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Post by daisychain on Apr 19, 2010 20:44:24 GMT -5
^ It wasn't just the wristbands. They ran out of parking!!! They also shut off the water to the showers. General stores were running out of bottled water and sundries. It was crazy. Oh, and one of the festival workers ran down 3 people in his golf cart!
^ It wasn't just the wristbands. They ran out of parking!!! They also shut off the water to the showers. General stores were running out of bottled water and sundries. It was crazy. Oh, and one of the festival workers ran down 3 people in his golf cart!
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Post by guitarheroo on Apr 22, 2010 12:44:12 GMT -5
That's horrible. I have nothing to complaint about. The only thing that gets to me is waiting in line for hours to get in, but that's expected when tens of thousands of people get together .
i don't know if its been suggested but, lollapalooza has a whole section of trees that have some hammocks set up. i don't know if theres anywhere on the farm that could support that, but, i vote hammocks. i got a rash last year from laying in the grass, this would be a nice, comfortable way of avoiding that.
Post by theshining on Apr 25, 2010 20:58:26 GMT -5
How about trying to limit the amount of douche's who spend the entire day at their car/tent getting wasted on light beer only to enter Centeroo around 7pm to be huge pains in the ass?
To the people discussing the taxis being in the road and getting in the way of people: The people are supposed to walk on the sides of the road. The taxis path is the road. It's in the roolbook.
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^I mentioned it way earlier in the thread, but I wasn't fond of the stage signs in general. The What Stage sign is one thing, but the "Vegas-style" signs they put in front of the tents were just obnoxious. Oh yeah, then they put the artist name to the left of the stage in this shadow-drop font that no one can read. Nice try, AC...
turn off the bonnaroo sign on What Stage during night. C'mon we all know where we are.
If this is your biggest complaint I think the festival is in good shape.
bennyc, I've got to agree with you. All of the complaints in this thread are minor. Bonnaroo is a well-oiled machine of a festival. But we couldn't make a thread called "Bonnaroo is fine and no improvements are necessary." Wouldn't be very interesting. . .
^Without getting too off-topic, how did the logistics suck that bad this year? I know they had more people than normal, but how do you not know how many wristbands you need? You know how many tickets you sold.
Bonnaroo is far from perfect, but the logistics are always acceptable. I've never had scathing complaints like those that came out of Coachella this year.
My friend didn't get to Bonnaroo last year until Friday morning and they told her they had run out of armbands. The people at the gate told her it wouldn't be a big deal but then they gave her all kinds of hell when she tried to get into Centeroo. She eventually got it straightened out after a few hours but it was really ridiculous. Other than that little incident we all had a great time!
I think the "security" guys on horses should dress up like Mounties, for my amusement.
Also, there better be more mist tents/cheaper showers, because this summer in TN is going to be a scorcher. Freezing winter = hot as hell summer. If you thought last year was bad, you better bring alot of sunscreen. It's not even May yet and it's already 80 degrees here.
And two... more corn.
Lastly, last year was my first year actually buying a ticket (snuck in to see Tool in '07), and I was really disappointed that all that came with the tickets was a piece of paper detailing your order, or whatever. I agree with the suggestions of sending the info booklets out with the tickets. The schedule is out before the tickets are sent out to be delievered, and that way every ticket holder would have one. Plus, it's just an extra, cool item that will hold us over those few short weeks until 'Roo begins. I'm sure I'm not the only one that was constantly looking at my ticket and whatnot. Bumper stickers would be nice, too. Hahah.
A Thieve's Parade 2/24 Conspirator 2/26 Kevin Smith 3/11 Keller 3/17 Papadosio 3/18 JJ Grey 3/25 Bela Fleck/Edgar Meyer 3/26 Toubab Krewe 3/27 O'Death 4/11 Budos Band 4/22 EOTO 4/28 Summer Camp 5/6-29 All Good
So you want something extra with the souvenir ticket that no other festivals have?
It's not like I'm asking for a partial refund of what I payed for the ticket when it finally arrives or anything. Just something else to look at it while I wait for June 10th.
I have to say the signs last year were awful, especially for bands who aren't as well known. Didn't they have them hanging from the roof of the tents in 08? So much easier to read than last year.
Post by Lawn Gnome on Apr 30, 2010 15:08:04 GMT -5
^It was nice back in 2005 when they had mini-towers set up about 20 yards from the tent that told you who was currently playing, who would play next, and who would play after that. Maybe I'm just a sucker for practical signage.
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Other than that little incident we all had a great time! 
