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Hahaha I'm liking this idea. Because uhh it was pretty much completely random, this idea to break up, seeing as just last week we excitedly bought tickets to go see Sufjan together in May. For my birthday!
Luckily luckily I already have a ticket for another one of his shows, but I still don't want to lose that other Suf ticket. He is my absolute favorite artist in the entire world. It is a seated venue though, so it is sitting right next to him....
Where are the tickets getting sent? To his house or yours? Its for your birthday, you should get those tickets. I like what smellycat said, FUCK HIM!
Because Sufjan is Sufjan, he requested that the venue sell only paperless entry access, soooooo, the tickets are tied to his credit card. Yeah.............
Considering you've found the need to respond to my threads as if you are threatened by me I offer you some peace my confused counterpart. May you find peace in your restless soul.
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Where are the tickets getting sent? To his house or yours? Its for your birthday, you should get those tickets. I like what smellycat said, FUCK HIM!
Because Sufjan is Sufjan, he requested that the venue sell only paperless entry access, soooooo, the tickets are tied to his credit card. Yeah.............
I'm suddenly worried about my fate of going to Roo this year - might be in the midst of a break up (TBD...my boyfriend are long distance, so nothing is really black-and-white, we'll have to see what happens but it isn't looking great). And we were gonna go together. Someone lift my spirits.
in college, I bought my boyfriend and I tickets to coachella during their presale - it was my repayment for him bringing me to another fest. we broke up like 5 months before coachella, and therefore I still owed him for the previous fest. he told me I could just give him the coachella tickets and we'd be even. I told him he could go fuck himself.
sooo... tell him he can go fuck himself?
Had a very similar situation in 2010 with some other festivals. Break up happened before the fests. Tickets arrived to me. Gave one away to a friend.
you can still go alone and join many of the lovely people here at brunch!!! a break up is that much more of a reason to go to Roo and enjoy yourself!
Oh, I'm definitely not the mopey type that wouldn't want to go without my luver or anything, it is more the logistics of it all. I live about a 10 hour drive from Roo, and I really really wouldn't want to make that alone. I was gonna drive down to where he lives on Tuesday night or something so we could travel there together. If I lived 2/3, even 4/5 hours away, I'd for sure make the trek by myself. But idk :/ And I have a few friends who are interested in going but might not be able to get the time off work, etc.
Maybe break the trip up over two days, so it's only 5 hours each day? Just stay at a cheap ass-motel overnight and then you'll be ready and raring to go the next day.
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in college, I bought my boyfriend and I tickets to coachella during their presale - it was my repayment for him bringing me to another fest. we broke up like 5 months before coachella, and therefore I still owed him for the previous fest. he told me I could just give him the coachella tickets and we'd be even. I told him he could go fuck himself.
sooo... tell him he can go fuck himself?
Had a very similar situation in 2010 with some other festivals. Break up happened before the fests. Tickets arrived to me. Gave one away to a friend.
We haven't purchased Roo tickets together yet, at least. But the Sufjan thing is like a big deal to me. I introduced him to Suf and was the one to propose going to the concert near my bday, but then he purchased them. I deserve that fucking ticket. Right???
Considering you've found the need to respond to my threads as if you are threatened by me I offer you some peace my confused counterpart. May you find peace in your restless soul.
in college, I bought my boyfriend and I tickets to coachella during their presale - it was my repayment for him bringing me to another fest. we broke up like 5 months before coachella, and therefore I still owed him for the previous fest. he told me I could just give him the coachella tickets and we'd be even. I told him he could go fuck himself.
sooo... tell him he can go fuck himself?
Had a very similar situation in 2010 with some other festivals. Break up happened before the fests. Tickets arrived to me. Gave one away to a friend.
5.5/four tet, daphni b2b floating points, avalon emerson 5.12/neil young 5.19/mannequin pussy 5.21/serpentwithfeet 5.25/hozier 6.12-16/bonnaroo 6.28/goose 6.29/goose 9.17/the national + the war on drugs 9.23/sigur ros 9.27-29/making time 10.17/air
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in college, I bought my boyfriend and I tickets to coachella during their presale - it was my repayment for him bringing me to another fest. we broke up like 5 months before coachella, and therefore I still owed him for the previous fest. he told me I could just give him the coachella tickets and we'd be even. I told him he could go fuck himself.
sooo... tell him he can go fuck himself?
