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Post by pondo ROCKS on Jun 19, 2009 15:45:11 GMT -5
Booklets/maps for ALL ticket holders for starters. more screens throughout. Get rid of that damn MLB station and put up another cell phone charging station (maybe even require a canned food/monetary donation to get to use it). During the heat if the day, have people spray water into the crowds on the bigger stages.
Another "free" Itunes Card and Spin Subscription would also be equally nice. Make VIP worth getting again by offering free food for it.
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I felt like the number of water tents dropped dramatically this year versus other years - especially out in the pods and camping areas. I feel like in the past, where there were johns, there was a water shed nearby. This year, there was a line of portolets right by my camping area, but no water for about 15 minutes. Which... I know we're dirty hippies 'n all, but a girl wants to wash her hands after taking a leak.
The filtered water stations were rad, and did help some, but a deck or gravel round about them would also be lovely -- as would a few more.
Shift Centeroo entrance staging so there are a few lines dedicated to those not carrying anything - and as much as it will pain me to say this? Have more consistent entrance staff. There would be one staffer unrolling blankets and checking hats, and emptying Camelbaks, and in the next row, someone carrying a beer and a stuffed backpack didn't get so much as a pat down. I mean, I get the concern and all - and I *do* appreciate the efforts to keep everyone as safe as possible. But the management of it is a little wackadoo.
Get decent sound engineers in there - particularly at Which Stage. The mix quality was absurdly erratic, and there were several shows I was super stoked to check out and had to leave 'cos the levels were so jacked as to make me nauseated (Animal Collective and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs spring to mind). Smaller acts had better sound 'cos they fronted their own engineers, and that speaks poorly of SuperFly, frankly.
Bring back more options for late night dancing - this year seemed a little thin on the ground as far as that goes, and pitting Oakenfold and Girl Talk against each other seemed needlessly cannabalistic of a typically similar audience. And I spent way more time that I really wanted to at the stupid Arcade 'cos I was looking for some high BPM and the live shows weren't getting it done on Thursday and Saturday (I left NIN totally amped and... had nothing that carried that energy. Big bummer).
If the fountain is going to be off, post a schedule. I thought it kind of absurd that it was running during the rain Thursday, but off most of Friday, when it was scorching.
And I love, love LOVE the idea of the sails. Shade is at a premium, and even slathered in 50+ SPF, I came home sunburned and peeling.
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Booklets/maps for ALL ticket holders for starters. more screens throughout. Get rid of that damn MLB station and put up another cell phone charging station (maybe even require a canned food/monetary donation to get to use it).
Got to agree with both of these. I couldn't find a map to save my life. That MLB station is the most underutilized amenity I've ever seen at the festival;; ANYTHING else would be welcome.
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Post by questionablesanity on Feb 8, 2010 7:55:32 GMT -5
Looking back on it now. I don't have a whole lot of complaints other than the wait to get in and long lines at Centeroo. Everything else wasn't too shabby. For the size of the festival, they do a pretty good job.
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Post by hometeam828 on Feb 8, 2010 12:16:06 GMT -5
Info booklet would be my biggest complaint. It should be pretty simple to print out the same # as tickets sold. We had 2 couples in my vehicle and they wouldn't even give us one per couple, we had one for 4 people.
^Yeah, I've already posted that complaint several times in this thread, but last year we went through the gates around 3 PM Thursday and not one of the 12 of us got a book, and none of the Pods I visited had them once we got in. For $250 per ticket, I would think they could print enough for everyone.
Post by questionablesanity on Feb 8, 2010 13:51:21 GMT -5
I think we got in a little later than you using Exit 127 (back roads) and they had boxes overflowing with schedules. The volunteer program seems to be run less than halfassed.
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'08 was the only year we had a problem with info books. There were twelve of us in 3 different cars and nobody got books. But a couple hours after setting up we saw a golf cart with a few open boxes of them driving by us so we ran up to it and grabbed a handful each. Everybody around us that didnt get any either were happy.
