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Post by onecrazylove on Jun 13, 2011 15:12:53 GMT -5
I don't know if anybody else had this probably, but my camp came under some heavy Wook attacks. This one wook decided it would be a good idea to eat some nachos which sat out all night. I need to bring some serious wook repellant next year.
Speaking of Wooks, did anybody see the wook working the hot dog stand by one of the big heads by Which Stage? I was sitting there in the shade of the head and the hot dog stand tent. The guy is soaking in sweat (understandable) has the fuzzy wook hair all bound up. He leaves his hot dog stand and comes and sits down right in front of me and smokes a bowl with some other guy. Then a man and two kids come to the hot dog stand, the wook, exhaling a cloud of smoke, says "Fuck," goes over and serves the family hot dogs then comes back and continues to smoke. It was hilarious. Later I saw him get into a fight with a lady at the lemonade stand over their tip jar cause he wanted to buy a bonnaroo t-shirt.
BTW, did anybody notice that there were tons of kids there this year? I don't remember seeing any kids last year.
Post by Guiitar Man on Jun 13, 2011 19:42:20 GMT -5
My group was sitting at Primus when some wook just walks by and takes my friend's (a chick) hat right off of her head. Before we could react, he was gone. Things like that really make me consider going to a different festival next year. Bonnaroo has and is turning more into the: wooks, bro, kiddos festival...time to find something more grown up...
Post by abasslinelow on Jun 13, 2011 20:25:43 GMT -5
The wooks were out in full force this year! I think they have been training for it all year. They had secret meetings on secret bases and they have created an army just for Bonnaroo. A military of wooks.
And if that's the case, we met somebody who was at least a 2-star General. This guy comes up to our tent at 6 in the morning wearing a ridiculously thick and bright purple fuzzy jacket, 4 or 5 bandannas around his neck, the same around his head, at least 4 shirts (he showed us), bandannas and bracelets completely up his arms... and knee-length camouflage shorts? Alright dude! He introduces himself and sits down and we absolutely have to offer this guy a beer. He starts telling us his crazy stories, his life tale, and he's actually charming in a "this guy is absolutely out of his head" kind of way... The dude was funny! He sat there for 3 or 4 hours, subtly sucking the life force from our camp, and we enjoyed every second of it.
He was an amusing, seemingly harmless "only at Bonnaroo" experience that we had to keep around. He will be remembered fondly, and it was worth having the wook around simply for the gift of this memory... and that is the most dangerous kind of wook. His wookishness was so extreme that it was entertaining. He was sweating. He was mooching. He was addled, yes, but he was charming. His name was Charlie.
One fellow came up to camp and without any introduction, told me after 14 (!) hits of acid that he had come to the realization that he was the second coming. Then he asked for a beer and wandered off.
One wook caught me around 6am on the way back from the porta-san, right in my campsite. Had dreadlocks down to his knees and was wearing only underwear and a backpack.
I asked him if he was lost, and his response was as follows:
"No, man, I'm not lost. Well, I am lost, but not in the sense that you think, ya know? It's kinda like this whole event is a metaphor for the whole of society. It's a micro version of a macrocosm of a clusterf*ck, ya know, man? I just want some order so I can observe the disorder from afar.
Hey, do you need any opium, because if you do, I'm your man."
To which I responded "No, I'm quite alright"
Wook: "Oh yeah, that's cool. Hey, I'm kind of lost. What pod is this and what's the easiest way to get out of it?"
Didn't see too many wooks.........but MY GOD DOES SOMETHING NEED TO BE DONE ABOUT THE "BRO" EPIDEMIC at Bonnaroo!
People, was it me or did Roo '11 feel/look like "OMG It's Totally Time to Rage Bro!!! '11"?!?
I'm all for a good time, but annoying is annoying, and the "college bro" was out in full force. These creatures keep to their own kind, much like wooks. The bro's just seemed to be EVERYWHERE!! These people were just pushy, "too cool for you", obnoxious asshats all weekend long. They wanted nothing to do with anyone that wasn't in their "group". I found that they like to travel in threes and fours at a time but somehow almost always find more of their own kind and conglomerate in crowds, then they bombard their way through crowd to the front because, you know, its all good bro.
