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Post by postreznorjack on Mar 7, 2012 21:08:13 GMT -5
I was talking about starting this thread in turntable a few weeks back. Didn't want to make it until I was 100% confident I would be in attendance this year.
I remember when Bonnaroo happened in 2002. I did not attend, but many of my friends did. They brought back the craziest stories. I knew I had to go the next year, and I did, and again in 2004. These trips are some of my fondest memories. Of course Bonnaroo was all about the jambands at the time, and so was I. Like Bonnaroo, I have also grown to incorporate a wide variety of music into my life. I think a lot of people around here suffer from the same blessing/curse of truly loving all kinds of music.
I am a much different person now then I was in 2004. I know I'm older, and I'd like to think I'm either wiser or maybe less wise. My wisdom level has changed somehow. I've been to lots of music festivals since 2004, but have long wanted to return to Bonnaroo, but never could for various reasons. This year the stars aligned, Phish and Radiohead are there, and I'm really really psyched to be coming back to the farm.
For those of you who attended the early Bonnaroos, whats changed? Whats better, whats worse, all strictly in your opinion? It will be so crazy to see the What stage again. The last act I saw play at Bonnaroo was David Byrne, and the last song I heard was Life During Wartime (we left before Trey, I think my then girlfriend had school or something). I wonder what the first song I'll see this year is?
For the record I will be staying in a hotel in Murfreesboro. I know what I'll be missing out on by doing that, the whole camping/fantasy/never leaving the grounds aspect of a festival is definitely magical. But practically speaking, most of the bands I'm most excited for will probably be the late night acts, and I know how my body works. I won't be able to push on 'till the day unless I can get plenty of sleep, and that won't happen for me in a tent.
I thought it would be fun to hear stories from the veterans as to what has changed over the years, so that I might better mentally prepare myself.
thanks in advance for your input, and thanks to everyone who contributes to this community. it is a really special place you all have here.
Mass Wed entry is great. Thursdays are more of a full-on fest day. Wooks are all but extinct. Shakedown is shaky, at best. Less jambands, but great diversity nonetheless.
1) There aren't people screaming at the top on their lungs what no no words they are selling. Shakedown St. is more about selling merchandise 2) Last year you had to scan your wrist band to get in and out of centeroo (hopefully they will scrap that awful plan). Also, they actually search you going into the camp grounds and into centeroo 3) Sets in general are shorter and less likely to get encores. And it seems there are less guest appearances. On the plus side, bigger names, more bands, and comedy acts 4) Added all what cdevaney said, but we did lose the globe of death and the sonic forrest, which sucks big time. Nothing like the possibility of seeing someone die on a motorcycle to get you jacked up for late night. Also, I forget what years they started it, but the fireball show is gone as well
What hasn't changed? It's still the best time you'll have all year
The good coffee tent keeps moving. That's the first thing I look for inside Centeroo.
And a large cup is now $5.
This is good info for me. First off that good coffee exists in centeroo, and second knowing the price. Coffee is my drug of choice so I'll be needing lots of it.
