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Post by mattlikesrock on Feb 17, 2012 10:03:28 GMT -5
I would appreciate some suggestions on how to talk friends into going to Bonnaroo that are hesitant to pull the trigger. I get a lot of "It's too expensive", even though these people go to a lot of shows and LOVE the music on the lineup. I feel confident that if they went once they would be hooked. I like the idea of adding up how much it would cost to see all of the bands you like on the schedule and showing that it's actually cheaper to go to Roo than to see them all separately. Any other good suggestions?
Post by alongcamelora on Feb 17, 2012 10:07:09 GMT -5
I'm having the same problem. I really want to have a group of people to go along with this year. I'm thinking about connecting with other lonely Bonnaroo people in my area.
Post by funkybuttlovin on Feb 17, 2012 10:07:44 GMT -5
I don't waste my time with people who don't wanna go. I tell them how great it is and how it's one of the best weekends ever. But still they don't understand so if they wanna miss out they can.
You could send them youtube videos of the greatness.
I don't waste my time with people who don't wanna go. I tell them how great it is and how it's one of the best weekends ever. But still they don't understand so if they wanna miss out they can.
You could send them youtube videos of the greatness.
I agree with you to an extent, I mean I'm not going to beg, but I know what's good for them and I know they'd love it if they went. And my trip would be 100 times better with them than with the crew I have lined up right now. I don't understand it being overwhelming, but I appreciate that it can be. I think the Youtube videos is a good idea. I'll try to hand pick some to share. And I do have the DVD from 2009 (or 10?).
I just talk about it until my friends realize I'm not going to shut up until they go. So I think they go mostly to make me shut up ;D
And yes, every person I have convinced to go gets hooked!
that's what happened to me!! I'm going this year for the first time just because my friend taking me wouldn't shutup about last year, and the year before... and the year before that..
but I'm so excited now that I can barely stand it!
and to the OP- just tell them that seriously they'll NEVER experience anything like it. My friend actually did that- added up the individual costs for the shows he saw last year- and it was something absolutely absurd! like close to almost $1500!
Bonnaroo obviously isn't a "bad idea" if 160,000(?) people go every year. hahah ;D
We have one friend who doesn't think Roo is a good idea. When we asked him about it, he said, "I would rather spend my money on a vacation."
This is kind of interesting because it really makes it almost impossible to explain the experience to someone who hasn't gone. Bonnaroo is always really hot/we're constantly sweating/covered in dust/breathing dust/sleeping in cow pastures while we can without getting baked alive in our tents when the sun comes up. Then, we come home completely exhausted. However, i feel more rejuvenated for the months/year after than i ever did after a trip to the beach or something. It's just something you have to experience.
If you describe Bonnaroo to someone and they're still not sold I would just move on. There's no way to truly convey the experience, even with pictures and video. Not to mention, there are people out there who just aren't festival people or can't afford it, or hate camping, etc.
I'm having this same problem. I'm heartbroken because I want my friends there. But I guess it's better to be solo with a bunch of other people who get it than trying to keep up with the needs of people who don't.
Post by dontthinkfly on Feb 19, 2012 11:44:08 GMT -5
the first few years i tried to convince them, then my 3rd year i just said whatever, i'm going, if you want to come, that would be amazing.. if you don't... see ya in a week! ended up meeting fantastic friends my first year (sup garageland!) so at this point, it's just a bonnaroofriend reunion!
one of my friends back home actually asked me "wouldn't you rather go on vacation than go to roo?" ... i just looked at him like... "what do you mean, this is vacation."
people won't get it until they experience it, and once they do... there is nooo going back. haha.
the first few years i tried to convince them, then my 3rd year i just said whatever, i'm going, if you want to come, that would be amazing.. if you don't... see ya in a week! ended up meeting fantastic friends my first year (sup garageland!) so at this point, it's just a bonnaroofriend reunion!
one of my friends back home actually asked me "wouldn't you rather go on vacation than go to roo?" ... i just looked at him like... "what do you mean, this is vacation."
people won't get it until they experience it, and once they do... there is nooo going back. haha.
I agree 100%. About the whole vacation thing, a lot of people don't view it as a vacation due to the heat, camping, roughing it and whatever that is involved. For me it is my vacation, and there is no other way I would rather spend my vacation. If someone has to be talked into going then Bonnaroo probably isn't for them to begin with.
the first few years i tried to convince them, then my 3rd year i just said whatever, i'm going, if you want to come, that would be amazing.. if you don't... see ya in a week! ended up meeting fantastic friends my first year (sup garageland!) so at this point, it's just a bonnaroofriend reunion!
one of my friends back home actually asked me "wouldn't you rather go on vacation than go to roo?" ... i just looked at him like... "what do you mean, this is vacation."
people won't get it until they experience it, and once they do... there is nooo going back. haha.
