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"• Exclusive viewing areas for the What and Which stages "
Anyways. VIP used to have food and drinks but it was a giant cluster fuck so they decided to make you pay extra for it. The VIP is really for the closer camping (I had a 2 mile walk in GA my first year), the quicker entrance to Centeroo, and the very short line while driving to get into the site. That is the reason I do VIP and that more than justifies the cost to me. Everything else is icing on the cake.
Bonnaroo's website was perfectly clear on what was offered to the VIPs.
Post by benrdsknrd on Jun 15, 2010 13:03:50 GMT -5
Sorry you didn't have a good experience in VIP, but I really don't think I'd want to do it any other way. I've gone GA the past three years and thought I'd give VIP a try this year, and I have to say that I was pleased. The only complaints I have is that I never managed to locate any discounted drinks, and I wish they would have kept the showers cleaner. A free meal and an open bar on thursday night, flush toilets, showers, an air conditioned lounge in centeroo with free fresh fruit, and not having to walk 45 minutes each way to my campsite made it all worth it. Also I just double checked the Roo website and found the following: Each VIP package includes: • (2) VIP tickets • Exclusive VIP entrance • Preferred parking and camping near venue in VIP area for one car (See below for RV upgrade info). • Special shower and restroom facilities with attendants • VIP pre-event dinner and party on Thursday night • Three exclusive VIP lounges located throughout the site • Exclusive viewing areas for the What and Which stages • Commemorative Bonnaroo package including t-shirt and poster
AND:
The VIP food program will include lunch and dinner Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. A plan may be purchased in advance for $194.50 per person plus applicable service fees for all six meals.
Again, it's too bad your experience wasn't the best, but it sounds like someone may have given you some inaccurate information. If you want the "Do anything and get everything you want at Bonnaroo" package, check out Bonnaroo Total Access. It's the rockstar treatment.
I figure after eating & drinking "free" Thursday night I paid about $40 a band for the sets I saw, and I usually saw full sets. Plus had a/c potties, free showers, and close in. Works for me. Your experience may be different.
VIP more than pays for itself for these 3 reasons alone:
1. AIR-CONDITIONED TOILETS W/RUNNING WATER (seriously, if I could make that a 72-pt bold font, it still wouldn't do justice to the rockin' awesomeness of never having to use any other facility on the farm even once!); 2. FREE FOOD & BEER at the reception; and finally... 3. AIR-CONDITIONED LOUNGES. ('nuff said.)
dude...are you an idiot? This is perhaps the worst idea for a blog name ever? I should make one called Magicmonkeyisthedumbestfuckingidiotalive and start posting. First off, how in the hell do you know Tori Amos lied about being raped? Ever heard of RAIN, the foundation she started about rape? Your comments will be completely ignored from now on...
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Post by benrdsknrd on Jun 15, 2010 13:45:23 GMT -5
Ok, after reading this dude's blog (which can be accurately compared to a colostomy bag), I am a little ashamed to respond to, or engage in any sort of dialogue with him. He is clearly a person who has a distorted view of the world, hates women, and may be stalking Tori Amos. We'll be seeing this guy on the news.
Post by indigrainbowlove on Jun 15, 2010 14:04:50 GMT -5
i don't mind talking about vip but i don't see any good coming from engaging him about his blog. i dont know if this dude is a troll or really has those opinions, i mean it is possible that he a. got accused of something he didnt do and it has infuriated him to the point that he isnt aware how he sounds and isnt aware of why real rape victims are glad they can get someone to listen to them and help them b. got accused of something that he did do but he doesnt feel for whatever reason he did such, in case he could be unstable in a way that we don't need to mess with c. a troll just trying to start things
it could be something else, too, but all the major possibilities equal bad vibes ahoy if we get into it with him. this is obviously a touchy subject for many and i would hate to see it somehow redo damage to those who have been traumatized by something like rape thinking they are just walking in to a discussion about VIP experiences.
im sorry i dont mean to butt in i really have no right but this is a touchy subject for me
I found a VIP pass on the ground at one of the raves Saturday night. Is that all you need to get in the lounges? I decided not to use it, but I'm just curious.
