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Is there a preferred way to get a press pass for Bonnaroo? Also what type of interview/picture access does one get you? I would be representing a college sponsored publication as a faculty contributor. Any tips are appreciated.
sounds like if you cant reach a huge audience you wont even be looked at, and that still is pretty hard to come by. the list for people wanting press credentials is pretty long.
Yea there are plenty of threads on this. You'll have to wait until the credential application is released, which typically occurs a few months prior to the festival. You have the option to choose a media pass, photo pass or both. But aren't guaranteed anything. Good luck!
Go ahead and start talking to your editor now. You're going to need to know your circulation numbers for the application and she will have to send them a letter of assignment after you fill out your app. There's still no guarantee, but those are the first hurdles.
They have such a long list of people wanting press passes that they pretty much ignore small publications, school newspapers, blogs, etc... However, I always end up meeting a person or two in the media tent that works for some obscure publication so it's not totally impossible.
Here my suggestion: Find a larger publication that has an interest in covering Bonnaroo and work for them to get credentialed and also do something for your school while there. I've worked at Bonnaroo for a large publication and did side work with the larger publication's blessings as long as there was no overlap in content and I got what they were looking for. Of course Relix, Rolling Stone, Fuse and the major music magazines will have people there. Think outside the box. Contact publications like Us and the tabloids. I've seen some big Hollywood stars and other tabloid fodder wandering around the area. The Olson twins were back there a couple of years ago. Ron Jeremy was there last year.
The photo pits have become so crowded that it's hard to work some of the shows from there. I'd work out a deal with one of the stringers to provide a couple of photos for you and concentrate on the interviews, the crowd, and the backstage happenings.
And if you don't get it, all is not lost. The real story is out in the crowd. They are the ones that fuel this thing.
They have to make sure they have room for Spin's two giant RV's that house like 10 people. I don't exactly know what they were doing but every time I walked by their camp they were getting hammered and playing with a snake on a string.
They actually got me a few times with that thing. The first was the worst though because it was just starting to get dark and I walk by Spin and really thought there was a snake in front of me. Then I heard the laughing and put two and two together.
I can totally see where that would lead to hours of amusement.
Just a reminder, if you are requesting press passes then you are a media professional. This board is publicly accessible and is not a board for discussing issues of concern to media professionals. Therefore any posts relating to press passes should be kept very professional!
