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Post by BrokenLight on Mar 28, 2010 12:56:21 GMT -5
no...but i did receive a message this morning at 3am saying i was approved for 1 media wristband, which is what i had last year. i was kind of surprised because last year i didn't find out until like 2-3 weeks before the fest. i applied for photo passes but unfortunately did not get them. oh well...i'm just stoked to be covering this thing 2 years in a row!!! thanks bonnaroo!!!
Long time lurker, first time poster (to state the obvious).
I applied for press creds a while back and I'm still waiting to hear, but I know it's likely I won't hear until the last minute. Here's hoping I get approved.
Long story short, I've wanted to come to Bonnaroo for a few years now. As luck would have it I'm in the US just before the fest and the downtime before my other commitments lines up almost perfectly with the dates for this years fest, so I pitched a Roo feature to one of my editors and he jumped on it.
A bit freaked about how I'm gonna get my s**t together for all the camping supplies and getting to Manchester from Nashville, but I guess that's a hurdle to face if/when I get approved.
Post by rolltitans67t on May 16, 2010 10:36:41 GMT -5
I got approved for a media pass, a photo pass and two guest passes. I emailed to see if that meant four people and thought told me no, that it was for two. Anyone else get a message like this? The way I read the confirmation was that the media and photo passes were admission to the event but now I am confused.
I am getting a GA pass.... anyone else with me LOL? I should get a friend of mine to snag me a press pass... im tired of sneaking into the sides of stages
I got approved for a media pass, a photo pass and two guest passes. I emailed to see if that meant four people and thought told me no, that it was for two. Anyone else get a message like this? The way I read the confirmation was that the media and photo passes were admission to the event but now I am confused.
A media pass and a photo pass equal a ticket. The guest passes should also act as a ticket, so yes I think it means four people.
Ok, good. You had me worried for a minute. I got approved for 1 media wristband and 1 comp ticket, which I assumed meant two tickets total. If not, I was going to be sitting at the radio station without my ride...
Post by elmorejames on May 17, 2010 9:12:00 GMT -5
Last year I was in on the phone conference they had with David Byrne, Little Steven, and Elvis Costello around this time. Has anyone heard anything about something similar happening this year?
1 media pass = 1 ticket, 1 photo pass = 1 ticket, for a total of TWO tickets. The two guest passes are so you can both camp in guest camping...they are NOT additional tickets. You have TWO tickets in total.
This is my fourth year and I have had the above each year, just to confirm that I legitimately know what I'm talking about.
Post by BrokenLight on May 19, 2010 13:22:57 GMT -5
^ the greatest weekend of your life
no but seriously, have you ever been to roo? or any events like it. well either way, i don't think theres anything else like roo. its not just a festival, but its so much more than that. everyones probably either said it or thought it a million times, but it really becomes its own world in a matter of hours.
as far as what to expect with the media pass...hmmm....
i've only been on the media list once (2009) but i'm back on for this year. last year i was able to just walk thru the exit of the arch entrance to get in - didn't have to wait in line like everybody else to get searched, although they still did search me. at the tents (this, that, other) is was able to obtain side stage access, behind the barrier, not in the photo pit - but that was a decision that was up to the artist - some artists would allow it (passion pit, chairlift, aa bondy, brett dennen, low anthem, bela fleck, maybe a few others) but some wouldn't allow it (bon iver, ben harper, seems like the bands who played later in the day and the bigger names). there was absolutely no stage (what, which) access from what i heard, although i never tried. theres really not much to do "backstage" (the area behind the fence between the what and which stages) - theres the media tent, some other tents which i think are specifically for artists only, artist interviews in front of a bigger crowd, stuff like that. they say the food in the media tent is cheaper than in the festival (didn't really notice, only ate breakfast there one morning)
but if theres one piece of advice i can give you, i'd say keep your eyes peeled for artists playing who are just roaming around - you'll most likely find them in this "backstage" area but if you're lucky you'll see them watching shows amongst the crowd with everyone else. last year i must've seen grace potter a million times watching shows from the side of the stage inside the tents, stood about 10 ft away from mike gordon when i was watching bela fleck, saw some countless other artists, heard about a number of others but never saw (boss checking out mgmt and band of horses, drew barrymore checking out bon iver)
another great artist i saw was patrick hallahan of the jacket on i think saturday early afternoon. i think it was during elvis perkins and i was watching on the side of the tent stage and he just walked past me. didn't realize it was him until he was long gone. i said to myself, that guy looks familiar....wait....that was mmj's drummer! pretty cool, considering mmj didn't even play last year.
soak it all in too. it'll be over before you know it and we'll all be back here on inforoo whining about how we can't wait for next year.
^yeah man this is my 6th year, but first with credentials. I'm super pumped! I volunteered last year and was able to watch thursday night shows behind the barrier you speak of.
B and I will be on the farm for our fourth year in a row. Just like every year, we are super pumped. We're in the process of setting up our interviews. So far we have a "family interview" with Wayne Coyne (The Flaming Lips) and Dennis Coyne (Stardeath and White Dwarfs), GWAR (!!!), and Jimmy Cliff. I expect that we'll be doing 7-10 interviews during the fest. We recently redid our website and have put out 50+ audio interviews over the past couple years...
We're in the process of looking for video support for our interviews, so if you know anyone with video passes, please direct them our way!
For all the newbies to the farm.. Prepare yourself for a grueling weekend, but you'll experience an amazing side of the fest. Don't just report on the bands.. They're only a part of the fest. Report on the heartbeat of Bonnaroo... The people!
Hope to meet a lot of you there, and if you have any questions, feel free to ask! Message me on AIM, Facebook, or on Twitter (@moetrainstracks)!
Post by gryphonkin on May 21, 2010 18:16:19 GMT -5
Couple of newbie questions:
Do all stages have access points to the press area or do you have to go through from What or Which?
Also, when you're setting up artist interviews, is there room in the press tent to conduct the interview there or where do you usually set up to meet them?
Post by nickfrancis on May 24, 2010 1:59:08 GMT -5
I just got a press pass for my college newspaper and I have no idea how I'm supposed to go about setting up interviews. Does everyone go ahead and set up things before the fest or after it has begun? Also, can you do interviews with video recording if you only have the media-only wristband? I really would appreciate any sage-like words of wisdom from anyone with experience.
I just got a press pass for my college newspaper and I have no idea how I'm supposed to go about setting up interviews. Does everyone go ahead and set up things before the fest or after it has begun? Also, can you do interviews with video recording if you only have the media-only wristband? I really would appreciate any sage-like words of wisdom from anyone with experience.
I think shooting interview-only video might be left up to the discretion of the artists and their management. Just ask them if it's okay.
The best way to get interviews set up is to contact the band's PR rep a week or two before their show (usually found as a press contact on their site). Once you make contact and set up a time, you'd do well to follow up a day or so before, because these bands maintain pretty hectic schedules once they're there.