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Post by goodfella1422 on Jun 15, 2010 20:49:56 GMT -5
My First Bonnaroo, drove 15 hours from NY, waited in line for 4 hours, had no idea how hot it was gonna be and the toll the sun was going to take on me, that being said, the experience was AMAZING and wouldn't trade this for anything. I saw 17 shows/comedy acts and some memories and pictures to last a lifetime! Thank u bonnaroo, i would def go back!
If you would have told me a week ago that 2010 would be the best Bonnaroo for my friends and I in the last 3 yrs, I would have laughed. I knew it would be very fun, but most in my group were a little let down by the lineup.
We left Walmart around 6am and were able to land a spot in Biff Tannen within an hour and twenty minutes! Fast forward to the best Thursday night ever and we all agreed it was on a good pace. Late night Friday and Saturday both were amazing. I missed Dave but saw about 28 nearly full to full sets.
The only bad vibe I got was reentering Centeroo from the non arch entrance. There was no line and a friend and I walked right up (in another mind set =]) and proceeded to get searched. The security guy took my friends 5+ year old nice piece and about a g of some good. I have never once had an issue with security in three years until this point. That Leno almost ruined my trip! But then came Dan Deacon Ensemble! Holy Leno! This had to be one of the craziest shows I have been apart of!
All in all, my friends and I all agreed this was our favorite Bonnaroo!
Post by onesweetla83 on Jun 16, 2010 13:57:21 GMT -5
Bonnaroo is what you make of it. It has nothing to do with corporate sponsorships good or bad. I went in '09 and '10, both were generally awesome - I love the way most people are friendly and just happy to be there. I wish I was a little more outgoing so I could have met more people down there, but I guess there's always next year.
This year, the water thing was a HUGE issue (they should have just let people bring in their own water in the first place), it was freaking hot (not really anyone's fault) and the staff members were in no way as cool as before (while some were actually downright rude), but the music was really good, despite a lineup that failed to get people on here as pumped as previous lineups have.
Everyone's entitled to their own opinion of course, so don't get down because people are saying it was too corporate or whatever they're complaining about. There are always going to be people who liked it better how it was. Sometimes change is for the better. IMO, the festival has improved over the years - that being said, I wouldn't want it to become Lollapalooza or anything. I mean, there already is a Lollapalooza, why would anyone want another one? But I'm not against progress.
Post by mccauleyseanm on Jun 16, 2010 20:19:27 GMT -5
I can honestly say that I would feel awful complaining about anything including the heat. The heat is what woke me up early enough to get a clean porta-pooper! I had a fantastic time. The corporate sponsors took NOTHING away from the experience, and in my opinion added to the greatness. I spent quite a while on both Saturday and Sunday enjoying the free samples, A/C, and excellent music (FM HI-LOW!) on the open mic in the Odwalla tent, and the Ben and Jerry's Bonnaroo Buzz was delicious. Bring on 'Roo 2011 and more hot sweaty festival fun!
Post by tangerinetrees on Jun 17, 2010 8:22:45 GMT -5
I had such a wonderful time as well! there were snags here and there but they were expected. I let everything just roll off my back. We made so many friends, met so many people, smoked so much tobacco it was amazing.
I realize that Bonnaroo has two experiences: Centeroo and The Camp Grounds. I was overzealous in the scheduling. I thought I would see everything/anything it wasn't until reality (heat) stopped me dead and I didn't see as many acts as I wanted. I was at camp more than I expected; however, we could hear so much music and met so many people that it didn't matter.
I FELL IN LOVE WITH YOU BONNAROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Post by monkybunney on Jun 17, 2010 11:55:40 GMT -5
OH hellz yeah I love this thread! We had a one of the best times of our lives (me and my crew)! Met alot of awesome people from everywhere, took some fantastic pictures, partied and danced like crazy, and saw some of my favorite artists BRING IT HARD for Bonnaroo, and had my mind blown by some acts I'd never heard before.
Of course some shit went sideways or simply didn't work out at all, but WTF were you expecting?!?!?! I didn't let anything ruin my great time, and my friends brought the same attitude. That which didn't kill me made me stronger...or gave me diharea
This was also my first roo. I had the most amazing time of my life. Thinking about it now still makes me want to do the jedi slide!....or the truffle shuffle peace it
I had a damn awesome time - my post-show volunteering was a big pile of meh, but Roo itself was fantastic, I met great people, saw amazing shows, ate amazing food. Definitely a great, great weekend.
