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Post by rastaradam on Jun 26, 2007 16:16:18 GMT -5
honky donkey I'll be back! (that's not filtered, I just like honky donkey).
I'm not the least bit surprised by some of the whining that's been happening here and, yes, it is whining despite the whining when they are called on the whining. Everything that's been complained about is within the individual's power to change....if they have the power and know how to use it. Preparation, intelligence and a positive attitude rule the day.
Bonnaroo is evolving and there may be more rude or inconsiderate people but there's still a whole bunch of very cool folks and many of them smell better too.
One thing for certain, this board has changed a whole lot since last year....wonder why that is?
oh, and smite away like I give a rat's (deleted for your protection) about that meaningless stuff.
So, I'll see all you cool people next year and continue walking away from the folks who irk me....just like always.
If I go i'm going VIP like i have in the years past, but it all depends on the lineup. Otherwise I make take a break from bonnaroo to go to AllGood or 10KLF since the VIP packages are comparable in price.
Post by blazinhazen on Jul 2, 2007 16:13:10 GMT -5
oleander124 said:
neiljam said:
For anyone who votes Hell No! could you elaborate as to why?
I said "probably not" earlier and the reasons are:
1. I didn't like the vibe of the majority of the people. It seemed to me to be more of a "scene" instead of about music. (This was my first Roo, so I imagine it didn't used to be like this according to what has been said.) 2. I hated my neighbors and am afraid of getting bad neighbors again. It really made our time at the campsite pretty bad and I just didn't feel right there. 3. I hated people talking during the concerts. Some shows I couldn't hear the performer over the idiots talking beside me, and there seemed to be a lot of them there. 4. The heat. 5. The heat. 6. The heat. The heat made it impossible for me to enjoy most of the day. I was miserable most of the time and I just can't do the heat. 7. I have felt like crap since getting back. I want my vacations to be refreshing.
i'm with you...the heat just killed me and made it impossible to see quite a few shows that i totally planned on seeing until the reality of the tenn. heat knocked me out. i had awesome neighbors though...it really made the bonnaroo experience for me...that & the flaming lips. but bonnaroo will definately not be my last fest.
I voted a maybe, but it would have to be a really, really great line-up for us to come back next year. This was our 4th year, and we have always been drawn to the 'roo vibe. What little we were able to experience this year just didn't seem the same to us as it has in years past. I have to qualify this because we actually had to leave on Saturday as Oatmeal began having nasty sinus problems on Friday that had turned into a nasty sinus infection by Saturday morning. So, all in all, it was a pretty disappointing weekend. There were other things. When we came in on Thursday, there was no one directing us where to park our car (people were pretty much just pulling up whereever they felt like it). When we went into Centeroo Saturday morning, the tent areas were just trashed (maybe it has always been like that, but I don't remember seeing it so bad that early before). Not being allowed to bring glowsticks into Centeroo (even though people did). There's more, but my point is this: it has always been a bit of work going to 'roo, but in the past, it has always been worth it because of both the music and the experience. Unless there is a really excellent line-up next year, I'm just not sure it will be worth it again.
Post by easymorningrebel on Jul 2, 2007 17:56:54 GMT -5
I missed the first Bonnaroo but haven't missed one since. I'll get an early bird ticket without hesitation. This year's weather made a bit of a whiner out of me, but not going to roo would just plain feel weird!! I'm too used to it!! I consider Bonnaroo the adult version of summer vacation, 3 months of fun crammed into 3-4 days!! It may be time to upgrade to an RV!!
As I told a friend of mine recently no matter how you look at it, roo is still an incredible bargain. I keep seeing Police tickets going for $500+ online!
ill probably be there. but only because i go to everyting. if i could only choose 1 fest. or 2,3,4,5,6, fests i wouldnt mess with roo anymore. the heat is brutal. the dust is too much. i am just gettting over whatever deadly disease i got at roo. the lineup has gone to hell (IMO). security is retarded. taking glowsticks. setting people up for busts constantly on shakedown. patting people down everytime they go in. and yet some sketchy dipshits can rage tanks in our campsite all weekend. we came back to them hiding a tank under 1 of our tents as horse security went by. we asked them to leave and they did. but when we came back 2 hours later they were at it again. i kicked them out again. but there were HUNDEREDS of balloons all over our site and some sketchy ass security people came up accusing us of having tanks and tellings us they wanna search our cars. we told them that we walked in and they can go fuck themselves because if they wanted to bust these asshats they could have. i think they were with the tank dudes because there was no way they missed the tanks. i think they came to mess with us because we kept running off the tanks. security was shady ass hell. so they left and then that night we came back and they had a tank under our car. i told them that was it. leave now and if your here again i wont come and ask you to leave ill bring real security with me. i hate to be a prick or a snitch but fuck them dudes. the vibe was weak this year. too many professional criminals. too many 'non-festival" type people. (thats the nicest way i could word it) and not enough of a lineup. this is the year it happened for me. roo is gone and it aint coming back. i found roo at string cheese and mule but outside of there it was like being at a concert in detroit with a bunch of people id rather not be around. so i guess im a maybe. i might just go to the ledges instead. depends on what the headliners and latenights are. but i cant imagine anything roo could do next year that would be huge to me. i can get everything roo offers at all the other fests with people i enjoy and none of the hassles and health concerns of roo. if i do roo again it will be in a hotel. ill head over for the headliners if they are a helluva lot better the tool and the police and for the latenights. then ill escape the heat and asshats to sleep all day in the hotel room. i get to camp at plenty of other fests where i dont have tanks under my car, security hasnt banned fun, and the dust isnt taking years off of my life. roo used to be what you make it. but thats because the crowd that came made it that way. between the new crowd and security roo is less of a festival and more of a tourist trap. sorry to hate on the roo. but there are so many better fests out there. its gone mtv without the mtv. again, in my opinion.
