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Post by flymordecai on Jun 18, 2010 0:09:37 GMT -5
The mounties told us 120k on sunday night too. I laughed when I heard it. She said they take into account everyone who shows up for day parking...but still. sounds loco.
Post by startwearingpurple on Jun 18, 2010 1:59:12 GMT -5
It took me 20 minutes to walk out of the Stevie crowd, the worst part of the entire festival for me because, well, i had an incredible time but it was because it was Stevie and no one else was playing at all.
Also, I highly doubt that it reached over 100k at any point in time and to me, it was definitely crowded but wasn't anything extreme.
I would say at most at the highest point of the festival there was probably around 90k.
Post by tangerinetrees on Jun 18, 2010 7:04:44 GMT -5
It seemed like everywhere I went it was packed or there was a line. I could not get away from it. which stage for weezer was insane, for the lips we were sardines, for stevie wonder ppl were laid out near the exit. Next year I'm going to wait around an hour or 2 just to secure a good spotl
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.
Article from Billboard that gives the numbers for 2006 = 76,049
In its brief history, Bonnaroo has become the top-grossing festival in the world. Last year, it took in $13.4 million and drew 76,049 people to its rural setting about 60 miles south of Nashville. Last year's numbers were down from $14.5 million and 90,000 attendance in 2004; attendance will be capped at 80,000 this year and ticket prices will be increased slightly from the $172.50-$146.50 charged last year.
Article from Billboard that give the numbers for 2007 = 80,000
Bonnaroo once again sold out at 80,000, but an increase in ticket prices led to a gross in the $17 million range, organizers say. That's up from the $14.7 million gross last year that made Bonnaroo the top-grossing festival in the world, according to Billboard Boxscore.
Bonnaroo Attendance Down The seventh annual Bonnaroo festival is done, and the final tallies are showing a drop-off in sales. Billboard.com reports that just over 70-thousand people attended the music weekend in Manchester, Tennessee, down from the sellout point of 80-thousand, but still solid overall. A.C. Entertainment president Ashley Capps says, quote, "Our sales are a little bit off, but not really what a lot of other people seem to be experiencing. We feel very, very, very lucky." Capps marks the drop-off to the saturation of more music festivals in the U.S. The music weekend did provide many highlights, including a three-hour set from Pearl Jam, a return to the stage by Metallica, the appearance of Robert Plant with Alison Krauss, and sets from such high profile acts as Jack Johnson, Death Cab For Cutie, The Raconteurs, and more.
Article from Billboard that gives the number for 2009 =75,000 (at least) and states that 2008 was about 70,000
Capps says sales were "up dramatically" this year. "I haven't seen the final counts, but we were at 75,000 at least [Thursday] morning, up from about 70,000 [last year]."
And 2010
Article from USAToday that places attendance close to 80,000
Lengthy lines and soppy grounds greeted the weekend crowds at the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival in Manchester, Tenn. But the eclectic event escaped the economic pinch being felt at some tours and fests, with a turnout approaching 80,000, its best since 2007. Brian Mansfield and The (Nashville) Tennessean's Dave Paulson were there for USA TODAY.
soooo.... 2004 = 90,000 2006 = 76,049 2007 = 80,000 sold out 2008 = about 70,000 2009 = at least 75,000 2010 = close to 80,000
Out of the years I found numbers for - we were there for '06, '07, 08 and '09
in '08 we could definitely tell the different between 80k and 70k
Post by questionablesanity on Jun 19, 2010 5:10:51 GMT -5
04 was ridiculously packed. I have alway heard 90k sold and another estimated 15k snuck in that year. Plastic wrist bands are easy to fake. There was no where near that this year. Think how much longer you'd be in line on the highway with an extra 20k people trying to get in.
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Post by theshining on Jun 19, 2010 12:33:35 GMT -5
I thought it was much busier than last year and would also love to see the final numbers. Certain set times at Which for instance seemed more packed than 2009. For instance, Flaming Lips crowd vs NIN last year was much bigger.
Post by plasticpepper on Jun 19, 2010 23:35:15 GMT -5
Those numbers Meg posted sound about right to me. I'm really bad at estimating how crowded it is, but I was there in 07 and 09 (plus this year) and all I can say is that I've never noticed much of a difference from year to year. So if 07 was 80k and 09 was 75k, it sounds about right that this year was around 80k. At any rate there's NO way it was 120k.