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hey guys i was wondering if glowsticks aren't allowed at bonnaroo. last year i brought in a pack of the necklace kind, and the security guard took them away and said they weren't allowed. i saw a big pile of them where he threw my pack. i saw tons of people with them, and some vendors were even selling them. i never saw anything that states you can't bring them in. does anyone know why? i'm just wondering cause i'd like to bring a bunch next year, but i'm not going to waste my money if security is just going to take them from me. thanks.
Post by plasticpepper on Jan 24, 2011 23:04:31 GMT -5
Yeah, they're technically not allowed. Interestingly I don't see them on the "What Not To Bring" list on the official site anymore, although I'm pretty sure they used to be there. It does say "Avoid bringing unnecessary items that become pesky waste (sequins, silly string, confetti, balloons, packing peanuts, etc)"
But anyway, yes, they do confiscate them at the gate. I'm sure the reasoning is that they all just end up on the ground and that people can get hurt when we start throwing them. But considering how very easy it is to sneak them in, the rule doesn't amount to much.
how lame :[ the glowsticks at bassnectar last year was the coolest thing i have ever seen. if anybody wants to pm me the easy ways to sneak them in, i won't say any names . or just post it on here lol if you aren't worried of the bonnapolice.
how lame :[ the glowsticks at bassnectar last year was the coolest thing i have ever seen. if anybody wants to pm me the easy ways to sneak them in, i won't say any names . or just post it on here lol if you aren't worried of the bonnapolice.
its easy. if you cant figure it out by at least the 2nd time you walk into centeroo (especially LN) just dont bring them.
Bonnaroo ends up giving out glowsticks to all the LN shows. At Daryl Hall & Chromeo last year 3 'Roo Volunteers ran into the crowd and stopped right next to me and my friends and dumped a huge box of them on the ground and just start cracking handfuls and throwing them. We saw them do this at almost all of the LN shows. However, we did sneak some in on Saturday night. You just have to be creative about where you hide them when walking into Centeroo. But, really there is no need to bring your own. There are always plenty.
I saw the glowsticks rule and got in ok (I might've taken them out of the tube to hide them a bit) by the ferris wheel entrance, but when i went in the entrance by the arch they seemed to care a lot more and threw my tube of glowstick bracelets immediately down. i took them back and took them to my friend's camp after hesitating about trying to take them in through the other entrance. I didnt want to waste perfectly good glowsticks.
Ok, I understand the "litter" issue with glowsticks, that is, until I walk into Centeroo and find hundreds of lil plastic beer cups strewn about everywhere...all from Bonnaroo vendor stands, but whatever....
I do think its funny having to come up with more elaborate ways to smuggle in glowsticks than other...stuff ^_^
Post by cursedlono on Jan 26, 2011 15:11:26 GMT -5
I throw my stuff away whenever I can there are peeps that have to pick it up. I knw it gives them a job and all but I do not want it to be any harder on them. I just act liek I am on a walkabout and try and pack out what I pack in except for said glowstix do not want someone from clean vibes to have to pick up my cigarette butts and beer cups (when I can afford those $8 beers )
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Post by klimfactor on Jan 26, 2011 19:34:56 GMT -5
I agree it's not the greatest example, but sadly it's true. My crowd tries to clean up after ourselves and throw our trash in the appropriate bins, but not everyone follows suit. I do think a lot of roogoers try to be responsible, but when you throw that many people together - and some of them are in party mode - cups get dropped and forgotten or pitched aside with little regard.
Post by mallomosoup on Jan 26, 2011 21:53:39 GMT -5
I love seeing the glow sticks at shows. At a MMJ show a few years back, we were behind a few people who kept pelting the sticks at Jim James while he was playing. It is people like this that suck! Respect the artists!!!
Post by trektheplanet on Feb 6, 2011 10:25:11 GMT -5
Coming in from VIP there was only one security person that was even looking for glowsticks. Her partner gave her a "are you kidding?" look when she took them from me. People were being checked by other guards with glowsticks in their hand! The glowsticks at the Flaming Lips were awesome!
...are litter and ruin an artists perception of how they want the show go.
Please don't compare litter to other litter. Just because one type of litter happens, doesn't make the other acceptable. Remember, each one of those glow sticks has to be picked up and rot in a landfill for thousands of years. Extreme cost for a moments fun. Just enjoy the lights and lasers.
I had the bracelet type and those got through every time... With the bigger/thicker ones, you can ruin PA's and band equipment... UM has had problems with Glowstick related breakings at some of their shows I've been to...
Post by cheeky resurrection on Feb 8, 2011 1:41:08 GMT -5
^Yeah, I've heard them talk shit about glow sticks on a few occasions, haha.
Did they crack down on glow sticks before '07? I seem to remember it being crazy strict that year and ever since. (which was the year following Zach from STS9 getting nailed in the face by one and the band starting to rally against glow sticks at their sets)
I like glow wars just as much as anyone else, but you can thank the d!cks throwing them deliberately at the band for the tight glow security.
Bands like STS9 probably don't allow glowsticks because 1) glowsticks have a general ability to annoy anyone not completely faced 2) these bands are incredibly eco-conscious and courteous and don't want 10,000+ disposable non recyclable pieces of plastic being attributed to their performance.
This is just my opinion, but there is nothing cool about waving a thin tube of phenol peroxide in the air and staring at it gap jawed. There are much cooler things to stare at when you're faced. Ever try a tree? RIDICULOUS.
Funny how they don't take them from anyone that's wearing them.
I've definitely had that happen...in 2007, our first time ever walking into Centeroo. We had no idea we weren't supposed to have them so we each had ONE glowstick bracelet on...and they confiscated them. I remember just being like...really? If I'd known they were going to confiscate them we would have kept 'em in the bag until we got in and they never would have known.
Depends on the context, but I think we're in agreement.
I think we are as well. I do enjoy glowsticks somewhat at shows, but I never bring them myself. The worst is seeing people pour the liquid on themselves (carcinogens, anyone?) and then proceed to itch like mad.
It's not like the roo people hate fun, they just love the farm. There's no point in having to fix something that's broken when you could have just kept it in pristine condition in the first place.
Post by Guiitar Man on Feb 9, 2011 14:05:31 GMT -5
I had a 2 tubes of mine confiscated last year at the gate. I immediately asked why and he said I was going to sell them. I told him that he obviously hasn't been to a LN show at Roo. I asked for one tube back with no luck. After that, I just dumped whole tubes in my backpack and walked right in with no problems. I think as long as you don't go in with a tube of sticks then you should be fine.
Glow sticks are fine, but last year at I think DMB people started throwing them like mad and I got hit SEVERAL times in the head. I was too drunk to have any sort of reflex to catch them or block them.
Glow sticks are a lot of fun. It is a shame that they are so hard to manufacture them in a sustainable way, though. I buy mine from festifool, (dotcom). This dude is really cool and works hard to make sure to life sustainably.
Post by tangerinetrees on Feb 14, 2011 9:30:18 GMT -5
I hid mine because we saw that the people in line ahead of us were being confiscated. But we saw ton of people with glowsticks. Did anyone see those two people with GLOW STICK SUITS at FLips?! I took a picture of it but you can't see the glow. It was the shit !!!