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I've heard that many times at Bonnaroo artist will go talk to the crowd after the show. Any validity to this? Do any of the bigger acts do this or is it mostly just the undercard? Thank you!
Post by itrainmonkeys on Feb 8, 2010 16:13:53 GMT -5
Most of the big name acts won't do it (Bruce, Wilco, MMJ, etc) because it would create chaos. too many people around would be trying to meet them.
some of the undercard/smaller bands will hang out after their set and you can talk briefly to them with the guard rail between you. It really depends on the artist and also how much time they have until the next act is supposed to go on.
many artists do specific photo & autograph sessions that you can get into but that requires waiting on line (missing other acts?) in the hot sun.
of course, there are artists that you can see walking around the festival enjoying themselves....but usually they're there to have a good time and it's courteous to let them do that
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Post by BrokenLight on Feb 8, 2010 16:48:24 GMT -5
saw grace potter a few times, elvis perkins band, stood next to janelle monae during chairlift, watched bela's set standing about 10 ft away from mike gordon, talked to beatle bob. almost forgot. patrick hallahan of mmj walked right past me at elvis perkins set. didn't realize it was him until he was gone.
Post by itrainmonkeys on Feb 8, 2010 16:49:15 GMT -5
Also......anytime you see a golf cart driving through centeroo and there are people on the back....more often than not that's an artist. I saw A.A. Bondy and Justin Vernon (A.A. Bondy) riding together to someone else's show.
Post by BrokenLight on Feb 8, 2010 16:50:20 GMT -5
just keep your eyes peeled. thats all i can say. i saw a pic of ben harper standing in the food lines in 07. also heard at one point he was hanging out in the grassy area of the other tent watching a band, talking to fans.
Post by ChrisIronsArt on Feb 8, 2010 16:58:29 GMT -5
In 08 i met K'Naan, before his show, Kenny V (from Person L/ The Starting Line), at the colour revolt show, Nikhil Korula, at the merch tent, and all of Your Vegas after their show
I sat right behind Jack White on my plane back from roo last year... he was in nashville recording but i talked to him about the festival and got him to sign my roo hat
Post by sufficientlyvague on Feb 8, 2010 17:47:37 GMT -5
In the tents, if you go the far left of the stage you can look beyond the baricade and see people who have back stage passes watching the show from the side. Most of these people are family and friends of the band but occasionally it will be another artist. You can also see these people go in and out through a gate manned by a security person to the main common area. Some of these folks want to see the show from the front rather than the side and will come out into the crowd to watch.
Post by steveternal on Feb 8, 2010 18:04:12 GMT -5
It's quite common to spot other artists even big ones, on the wings of another artist's show. But as for them out in the open, walking around, enjoying shows from the crowds, it happens but not as common. In my six Bonnaroos, the biggest name I've seen in that context was Ben Harper in '07, enjoying Gillian Welch from a golf cart.
I sat right behind Jack White on my plane back from roo last year... he was in nashville recording but i talked to him about the festival and got him to sign my roo hat
Post by BigEyedPhish on Feb 9, 2010 0:58:10 GMT -5
Snuck into the VIP section this past year. Can you say FREE BOOZE tent?! It was awesome. Got kinda schwasted, met Trey Anastasio, Aziz Ansari, the crazy lady who plays Mel on Flight of the Conchords, Robert Smigle, and a few other musicians were hanging around, it was very surreal.
The only way I could describe it was like it was a dream of meeting random celebrities, one of them just happens to be my favorite guitarists in the world. Pretty sweet. Plus there was an ice cream truck giving out free stickers and ice cream sandwiches. Fuck yeah.
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1 year the chick from rusted root was just around shopping like no one would notice 2 years ago sitting waiting for oar i see them walking around with a camera interviewing people about the band and this kid had no idea it was the lead singer from oar pretty funny
I stood right next to Zach Galafanakis and the goofy guy from Sarah Silverman show during Sigur Ros. I didn't bother them, but they seemed to be enjoying themselves.
Post by funkblastin on Feb 11, 2010 14:48:03 GMT -5
I was just chilling in the fountain when a golf cart pulled up and a photographer asked me to get out of the fountain. Then these 4 guys show up. She snapped a few pics of them and then they left. Any one recognize them?
Post by Mista Don't Play on Feb 13, 2010 22:29:19 GMT -5
Last year during Citizen Cope's set I turned to my left only to see Claudio from Coheed & Cambria casually hanging out and enjoying the show, presumably with his gf. After a few people noticed him, which isn't hard with all that hair, he moved on.
Had some friends run into Matisyahu a couple years back.