Had a very similar situation in 2010 with some other festivals. Break up happened before the fests. Tickets arrived to me. Gave one away to a friend.
This actually happened to me and my ex also. Granted we were together for 13 years but still it sucks. We had bought presale to ACL, Voodoo and Buku. He gave me both the ACL tickets, but we split Voodoo and Buku. Since we broke up in November, the voodoo one wasn't bad because it was basically a year after we broke up, but Buku was months afterwards. He was all up my ass, and ruining my whole experience. It was awkward and really confirmed that fact that we needed to breakup, which is kinda sad at the same time.
EDIT: Forgot to mention all tickets went to his house, and my CC was part of the Home Depot scam and I couldn't get any of them shipped to my house. I had to go and physically get the tickets from him... Horrible.
Had a very similar situation in 2010 with some other festivals. Break up happened before the fests. Tickets arrived to me. Gave one away to a friend.
We haven't purchased Roo tickets together yet, at least. But the Sufjan thing is like a big deal to me. I introduced him to Suf and was the one to propose going to the concert near my bday, but then he purchased them. I deserve that fucking ticket. Right???
Um if it's your favorite artist AND it's for your birthday, yes. Yes you do. Those are YOUR tickets!!!
in college, I bought my boyfriend and I tickets to coachella during their presale - it was my repayment for him bringing me to another fest. we broke up like 5 months before coachella, and therefore I still owed him for the previous fest. he told me I could just give him the coachella tickets and we'd be even. I told him he could go fuck himself.
sooo... tell him he can go fuck himself?
Hahaha I'm liking this idea. Because uhh it was pretty much completely random, this idea to break up, seeing as just last week we excitedly bought tickets to go see Sufjan together in May. For my birthday!
Luckily luckily I already have a ticket for another one of his shows, but I still don't want to lose that other Suf ticket. He is my absolute favorite artist in the entire world. It is a seated venue though, so it is sitting right next to him....
all I know is that keeping my tickets and still going to coachella was one of the best things I've ever done - another friend went with me and I met the people I now go to bonnaroo with every year, who have become some of my best friends. - paging NotMitchelBade!!
I'm also a scrooge when it comes to dating, so I have only terrible advice to give.
For better or worse, Bonnaroo will definitely shed some significant light on the state of your relationship. Going with my SO two years ago was such a rough experience that now I think I'd need to be dating someone a looong time before taking them to Roo with me. I mean, that's definitely a lie and would totally bring someone to Roo, but the sobriety of my non-infatuated brain knows that it would be a bad idea early in the relationship.
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For better or worse, Bonnaroo will definitely shed some significant light on the state of your relationship. Going with my SO two years ago was such a rough experience that now I think I'd need to be dating someone a looong time before taking them to Roo with me. I mean, that's definitely a lie and would totally bring someone to Roo, but the sobriety of my non-infatuated brain knows that it would be a bad idea early in the relationship.
It really depends on the people/situation. I went to Bonnaroo with my SO after having only dated for a month. We'd met in Spain while I was studying abroad and decided we wanted to be together. Went to Bonnaroo after we got back to the States. If anything Bonnaroo brought us closer together.
Had a very similar situation in 2010 with some other festivals. Break up happened before the fests. Tickets arrived to me. Gave one away to a friend.
This actually happened to me and my ex also. Granted we were together for 13 years but still it sucks. We had bought presale to ACL, Voodoo and Buku. He gave me both the ACL tickets, but we split Voodoo and Buku. Since we broke up in November, the voodoo one wasn't bad because it was basically a year after we broke up, but Buku was months afterwards. He was all up my ass, and ruining my whole experience. It was awkward and really confirmed that fact that we needed to breakup, which is kinda sad at the same time.
EDIT: Forgot to mention all tickets went to his house, and my CC was part of the Home Depot scam and I couldn't get any of them shipped to my house. I had to go and physically get the tickets from him... Horrible.
paging Dr. Joe! I think we all found our reason why bringing significant others to fests really is a bad idea! haha
This actually happened to me and my ex also. Granted we were together for 13 years but still it sucks. We had bought presale to ACL, Voodoo and Buku. He gave me both the ACL tickets, but we split Voodoo and Buku. Since we broke up in November, the voodoo one wasn't bad because it was basically a year after we broke up, but Buku was months afterwards. He was all up my ass, and ruining my whole experience. It was awkward and really confirmed that fact that we needed to breakup, which is kinda sad at the same time.
