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I prefer the comfort and durability of the cloth wristbands however I can also undestand why the promoters would want to use the RFID bands.
The primary reason Bonnaroo would want to use RFID is to keep the gate crashers with fake wristbands out of Centeroo as much as possible as well as putting the fake wristband vendors out of business. Another added benefit is being able to see patterns in when people are coming into and possibly even their movement within Centeroo (with the assitance of passive tracking scanners).
I remember the glitter in the Bonnaroo plastic wristbands - it chipped off and stuck to your skin and it was hard to get off and the bracelet ended up looking terrible.
I really don't care either way - I do keep my bracelets but I frame them, not wear them. As long as the person at the gate doesn't cut off the circulation to my wrist - they did that one year and it was miserable.
I hope they have cloth bracelets like the 2 past years. I still have my 09 on my arm, and my 08 roo and 09 rothbury are always in my car, might try to slide them back into my arm before thursday
Given the email that I got today about Bonnaroo taking "special" precautions to debunk counterfeit admissions materials, I fear that the RFID-equipped plastic wristbands are what we're in for this year. If this is the case, too bad for the guy that bought a red cloth wristband.
Here's the email for those that didn't get it:
Buyer Beware!
Purchase your tickets to Bonnaroo only through our official ticket outlet at Bonnaroo.com or the Official Bonnaroo Box Office at Fantasy 101. Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival does not assume any responsibility for tickets purchased from any other retailer. We have already identified counterfeit tickets and wristbands being sold on the internet and throughout Manchester and the surrounding areas. We have a variety of new security systems in place to identify counterfeit tickets. If you purchase counterfeit tickets, you will be denied entry into the festival. Tickets are still on sale at Bonnaroo.com.
General Admission and VIP tickets will be available for purchase at the Official Bonnaroo Box Office located at the Fantasy 101.5 FM radio station at 1025 Hillsboro Blvd, Manchester, TN, 37355. Cash and all major credit cards will be accepted.
General Admission tickets will be $275.00 each. VIP tickets will be $1,450.00 per pair.
The Official Bonnaroo Box Office hours are:
Thursday, June 10: 7 AM - 11 PM Friday, June 11: 7 AM - 11 PM Saturday, June 12: 7 AM - 6 PM Sunday, June 13: 7 AM - 6 PM
Post by topofthemorning on Jun 7, 2010 22:30:48 GMT -5
from that e-mail are we to believe that tickets are going to be 275.00 at 5:55pm on sunday night....can't imagine anyone paying any kind of amount past friday at around 2pm. i don't ever remember them having a box office open all weekend. that's just weird when there aren't single day passes. so many conflicting rumors regarding ticket sales. this is the first official thing i've seen that makes me think they're low.
i was at coachella and the lines sucked!! they made u throw out unopened bottles of water!!! and the rfid Leno suxs but in the end it's a way to prevent people from sneeking into the music but most people that sneek in aren't sneeking in to centeroo they are sneeking into the campgrounds to party our face off
Strange. Must've fluctuated plenty. I was in and out quite a few times with no longer than a five minute wait. Also - you didn't have to throw out your bottle of water, just empty it and then refill it when inside. Actually sometimes they didn't care much and let me take a couple in my hands, never said anything. Also - there were a TON of people who snuck in. It was quite amusing!
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I'm still 99.9% sure my wristband is real, but if someone can post a pic or IM me a pic that would be one less thing i have to worry about. It would be hard to replicate it, and the company printed the wristbands, whose logo is on them, told me they wouldn't have printed fake wristbands for someone.
Post by pondo ROCKS on Jun 8, 2010 17:15:42 GMT -5
I guess my thing is this, I would never "buy" a wristband off of anybody. I buy my tickets off the site or, in case of last year, win them. If I really needed to buy a "wristband" because of lack of funds, I probably could not afford to go anyways.
Kinda sad that they may do away with cloth wristbands because of some sketchy, shady idiots.
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