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Do you do the street team? Having a free ticket makes Roo just about a definite for me every year, unless a kid gets sick or graduates or something. But I would definitely suggest branching out & experiencing different fests. Shaky Knees was a lot of fun last year (we had an awesome group!), and words cannot express the amount of fun that was had at my first Newport Folk Festival. Marking Coachella off my list next year, and I'm keeping fingers crossed for ACL or Boston Calling or something else new.
I currently have 4000 points. But I also have a +1 to consider.
and OMG COME TO BOSTON CALLING WITH US.
Sign him up too! Do his orders for him. That's what I do for Brad. Hopefully snag a poster route or handbilling order & you'll be set. No lie, last year I had enough points to get five tickets (only got four) between Brad & I.
a Bonnaroo forum is probably not the best place to get an unbiased answer to this, but the question I've been asking myself since the announcement about the VH1 thing and the prices for 2015 is, should I even go to Roo next year?
Or would I be better off taking this year to explore other fests like Boston Calling/Shaky Knees/Firefly/Forecastle/Hopscotch? Do any other fests have a similar vibe, and variety of music, without being owned by VH1, Ford and P&G?
It's not like I've been going to Roo forever so I can't bitch about how things used to be, but damn.
Every festival has major corporate sponsorships. If you like the lineup, you'll like the fest.
Pretty much. Sponsors bring improvements. VH1 doesn't "own" Bonnaroo and most every festival you go to will have sponsors, usually a lot of the same ones.
Found this while looking at Alt-J ticket prices....of course my daughter will be all over it (Christmas Present!)
Artists Susie Benchasil Seiter, conductor
About this Performance Brought to life by the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra accompanied by exciting visuals on giant screens, Pokémon: Symphonic Evolutions will take audiences of all ages on a powerful musical retrospective through the popular video game franchise's most memorable melodies. The premiere of Pokémon: Symphonic Evolutions in Washington D.C. sold out with a second performance added by popular demand. Don't miss this one night only Pittsburgh performance! Pokémon: Symphonic Evolutions is produced by Princeton Entertainment.
With millions of video games sold since its debut in 1996, Pokémon continues to provide memorable entertainment around the world. Pokémon: Symphonic Evolutions gives loyal fans and newcomers a chance to experience the evolution of the franchise through all-new orchestral arrangements with carefully timed visuals drawing from classic and recent Pokémon video games including:
Pokémon Red and Pokémon Blue, Pokémon Yellow Pokémon Gold and Pokémon Silver, Pokémon Crystal Pokémon Ruby and Pokémon Sapphire, Pokémon Emerald Pokémon Diamond and Pokémon Pearl, Pokémon Platinum Pokémon Black and Pokémon White Pokémon X and Pokémon Y *$1 of each ticket is donated to support arts education.
a Bonnaroo forum is probably not the best place to get an unbiased answer to this, but the question I've been asking myself since the announcement about the VH1 thing and the prices for 2015 is, should I even go to Roo next year?
Or would I be better off taking this year to explore other fests like Boston Calling/Shaky Knees/Firefly/Forecastle/Hopscotch? Do any other fests have a similar vibe, and variety of music, without being owned by VH1, Ford and P&G?
It's not like I've been going to Roo forever so I can't bitch about how things used to be, but damn.
And I didn't really answer this question, but corporate sponsorship means nothing to me when it comes to festivals. Politics, YES. But not festivals. If I like the lineup, or the venue is something I have wanted to check out, or if there is an awesome group of people going, I am in. Ford Focus can try to sell me a car all day long. Oil of Olay had better damn well have those ladies bathrooms back. Garnier can give me all the shampoo they want.
Sign him up too! Do his orders for him. That's what I do for Brad. Hopefully snag a poster route or handbilling order & you'll be set. No lie, last year I had enough points to get five tickets (only got four) between Brad & I.
Wouldn't I have to access his social media to do that? :/
Is it possible to redeem points from one account for two tickets?
Yes, you would need access to his accounts. Brad's cool with it. I use the app on his phone.
And you can "purchase" up to two tickets per account. 32,000 points is a lot, but I did it twice last year. Yes, I did do multiple poster routes, but it can be done.
