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Twas probably my last Roo, my 5th, but it actually has to do with making the trip, the heat and dealing with the crowds. Could just be burnt out. May make it back in a few years. I've met some decent human beings there over the years, but lets not beat around the bush, there's a lot of shady people there. You may think this sounds stupid, i don't, but I think theres too many of you-know-what. Yeah there was a time when i was ok with those kinda things but i've just gotten over that and that whole scene. you can't really escape that at roo.
The thing that amazed me was the muddy trench spanning the entire way between What and Which stages. It was there last year too, and a huge muddy mess, and a huge pain as everybody and to cross going from one stage to another. Last year I thought it must've been a fluke of some sort that couldn't be helped. Then this year, in the midst of the dry post-apocalyptic desert conditions, that muddy water filled trench is still there and all that is done mitigate it was to put down three or four crates to walk across. These wobbled and sank and were pretty treacherous. There was a guy in crutches I saw having trouble crossing, so I stood on them to keep them steady while he crossed. It just seems like they could have come up with a better way to allow everybody to cross than these wobbly crates. Considering that thousands of people, and millions of pounds, crossed over them, I can't believe they held up as well as they did.
If they were going to hopscotch major acts and pretty much force thousands of people to go back and forth, you think the least they could do was fix this muddy trench. That was the most ridiculous thing I saw all weekend . . .
EXCEPT for the line to get into Centeroo on Friday which stretched almost all the way to Bushy Branch. The line to get into Hell that day was shorter, and cooler.
Post by aegsbong22 on Jun 13, 2011 19:35:21 GMT -5
Bathroom lines sucked but what you gona do place more everywhere so it could stink all over, the crowd was decked with young and old people alike, just like every year, ive had years i was thrilled with the line up but its b roo, its one reason america is great!
This was my 5th Roo and my last but I had planned on it being my last for a while now. I'm self employed and I don't get paid if I don't work. I can't afford to take that much time off work, especially if I want travel to other parts of the world. The heat and dust also factored into my decision. My body can't handle it anymore. That being said, I think Bonnaroo was much better this year than last.
They fixed the traffic issue coming in. Last year, we waited in line for 12 hours and this year, we were only in line for 45 minutes. They definitely need to fix the issues coming out. We waited in line for 2 hours to leave and then the cops rerouted us about 20 miles south when we wanted to go north. At one point, we thought we missed a turn so we turned around and went back. Then we had to turn around again after we realized that we didn't miss the turn.
The dust was awful. I am hacking and coughing. My sinuses are stuffed up and I can barely breathe. Last year, they had trucks spraying water on the ground. I don't know why they didn't do that this year. It made it so much easier to breathe.
Speaking of dust, I hated the sand they put down. It made waking difficult. I just about twisted my ankles a couple times. When you tried to take a nap under a tree, people walking by would kick sand in your face. I had sand in my water, in my backpack and in my shoes. It would get stuck on my sweaty skin and didn't come off easily. They need to find something better to put down. I'm not sure what though.
Security was awesome this year. They seemed more relaxed. They didn't pop the beach balls if they fell into the barriers. I saw one security guard help a girl find her friend in the crowd. If you needed water, I just asked security and they would give me a bottle. At many of the shows I saw, security threw bottles of water into the crowd. I saw much less people pass out this year than last. I was able to get just about anything into Centeroo. I brought a beach chair in on Saturday and Sunday and security didn't even look at it. It was two inches taller than it was suppose to be but security didn't care. I forgot to empty my water bottle on Sunday and they let me bring it in. That was nice.
They added more water stations which was great but they still need more. There were long lines for the filtered water. I drank the unfiltered water so I didn't have to wait in line. It didn't taste good but it did the job. If you didn't want to wait in line for water and you can't stand the taste of the unfiltered water, you could also ask security for a bottle of water and they would get you one.
I didn't find the lines to get into that bad but I went in around 10AM every day. The longest I waited in line was on Thursday and it wasn't too bad.
The sound needs to be fixed. Last year, I had to wear earplugs at most of the tents and this year I didn't need to. If you were outside the tents it was hard to hear. Which Stage was really bad. During Buffalo Springfield, I was in the pits and the sound was perfect. My parents were over by the VIP bleachers and said that they couldn't hear anything. During OCMS, I couldn't hear anything so I left. The video screen on Which was a big improvement to the stage and if they fixed the sound issue, it might be the best stage there.
