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Post by macmusicjunkie on Jun 23, 2010 2:00:06 GMT -5
I found a way around the water lines too. I don't care if it's filtered or not, so I got the big Budwiser guy to fill my bottles up with the spray hose in the Troo Music Lounge. He was a really nice guy.
I found a way around the water lines too. I don't care if it's filtered or not, so I got the big Budwiser guy to fill my bottles up with the spray hose in the Troo Music Lounge. He was a really nice guy.
same here. I was pretty happy when we stumbled upon this. Misting fans and water, with a bit of shade... ;D
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.
I'm sure the sand was there last year because my kids were making castles. Not sure about 08. But I do love it too.
I found a way around the water lines too. I don't care if it's filtered or not, so I got the big Budwiser guy to fill my bottles up with the spray hose in the Troo Music Lounge. He was a really nice guy.
I adored that guy as well!!! He was a lifesaver!!!
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.
I'm sure the sand was there last year because my kids were making castles. Not sure about 08. But I do love it too.
My kids made sandcastles & "maps" throughout the Gossip - yay for sand!
Post by socialbutterfly on Jun 23, 2010 20:21:08 GMT -5
This probably doesn't necessarily fit in this thread, but......if Bonnaroo insists on only having Budweiser as a major sponsor/vendor (domestics only in this case), then why do they have to seperate the beer tents by some having draft Bud and Bud Light and some having the 16 oz. bottles? It is entirely annoying to find myself at a show where logistically I'm closer to a beer tent that is selling drafts. If I want a beer I can actually enjoy, without spilling half of it before I get back to where I was, I have to trapse all the way across to another tent that sells the bottles. If its the same company, then why can't they sell both at all tents? So very frustrating....
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.
you will have to show me on the ticket purchase page where you select which band you are going to see / allocate your money towards.
1. More water stations. They made me dump out my camelpak only once, on Friday. Once I finally got to the front of the lines (if you can call them that) for the water stations in centeroo I felt like a real jerk for taking so much time to fill up my 3 Liter camelpak, but I already waited so long, I had to do it! 2. Mud management between the What and Which stage. I don't mind the mud, a lot of people do, and those people created a huge bottleneck after any show at the What stage. I vote against using wooden pallets, having thousands of people walk on them all weekend is not going to be good. Surely some of them would break and make a very bad day for somebody. 3. Slightly better toilet paper. Ok, I realize that I'm not going to get Charmin or Cottonelle but just step it up one little notch please. I spent 5+ minutes in a port-o-potty at one point just trying to unroll a new roll, it kept tearing and I just couldn't get it started. I did bring my own tp, which I used most of the time, but I didn't carry it with me all the time. Mistake will not be made again. 4. Traffic into Bonnaroo: maybe just open up Wednesday evening? Whats the harm in letting people hang out for a while? 5. I had no problem with the undercovers, horse cops, or atv cops. I would feel a whole lot better if the atv cops and undercovers were replaced with private Bonnaroo security though. They should make theft more of a priority, although I have never had a problem with it.
3. Slightly better toilet paper. Ok, I realize that I'm not going to get Charmin or Cottonelle but just step it up one little notch please. I spent 5+ minutes in a port-o-potty at one point just trying to unroll a new roll, it kept tearing and I just couldn't get it started. I did bring my own tp, which I used most of the time, but I didn't carry it with me all the time. Mistake will not be made again.
Whoa. You actually managed to get port-o-potties that HAD TP? None of mine had TP or antibacterial gel. I was really happy that I packed my own but it would've been much more convenient if it would have been stocked in the portas.
Whoa. You actually managed to get port-o-potties that HAD TP? None of mine had TP or antibacterial gel.
Yeah, of the 1 or 2 times I had to use them when I was away from my camp I had to just go down the line to look for that winning combo of tp + toilet seat cover. It seemed like they were out of antibacterial gel most of the time. Next time I'm packing a small thing of tp and antibacterial gel in my camelpak.
I have carried TP with me since 2004. This is the first year I've actually had to use it more than once a Roo. Every other year I have honestly not had trouble with finding a porto with it with very little effort. This year I would say that 80% of the time I had to use my own. This new company has got to go.
I have carried TP with me since 2004. This is the first year I've actually had to use it more than once a Roo. Every other year I have honestly not had trouble with finding a porto with it with very little effort. This year I would say that 80% of the time I had to use my own. This new company has got to go.
This!
Seriously, it would be so easy for a company to rig up a TP holder that holds more then two rolls. Why would you even waste resources sitting rolls on the sides. They always end up in the floor covered in God knows what.
Post by daisychain on Jun 25, 2010 12:09:16 GMT -5
I always carry TP and Purell with me to festivals but rarely have to use them...except for this year's Roo. Worst sanitation company ever. I hope they don't come back next year. Ew.
Post by hibouxdufromage on Jun 27, 2010 15:58:38 GMT -5
Depends on where you went. I used the same porta for the entire weekend, and it was always clean and stocked with tp and sanitizer. I knows teh secrets of teh farm, muahahaha!
