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As my Inebriated buddy walks out of the Porto, he yells out, "Dude...I love this place...bonnaroo thinks about everything...they even put beer holders next to the toilet!"
Had to break it to him that that was the urnal. Good times good times!
Post by Lawn Gnome on Apr 29, 2010 14:03:11 GMT -5
Again, other than the late night line up bone, there's not a whole lot to discuss until a) they drop the schedule, and b) it gets closer and all the n00bs come out looking for advice.
As my Inebriated buddy walks out of the Porto, he yells out, "Dude...I love this place...bonnaroo thinks about everything...they even put beer holders next to the toilet!"
Had to break it to him that that was the urnal. Good times good times!
Again, other than the late night line up bone, there's not a whole lot to discuss until a) they drop the schedule, and b) it gets closer and all the n00bs come out looking for advice.
Nothing to discuss? I thought we all came here to keep from annoying our friends, family, neighbors and coworkers with our obsessive chattering on about how excited we are to be going to Bonnaroo.....aaaaah just typing "Bonnaroo" feels good.
You are correct, in years past I had a ton of PM's and emails asking questions. This year it is very quiet. I think a lot of people here on the message board have been here for a couple of years and really do not have anything to ask. Others might do enough reading that there is nothing to ask. Either way it is quiet. I am wondering how much of the attendance will be down this year. If it anything like professional sports I would expect it to be down 20% (16,000 people). The one NASCAR event I attended in March (Bristol) had sold out for years, this year was not the case at all. They said the capacity was around 130,000, this track seats 160,000, so it looks like they are down 20%. Don't get me wrong I enjoyed the extra space that we had.
This is my guess. 65,000 people attend this year. What is everyone else's estimate?
You are correct, in years past I had a ton of PM's and emails asking questions. This year it is very quiet. I think a lot of people here on the message board have been here for a couple of years and really do not have anything to ask. Others might do enough reading that there is nothing to ask. Either way it is quiet. I am wondering how much of the attendance will be down this year. If it anything like professional sports I would expect it to be down 20% (16,000 people). The one NASCAR event I attended in March (Bristol) had sold out for years, this year was not the case at all. They said the capacity was around 130,000, this track seats 160,000, so it looks like they are down 20%. Don't get me wrong I enjoyed the extra space that we had.
This is my guess. 65,000 people attend this year. What is everyone else's estimate?
65,000 sounds about right, maybe a little less. I can't believe Bristol didn't sell out, that's usually a given that that race sells out.
I've been so broke I haven't seen any shows since last Bonnaroo, I am so ready to see some live music. Maybe all the Inforoosters had to pawn their computers to pay the electric bill. I mean why would you need a computer if your electricity were turned off?
Nope, Bristol was not even close to a sell out. When we arrived on Thursday a guy was trying to sell 16 cup tickets, they are $95 face value. The campgrounds were wide open. I was really shocked. I am going to Dover and Charlotte later in the year, I think they will have the same problem.
1-1-12 Bassnectar NYE SHOW! 1-21-12 G. Love and Special Sauce 3-1-12 Radiohead 3-9-12 Experience Hendrix 5-15-12 Jack White @ The Ryman 6-7-12 Bonnaroo 6-19-12 Roger Waters presents "THE WALL" 7-7-12 Ringo Starr's 72nd Birthday Party Extravaganza at the Ryman
I'm here - everyday! Even if I have nothing to say, just to read - get my daily Roo fix. I got a text from a great friend today that simply read, "40 days bitch" Definitely made my day! I know, according to the front page here, its technically 41 days, but its 40 days until we depart for our 'Rooventure' Alright. That's enough - perhaps too much coffee this afternoon..
Not to bust anyone's balls, but i think the lack of a set-up thread with pictures kind of hurts the excitement around here. Its something i look forward to every year and i'm surprised its not up yet, but of course its a treat and not a right to have one of those and i don't want to sound unappreciative of the ones in years past.
I've noticed the dropoff too. Yes the attendance will be off this year. 10% unemployment does that. But a big reason is a lot of people have their posts slapped down as repetitive. It's a testament to inforoo's efficiency that every question brings an instantly linkable answer with thread. It's true most every imaginable question has been answered probably a dozen times, but friendly, patient responses to people's legit questions keeps the inforoo population greater than the core 15 to 20 people. That's my two cents.
Everyone is going to be really disappointed when they meet me and I don't look like James Murphy.
I seem to remember Jess saying the same thing to me. I told him that I was going to be very disappointed if he wasn't bald with a gun in his hand with a rooster on top of it.
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
You are correct, in years past I had a ton of PM's and emails asking questions. This year it is very quiet. I think a lot of people here on the message board have been here for a couple of years and really do not have anything to ask. Others might do enough reading that there is nothing to ask. Either way it is quiet. I am wondering how much of the attendance will be down this year. If it anything like professional sports I would expect it to be down 20% (16,000 people). The one NASCAR event I attended in March (Bristol) had sold out for years, this year was not the case at all. They said the capacity was around 130,000, this track seats 160,000, so it looks like they are down 20%. Don't get me wrong I enjoyed the extra space that we had.
This is my guess. 65,000 people attend this year. What is everyone else's estimate?
From what I understand, Coachella was a huge success attendance wise, which is generally a good barometer of the whole festival market. I think there will be a lot of people at Bonnaroo this year unfortunately. I'm hoping for 60,000 and expecting 80,000.
Everyone is going to be really disappointed when they meet me and I don't look like James Murphy.
I seem to remember Jess saying the same thing to me. I told him that I was going to be very disappointed if he wasn't bald with a gun in his hand with a rooster on top of it.
They wont let me bring my gun or rooster, and I am the opposite of bald. It is always fun meeting inforoosters for the first time, strum is the one who looked least like I thought though.
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