The shade structures are a good start at making shade but they didn't work very well. They need much more shade near What and Which Stages. I skipped just about all the bands I wanted to see on Which on Saturday afternoon because the heat was too much. I ended up in That Tent all day to get out of the sun (still saw some great bands but just not the ones I wanted to see).
I can't believe that in the 5 years I've been to Roo, they haven't fixed the mud pit going into What Stage. I saw one girl fall on her butt because the mud was slippery. They should build a plastic or metal bridge to put over the mud.
The portos were better this year than last. I never waited in line for one in Centeroo. I just went in the sides were there was no line. The shade tent over them made them cooler. I didn't think they were too dirty. I did find that the locks were broken off on a lot of them. I don't know what was up with that. Why would you want to break the lock off a porto? Some people do strange things.
Conflicts weren't bad this year. I only had a few conflicts but they worked themselves out.
Oops, I didn't mean for this to be a venting post but that's what it kind of turned into. These are all my opinions and your experience might be different. I had a great time at Roo this year but I'm going to take a couple years off. I'm hoping that when I come back, I can finally do VIP. To all of you who attend Roo next year, I wish you the best.
Honestly guys, this being my 4th in a row I noticed nothing different aside from more dust and a slightly bigger crowd overall. There were more water stations than in years past and the bathroom situation was probably slightly better if anything.
Amen. Things were MUCH better this year than last (minus the dust of course but there's really not much they can do).
Post by onesweetla83 on Jun 13, 2011 20:46:01 GMT -5
I am not "breaking up" with Bonnaroo exactly, but I'm running out of the energy that had me so excited every year that I bought pre-sale tickets on Black Friday way before the lineup even dropped. I will say that, but I would never rule it out completely because of a few complaints. That being said, I do have some, and wanted to make some comments about some of the ones I've read here.
1. The heat and the water issue. Yes - Bonnaroo needs more shade and infrastructure with A/C and mist tents and water sources that don't trickle and taste like sulpher. Additionally I think it'd be pretty cool to have more than the one fountain or possibly a filter system so the darn thing wouldn't turn brown by Friday morning. I don't know how feasible any of this would be, but it would certainly help. But come on people - it's Tennessee in June. If you really don't think it's worth battling the heat, don't go. It's as simple as that. There are festivals elsewhere and in other areas of the country you could try.
2. Security. Some people say the security was too intense and some say it was lax. I will say it wasn't consistent. Three of the four days I got in with no problems - the guy poked around in the main compartment of my bag and let me through. On Saturday, they patted me down, opened every compartment of my bag and took things out, and even poked around in my tiny little wallet that they dug out of my bag. I have to say I was a little offended to have my most personal things groped by security. By all means check my bag to make sure I don't have weapons or no-no words but do you really have to remove my license, credit cards and cash from my wallet? No you don't, thank you very much.
3. The bathrooms. I actually thought they were much improved this year!! The lines I was in moved fairly quickly, and because of the shade and the volunteer monitoring I thought they were MUCH cooler and MORE sanitary than ever. A little background - I HATE porta potties. In fact, I spent most of '09 paranoid about going to the bathroom at all and had to actually prepare and pump myself up to even go in them. Last year, I RAN all the way back to Camp Lois Einhorn in BFE and back after Stevie Wonder/before Jay-Z just to pee bc I couldn't see and didn't have a flashlight to use the Centeroo ones and because the ones on Shakedown were GROSS. Mostly, I avoided potties outside of my campsite altogether those first two years after the shit I saw in Centeroo, but this year it was the exact opposite if anything. I even had a volunteer at the What Stage wipe one down with lemon scented Clorox wipes before I went in - not that I asked her to - apparently she'd been doing it all night. Then again, my boyfriend saw multiple potties with actual poop logs on the seat or next to the seat so it's possible I just got lucky this year.
And now for my complaints -
1. The fact that they fill up BFE first. Thank you for punishing me because I left early trying to avoid massive traffic jams. At least Weight Watchers was happy that I had to walk 3 miles a day just to get to Centeroo and back.
2. The Which Stage sound. It was terrible, especially during Buffalo Springfield. Yes, I was in the back in front of the bleachers, but that's no reason I should have been hearing the bands playing at This Tent over the bands at the stage I was actually at.
3. Lines getting in. I appreciate them opening early this year and we are lucky to have been rerouted to the back way so we only waited three hours. I don't know if there's anything that can even be done about it but that 16 mile line at 1 a.m. Thursday was freaking ridiculous. Especially because people get out of their cars and don't pull up when they're supposed to. That being said, the traffic controllers on Bushy Branch were helpful getting out and we got out in record time this year.