We had an entire pizza dumped at our campsite by a WOOk at about 4am on Saturday (Friday late night)... i don't understand why the dude would buy a whole pizza for like $45 and then just set it at our site and walk away... We don't eat meat and it was cheese pep.. but still, I wasn't going to eat it anyway... weird stuff.
Didn't see too many wooks.........but MY GOD DOES SOMETHING NEED TO BE DONE ABOUT THE "BRO" EPIDEMIC at Bonnaroo!
This. I said in another post I had a lot more trouble with mid-20s aged people than I did the younger crowd, but I should have been more specific, because I meant this. The amount of dude-bros were absolutely insane this year, and they took the peaceful and loving vibe and turned it into raging aggression. I had to remind myself not to let them ruin my fun more than once.
Yeah, the bros were out in full force at The Strokes show. I worked my way up near the front, only to be pushed about 2-3 rows back with a huge swell of "bros" just pushing their way forward. I had been near the front of the Which Stage numerous times in 08 and 10, and this is the first time at Roo I was ever really truly annoyed by people in the crowd. Still had fun, and maybe it was the band's fanbase, or maybe I'm just getting too old, but yeah, my one friend and I had a talk about how it seems the "douche bag" level at Bonnaroo had gone up big time this year, and it seems others have seen that as well.
We had an entire pizza dumped at our campsite by a WOOk at about 4am on Saturday (Friday late night)... i don't understand why the dude would buy a whole pizza for like $45 and then just set it at our site and walk away... We don't eat meat and it was cheese pep.. but still, I wasn't going to eat it anyway... weird stuff.
It's almost impossible to understand why a wook does what a wook does. I'm surprised that the wook actually bought a pizza. Also, I would not have eaten the pizza either, you almost have top burn whatever the wook comes in contact with.
Didn't see too many wooks.........but MY GOD DOES SOMETHING NEED TO BE DONE ABOUT THE "BRO" EPIDEMIC at Bonnaroo!
This. I said in another post I had a lot more trouble with mid-20s aged people than I did the younger crowd, but I should have been more specific, because I meant this. The amount of dude-bros were absolutely insane this year, and they took the peaceful and loving vibe and turned it into raging aggression. I had to remind myself not to let them ruin my fun more than once.
AGREED! The crowd felt different. A lot pushier and just plain rude. I can't even tell you the amount of times I got stepped on/kicked/pushed and the person never even said anything. My friends and I were sitting on a blanket before Eminem and to get closer these guys started stepping all over our blanket. My friend leaned forward to get a cigarette and the guys then started literally stepping over her shoulders and back, trapping her. My sister had to jump up and start physically blocking them and telling them they couldn't just step over someone like that.
is there an feminine equivalent to bros? because they certainly came in big numbers this year
I know!
One girl got right in front of me at Buffalo Springfield after Mike D and I had waited for a couple of hours to get that spot. She just wasn't going to move so I gave up. Said "it's a concert, you need to relax" Haha, she obviously doesn't know me. Very uncool.
Another older girl/woman on the VIP hill wanted bunny ears and we wouldn't give them up. She threatened to take them off my head. wtf?
is there an feminine equivalent to bros? because they certainly came in big numbers this year
I know!
One girl got right in front of me at Buffalo Springfield after Mike D and I had waited for a couple of hours to get that spot. She just wasn't going to move so I gave up. Said "it's a concert, you need to relax" Haha, she obviously doesn't know me. Very uncool.
Another older girl/woman on the VIP hill wanted bunny ears and we wouldn't give them up. She threatened to take them off my head. wtf?
whhaaaa? entitled much?
I would even say because it's probably appropriate for this thread: the Wook attack on my tent made me so stressed I had no interest in going to the Inforoo Brunch and i regrets it
Post by onesweetla83 on Jun 15, 2011 9:38:23 GMT -5
Agreed - lots of bros and.... bras (could that be the female equivalent?) this year. I am all for partying at 'Roo but I also like to chill at shows. Like they say - Bonnaroo is a marathon, not a sprint. While pacing myself, I got stepped on a number of times by people who didn't even stop a second to say sorry or at least look like they felt bad. The crowd is a-changing I'm afraid...
Also, this might be a dumb questions but what is a Stan?
