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It's hard to feel secluded at Bonnaroo, but the Other Tent pulls it off well.
I wasnt even thinking about that, then I remember Railraod Earth, Richard Thompson, Hot tuna, and Xavier Rudd...that close proximity and intimacy plus close to good food and berveage made it nice
Post by janerogatero on Jul 15, 2007 19:49:23 GMT -5
well, looking back i don't think i went to this tent at all. definately walked by, but i did not see really even part of a show there. that tent rocked though
I am all about The Other Stage. Good location in Centeroo and I could hear the bands from my tent. Also at night if you didn't want to go inside Centeroo you could sit outside the fence and hear everything like you were right there.
Post by BrokenLight on Nov 15, 2007 3:34:14 GMT -5
I can't decide which stage I like the most. Here's what I've put together:
What Stage - I like the Bonnaroo sign on top, along with the 3 sets of lights in the shape of the 3 circles. It also has the video screens, which are great if you're far back. Plus, that's where the headliners play, and it holds the most people, which is not necessarily a good thing. The shows that I saw most or all of from the What Stage this year were Ben Harper, John Butler, Bob Weir, and Wilco.
Which Stage - once again I like the design. The Which sign at the top along with the red curtains. I hate the beer stand and all that crap in the middle. I think I like this stage best for the night shows. String Cheese rocked, and don't ask me how I missed Flaming Lips.
This Tent - looking at it, this tent seems to be the biggest out of all of the tents. Tortoise was great here, and don't ask me how I missed Mule that night. I kind of like the location of it though for some reason.
That Tent - I know I saw a lot of shows here, but I hated the sand inside of it. I don't like the fact that the gravel road kind of splits the grassy area and the tent area of this venue. Some of my favorite shows from that tent this year were Rodrigo y Gabriela, Cold War Kids, The Nightwatchman, and The Slip.
Other Tent - I have to complain about SuperJam being overcrowded. That's why I only spent about 5 minutes there. I'm a big SCI fan, but a big Zeppelin/Harper fan too. So I had to catch some of this SuperJam. By the time I went from going from SCI to SuperJam and back, Cheese was still playing the same song. However, my tent was in the handicapped area this year, about a two minute walk down the road, on the right side of the road as you came in off the expressway, directly across the road from the portapotties, right next to the road that led behind the other tent inside centeroo. Looking from my tent, I could see the other tent and it looked like it was only about half a football field away. I laid in my tent Saturday night listening to Sasha and Digweed. The only other great show I saw from here was Xavier Rudd
Jazz Tent - never made it inside, so I can't say
Comedy Tent - never made it inside, so I can't say
Troo Music Lounge - I really like this tent because inside it you're in the shade. And if you want, you step right outside and can hear what's on the which stage, which isn't necessarily a good thing. And you also have so many things nearby. All the shops, the fountain, the sonic stage, this is basically the very center point of centeroo. The Whigs and Jonah Smith were awesome here.
Blue Room Cafe - never even saw it, I know it was around the What Stage's outfield or something, but yeah, I never saw it.
I think what makes me like the stage is based on who I saw there, and how great the show was. My top 10 favorite shows this year were String Cheese (saw about 95%), Ben Harper (saw about 85%), Wilco (saw the whole thing), John Butler (the whole thing), the Nightwatchman (saw at least half), the Slip (saw most), Rodrigo y Gabriela (saw the whole thing), Xavier Rudd (saw a few songs), Dr. Dog (saw a few songs), Manu Chao (saw about half) and Franti and Spearhead (saw several songs). Okay that's actually my top 11.
So I can't really say which is the best because I've never seen a bad band at Bonnaroo. Well, except for Gabby La La in 2005.
after seeing Gillian Welch on Friday (2007), definitely The Other Tent. Since it's on a slope, I was chilling on the ground behind the other tent in some tree shade, AND I COULD STILL SEE HER ON STAGE. Then, it started to rain. It was incredible. Definitely a Roo moment I'll remember.