4. Pedestrian traffic controllers not letting us walk along Bushy Branch walking back to pods 10-11. I get walking on the trail instead of the road, but there's a 10-20 foot stretch of road between the trail and the Camps Griswold, yet they made us cross the road just to cross the same road again instead of walking down a 10 ft. stretch of road, which made absolutely no sense.
5. & 6. (These are more directed at this year's festivalgoers than at Bonnaroo...) People need to be more considerate of others and the environment when inside Centeroo. I am short, so I sit/lay down for a lot of shows bc I can't see anything anyway without screens and I was stepped on an average of at least twice per show, 9 times out of 10 in broad daylight. I typically do this near the back but people still pushed past me to get closer this year moreso than in '09 and '10 - and that would have been OK if everyone would have watched where they were walking but apparently that's not important. Also, I don't remember the Which Stage getting as trashed in the past as it did this year, but it's irresponsible to leave that much junk in the field so volunteers and fellow festivalgoers have to pick up after you.
That's my rant. I still love Bonnaroo, but it's not without it's problems, large or small.
Some thoughts on improvements: 1. If you arrived Wednesday evening and tried to hike to tent only, you were able to...until you weren't. People were generally hiking in until about 8-9pm then the gates were shut and nobody was allowed in or out of BFE. It caused us complications, but nothing compared to the people not allowed back to their tent after it was partially set up. This was a major quack up. The security crew should have had some training, or Bonnaroo should have made clear what it meant that Wednesday night the campground would be open. Incidentally, they opened the gates well before 8am, so I guess that rule wasn't set in stone either. 2. Neil Young and Buffalo Springfield should never have to hear chants to "turn it up!" I just think they've earned better treatment. Someone somewhere in the bowels of the technical crew really quacked this one up. How can the sound at Which not be fixed after all these years? 3. I don't buy that there's nothing that can be done about the dust. Hell, they rolled sod in large swaths of centeroo, costing easily in the 5 figures. But it was never watered and was as dead as the dirt next to it by Friday. People are breathing this Leno into their lungs. This Leno incidentally happens to be sprayed with pesticides giving people rashes. Seems like something could be done. I'd hate to hear in 20 years former Roosters dying of lung cancer because they inhaled 14 lbs of pesticide laden dust in 2007 and 2011. 4. This one's more of an observation than a complaint, per se. Weren't we supposed to be building this "Bonnaroo community" where we try to create a more sustainable world? If anyone looked at the grounds this morning, you can easily see there's nothing sustainable about what we are doing there. Everything accessible to a Rooster was killed. There wasn't one blade of grass that was remotely resembling green on the entire grounds, save BFE. We were joking this morning that we arrived at a green meadow on Wednesday and left a barren hellscape. And everything was completely, utterly covered with trash. If this is sustainable living, I'd hate to see the alternative. And don't get me started on the quacking coo coo clock. What was that intended to do? Simply quack up the tripsters out there? Make sure we never sleep? Remind us the concerts are all over and we have to go home Monday? What was the purpose? Yeah, I'll probably be back next year. But each of the last three, we've pushed ourselves harder to look for another, maybe smaller, fest.
Like all Bonnaroos, my feelings were swinging all over the place. A serious lack of sleep, dizzying sunlight, heavy crowds, and 'partying' will do that to a person. Many things seemed better than years past and some things seemed a little worse. It is what it is and experiences are going to be all over the board. Not to get all PSA, but keep it in mind when reading through and sharing your thoughts.
Roo is great every year regardless of our complaints, just the level of greatness changes!! however I do have to agree with some of the posts above.
The overall crowd and vibe has significantly changed in the last few years. More people coming for the "partying" then the music and more kids then ever before. You also get people who come to Roo now just because of the name. You could really get that sense when a ton of people left early on Sunday. WSP was amazing and the crowd was great, but it was no where near the energy walking into the show in years past. Those who did stay walked out singing and screaming all the way home!! Overall though you could really feel the jam element took a back seat this year to the general crowd. Dare I say I miss the hippy-ness vibe.
Headline sets are not even close to what they used to be. The big names seem to play for their exact hour fifteen-30 mins max and gone. Part of Roo that was great was the bands jamming and extending sets ala PJ, WSP, Phish and many others. Seems like it is just another show to many these days. The police started this a few years back and it was sad.
