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This was my 7th Roo and was def the most crowded i have ever seen...they either shrunk the size of the main concert field or there was over 100K there. There was a flood of people leaving the main stage area after Stevie and it was still packed front to back for Jay-Z.
I talked to 2 diff people who were working the event and they both told me that they sold 120K tickets this year, not sure if i believe that, but the traffic getting in, how packed the stages and tent were and just the volume of people would lead me to believe there were more than 75K there.
You have to consider - if they sold 75k tickets that does not mean that there were only 75k people there - there were also tons of tickets given away (promotions, guests, bands, locals)plus all the staff, plus the vendors
I really can't wait to see (if they release them) the final ticket sales. Also, am I the only person who noticed a HUGE amount of "That Pass" 's on people?? I was there for a week prior, and once the festival started there were way more people with those passes than people who worked there. I know that the artists sometimes give them to people outside the festival as they are leaving, but there were a LOT of people walking around with them on. It seemed more crowded than last year for sure.
It's funny that there was a thread before Roo that people were worried it was going to be canceled due to poor ticket sales, and now there's this thread. I felt like the headliners were packed but a lot of the tent shows really weren't compared to the two other years I've been. Most of the tents were full but then after that it was all pretty sparse.
Was it me or was the soundboard configuration drastically different this year? Seemed to block a much bigger area.... which would make it seem more crowded with less people.
Post by nodepression on Jun 17, 2010 16:19:55 GMT -5
From my own perspective it seemed less crowded, but that could be because the last fest I went to was Coachella, which was filled to the brim with people in a smaller space.
But I agree, the tents seemed less crowded, but Jay-Z seemed as packed as Pearl Jam in 08.
I really can't wait to see (if they release them) the final ticket sales. Also, am I the only person who noticed a HUGE amount of "That Pass" 's on people?? I was there for a week prior, and once the festival started there were way more people with those passes than people who worked there. I know that the artists sometimes give them to people outside the festival as they are leaving, but there were a LOT of people walking around with them on. It seemed more crowded than last year for sure.
Yes, it seemed like every 1 out of 3 people at Bonnaroo this year had on the That Pass
I really can't wait to see (if they release them) the final ticket sales. Also, am I the only person who noticed a HUGE amount of "That Pass" 's on people?? I was there for a week prior, and once the festival started there were way more people with those passes than people who worked there. I know that the artists sometimes give them to people outside the festival as they are leaving, but there were a LOT of people walking around with them on. It seemed more crowded than last year for sure.
Yes, it seemed like every 1 out of 3 people at Bonnaroo this year had on the That Pass
yeah i saw alot of those "that" passes. and a lot of people coming in and out of backstage. i can't tell if it was more packed than last year or not. i remember last year going to get water in the middle of the day and seeing 200 people crowded around a filtered water station, i didn't see that this year. but, i may have missed it. i also had an easy time getting to the front of springsteen last year but had no chance of doing that for jay z.
and, with everyone doubting the amount of tickets sold before hand was based on peoples opinion of the lineup. the lineup may have catered to a more mainstream audience this year, which would bring in a ton more people i think. so, 75,000 plus vendors and workers seems accurate.
Walking through centeroo on Saturday it definitely seemed like a larger crowd than last year. Even the tents seemed to have more people at them, unless it was just the bands we picked to see.
I saw Jimmy Cliff there earlier in the day, and it was very very spacious, fast forward a few hours, it's nigh impossible to walk through.
Jimmy Cliff was empty because he was on at mid-day in the scorching sun and heat and the What Stage had minimal shade around. All of the tents were jam packed during Cliff and the trees at Which were completely swarmed. I only lasted for about 3-4 songs at Jimmy Cliff before having to leave for Which because I was melting. I seriously hope they hook up some more shade at the What Stage next year.
I forget where I saw it...but grr... some guy got the staff bracelet design a few days beforehand I think, made it himself, and snuck in about 1000 people apparently. $20 for their wristband vs $250+ for most GA people. pisses me off...but also kinda makes me jealous!
My neighbors had the "that pass" they got it because they got their tickets with chase freedom card rewards. They did get to go backstage with it. I noticed a lot of them too and I wonder if there were several different ways to get them.
I forget where I saw it...but grr... some guy got the staff bracelet design a few days beforehand I think, made it himself, and snuck in about 1000 people apparently. $20 for their wristband vs $250+ for most GA people. pisses me off...but also kinda makes me jealous!
Shouldn't make you jealous, and I doubt he got 1000 people in.
I forget where I saw it...but grr... some guy got the staff bracelet design a few days beforehand I think, made it himself, and snuck in about 1000 people apparently. $20 for their wristband vs $250+ for most GA people. pisses me off...but also kinda makes me jealous!
Shouldn't make you jealous, and I doubt he got 1000 people in.
Also didn't you get in for free?
"free" I paid the winner for my share of taxes. $150
and Fuse was too demanding, especially making us leave at 10am Sunday. hated that.
Post by macmusicjunkie on Jun 18, 2010 0:01:05 GMT -5
I have no idea if this is true, and I kinda doubt it, but a guy I ran into that we camped with last year told me that there was 120 k people this year. There's one more person claiming that 120 k showed up.
True or not, there were a ton of people this year. It's funny that a lot of inforooers said that they only sold half the tickets this year. There's no way that's true.
I seriously hope they hook up some more shade at the What Stage next year. 