Post by roolacksreality on Jul 2, 2007 19:17:18 GMT -5
You better frekin' believe it. I could never miss an event like Bonnaroo. Not to mention that it's really the only time I plan on taking off during the year.
dude....I would agree about the headliners...and dust...and a few security guys (where do they get them anyway...football teams? haha) and some stricter rules....the acts like tool added some crazy people in the mix....I say besides all the guys coming to make money....it really depends on the lineup so I will hope for a more "jam oriented" headliner next year....Although there are exceptions like radiohead although they jam in a different way...but yeah...I kinda wish pearl jam did come this year....but I will be there next year without a doubt. I lucked out and had crazy cool people I camped with and had a spectacular time....and I went by myself....I'm there...can't wait!!!!!
Post by oatmealschnappz on Jul 3, 2007 1:03:35 GMT -5
I also have to go with a "maybe".
I'm not a newbie and I really don't feel like i'm whinning but, If anyone wants to make that argument...that's cool.
We always make the "pilgrimage" to Manchester to experience the one of a kind, truly peaceful, and strangely "pure" vibe that always emanates from the very heart of Bonnaroo. The idea, sight, sound and exhilaration of 80,000 hardcore music fans coming together to share their appreciation and interpretations with each other in a jaw-droppingly beautiful expression of acceptance and brotherhood has been my sole motivation to attend for the last 4 years. While it is obviously an unquantifiable and intangible aspect of the festival, this year it was severely lacking as far as the whole communal vibe goes(IMO). It felt more like a football game than Bonnaroo for me this year. It just seemed like a crowd who just happened to be in the same place, at the same time. There didn't seem to be that one unifying goal/focus/purpose. It just felt empty and pointless to me. I can always go to a concert but, Bonnaroo has always been my "moment of clarity". It's always been something special for me, the place/time where I take a look around and remember that people aren't all assh*les. This year, that just didn't happen. I felt like the outsider this time. More so than I did my first year. Maybe I've changed. Maybe the crowd did. I don't know but, it left me thoroughly disappointed. Obviously the vibe is my biggest concern but, there were several other factors that have reduced Bonnaroo from "annual legendary wonderland" to "something I might do if...".
I know that TN has been having a severe drought but, that dust was insane! That sh!t needs to be addressed and DEALT WITH next year! I know that Superfly dosen't control the weather but, they are responsible for making some sort of effort to minimize it's effects for the tens of thousands of cash-spending concert-goers. I only saw the trucks watering down the roads 2 or 3 times! By Saturday morning, I had a NASTY sinus infection that just made me miserable.....essentially ruining my weekend.
Combine a legendarily weak line-up with over-zealous Centeroo security, nonexistent camp security and ever-changing arbitrary "rules" and you got the exact recipe for a huge let-down. Add rampant theft, disorganized staff, unbelievable littering, a drasticly abbreviated Shakedown, omni-present clueless loudmouths and fake "souvenirs".....and.....DAMN!
It just didn't feel like the Bonnaroo that I've come to know and love. I hate to feel like that but, it's the truth.
seems like I saw more football looking security dudes freaking out over tiny little things than actually doing something to promote safety. Seems like I saw less mounties patrolling the campsites but that might've been my timing. I had a wonderful time this year....and will probably go next year. But I can't get some of those security guys out of my head. Seems like they were ridiculous when it was not needed and then did nothing when it was needed. I saw them searching through and taking out every single cigarette in each pack the person had.....I mean what can you hide in a cigarette pack that would harm anyone else? ....realistically nothing.... I can't get out of my head the yelling at us like we were all there with guns and knives walking in. Like it was creative to yell profanity at the crowd who paid to be there and already had been searched on the way in once. Popping beach balls, freaking out when a girl gets on someone's shoulders to the point that it starts to ruin the show a bit.....what the hell? I have a camelbak with almost zero pockets and every time I went through security it was like I had 20 pockets and they would feel around it like they wanted to excite it or something ha. Sometimes it was a breeze to get in though and it was an obviously different dude standing in the front when that happened....he knew what was safe and what was not...no searching for contraband shit. I have no idea where I am going with this now but....it seemed like they got most of their security from a small town football team or something. It needs to be more festival oriented people with common sense and not a "out to get you" vibe.
Next year you won't be able to come in unless your naked and the clothes inside will be expensive and see-through for "safety". Although they will make it seem like it's "cool". I wish they would really be more relaxed about the centeroo security because the bad stuff usually happens more in the campsites (stuff stolen...etc....) Checking for guns...cool......checking for knives....cool, but knives are easy to conceal anyway....checking every pocket and nook and cranny for anything and everything deemed "not safe" at the security person's will is kinda going too far. I just wish they would find some cool guys to man the gates....someone with common sense maybe. Not try to act like it's the military and be dare I say it....NICE to the patrons. Oh and was I not the only one pissed at the way they handled things close to the stages? ...yeah it's late....
Post by cory's beard on Jul 3, 2007 5:38:52 GMT -5
I don't even need a line up. I'm going next year.
I'm already saving money (a dollar plus of pocket change a day and whatever else I decide to stash away) and getting the early bird ticket. That way, I'll actually have money to spend next time around. I hated to part with that mandolin in the music instrument store tent.
We may have to skip next year. We had a great VIP camp spot this year - close to main stage, showers, air-conditioned potties, good neighbors and hospitality tent - I don't know that we could score so good again. Our fear is that we won't have it so good next year and will spend the whole weekend comparing next year's experience to this year's! I guess it depends on the lineup. Plus, the "recovery period" for those of us over age 45 is killer....!