I also agree that the sound was poor at times especially for Buff. A few of the tents were so loud it was hard to stand near them and not to mention some were way to packed. I think they made a few poor decisions on who plays which stage this year. Also the set up of the stage made it very hard to see from back of the tents. The small beer stage was set up awful as only the front row of people could see. We def had more trouble seeing this year then any before due to big crowds.
I think not having a DJ stage/tent(ala Lunar) was an epic fail!! This is what the kids want as evident by the sick line at the silent disco every night and all of the late night big crowds at GT, bassnectar, etc. Thursday night really needed this as people seemed all over as there were not enough bands to see and I think opening officially Wednesday made Thursday even more crazy and actually added to the different vibe as well. A well staged DJ stop would have really added to the experience and I think was sorely missed.
Ok even with all of that said Roo will always be great in its own way. Nothing is perfect and I love it every year. This year was no exception as Saturday was Epic!!!
I'm sure this has been said but the people waiting in lines for the bathrooms were dumb sheep. I never waited a single time. There were multiple entry ways and would always be 3,4,5,6 doors with the green sign that were being ignored.
Post by Guiitar Man on Jun 14, 2011 0:45:06 GMT -5
My experiences this year (4th Roo):
1. Bathrooms - No problems with the lines. They were sometimes long, but moved quickly so no worries. The only thing that annoyed the crap out of me was during big sets like the Superjam they had the port-o trucks come in honking like crazy which thew off the musical flow.
2. Line to get in - Better this year, but still ridiculous. Last year it took us 12 hours to get to the tollbooth after getting in line. This year it only took 7. I only had a problem with the line to Centeroo on Friday. The line for the arch entrance started at the ferris wheel entrance and vice versa.
3. Sound issues - There were shows that were great sound wise, others that were really bad (Robert Plant (What Stage) and Buffalo Springfield (Which Stage) were barely audible).
4. On Tap Lounge - They should have added about a 2 foot riser to the stage. If you weren't in the first 5 rows, you probably didn't see a thing. The sound was great, but wish it was set up more like the Sonic Stage.
5. Why was Buffalo Springfield NOT on What Stage???
6. It's usually muddy or dusty @ Roo, fact. I'd much prefer dusty over muddy. I didn't have a big problem since I came prepared for dusty conditions given the weather forecast. The only thing dust wise that I hated was that some of the cart drivers would drive balls to the wall through the food areas. Literally between two picnic tables, of one which I was dining. This kicked up dust all over our food and drinks.
7. What the quack was the stuff the parachute guys were releasing during Primus...It looked quacking amazing and beautiful!
8. Searches - I don't have a problem with this until someone outright steals from me. I had 3 laser pointers out in the open in my bag (not those high powered ones but the ones with moving designs). They were not on the 'Not Allowed in Centeroo' board so I didn't think anything of it. I haven't had problems with these in the past 3 Roos (have had them the same place in the open every year). Except for this year, one guy searches me and says "Oh, can't have laser pointers in Centeroo". I tell him they are not on the board and that I haven't had a problem with this in the past 3 Roos (including several times this year). He says I "will point them in artists eyes". Still acting calm and rational, I ask that I have them back, and will return them to my campsite. He says he can't give them back because I might try and bring them in later on.
5. Why was Buffalo Springfield NOT on What Stage???
7. What the quack was the stuff the parachute guys were releasing during Primus...It looked quacking amazing and beautiful!
I thought it unusual that some of the "bigger" acts where on the Which Stage, while lesser know acts were on What (i.e., Alison Krauss, Buffalo Springfield). The What Stage is way too hard to handle mid-day, with the heat, and it was disappointing that other acts had the luxury of center stage with lesser crowds. Just my opinion.
The parachute stuff WAS amazing... we picked some up after the show and it was small lights coming down light twirly birds. The effect was cool.
They blew a speaker (or some component) before or during Buffalo Springfield. They got it up and running for the last few songs, but it meant the volume was low past the tree/bleacher line. It certainly wasn't the intended/designed volume.
My first roo.. I can dig all of the complaints but we made it through, and will def be back again (hopefully next year) I was hot and dirty all weekend, and my boogers were dark brown from the dust, but my wife and I loved almost every min of our weekend. I think next time we will go with VIP, or maybe an RV.. but I do enjoy being right in the mix of it, hot in a tent, being awake by 8am because of the sun beating down etc...
Also, if you go to What during the day , just go into the left pit. It's shaded, not crowded, and you're up close for some great shows. On Friday, I saw Grace Potter through Arcade Fire there without waiting in line.
