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Post by gogogajoob on Jan 22, 2008 13:47:38 GMT -5
i don't know, i love to spread the love but another 10-12 thousand would mean 10-12% bigger crowds at all shows, and that much further back in BFE that i will inevitably be stuck in...
Centeroo was way to crowed last year if they let more people in they would have to get rid of some of the venders in centeroo, and if I remember 03 had over 90,000.
Post by littlebirdie on Jan 22, 2008 14:15:58 GMT -5
Nooooooooooo! Why would anyone want roo to increase capacity??? They didn't seem to have it together last year...getting in to the camping area/traffic was a mess and do I even have to talk about the cattle haul that was getting into centeroo????? It didn't seem THAT crowded once you got into centeroo last year during the day because a majority of people there last year were there to see Tool or the Police and I don't feel like they attended many other shows...but 2005 was insanely crowded ( i believe that was one of the higher capacities) trust me you do not want that! (sorry I am having a bad day and had to vent)
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"If the sight of the blue skies fills you with joy, if a blade of grass springing up in the fields has the power to move you, if the simple things in nature have a message you understand, Rejoice, for your soul is alive."
Post by littlebirdie on Jan 22, 2008 14:24:39 GMT -5
I totally agree...plus coachella/roo do not get hardly any cross overs...hate to say this to anyone expecting chella's headliners to headline roo...it just doesn't happen...you can pretty much cross them off the roo list. Unless some extraordinary miracle occurs....(save my butt just incase)
"If the sight of the blue skies fills you with joy, if a blade of grass springing up in the fields has the power to move you, if the simple things in nature have a message you understand, Rejoice, for your soul is alive."
Post by Good-Chicken on Jan 22, 2008 14:35:45 GMT -5
gogogajoob said:
i don't know, i love to spread the love but another 10-12 thousand would mean 10-12% bigger crowds at all shows, and that much further back in BFE that i will inevitably be stuck in...
i completely agree. i don't want to have BFE and then super BFE
Post by SouthGA_Festival Machine on Jan 22, 2008 14:39:06 GMT -5
gogogajoob said:
...another 10-12 thousand would mean 10-12% bigger crowds at all shows, and that much further back in BFE that i will inevitably be stuck in...
littlebirdie said:
Nooooooooooo! Why would anyone want roo to increase capacity???...do I even have to talk about the cattle haul that was getting into centeroo????? It didn't seem THAT crowded once you got into centeroo last year during the day because a majority of people there last year were there to see Tool or the Police...trust me you do not want that!
Bigger crowds might not be as big a problem for those that camp out at the stage hours before a concert, but for people like me who roam from show to show, I think it would be a lot harder getting close enough to see and hear a show with 10,000 more people around plus the lines to get into centeroo were much slower for me last year than 06, and I would hate for the wait to get longer there.
Post by HeatherRoo on Jan 22, 2008 15:05:00 GMT -5
My first time was last year and the only part that seemed to be annoying to wait through was waiting on line to park and the line into centeroo, but at least that line was moving.
Post by SouthGA_Festival Machine on Jan 22, 2008 15:10:08 GMT -5
Some of the lines I was in weren't moving. Twice they just stopped letting people in for atleast 10-15 minutes, then just let everybody through with no search for a while.
heather8301 said:
My first time was last year and the only part that seemed to be annoying to wait through was waiting on line to park and the line into centeroo, but at least that line was moving.
Post by SouthGA_Festival Machine on Jan 22, 2008 15:16:17 GMT -5
sawgrass17 said:
I vote to cut capacity in half, scale down the bells and whistles (costs/expenses) and bring in better acts
How about cutting capacity in half, cutting the number of bands in half, and expanding to 7 days. Then we can see every band we want to, not have to wait in line, and have time to do other things, like party at camp with our neighbors and spend time in the cinema and comedy tents
Post by SouthGA_Festival Machine on Jan 22, 2008 15:23:30 GMT -5
southgajd said:
sawgrass17 said:
I vote to cut capacity in half, scale down the bells and whistles (costs/expenses) and bring in better acts
How about cutting capacity in half, cutting the number of bands in half, and expanding to 7 days. Then we can see every band we want to, not have to wait in line, and have time to do other things, like party at camp with out neighbors and spend time in the cinema and comedy tents
Oh yeah, and while we're at it, let's start the shows at 8 am since we can't sleep late becase of the heat anyway, then we'll be able to get more sleep during the cool night.
no no no no no 80000 drunkards was plenty no more please....actually, i wouldnt mind having 100000 if everyone knew how to behave themselves, i got sick of wasted ppl falling into me and trying to shove me out of the way half the time...its enough to make you angry...i mean come on..
If I remember correctly, '02 and'03 crowds were over 100,000 (I remember hearing 120,000 somewhere). Of course the count was less official because it was before the County started taxing each ticket. Now they MUST have a verifiable count.
Also '02 ans '03 were also pure Deadhead/hippie fests so the crowd was much more mellow and the bigger crowds seemed less crowded. I also loved the totally unrestricted vending and makeshift Shakedown areas. Too cool.
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Post by spookymonster on Jan 22, 2008 15:41:26 GMT -5
I say they should sell 100,000 tickets, but then dig camouflaged tiger pits randomly across Centroo to keep crowds manageable (and the tigers happy... no one likes an unhappy tiger). In exchange for the threat of imminent death, they should make grilled cheese sandwiches free for everyone all weekend.
I say they should sell 100,000 tickets, but then dig camouflaged tiger pits randomly across Centroo to keep crowds manageable (and the tigers happy... no one likes an unhappy tiger). In exchange for the threat of imminent death, they should make grilled cheese sandwiches free for everyone all weekend.
i love paying $300 to be eaten by a vicious cat creature...
would they at least have it mapped out where the tiger pits are, or is it like a secret. This way the responsible ones would know where not to walk, and the idiots would be punished for their sins.
They found out last year that they can increase the number of VIP tickets and still sell out, so I could see them making that area bigger. I hope it doesn't happen though, it was just the right size last year.
Post by peterpants on Jan 22, 2008 16:42:54 GMT -5
80,000? that's all Bonnaroo is? I'm suprised I thought it was at least 100,000. Well, at that low of a number I hope they increase the size. Woodstock '99 had 200,000 people so Bonnaroo should be like staying at the Holiday inn. Fo Sho.