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Post by dreamingtree on Jun 20, 2010 17:58:10 GMT -5
Really people are complaining about mud?? It wasn't even that bad this year.
As for ruining shoes, why would you not come prepared with clothes and shoes that you didn't care about. It's an outdoor music festival on a farm....Really what do you expect to happen if it rains?
Yeah they can minimize the mud in the stage areas by using sand and straw, but they can't just make it disappear everywhere on the farm. I always come with shoes/boots to use for rain and mud. I actually didn't even use them this year.
There are many more important issues that need to be, and should be addressed other than the mud. That was just a minor annoyance here and there.
This is the thread I've been looking for. First time at Bonnaroo this year, 5th large festival overall. Saying that, logisitics at Bonnaroo were absolute $HIT, I've never attended a more poorly organized event in my entire life.
I walked around the entire weekend with the overwhelming feeling that the organizers of Bonnaroo DO NOT CARE AT ALL about the experience of their concert goers. They did exactly what they needed to get by, and everything else is profit. I WILL NOT be attending another Bonnaroo unless the lineup is absolutely insane.
TRAFFIC - Unacceptable. You've been doing this for 9 years. I don't care how many people blah blah blah. 10 hours in line is QUACKING UNACCEPTABLE. Then when you actually make it into the entrance line, the jerk-offs at the gate have NO IDEA WHAT THEY ARE DOING. We came to a dead stop in line before 7:30am, and did not reach our campsite until after 6pm. Seemingly useless police on both sides of the highway. There was one point we stopped dead for almost an hour. If you can't handle the traffic, stop selling tickets, or quack off.
LUNAR STAGE - At numerous times last weekend I was prevented from seeing the REAL MUSIC that I PAYED TO SEE by this bull$hit lunar stage blasting DJ's all night. TURN THAT $HIT DOWN. NOW. We were as far away as you can imagine from centeroo and the lunar stage was still a nuisance when trying to sleep. You can relocate it, sure, straight to Abu Dhabi.
MUD - The thing that reassured me that NO ONE CARES about their festival goers. Absolutely insane. Destroyed 2 pairs of footwear this weekend because some DERELICT can't send one of his 2,000 minions to go get a few bags of sand. This really blew me away that they COULD NOT FIX what started as a few MINOR mud patches. To whomever is in charge of the mud: GO quack YOURSELF YOU LAZY quacking summers breeze in a sac.
/rant. This weekend could have been so much more amazing, the music was the only thing allowing Roo to save face.
Just curious, what other festivals have you been to.
This is the thread I've been looking for. First time at Bonnaroo this year, 5th large festival overall. Saying that, logisitics at Bonnaroo were absolute $HIT, I've never attended a more poorly organized event in my entire life.
I walked around the entire weekend with the overwhelming feeling that the organizers of Bonnaroo DO NOT CARE AT ALL about the experience of their concert goers. They did exactly what they needed to get by, and everything else is profit. I WILL NOT be attending another Bonnaroo unless the lineup is absolutely insane.
TRAFFIC - Unacceptable. You've been doing this for 9 years. I don't care how many people blah blah blah. 10 hours in line is QUACKING UNACCEPTABLE. Then when you actually make it into the entrance line, the jerk-offs at the gate have NO IDEA WHAT THEY ARE DOING. We came to a dead stop in line before 7:30am, and did not reach our campsite until after 6pm. Seemingly useless police on both sides of the highway. There was one point we stopped dead for almost an hour. If you can't handle the traffic, stop selling tickets, or quack off.
LUNAR STAGE - At numerous times last weekend I was prevented from seeing the REAL MUSIC that I PAYED TO SEE by this bull$hit lunar stage blasting DJ's all night. TURN THAT $HIT DOWN. NOW. We were as far away as you can imagine from centeroo and the lunar stage was still a nuisance when trying to sleep. You can relocate it, sure, straight to Abu Dhabi.
MUD - The thing that reassured me that NO ONE CARES about their festival goers. Absolutely insane. Destroyed 2 pairs of footwear this weekend because some DERELICT can't send one of his 2,000 minions to go get a few bags of sand. This really blew me away that they COULD NOT FIX what started as a few MINOR mud patches. To whomever is in charge of the mud: GO quack YOURSELF YOU LAZY quacking summers breeze in a sac.
/rant. This weekend could have been so much more amazing, the music was the only thing allowing Roo to save face.
It's not like the area had a major flash flood weeks before or anything...
Plus its f'n Bonnaroo! Sorry you didn't do any research before going!
i was impressed the finally put sand in the tents so they werent a huge mess with gaping holes in the crowd where lakes of mud had some of the best spots.
also, you paid to see the lunar stage just as much as you paid to see any band.
It's not like the area had a major flash flood weeks before or anything...
Plus its f'n Bonnaroo! Sorry you didn't do any research before going!
Oh you mean the Nashville flood at the beginning of May? The storm that barely hit Manchester? I LIVED through it, where were YOU?. The flood has no relation to this situation. The mud was a problem all weekend and they had NUMEROUS chances to fix it. They neglected to.