I've been to every Roo except '06 and things have definitely changed. That's inherent with any festival. Festivals are there to make money so they naturally either wither or get bigger and more commercial. Roo is a successful fest and has naturally found lots of ways to maximize profits.
Friday I was wandering Centeroo remembering the "Good Old Days" of no lines at the bathrooms, no lines at the water stations, no lines to get into Centeroo and plenty of grassy,"private" areas to relax. The staff was also much more fun and courteous in the early years.
I also got searched this year for the first time. I must have looked like a terrorist, a meth dealer or just like I needed a prostate exam because they searched EVERYwhere and took over an hour. Just bad luck that I got a couple teenage girls on a nazi-like power trip but it was a bad start.
I'm not down on Roo for anything. It's just the nature of things. I am enjoying smaller festivals more these days. But Roo is so close I will likely always go. I can understand those that must travel long distances who are reconsidering coming again. I might also try other fests instead if I had several hundred miles to travel to get here.
This post is already too long but to sum it up on my end -
Don't know why people feel like security was bad, was excellent to me all weekend. -I did get tent slashed though, and half assed robbed
Bathroom lines in Centeroo....terrible idea... but they were trying something new, throw a couple more porta's in each zone and I'm sure that'll work itself out. People have a tendency to run to the bathroom closest to you but if you were paying attention The Other Tent and right side What stage had the quickest cleanest bathrooms.
Water Stations - abysmal most of the time when it comes to flow, exception of course at the What Stage right side again as expected. 2 or 3 more water stations with 10,000 less people would be key. By Sunday it was apparent that Roo hadn't factored in how crammed 80-90,000 people really feel when half of the time you have to dump out your water as you enter. That's a LOT of people hitting up a water line each time they come in. srsly.
Porta's, Crowds, and Pushing - Rule #1 the state of Bonnaroo never changes - I saw as much awesomeness as I did annoyances so I'm not complaining. Twas a lotta people - the people of the earth seem anxious and angry these days, a festival can only be a reflection of such.
Which Stage... oh Which Stage, when will you ever get the sound right.. the Strokes were probably the best sounding act on that stage this weekend. Buff. Springfield was a fail and I ended up napping.. but props for the screen right?
Schedule - even with the overlays was actually perfect in retrospect.. you can't have everything but I got a lot in - even the partial shows I saw were completely worth it. The music this year actually was incredible and I love the fact that I was turned for a loop on artists I don't even really enjoy - so kudos roo. There were some rough bumps though, Black Keys louder, Weezy strained out, Jim James mic not being on at the opening set, but the workers are human: all is forgiven.
My 5th roo and I'm done. All the things posted are soo true. I'm sure there are other festivals throughout the country that wont be as hot or as packed.
My 5th roo and I'm done. All the things posted are soo true. I'm sure there are other festivals throughout the country that wont be as hot or as packed.
They also will close at midnight, and have a lineup about half as interesting. Whatever, to each their own. _______----------------------------------------------------------
Some thoughts of my own
1. heat/water/shade
It was hot, TN in June is hot and will always be hot. I would suggest taking precautions evaporative towels, misters, umbrellas, etc... If you are going to see daytime music make sure you have a plan to beat the heat. I am not sure where the water problems are coming from I never waited more than 10 minutes to use a watering station, and usually no more than five. I understand you are in Bonnaroo and in a hurry, but really just go get the water. Also nobody is going to get people filtered water for free on the farm if you just can not stand the taste of well water just bring an extra 25$ a day for bottled or stop whining. There is a limiting factor on providing shade anything they build big enough to provide shade is going to fuck with the sound, or destroy views, once again bring your own shade. Some wire coat hangers, and some mylar are a good place to start. Of course there are 4 mist tents which provide both though you might have to miss 30 minutes of tunes to calm down.
2 Security/logistics
I did get searched a little going in this year, however I never had anybody go in my pockets or anything, and always brought in water and gatorade powder. After Friday I had no problem with lines really either. I did have a problem with golf carts however, they need to be limited to Emergency/Band personnel only. At least one inforooster got run over, and I am sure more people also got at least a graze or two.
I just do not get the rest of this stuff though Bonnaroo is always hot, always crowded, and always a pain in the ass with security and fellow concert-goers who are there to party not listen. This site has tips to deal with almost all of that, if it is too big a pain for you, certainly you guys are right and you should not come back. I figure only a third or so ever does anyway, they are just the ones there for the music and who came properly prepared. On a final note the Cuckoo clock was much less annoying than the lunar stage.