Post by tangerinetrees on Jun 28, 2010 8:11:28 GMT -5
NEW ONE:
Can we get some kind of markers on the camp sites?! At first we had NO idea where we were camped and we asked the person who helped park us she had no idea. Another person told us "This is Camp Han Solo" we knew from then on. But seriously markers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Can we get some kind of markers on the camp sites?! At first we had NO idea where we were camped and we asked the person who helped park us she had no idea. Another person told us "This is Camp Han Solo" we knew from then on. But seriously markers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
From the people who brought you Which, What, This, That and The Other (not to mention, at one time, Yet Another, Somethin' Else and Where)? They like the chaos.
SECURITY PEOPLE TO ENFORCE LINES! For example the line for Conan's first show was a giant mess with the back of the line rushing to the front. Also the Jay-Z pit line was ridiculous with all the pushing. A girl broken her arm in the Jay-Z line. This HAS to be improved.
Post by nodepression on Jun 28, 2010 16:41:04 GMT -5
Alright the lines for the pit. I really didn't have a problem with it for Dead Weather or Stevie, but the situation with Jay was terrible.
First, they have no line system so when a big headliner hits, people randomly go in to the bunch and cut hundreds of people off. Then they'll cut off the line at a certain random time when there is a bunch more space left and people will panic, either leaving the line or getting restless. Then I noticed a flood of people coming in from backstage, presumably with "That Pass." If this keeps up, they'll have more and more people in the pit who are either vip or artists friends/celebrities than people who paid 280 bucks for a ticket. I got in eventually, but mostly because I've been there before and knew what to expect.
Yeah, they need more organization for the lines. The line for Jay Z was embarrassing.
How hard is it to just take that fence to go into the pit and make it a bunch longer? Maybe run it along the fence behind the beer vendor on the left. (I'm not sure what was on the right.)
They HAVE to have a long narrow fence next year. I was in a part of the "line" that didn't have a fence or any structure to it what so ever and there were probably 200 people that walked right past me in line before they started letting people in. What am I going to do? Should I start a fight with everyone passing me. MORE ORGANIZATION IS DESPERATELY NEEDED!
Post by dreamingtree on Jun 29, 2010 14:58:35 GMT -5
I received an actual reply to my email I sent them with my issues this year:
Thanks so much for writing us and letting us know about your experience at this year's event. We sincerely apologize for any inconveniences, and we sincerely appreciate you taking the time to let us know which areas were problematic. Please know that we take emails such as these very seriously, and we have forwarded it onto the appropriate department heads for their review and discussion. It is our first priority after each year's event to look at all complaints and emails such as yours and figure out the source of the problems. We are already at work on next year's event and we will without a doubt be examining, discussing, and looking to improve the bathrooms, water facilities, entrances and campground layout.
We cannot thank you enough for your continued support of the festival, and we hope that this year does not completely deter you from attending again. We are committed to improving the logistics and operations of the festival each year because of fans such as you!
Best, Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival info@bonnaroo.com
On Jun 16, 2010, at 4:25 PM, Andrea wrote:
Not sure what you guys changed, but traffic, parking, porta-potties, and the Lunar Stage (way too loud, even artists on other stages commented on it) all need to be addressed. There were never issues with the 1st three things before this year so what went wrong? These are all valid issues and really need to be looked at. If you changed Porta Pottie companies, please go back to the company you used before because they were pretty disgusting this year. It took me 5 hours to get into Bonnaroo from Nashville in the middle of Thursday afternoon ( in 5 years I have never before waited more than an hour at that time of day).... Then I had to argue with a parking guy to try and keep 2 cars camped together.... Really?
Post by dallasrazorback on Jun 29, 2010 16:06:40 GMT -5
1) I believe that the Lunar Stage volume is where at the level that all of the stages and tents should have been at. The biggest problem I had was with the What Stage and Which Stage. I was at the halfway mark for both and neither seemed loud enough. Especially the Which Stage. Anyone else notice this? Not sure there is much to do though due to the openness.
2) Also, I do not have a problem with cops and them enforcing laws that I do not agree with (well I do) but the undercover cops just push it too far. Even though I was not personally affected by this, there were far too many people who I talked to who were. I have always had a problem with undercover cops and always will.
3) There should be a natural shade area or a tent-type shade area. I think people would appreciate this and use it.
My group left Wal-Mart at ~1:30am and didn't get through the gates until after daybreak, maybe around 6 or 7am. Although this was a long wait I can't complain because the wait in line was an integral part of my Bonnaroo 2010 experience. For most of the wait in line we only moved about 1 minute out of 15. During the other 14 or so minutes we would get out of the car and drink by the side of the highway. I had my music blasting and all my people were there having a good time, it was almost like we were already there! We all got relatively drunk by the time we made it off the side of the highway. Good times!
Completely different than in '07 where my car was on the verge of overheating the whole time in line, which was about 8 hours in the hot sun.
Post by questionablesanity on Jul 1, 2010 6:53:12 GMT -5
I may bein the minority here, but I would never use the TP in the portos. Using TP in a regular bathroom is okay because it's on some form of a holder. In the portos, it's just sitting inrandom areas loose. Plus everyone who uses it actually handles it right after they shit. That's just disgusting. Plus that Roo TP is not good enough for my rectum. I'm way to sensitive for that.
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