I do my research, but I don't expect to pay that kind of money to camp in mud and wait in 10 hours of traffic.
Unacceptable.
Just curious, what other festivals have you been to.
Rothbury 2008/09, Waka 09, Summercamp 10, Bonnaroo 10.
i was impressed the finally put sand in the tents so they werent a huge mess with gaping holes in the crowd where lakes of mud had some of the best spots.
also, you paid to see the lunar stage just as much as you paid to see any band.
FALSE. I payed to see the BANDS at the adjacent stages. The BANDS that I couldn't hear. The BANDS I couldn't hear due to the overwhelming volume of this "stage". There's no room for the Lunar stage between the tents, get rid of it for everyone elses sake, I don't see myself making it back to the farm.
Post by candyflippedaround on Jun 21, 2010 22:49:43 GMT -5
lunar stage needs to be reworked for sure. its a great concept, it just needs the right location. right in the middle of two higher esteemed tents with that volume is just not going to work. i am not saying lower the volume, just find the right spot for that stage.
other problem, lines for water. yeah i get that there are 80000 people or whatever, so quacking what? its june in Tennessee and you have us baking on a farm. give us more water stations. filtered or the regular water troughs, it doesnt matter. there should not be lines for water. when you need water you should be able to walk up, get your fill, and walk away just like that. its not that much to ask for i dont think. when its 90+ with no shade, i should at least be able to get water on demand.
quote of the festival
kid walks up with a Leno eating grin on his face, beer in both hands. "they didnt have water so.... i had to get beer."
lol if you think mud was a problem this year. i wasnt there in 04, but ask someone who was. also if you think dust was an issue, talk to someone who went in 07. this years weather was not ideal, but it was far from worst case scenario. if you let the weather affect your decision to come the next year, i feel bad for you.
Post by jimmyjamesx5 on Jun 22, 2010 13:00:14 GMT -5
04 there were lakes of mud in centeroo, large ponds of mud might be more acurate, somethings will never change at festivals unless you go vip you more then likely going to have to wait over 4 hours in line, plus those people directing traffic are just people working for there ticket you think they actually care how long it takes people who wait in line there just waiting for there shift to end so they can get quacked up, another insight the horse cops aren't really cops, they are usually people who own horses, i have friend in knoxville that does that ever year just cause he has a horse he gets paid to do that and time to enjoy the shows what a great deal.
Post by msbrandymichelle on Jun 22, 2010 15:28:26 GMT -5
My concerns:
WATER IN CENTEROO! People have said go somewhere else & lines were fine - not in my experience. & I would have taken water from water stations or sinks. Not picky when I have 2 thirsty kids (& sorry, but I can't afford $2.50 constantly for a family of 4 cuz people want to bathe in the water station water) People die from not enough water... & if it all has to do w/ $$$ - if people die from lack of water + heat, no one's gonna want to come to Roo...
And, I know it's kinda selfish, but if they can mow for the disabled camp, could they not mow for the little legs in Family Camping? Some of the weeds were as tall as the kids. I can tough it out, but it can be hard (& super itchy) on the little ones...
And the traffic was unbelievable. We were at a deadstop 14 miles before the turnaround to drive back 14 miles. Luckily due to a full bladder we got off the highway & found a shortcut that got us there in 2 hours or so. Something has to be done. We would have been in that line for at least 7 hours (no bathroom, food packed up, etc. Uncool!).
Oh, and hey douchebag that decided to talk to your friends in another car instead of move over & let the whole row of cars behind you into camping when it was our turn which caused the staff to let the other 6 or so rows go ahead of us... yeah, I hope you fell into an overflowing portapotty!
Let us all remember Karma as we get in line next year
1) Mud, not a problem at all. Take rain boots. They work wonders. 2) Port-o-potties. HORRIBLE. Absolutely absurd. I noticed that Roo personnel went with a new company. Bad move. Not enough potties and they were never cleaned. 08 & 09 were great! I did not see a cleaning truck until very late Sunday afternoon. This is unacceptable. If your going to cut cost, cut the Lunar Stage. (see below). 3) Lunar stage! Holy hell was it loud. Silent disco, This tent and the Other tent forget about it. You couldn't hear leno! What really pissed me off was the fact that when I was trying to sleep, I could feel the bass in the ground. Insane! 4) Wheat thins lounge, Chase freedom lounge (feedom haha), Express lounge, anyone else feels this is a bit of a sell out. Boo to Roo.