Post by daisychain on Jun 20, 2010 21:52:09 GMT -5
I had a great time. There were a lot of problems that I was unhappy with and sure I griped a lot while I was there but I saw so many amazing shows and met so many amazing people that it made for a great time. Every festival is exactly the same: I notice all the things that could have been done better and made my experience more fun, I curse the festival for not learning from past years and making the festival better, I meet a couple of tools, the heat is unbearable, I swear I'll never do it again and yet every year I return like one of the swallows at San Juan Capistrano. Funny how that works. :-)
Loved the music and the experience of it all. First festival, so to do something I never done before... great time.
The heat was awful. (Going to see Isis tomorrow because I was too zapped Sat afternoon to do it then.) Portos were scary. But well, can't be perfect. Hope to be back next year.
I LOVE THIS THREAD!! very happy to read all your awesome stories! Bluezfire I love your beautiful post~
This was our 1st Bonnaroo and it was INCREDIBLE! absolutely epic times
Although we were very unsure it would turn out this way at the start. We definitely encountered a few stresses - our friend actually got ARRESTED for having a negligable amount of green on him.. was taken in, booked, the whole 9.. and then we proceeded to wait for 7 full hours late Wed night, all the while we were reading weather reports of 50% rain for everyday, we were taking the spiralDOWN...
and then, alas, around 9am we got a money front-row RV spot, set up our canopy, had a drink and a nap. By 2pm on Thursday we were walking to Centeroo with the masses and I started to feel excited..
And then from the moment we walked under the Arch de' Bonnaroo - life was all things GLORIOUS! Sure there was the unexpected this & that, but we said Fugg' It and embraced each & every moment as .BONNAfuggin'ROO. Amen.
I was entirely humbled and impressed by humanity over the course of those 4 days. It was an absolute joy to completely lose yourself in a beautiful, carefree way and allow life to work itself out on its own.
oh, and I forgot to include that my faith in 'chance' was COMPLETELY restored - weather reports for 50% chance of rain for everyday and it only drizzled for barely an hour sat
.. a very friendly reminder that 50% chance of something happening also means there is 50% chance of it NOT happening! thank you for the lesson
iam sorry for those who could not tolerate such intense heat.. I got mah SWEAT ON I friggin' LOVED it!!
Post by professornull on Jun 21, 2010 21:28:50 GMT -5
+1 for good times. I wholeheartedly agree that Bonnaroo is what you make of it and I was fortunate enough to be surrounded by equally good minded folks.
I am from upstate NY and was fortunate enough to camp by kind hearted people from Detroit, St. Louis, Seattle, Phoenix, Tallahasse, Atlanta, San Diego, and even Leeds UK. Thanks everyone for sharing yourself I am truly honored.
I don't post much (like at all), but I'm on inforoo a lot and I just want to thank you for the positive thread. I've been to every roo except 05 (when my sis graduated from college the same weekend) and I had a fantastic bonnaroo, just like every other year. There are things that could be improved every year, but this weekend is definitely what you make of it. Perhaps it's because I camped in Access with a friend who has a chronic injury, but I did not have many of the problems others have had. I was barely, if at all, searched coming into centeroo. I NEVER had to dump my water and my husband even carried in a cup with liquor in it while we were fully decked out in our dorothy/tin man costumes for the lips. In fact, the guy just laughed at us.
I saw two busts by cops this year. Pretty much the same as probably the past 4 years.
Honestly, the trash seemed the same to me. I started noticing how ridiculous it had become around 2006. But I was on the green team for Rothbury last year and, trust me, just because it was a slightly different crowd of people at that fest, the trash was not any better. Being on the green team made me totally reevaluate glow sticks too. The amount of waste that they generated was utterly ridiculous. It was sad for me to realize, because I always loved them.
Also, I was bitching prior to Roo this year because of the stupid Chase test and the commercialization of the festival. After the festival, I got out some of our old programs and maps from 2002 and 2003 when I got back to check out how much the set up changed. Interestingly, I found that there were at least three separate tents that were sponsored by corporations. It appears that corporate sponsorship has always been there, it just hasn't seemed as prominent.
Anyway, long post just to basically say that I had a blast this year. The performances that I saw were completely amazing. Every musician brought it and really seemed to be excited to be there. I could have let a couple things ruin my time, like the fact that the parking attendants were jerks and tried to shortcut us on space and that our next door neighbors in access had a dance party after Dave with truly awful techno music, which made us leave that night. But it was all part of the fun of the weekend and we put it aside. Letting go of the bad stuff is so very easy when you are watching some of the best music! I wish others would remember that too!
it was amazing. 
Bluezfire I love your beautiful post~