Considering he blogs about hating Tori, but still stalks here I am going to go with troll. Here is a great excerpt from his hate filled little blog.
unny thing though. i wasnt metal detectored, AND i got backstage , AND i couldve shot holes in ol' tori.
NO security.SO,- that means- yessaid.com -(admin-@angiezherself, yes, THAT dumb bitch)formerly known as shiseido red-
are some ten feet of crazy ,stupid overmedicated,drama queen liars.
according to those misandrist twats, im WELL KNOWN by tori and her 'people'and 'dangerous' lol!
well apparently,uhm,i'm NOT , duh
who would even WANT to waste irrelevant tori? shes sooo over the hill lame. and as ive mentioned above, tori's voice is finished, kinda like courtney love.
would i do bonnaroo ever again? hell no, fucking blazing heat, over priced food, drinks,- vip? a total rip off.( see my thread on inforoo.com concerning the 'vip' rip-off experience)
would i ever see tori again? hell yea! why? to piss off the dregs, er, regs. i LOVE how tori's REAL fans, cant do SHIT about me. cant get me tossed, and are COMPLETELY ignored by tori and her 'people'. i was backstage, they didnt give a SHIT, haha.
You sound like a real classy guy, I am pretty glad you will not be coming back dude.
Post by indigrainbowlove on Jun 15, 2010 14:28:34 GMT -5
i really liked most of the staff and volunteers back in vip and ga. there was that one guy that was always mad but not really that would throw his sandwich crust at people. he's one of those that pretends to be a hardass but actually loves people, i caught him smiling nicely a few times. i liked the one guy that snuck in somehow in a guy fawkes mask but it seemed to scare a few people that he was back there in that thing poking around in restricted areas, too. not sure if they ended up catching him or not. koa staff was friendliest of all, they were practically all smiles any time we had to leave or come back, super friendly. plus i saw that the koa had a pet playground which made my day to think about. i didnt like how some of the people were driving back there, too much of a hurry to the point of being dangerous around pedestrians, i thought. one shuttle driver backed right up into a fence and bent it up and then proceeded to peel out almost in to my face and i was just standing there not sure which direction to go around the crazy guy. people seemed to have their pretend to be important faces on a lot back there, too, like everyone was thinking conan o brian was sitting in a tree personally watching them or something. i heard there were guest shuttles but apparently only staff and vip shuttles? is that right or did i just not wait around long enough? i liked it overall
Post by Mean Mr. Mustard on Jun 15, 2010 14:42:25 GMT -5
So Im gonna go ahead and hijack the the thread, and turn it into a convince me that it is worth it to go VIP. For the last couple years our group has gone th RV route, but this weekend we seriously discussed going VIP next year. The main catylyst is that most in the group now have the means to do it, where before we were broke college kids. Can you take an RV to the VIP area? are there any special VIP shows? Are the bleachers and lawnchair viewing area at What and the bleachers at which the only special viewing areas at any of the stages and tents? Does the $200/person fee include both food and drinks for the entire weekend? Overall is it worth it?
I just want to say that it seems like in the few days before and after Bonnaroo this board has been flooded with a bunch of complete lunatics, new posters, fools and idiots, and I for one couldn't be happier. The complete insanity on display is outstanding.
It's been entertaining and has gotten me back to posting a little more
Post by hibouxdufromage on Jun 16, 2010 10:14:47 GMT -5
This is my very, very favorite quote from his blog: "would i do bonnaroo ever again? hell no, fucking blazing heat, over priced food, drinks,- vip? a total rip off.( see my thread on inforoo.com concerning the 'vip' rip-off experience)" Good riddance to bad rubbish.
Now for those actually interested in the topic, I've gone GA and VIP and VIP is not a rip-off, just outside of my means recently. The proximity, space, showers, and clean bathrooms really make it what it is. If you can't afford VIP, I highly suggest tent-only. The trek with all your gear can supremely suck (my chiropractor is getting some of my money this week because of it) but the energy you save the rest of the weekend makes it sooooo worth the effort. We were calling it "blue-collar vip" all weekend.
A tour bus in artist camping, infinity passes, food and drink, chauffeured golf cart service, and onsite concierge. It ends up running about two grand per person.