I sincerely hope that Roo goes back to its roots for the 10 year anni. More hippies make for a happy place. 3)
Post by katiebug0376 on Jun 22, 2010 18:01:24 GMT -5
Oh man, well, this being my first bonnaroo I'd have to say if the traffic wasnt so bad, and almost all of my imporan.t/expensive things hadn't been stolen, I'd be sold! But its going to take a really REALLY amazing line up next year to get me back. First thing, we arrive i guess around 11 wednesday night expecting maybe an hour or two ( I read getting in on wednesday night the line is generally a lot shorter but perhaps this is early on wednesday night) but we didnt get into our campsite until 8. People were falling asleep at the wheel infront of us allowing a crapload of other people to butt in line. I watched someone run up and actually knock on the door of someones car and wake them up and the line started to move. I was delerious and at the point almost to a mental breakdown from not having slept for over 24 hours. Oh, and I forgot to mention after having passed one of the entrances being blocked by cops they decided to let the rest of the line in some back entrance while the rest of us continued to wait. We were all kinda pissy about that. And then having my backpack stolen. I'm still bitter. A camera, two wallets, a cell phone, a cell phone charger, weed/glass piece... dont even get me started. Man they dropped the backpack, they could have at least taken the money and left our freaking licenses! I had to drive back to maryland 12 hours without a license Oh and the water situation was not good either. I literally waited one hour at the most and 25 minutes at the least every time i tried to fill my water bottles at the filtered water stations. What happened... do they just start to trickle out after two days every year? But I did meet some sweet people in the water line. So it made it a tad more enjoyable. I guess it was... half and half what I did and didn't expect. I've been to some tight assed festivals/concerts before so I know how to hide things/what to expect with security. I just found it frustrating how they seemed like they were only there to bust people for drugs but when something happened (like anything getting stolen, etc) they were strangely unhelpful. On the bright side, the mud didnt bother me too much, and I brought boots just in case. Horray for rainboots!
I don't understand how a picture of Hell's Angels beating someone illustrates your point, No-d.
not that i know whats been happening in this whole thread, but, what i got from it is the fact that bonnaroo may need to improve on some things, but at least we don't have the hell's angels doing security or the rolling stones headlining.
I heard this back in 2008....that Bonnaroo was selling out the next two years (2009's lineup wasn't that great, the year I skipped) and for the 10th Ann. it was going to be a blowout.....all out festival nirvana for the loyal Rooer. Back to the roots kind of thing....what they would have done in 2002 if they had the financial stability and loyalty(or mainstream popularity ) that they have today. This is why, for the first time, I will most likely be going VIP in '11....I still had a great time this year although I wish I wouldn't have missed as many band. The night life was superb....the lunar stage actually made up the majority of my late late nights...which is why I missed the early afternoon stuff including CoCo
when we got in line we sat for an hour before we figured out there was a bunch of cars out of gas and overheated. i got out of line and sure enough there were massive gaps in traffic. every time i was in line and not moving for more than ten minutes i would move out go about a half mile and there would be someone broke down. it took about two hours total from when we first got in line until we made it to our campsite. they could use some tdot trucks out there to help with gas and coolant to keep the line moving or to move stalled cars off in the grass.other than that we had a great time.
Did anybody else not eat or drink during the ride in?
We were in line for 8 hours, and not one of us ate or had a drink in that time period because you'd be screwed if you had to take a piss or, God forbid, #2.
( I read getting in on wednesday night the line is generally a lot shorter but perhaps this is early on wednesday night) but we didnt get into our campsite until 8.
I've arrived about 1 AM from 05-09 and had virtually no wait. Maybe a couple of minutes, tops. This year I arrived around midnight and waited for five hours. The BFE area was all packed up by the time I got in. In previous years it's been early morning on Thursday before that area was full. There must've been a ton of early arrivals this year.
Post by nodepression on Jun 22, 2010 22:54:36 GMT -5
I got there at 11 and waited an hour. But from what I heard they had to close down the Wednesday arrivals for a few hours because of the big storm that came through.
This was my first year volunteering so I don't know how it's normally done, but all during fest and post-fest volunteers arrived Wednesday afternoonish and were placed in the Pod 1/BFE section. That's also where staff and vendors were. I guess that's probably why those grounds filled up so early. I arrived on site around 430 or so Wednesday and had no wait.
Also- I guess I'm thankful there are people dumb enough to wait at those filtered water umbrella style fill up stations in Centeroo. I filled up my water at one of the two big water trailers every time I passed them and never waited longer than two minutes. There's almost always open spigots inside those trailers that NO ONE IS USING, just nose your way in. I've done this every year I've gone and never been disappointed. Water pressure was sometimes low but the taste and temp were superb.
i was impressed the finally put sand in the tents so they werent a huge mess with gaping holes in the crowd where lakes of mud had some of the best spots.
also, you paid to see the lunar stage just as much as you paid to see any band.
FALSE. I payed to see the BANDS at the adjacent stages. The BANDS that I couldn't hear. The BANDS I couldn't hear due to the overwhelming volume of this "stage". There's no room for the Lunar stage between the tents, get rid of it for everyone elses sake, I don't see myself making it back to the farm.
maybe you couldnt hear anything awesome over you bitching
I got there at 11 and waited an hour. But from what I heard they had to close down the Wednesday arrivals for a few hours because of the big storm that came through.
I got their around midnight. We waited about 2 hours. From what I experienced it was the mud slowing everything down. RVs and cars where getting stuck on the roads and campgrounds. They had a tractor pulling out RV's on 1st Ave. It was a clusterquack for several hours.