If that's what you want to do, do it. We took a couple years off from roo but we always came back. There are plenty of other fests to do if you're not feeling it this year.
Yes. It helps that I am very near a large university & work in a pretty big city, AND I am only an hour away from Asheville. I usually can get two routes if I chose for each festival. Now that MOEMS is no more , I don't have that one to poster, but I do just fine. Sometimes if you reach out to them about postering &/ handbilling opportunities, they will help you out.
Shaky Knees is almost a certainty for us next year. I wanted to go so badly this year but I was recovering from medical stuff around that time so it didn't happen.
I've been to Shaky Knees both years and I love it. The venue at Atlantic Station is great. The side-by-side stages are super nice and I've really liked the lineups each time.
But in my mind it's not a replacement for Bonnaroo. It's just too, I dunno, easy. There isn't as strong of a community vibe while you're there. The lineup isn't nearly as diverse. You're not going to see the sun come up during a late night. Shaky Knees is a freaking blast and I love it for what it is but it's just not a huge amazing festival like you would expect Bonnaroo or Coachella to be.
All that being said if you want to skip Bonnaroo then just skip it. Plan on doing something else this year and if the lineup for Roo is unbelievable then just changes your plans back to Bonnaroo.
If that's what you want to do, do it. We took a couple years off from roo but we always came back. There are plenty of other fests to do if you're not feeling it this year.
No regrets, skipping those years?
I went from '09-'13. This year was my first year missing. It was nowhere near as bad as I expected. Wait for the lineup of course, but don't hesitate to check some others out.
I went from '09-'13. This year was my first year missing. It was nowhere near as bad as I expected. Wait for the lineup of course, but don't hesitate to check some others out.
well yeah but aren't you in, like, Thailand? I think being in Thailand and missing Roo might be more acceptable than being in... you know, Virginia and missing Roo. haha
Well.. yeah. But still. If you had told me a couple years back that I would miss a Bonnaroo for ANY reason I would've scoffed. After my first year I told myself I would never miss. Especially a year with Kanye and EJ and a really solid undercard.
BUT if you go to other festivals then why would you regret missing it? The price of a 'roo ticket can get you into 2-3 smaller fests.
I went from '09-'13. This year was my first year missing. It was nowhere near as bad as I expected. Wait for the lineup of course, but don't hesitate to check some others out.
well yeah but aren't you in, like, Thailand? I think being in Thailand and missing Roo might be more acceptable than being in... you know, Virginia and missing Roo. haha
I went in 06. 08, 09, 13, and 14. And I can say conclusively that the years I skipped were some of the best experiences of my life. If it's important and you skip just pick something good to do that year.
BUT if you go to other festivals then why would you regret missing it? The price of a 'roo ticket can get you into 2-3 smaller fests.
bansheebeat nailed it, imo. I thought missing this year was gonna kill me on that weekend. It came. It went. I'm still alive. I rarely even watched the stream. Missing Bonnaroo allowed me to do both Pitchfork and Hopscotch comfortably. I have no regrets on that.
If there are other festivals that you wanna do, then get to it. Bonnaroo isn't going anywhere any time soon.
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Seeing all these people share the states they've visited maps on facebook has reaffirmed just how correctly I have done my youth. Student debt is temporary. Memories of all the places I've been should last much longer.
Seeing all these people share the states they've visited maps on facebook has reaffirmed just how correctly I have done my youth. Student debt is temporary. Memories of all the places I've been should last much longer.
Seeing all these people share the states they've visited maps on facebook has reaffirmed just how correctly I have done my youth. Student debt is temporary. Memories of all the places I've been should last much longer.
how many states does your map lack?
11, although a few of them are mostly just driving thru. Most are at minimum a night stay.
Post by FuzzyWarbles on Nov 19, 2014 10:56:35 GMT -5
So Jason Isbell posted an email from a talent producer for The Voice saying they ran across him online and wanted to know if he would be interested in auditioning. He joked his audition would be a solo vocal performance accompanied by French horn of "Oh Comely" by Neutral Milk Hotel while wearing a bikini.