EDIT: Forgot to mention all tickets went to his house, and my CC was part of the Home Depot scam and I couldn't get any of them shipped to my house. I had to go and physically get the tickets from him... Horrible.
paging Dr. Joe! I think we all found our reason why bringing significant others to fests really is a bad idea! haha
Not true. We were broken up at that point. We went to festivals together for 13 years and it was NEVER bad. EVER.
For better or worse, Bonnaroo will definitely shed some significant light on the state of your relationship. Going with my SO two years ago was such a rough experience that now I think I'd need to be dating someone a looong time before taking them to Roo with me. I mean, that's definitely a lie and would totally bring someone to Roo, but the sobriety of my non-infatuated brain knows that it would be a bad idea early in the relationship.
It really depends on the people/situation. I went to Bonnaroo with my SO after having only dated for a month. We'd met in Spain while I was studying abroad and decided we wanted to be together. Went to Bonnaroo after we got back to the States. If anything Bonnaroo brought us closer together.
It's stories like this that make me hate other people's happiness give me hope the love still exists.
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For better or worse, Bonnaroo will definitely shed some significant light on the state of your relationship. Going with my SO two years ago was such a rough experience that now I think I'd need to be dating someone a looong time before taking them to Roo with me. I mean, that's definitely a lie and would totally bring someone to Roo, but the sobriety of my non-infatuated brain knows that it would be a bad idea early in the relationship.
I'm with ya Jaz. I need to feel close enough to you to deal with your for 4 days in those conditions. For me, this is not so much determined by a certain passage of time as it is by our emotional and physical closeness and comfort with each other.
I will say tho, that festivals are such a huge part of my life that they have to attended at least one with me so that they can "get it". I'm not saying not loving fests as much as I do is a deal breaker, but a negative attitude towards it would be for sure. If that makes sense.
For better or worse, Bonnaroo will definitely shed some significant light on the state of your relationship. Going with my SO two years ago was such a rough experience that now I think I'd need to be dating someone a looong time before taking them to Roo with me. I mean, that's definitely a lie and would totally bring someone to Roo, but the sobriety of my non-infatuated brain knows that it would be a bad idea early in the relationship.
we were having a similar conversation in the "what not to bring" thread yesterday. while I disagree with jimmyroo's thought that you should absolutely not bring your SO with you, I do agree that I would have to be in something serious before I brought someone with me to roo. I mean, I guess it would depend on the person, but if we weren't totally comfortable together yet I feel like it would end in disaster and I would be annoyed by them all weekend. basically I just don't want someone super clingy. I wanna do my own thing. and I don't want to babysit.
It really depends on the people/situation. I went to Bonnaroo with my SO after having only dated for a month. We'd met in Spain while I was studying abroad and decided we wanted to be together. Went to Bonnaroo after we got back to the States. If anything Bonnaroo brought us closer together.
It's stories like this that make me hate other people's happiness. give me hope the love still exists.
It really depends on the people/situation. I went to Bonnaroo with my SO after having only dated for a month. We'd met in Spain while I was studying abroad and decided we wanted to be together. Went to Bonnaroo after we got back to the States. If anything Bonnaroo brought us closer together.
It's stories like this that make me hate other people's happiness give me hope the love still exists.
I'd pretty much given up on the thought of finding love. I had ended a long, horrible, emotionally abusive relationship months earlier. Going to Spain was pretty much a go figure shit out for myself kind of trip. Then my world got turned upside down. Don't give up on hope.
paging Dr. Joe! I think we all found our reason why bringing significant others to fests really is a bad idea! haha
Not true. We were broken up at that point. We went to festivals together for 13 years and it was NEVER bad. EVER.
haha I know! I just think it's funny that we all have a story of "well my ex and I were supposed to go to ____ fest/concert, and, well, that went straight to shit!"
For better or worse, Bonnaroo will definitely shed some significant light on the state of your relationship. Going with my SO two years ago was such a rough experience that now I think I'd need to be dating someone a looong time before taking them to Roo with me. I mean, that's definitely a lie and would totally bring someone to Roo, but the sobriety of my non-infatuated brain knows that it would be a bad idea early in the relationship.
we were having a similar conversation in the "what not to bring" thread yesterday. while I disagree with jimmyroo's thought that you should absolutely not bring your SO with you, I do agree that I would have to be in something serious before I brought someone with me to roo. I mean, I guess it would depend on the person, but if we weren't totally comfortable together yet I feel like it would end in disaster and I would be annoyed by them all weekend. basically I just don't want someone super clingy. I wanna do my own thing. and I don't want to babysit.
