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This is my fourth 'roo, and I have tried this several different ways, but what do you guys think? Do you go see entire sets by the bands you want to see, or when there is a conflict do you jump around? In 07 I did a lot of jumping, and saw a lot of different artists. Last year I made a schedule, and mainly stuck to it, and pretty much I watched full sets. This year I am thinking I will do the full set route again, but what about you guys?
Post by cheeky resurrection on Jun 8, 2009 5:32:40 GMT -5
When I plan to set jump I always end up getting into a set and staying there so I'm planning to see full sets and if I happen to not be feeling it I'll move around. Full sets are mostly the way to go, in my opinion.
I have a few shows highlighted on my schedule where I know I will stay the whole set. But I also have a few gaps where I'm not really familiar with any of the artists so I will probably jump around then. Although like Cheeky said I will probably end up staying wherever it grabs my atention and gets me moving.
Post by generalstore on Jun 8, 2009 6:06:55 GMT -5
There are only 10 must see shows this year for me after the schedule came out. I'll be at all of those either up front or at least no further back than the sbds.
The rest of my time will be spent exploring the other stuff going on or checking out different acts. But if I find something I like I'll stick to it.
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I just kinda deal with the situation as it presents itself. I have a pretty good idea of what shows I want to see at any given time and I'll stay for full sets, but if a band isn't doing anything for me, I'll just catch part of the set and move on. This is especially true if someone else I'm interested in is playing at the same time.
Sometimes, I'm disappointed by a must-see and I wander over to a random tent and find something awesome. Bonnaroo is all about surprises for me and I usually walk away as a fan of new bands.
If I am feeling the show I will stay for the rest of the set. If I am not feeling it then I will keep on walking and find something else that catches my attention.
I try to keep my "must see" shows to a minimum because I have had such a great time and discovered many good acts and other fun things at Roo while just wandering without any set destination.
I usually catch only a few "full" sets. My favorite bands are on the top of the list, but sometimes I still don't see the entire set. The partial set strategy has worked for me and will be employed again this year.
full sets + jumping around. i took that tiny roo schedule from mizary & highlighted what i wanted to see. that made my "main stage" for the day stand out. so i'll head to where i'm going to want to see the most stuff that day & set up shop: blanket, cooler, umbrella, stuff. then i can chill, tan, snooze all day there. & i'll make my move if a must see is elsewhere or when i start getting dancing feet!
i've got full sets on my schedule as well as partials/splits and some gaps for rest/food/wandering/pods. a little bit of everything will make things interesting. we'll see.
hah i just realized that inforoo is going to be soo dead while we're all at roo. weird. i'd love to see the site stats/hits for that weekend vs time leading up to.. hehe.
Last year I did 90 percent full sets. This year I have fewer must sees so I think I'm going to do a lot more exploring. BTW and recommendations for Thursday would be greatly appreciated.
Let the time dictate. If there's a band playing that you're really stoked on, plan on staying their whole set. If there are multiple bands playing at the same time that you're stoked on, choose the one you're most into, and stay unless they don't keep your interest. If it's a time slot where there isn't really any one thing that jumps out at you, spend like 15-20 at each set, unless you find something that gets you moving.
It's funny to see the full sets I'll probably see (because of scheduling) that are completely different from the full sets I thought I'd see. I expected to see full sets of Wilco, TMV, and The Decemberists. But instead I'll probably see full sets of AA Bondy, Todd Snider, Pretty Lights and Alberta Cross.
I'm glad that there are a couple of the headliners I don't really care about seeing (like NIN and Springsteen), it'll give me some time to wander around. I plan on mostly seeing full sets, unless I'm just not feeling it.
full sets all the way. with the exception that I am leaving NIN early for MGMT but that is just so I can get the most music possible before leaving for all of MGMT. I see how people like to explore and discover, but I spend way to much time and energy thinking about Roo beforehand to not also do that exploration beforehand. To me it is silly to just show up and wander when you can easily research bands ahead of time and know exactly where to spend your precious 4 days of roo...
Post by pondo ROCKS on Jun 8, 2009 12:16:44 GMT -5
it really depends on how close to the front I wanna be for a certain set. Last year, I made sure I was up front for Robert Randolph and it allowed me to see an amazing Lee Boys set (and get on the DVD). I think jumping can be fine but if you wanna be up close and in the moment, I find getting to a stage/tent early and just staying there works best.
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I have some sets that I just won't pull myself away from, like Ani DiFranco, and then there are ones I know that I'll make like House of Pain on, such as Brett Dennen or Citizen Cope. Thursday and Sunday are the days I'm most likely to jump around, for sure.
Post by plasticpepper on Jun 8, 2009 12:59:48 GMT -5
In 07 I did some of each. Full sets for the shows that I (or one of my friends) was really looking forward to - Decemberists, Paolo Nutini, Manu Chao, Damien Rice, stuff like that. And then some jumping around when we were just exploring and checking out new artists.
This year, I'll probably end up doing whatever the people I'm with are doing for the most part. There are really only 2 shows that are 100% must sees for me, and then a handful of others that I've heard good things about but I'm not familiar with yet, so I'm not too picky about what I see.
I'll be catching mostly full sets. There are a few partials I'll catch--I want to see at least some of Jenny Lewis, and maybe MURS, depending on how far that'll be from the White Rabbits' set.
I have a friend whose plan is to mostly wander. He has no real schedule planned out. That's pretty much the complete opposite of me. I can't imagine going without a schedule in place.
There are way too many artists I want to see at least part of. I plan on catching at least 15-30 minutes of each artist I want to see, to get a few songs in. My schedule looks pretty packed thus far, I think like 40+ bands, so very few full sets outside of conflict free ones (Springsteen, Phish)
Post by candyflippedaround on Jun 8, 2009 14:30:38 GMT -5
gonna do full sets again with some exceptions. If theres a set i wanted to see a lot and it starts in the middle of a set im at, im gonna leave. pretty obvious haha. trying to avoid this as much as possible though.
Post by itrainmonkeys on Jun 8, 2009 14:33:48 GMT -5
It all tends to change once I get on the farm. Plans go out the window when you're factoring in weather and tiredness. I plan to see a decent amount of full shows (Phish, Harper, Wilco, Beastie Boys, AA Bondy, Delta Spirit) but will also be travelling about at times. Again.....once you're there - everything can change