The thing with the booklets is that they arrive on the farm two days before the fest.They are first distributed to the vendors that are checking in. I saw more than a few vendors checking in and grabbing stacks of them. Then the rest of the boxes are distributed via golf cart to the entrances. There is no way to know how many people are going to use an entrance. Or if they run out it is going to take some time to reach the appropiate person through walkie talkie to get them to send another golf cart. Mix that with the weather that we had on Thursday and it made for alot of the books not making it to the ticket holder.
Do I think it's crap, yes. Do I think they should have them sent out to ticket holders and then have some at the gate and tables inside. Yes. But they weren't even done until a few days before the event. So that's that.
I had a real hard time reading the band names in the tents as well. If anything they need to "pop" somehow so they are easier to see.
I agree! Last year, the little signs looked like they were made in a Jr. High art class!
agreed that it made it impossible to read but I always that it was interesting that they seem to chose the design off the People Under the Stairs - Stepfather album (one of my favorites - and I wish they could return to Bonnaroo this year, because "Carried Away" is a sick album and they have tore it up on tour this year)
Post by pondo ROCKS on Feb 15, 2010 1:15:41 GMT -5
I have always wondered why they have not sent out booklets/maps when the tickets come out. Surely by then they know who is playing where and such. Just send them with a ticket that way everyone gets one. Have some extra there in case people forget them. To me, this is a NO brainer!
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Post by SouthGA_Festival Machine on Feb 15, 2010 21:12:37 GMT -5
For those whining about not being able to find the programs, just have a little patience. Monday morning is a great time to find one. I picked up three at the volunteer tent near the tower last year. They make great souveniers.
For those of you who insist on knowing who's playing while the festival's still going on, if you would just take a second to look around while you're at the shows where you have no idea who you're listening to, you'll see that there are plenty of people with schedules. They were all obtained unscrupuously, and of course it gets to be a pain continually asking people to loan their schedule.
Just do what I do, when they hand it over, pick up a handfull of dirt and throw it in their face, punch them in the head or groin, etc. use your imagination and pick the method of assualt that fits the situation, and run. You won't have to run far before you lose them in the crowds of other people wandering aimlessly with no idea where they're going, because they don't have schedules.
Post by dreamingtree on Feb 15, 2010 21:20:17 GMT -5
Last year, after being given 0 schedule booklets for 8 people, I discovered that they have them at the Information tent in the middle of Centeroo That was the first place we went when we got inside on Thursday, because only one of us had printed out a schedule beforehand.
Post by dreamingtree on Feb 15, 2010 21:22:57 GMT -5
I didn't read this whole thread, so not sure if it was mentioned, but there is a severe lack of potties at the stage end of the What Stage. I was near the front for Phish on Sunday and it was really hard to get to one, and then try and find your spot afterward........ They should have more available down both sides of the field.
I didn't have problems with the books except in '08. Those were harder to find than shade that year! Finally got one on Sunday but lost it in the Cinema Tent while catchin' some rest. I agree with the idea that they should be sent out with tickets and have extras on hand at the festival itself.
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and i love the people who complain about the wait. (hey i hate it too) but if i were the checker...id be sayin the same thing. not "stop making me wait 11 hours" more like "do i really have to be hee for 11 more hours" theres lots of people.
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Post by unregistered on Feb 18, 2010 13:16:34 GMT -5
I would love to see big screens at the FRONT of the tents just under the sign. That way for really crowded shows you could see the screen and hear the band from outside the tent. You could also see what was going on while walking by each tent so if something looked & sounded cool you could head in and find something unexpected.
It would have made a huge difference at shows that were insanely packed like MGMT.
As someone already mentioned they are already filming every show for the DVDs so why not put some more screens in place?
as the architect said, it was kinda lame that they only put two 6 ft wide concrete walkways over the ditch from what stage > which stage. everyone was funnelled into those tiny walkways, because your only other option was to go through 10 - 15 feet of mucky muck. speaking of mucky muck, my next suggestion is to get tenacious d here next year. that is all
i'm just going back over this thread and i found this post. looks like they took your suggestion....! ;-)