Post by tangerinetrees on Jun 15, 2011 14:31:16 GMT -5
lol I put this in another post - we had a wook come into our ezup eat some food and drink our vodka. we were mad for a hot minute then realized someone had fun with it
I wasn't impressed with the crowd a few times this weekend.
First there was some girl handing out the coconut water things. Mmmm it looked so good. So I stood by her and waited and these kids were each taking two. Left none for me and baby. Boo.
Then on the way to the handicap area of WHAT things were getting really pushy and cramped. This kid and his girlfriend were pushing past me. I reminded them that with just a blue bracelet they were going to be able to get any further than where they were. But they didn't listen. So when we got to the gate they were in front of us and of course got turned away. I lifted my arm to show my red bracelet and was guided into the area by "safety". This is when the kid started bitching about my status. Kid: What is your mom's mom handicapped or something. Me: No. I'm 7 months pregnant, dick!
The girl he was with looked so ashamed.
I don't know, maybe it's just me and I notice things like this more because I've been in the situation but I'm always aware of the people around me and when someone needs to have a door held, or I need to give up my seat, or help someone with a stroller. It just seemed that people were oblivious to their surroundings.
Too much bro. It was my first roo and the crowd was a) too big b) full of douchebags. I will be going to a better festival next year.
My friend and I had a decent sit-down spot for Mumford & Sons and soon enough we were overrun by people winding their way through the crowd instead of the paths (hard qwacking concept apparently) and whenever someone stepped on my towel or my person, I sprayed them in the crotch with cold water LOL. Several people with pee stains running around. That's what you get for being rude!
While pacing myself, I got stepped on a number of times by people who didn't even stop a second to say sorry or at least look like they felt bad.
A girl pushing her way through the crowd at Robyn stomped (and I mean with all of her might) on my foot for no reason I could understand. So I yelled as loud as I could "Goddammit!" And then she turned around, seemed completely shocked and I told her to go the hell away.
Post by runninglouisville on Jun 15, 2011 15:23:37 GMT -5
"HEY WE'RE THE BOYS FROM CONNECTICUT AND WE'RE HERE TO RAGE! ARE YOU READY TO RAGE WITH US, BRO??"
That's what I heard soon after getting out of my car, and I turned to find a full SUV of bros camping right behind me. That was my first bro encounter of the weekend, certainly not my last. To be fair, the bros near me did too many NO NO WORD!!! and drank too much beer to ever do anything but pass out at camp.
But in Centeroo, I can't tell you how many times I got pushed while standing in a crowd by a bunch of bros. Its like they would form a "Bro-Train" and steam their way ahead into the thickest part of the crowd, displacing everyone in their way.
At Girl Talk, me and another gentleman made fast friends with three girls because we were being overrun with bros. Us gentlemen formed a wall and made them go around instead of through our group.
While laying on the ground waiting for The Strokes to start, I had so many people step on and over me that I just gave up and left. Its like if one person did it, then everyone could do it. I was covered in sand and dirt coming off their shoes. So not cool.
I think it had something to do with all the big-name rap acts this year. Hopefully we can avoid that in the future...
"HEY WE'RE THE BOYS FROM CONNECTICUT AND WE'RE HERE TO RAGE! ARE YOU READY TO RAGE WITH US, BRO??"
That's what I heard soon after getting out of my car, and I turned to find a full SUV of bros camping right behind me. That was my first bro encounter of the weekend, certainly not my last. To be fair, the bros near me did too many NO NO WORD!!! and drank too much beer to ever do anything but pass out at camp.
But in Centeroo, I can't tell you how many times I got pushed while standing in a crowd by a bunch of bros. Its like they would form a "Bro-Train" and steam their way ahead into the thickest part of the crowd, displacing everyone in their way.
At Girl Talk, me and another gentleman made fast friends with three girls because we were being overrun with bros. Us gentlemen formed a wall and made them go around instead of through our group.
While laying on the ground waiting for The Strokes to start, I had so many people step on and over me that I just gave up and left. Its like if one person did it, then everyone could do it. I was covered in sand and dirt coming off their shoes. So not cool.
I think it had something to do with all the big-name rap acts this year. Hopefully we can avoid that in the future...
We were laying on our blanket waiting for MMJ and when my friend yelled that a bro had stepped on her hand, he yelled that we were quacking idiots for laying in the grass.