Whether it's your first Bonnaroo or you’re a music festival veteran, we welcome you to Inforoo.
Here you'll find info about artists, rumors, camping tips, and the infamous Roo Clues. Have a look around then create an account and join in the fun. See you at Bonnaroo!!
What's up? I'm Moe, the host of a #1 rated music podcast on iTunes (Moe Train's Tracks). I don't know about you guys, but I am PUMPED to be going to Bonnaroo 2007! I'll be producing a pre-Bonnaroo podcast which will be released in the next month or so. In this podcast, I'll be giving info on the festival, so maybe some more people out there will decide to go...
When I get down to Tennessee, I'll be setting up camp with some of my closest friends, and then the fun starts! I'll be going through the campsites looking to interview people for the podcasts following the festival (I'm thinking that there will be at least 3 post-festival podcasts). Since I will have a press pass, obviously I'll be interviewing as many of the headliners as possible...
This is where you can help me out...[/b]
Since Moe Train's Tracks has always been about the scene, I was hoping that as many of you could send me questions to ask the artists while I'm there. E-mail me at Moe@TheMoeTrain.com with your questions. For example, say that I'm talking to Sting, or Ziggy Marley and I ask them your question (I'll be carrying around a backpack with a notebook of questions, cameras, JAGERMEISTER, etc)... and it gets used on the podcast, I will be sure to mention your name on the podcast. If you have connections with any publications/zines/newspapers, e-mail me, and maybe we can get together to do an article. Also, I DEFINITELY want to get together with everyone I know, musicians I've played with, random Bonnaroonians, etc...
Also, if YOU'D like to be interviewed for the podcast[/b] (which will be heard by more than 30,000 people), e-mail me, and we can talk about making that happen (yeah, I know it's a huge, huge festival, but that's what cell phones and flares are for! Ok, maybe not the flares). I'm looking to interview as many people as possible... I plan on PARTYING with as many people as possible (hey, it's all about the experience isn't it?), and just living the festival like it was made to be lived! Interacting and interviewing as many attendees as possible will be a huge part of the podcasts, and the articles which I'll be writing.
Although TheMoeTrain.com is under construction, I plan on doing a major overhaul on it, and will be putting a huge Bonnaroo section on the site. My friends and I will be going around with cameras (both video and digital) and microphones (I'll be the one doing the interviews), so if you see us around, grab a hold of us, and be a part of the site and podcast! I'll have business cards with me so you'll know exactly where to see your face online! I know this is one of my first posts on this site, but I just found out about it through a friend. I'll def be frequenting this site more often!
Music festival veteran, Ben Harper, is ready to electrify the stage once again at the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival in Manchester, TN (June 14-17). "Every show I'm hoping is the best show ever to play, because that's how I approach the stage with that level of expectation in myself," he states in an interview with Monty Wiradilaga. Harper will be making his third Bonnaroo appearance, and is just as excited as when he was a metaphorical founding member in 2002. "I think America needed something like Bonnaroo desperately, musically and culturally, and I'm really glad it exists," he said. "I'm just really glad that it's here and it's become the mother of all festivals."
Apparently over 90,000 people agree with Harper. For four days, Bonnaroo becomes a self-sustaining city, fueled by the love of music. "Man, if there's 10 people or 10,000 people, that's the perfect setting for me," Harper states. "Everyone's going to have their specific area of interest when it comes to how they love to hear music, but there's something really hip about the same group of people ready to hear The Police or String Cheese, White Stripes, or what we do." "Bonnaroo does have a different feel," he expressed, "It's hard to put your finger on, but it's some of the best musical Southern hospitality that there is in the States."
Although festivals such as Bonnaroo and Coachella have recently become benchmarks for music festivals in the US, Europe has proven itself slightly ahead of the pack. "Europe has been kicking America's butt so long and great," he declared, " in having great music festivals, well-run music festivals that really bring a wide variety of musicians together." However, not to be outdone, Harper said that Bonnaroo "really put America on the map as being relevant in that arena." He added that Bonnaroo is "one of the main festivals that brings the United States into creative balance with festivals throughout the rest of the world."
This year, Bonnaroo is making large strides in making their festival as eco-friendly as possible. Through the implementation of "green initiatives," the festival plans on reducing the post-festival environmental impact. Certainly no stranger to transmitting messages through his music, Ben Harper fully embraces the greener world message that Bonnaroo is communicating this year. "The bottom line is, we can all contribute to a higher level in social consciousness, especially environmental awareness." Harper told Wiradilaga that LivingLandSandWaters.org is one environmental cause which he stands firmly behind. "Chad Bredrake is my man," he said, "Chad goes up and down the rivers in Mississippi specifically - but rivers all over the world and cleans them up. He's one of my environmental heroes."
From year to year, "Bonnaroonians" (an affectionate moniker for Bonnaroo attendees) look forward to the multitude of possibilities during the Superjams, which often highlight some unlikely pairs of headlining acts on the same stage. Many of Bonnaroo's past citizens would attest to the notion that the Superjam is the highlight of the entire festival. As proven in other years, one can expect Harper to pull a few tricks out of his magic musical hat. "I'm ready. I hope some people are sitting with us and I hope to get on stage with some other people. I'll have my amp and guitar in tow." For tens of thousands of Ben Harper & the Innocent Criminals fans, that will be a dream come true.
Thanks man... I've started to get a nice response from the people on Infaroo, and am looking forward to meeting as many people as possible from the boards!
Post by spookymonster on May 2, 2007 13:36:51 GMT -5
Gonna e-mail this to ya, but figured I'd also post it:
The Police: How does play Bonnaroo compare to playing the US Festivals in the early 80's? Which had/has the more polished feel? How does it feel to have outlived MTV (the music video part of it, at least)?
Generic question: Does the strong festival representation this summer ring the death bell for single artist concert tours?