and stuff like that. This goes on for 5+ minutes and it making a scene. So I'm making my stand and then the dude calls it in on his radio "unruly fan with contraband" or something like that... Sigh... I just gave it to him - but then one of my more vocal supporters from the crowd that had gathered around came up to me after he left and gave me an extra bowl he had with him.
Bonnalove...
Lucky you, the people around me provided no support.
Post by MonkeyShirt on Jan 7, 2009 17:23:29 GMT -5
Speaking of security lapses... Last year during WSP I hear a familiar "sssiiitttttt" sound - and sure enough someone had managed to get a tank into Centroo and was selling balloons... 5 for $20. I got 10....
Post by Jello Biafra on Jan 7, 2009 17:24:51 GMT -5
^^ Yeah, I heard that too.
But I guess morale to my story is, if I'm gonna sneak beer into Centeroo, snag one of the official beer cups and pour MY beer into it.
edit: I've also moved on to just sneaking whiskey in waterbottles in. This solves the pissing problem and makes it much easier. Just a little fishing line around the top of the waterbottle and hook it to my beltloop.