I completely agree. I didn't bring the guy I am in a relationship with to ACL or Voodoo because I felt it was too new of a relationship. We are going to bonnaroo together, but I know him so well and am so comfortable with him that I have no doubts it will be fine. He is a boy scout, loves camping and is all into music and festivals. He also knows that if there are conflicts with who we want to see that we will split up and meet back up. I think that as a couple you still have be individuals and be able to be on your own. No clingy, needy boys please.
For better or worse, Bonnaroo will definitely shed some significant light on the state of your relationship. Going with my SO two years ago was such a rough experience that now I think I'd need to be dating someone a looong time before taking them to Roo with me. I mean, that's definitely a lie and would totally bring someone to Roo, but the sobriety of my non-infatuated brain knows that it would be a bad idea early in the relationship.
Right, but we actually were both there last year together - we went with separate friends groups, but then met up a few times and spent one of the nights together. We really enjoyed doing that together, and that's what made us excited to do Roo together this year, and actually go as a duo, not w/ other groups and then meet up a few times. We've been involved over a year, so it isn't like an awkward "do we know each other well enough for this?" kind of situation.
The Sufjan show doe. I'm not gonna let that one go. If we do end up parting ways permanently at the end of whatever we are going through right now, I still fucking want that ticket. I have friends going who are sitting a few rows away. I will be there.
Considering you've found the need to respond to my threads as if you are threatened by me I offer you some peace my confused counterpart. May you find peace in your restless soul.
Not true. We were broken up at that point. We went to festivals together for 13 years and it was NEVER bad. EVER.
haha I know! I just think it's funny that we all have a story of "well my ex and I were supposed to go to ____ fest/concert, and, well, that went straight to shit!"
It being the ex, you kinda expect it to go straight to shit, right? I still can't tell if that was his way of trying to get back together or what? But he ruined my trip... literally.
For better or worse, Bonnaroo will definitely shed some significant light on the state of your relationship. Going with my SO two years ago was such a rough experience that now I think I'd need to be dating someone a looong time before taking them to Roo with me. I mean, that's definitely a lie and would totally bring someone to Roo, but the sobriety of my non-infatuated brain knows that it would be a bad idea early in the relationship.
we were having a similar conversation in the "what not to bring" thread yesterday. while I disagree with jimmyroo's thought that you should absolutely not bring your SO with you, I do agree that I would have to be in something serious before I brought someone with me to roo. I mean, I guess it would depend on the person, but if we weren't totally comfortable together yet I feel like it would end in disaster and I would be annoyed by them all weekend. basically I just don't want someone super clingy. I wanna do my own thing. and I don't want to babysit.
Exactly. My SO and I had been dating for 6 or 7 months at that point and we were totally comfortable being with each other for that period of time, but afterwards I found - and this may sound douchey - that Roo is a place where I don't want to have to worry about anybody's wants or needs but my own. There was never any real conflict, but I kept getting anxiety about whether or not he was enjoying himself, or whether or not he was just going along with what I wanted to do, etc. The dynamic was anxiety-provoking to me.
Now even when considering other (completely platonic) friends to Roo, I'm hesitant because most of my friendships are one-on-one relationships (as opposed to a group of friends), and I don't want anyone else sticking to my hip or being clingy, like you said. I'd have to go with the type of friend that would be comfortable being like "BYE, SEE YA!" and just seeing me randomly if that was how things worked out. I feel like a lot of people don't have that level of independence in such a setting for the first time.
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He also knows that if there are conflicts with who we want to see that we will split up and meet back up. I think that as a couple you still have be individuals and be able to be on your own. No clingy, needy boys please.
This exactly. But not just boys, I mean this for anyone going to a fest with me now. I missed out on way too much in 2013 due to friends who didn't want to split up. Officially a pre-req for all festie buddies now.
Post by itrainmonkeys on Feb 5, 2015 11:36:31 GMT -5
I have gone two years with a significant other. The first year was amazing and we loved it (2008). The second year had a lot of problems that led to anger and petty fighting throughout the weekend (2009). It really can be great and it can be terrible. I would recommend going with someone you truly like/love and not just someone you've dated for two months but only if you both know what you are getting into with a camping festival.