I gave up on trying to convince friends to go to any festival. I only got them to Hangout because it was on the beach. Other then that, it will never happen and Ive come to accept that. It sucks tho
Post by gardenfresh on Feb 19, 2012 14:28:34 GMT -5
I get tired of convincing people to go around these parts, the most common response I get: "All the way out in TN? Why when we could just goto coachella they're practically the same lineup."
I was lying in a burned out basement With the full moon in my eyes. I was hoping for replacement When the sun burst thru the sky. There was a band playing in my head And I felt like getting high.
Some people are swayed by logic and facts; others by emotion. For the former, I give them the cost breakdown.
On Friday I broke down the math for one of my students: "for the cost of a $250 ticket, you get to see amazing live music for about THREE BUCKS per show, plus you don't have to pay fifty bucks a day for a hotel, you'll meet people who will become your best friends for life, and you'll probably see some celebrities, too. It's like summer camp for music lovers." I think she's sold.
Post by iwalkwithyou on Feb 19, 2012 21:56:46 GMT -5
If their reasoning behind not going is money tell them about the payment plan. Instead of needing around $ 280, just tell them they only need $ 82 to start. Then proceed to tell them that for just $ 1.73 a day for the next three months, they can have the best music festival experience this side of the Mississippi. (I think this is how Jack Nicholson was convinced to get Ndugu in About Schmidt but the movie doesn't tell us.)
If their reasoning is that it will be too hot, just go right to the point of the Cinema Tent. Explain how everyone who is anyone sleeps in there and how cold and comfortable it is lol. Also say that by sleeping in here you can be apart of history like our friends who got to see Exit through the Gift Shop in 2010.
If they are complaining about the dust just say that the coolest thing you have ever seen someone do was hold-up a bank bank. The proceed to tell them that although you don't approve of holding anyone up you definitely approve of the attire. This is where the bandanna on your face comes in.
I've stopped trying to convince people to join. In fact, now when people mention to me that they are planning on going, I give them a disclaimer. Its easy to have a shitty time at Roo if you don't have the right attitude. It's got to be something that you really want to experience.
Post by Vw'ndeadchick on Feb 19, 2012 22:27:30 GMT -5
i must agree and say i vote against "talking" people into going... if you need to talk them into going they have reservations and once someone starts second guessing something your taking the fun out of it....
I'm having the same problem. I really want to have a group of people to go along with this year. I'm thinking about connecting with other lonely Bonnaroo people in my area.
Hey, I'm a lone Bonarooer about 2 hours down the road. I'd be down for a road trip.
Post by flyingmonkeys on Feb 20, 2012 1:05:54 GMT -5
Fuck em, tons of people go alone. I am most likely going alone for the first time this year and I am excited to do it different. We will get to have all the "me" time we want and hang out with people at camp whenever too! If your neighbors are jerkoffs I dunno though. It will work out! I think I may pack up to camp inforoo area if yall are cool enough.
I grew up worshipping Rock and Roll like a religion. I know its shortcomings and strengths but have loved it unconditionally all the same since I was eight-years old. I ran away and joined the circus and honestly, I'm still as obsessed as I was as a boy. I'm not a kid anymore but I still remember how it felt and it doesn't really feel all that different to me now.
I'm having the same problem. I really want to have a group of people to go along with this year. I'm thinking about connecting with other lonely Bonnaroo people in my area.
Hey, I'm a lone Bonarooer about 2 hours down the road. I'd be down for a road trip.
I've come to terms with the fact that I can't convince people to go. When we won the trip I was able to bring 9 people on a trip that I asked $100 to help cover taxes and still had a few people who "just couldn't". Of those we brought two couples thanked me saying "this is one of those things we would have talked about doing and never followed through". One of our extra 9 had been before but none of them have been back.
Come to brunch and make friends and don't try to get your friends there. You're never alone at Roo, promise
I have asked people to go with us in our motorhome and I get a "no" from them.
I think most people do not like the idea of camping, heat, porta potties and so on.
Also tired of explaining the artist divided by the cost factor. It's too much money?? What?? But you lease a car for $400 a month and it will never by yours?? And that makes sense ?
Just go with the people who enjoy going with you and keep it simple.
I got lucky the first time I went (2008) - My two friends who I go to just about every concert with were down immediately... well one was after I told him if he didn't come I'd throw him in my trunk and force him to come Nice to have friends who are open to going to just about everything
and I know they'd love it if they went. And my trip would be 100 times better with them than with the crew I have lined up right now. I don't understand it being overwhelming, but I appreciate that it can be. I think the Youtube videos is a good idea. I'll try to hand pick some to share. And I do have the DVD from 2009 (or 10?).