Post by Del Griffith on Jun 14, 2011 11:43:18 GMT -5
i had a problem with the bathroom lines inside centeroo until i found that 'the men's room' urinals were buried smack dab in the middle under the tent.
the rest of the weekend, i breezed by every1 waiting in line.
loved the fact that when i arrived on thurs morn, i only waiting in line 25 mins before entering the farm thru exit 112 off of 24 w.
i had an issue with my bracelet (clasp broken) at the toll booth. i was told to run over and get a new 1. very quick and simple procedure.
lines getting into centeroo were FANTASTIC!! i used the ferris wheel entrance all weekend (i was camped in han solo). never waited more than 1 minute every day.
security was very cool. i always stepped up with my bag open and ready to be checked.
heat and dust sucked, but that's to be expected.
thankfully i had no theft issues and my surrounding camp neighbors were great!!
I went to the first 8 Roos loving every second of it. I saw a slow, eventual change in the fest over that timeframe, but in 2009 it hit me like a ton of bricks, not really sure why it hit me so hard that year. I convinced myself I needed a break and took 2010 off. Had every intention of going this year, but the lineup really did not do it for me.
Watching the webcast over the weekend I was a little shocked at how many young faces were in the crowd. It occurs to me Bonnaroo might have passed me by a bit.
I hope to get back there one day, but at this point 8 straight was great. I can firmly say I saw the PEAK years of Bonnaroo and have no problem never going back if the lineup never hits me in the right way again.
The fest has changed a lot, the crowd has changed a lot, and I've gotten 10 years older.
There is a time and place for everything.
this is exactly how I feel. I had a good time at Roo this year, and I am sure it was a mindblowing blast for some people, like it was for my first Roo or two..... but this year, I am not getting what I want from it. I have been to 9 Roo's and I have experienced every shitty thing about Bonnaroo. Long lines, 8 hour waits, disgusting conditions, dust etc... maybe this sounds like an odd thing to complain about, but every year except this one, the obvious choice for everyone was hallucinogens, and the obvious choice for an overwhelming majority this year, was Molly. nothing against Moll, but it definitely changed Roo.
I laugh at the idea that you can be more prepared for the heat better, or even at all, next year. Fitter, stronger, and more prepared men (and women) have died in better weather of heat stroke. Mother nature is a cruel bitch, and you really are tempting fate sitting in a crowd of 60,000 tents and people with no air conditioning, little shade and third world conditions.
It is nice to expect Bonnaroo to improve the situation, but year after year I have seen mostly budget cuts and the same infrastructure. This is after more deaths than any other festival in 10 years. You can't expect huge improvements, it is what is until Bonnaroo gets kicked in the teeth over it.
Unfortunately, the vast majority of advice on here won't help most newcomers , and actually is half-pieced together and can be ineffective even for the most thorough of forum readers. If you are going back (and if you're unfit, have a condition or disability, or older I strongly encourage you not to) please read more into how to hydrate yourself and survive in a 110 degree area for an extended period of time and a 95 degree area for 96 hours at a time. The advice on here about these things only grazes the surface.
I laugh at the idea that you can be more prepared for the heat better, or even at all, next year. Fitter, stronger, and more prepared men (and women) have died in better weather of heat stroke. Mother nature is a cruel bitch, and you really are tempting fate sitting in a crowd of 60,000 tents and people with no air conditioning, little shade and third world conditions.
It is nice to expect Bonnaroo to improve the situation, but year after year I have seen mostly budget cuts and the same infrastructure. This is after more deaths than any other festival in 10 years. You can't expect huge improvements, it is what is until Bonnaroo gets kicked in the teeth over it.
Unfortunately, the vast majority of advice on here won't help most newcomers , and actually is half-pieced together and can be ineffective even for the most thorough of forum readers. If you are going back (and if you're unfit, have a condition or disability, or older I strongly encourage you not to) please read more into how to hydrate yourself and survive in a 110 degree area for an extended period of time and a 95 degree area for 96 hours at a time. The advice on here about these things only grazes the surface.
Hey here is a great piece of advice for you then. Do not go back to Bonnaroo if you hate it, and delete your account if you think this site is useless. Go to Lollapalooza and stay in a hotel, or go to Electric Forest, but for gods sake stop getting on here and whining like a 12 yeaqr old girl who just did not get the pony for Christmas she had always wanted. If you have better advice give it, if you only have negativity and advice that amounts to "look it up on the internet" go somewhere else to spend your time. Kthanx.
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