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I was prepared to fly solo last year, but my brother came through and joined me. We were apart most of the festival anyways due to different tastes.
It could definitely be kinda awesome!!! If you have any more social skills than a box of rocks, it will be super easy to make quick friends. And, as I found last year, when you make friends with your camping neighbors, you can just walk away when they get too drunk and annoying. Everything is on your terms, which can be great.
Post by natedagreat on Apr 12, 2012 17:31:03 GMT -5
I've always thought about it. Think it would be an awesome time with Camp Inforoo or if you knew a couple of different groups of friends there as well. Just me and my own to worry about food, drink and comfort wise. Do what I want to do, which I already do every Roo so far but with more reckless abandon I guess. With the burden of company, you really can't persuade everyone to haul their shit to Tent-Only or to stay for all of Greg Allman and Robert Plant. Make you leave Roo mid-day through because they "really need and want a shower and real food". Miss all of Buffalo Springfield and Florence & the Machine cause you wouldn't leave them while they were napping and would not get up.... Sorry total rant for a second there.
i've been to 3 of 5 alone. i have a roo-mate now, a friend i met on here last year who i camped with then and will camp with again this year which is cool-it's nice to camp with others. lone rooing is my preferred method of rooing. go for it!
Post by flyinzionlion on Apr 12, 2012 20:07:46 GMT -5
Thanks for the replies!
I'm actually staying in a hotel offsite (most likely solo) and I do have a couple friends that are camping out, so I'm thinking this will work out just fine....
Whoreshack ~ good observation... not a bad idea to have a personal "reality sitter" amongst 100,000 people...
Post by postreznorjack on Apr 12, 2012 20:40:17 GMT -5
I am going solo. Never been to roo solo, but have been solo to other festivals. As has already been stated in this thread, its actually pretty awesome. Ultimate freedom to do whatever you want whenever you want to.
Going solo as well. Volunteering, first Bonnaroo, first festival period. I'm nervous as hell, to be honest. Waited until I was 28 to do it too!
I'm in the exact same boat, except I'm 25 - what area of volunteering did you apply for?
Volunteered for pre-fest setup. I know that there is a likelihood that I may not get it, considering I'm a first-timer. I had a bud last year that got pre-fest set-up as a first-timer and ended up not working a shift at all because they didn't need him.
Got my shite in relatively early, so here's hoping for the best!
So you are a first time volunteer too or just first time festival goer? If you are volunteering, what did you apply for?
Oh and I saw that you like Ivan & Alyosha in the "Another Lurker Introduces Himself" thread. I was in a craptastic three-piece band awhile back and opened for them in a dirty little bar in Knoxville, TN before they went to SXSW, haha.
I'm in the exact same boat, except I'm 25 - what area of volunteering did you apply for?
Volunteered for pre-fest setup. I know that there is a likelihood that I may not get it, considering I'm a first-timer. I had a bud last year that got pre-fest set-up as a first-timer and ended up not working a shift at all because they didn't need him.
Got my shite in relatively early, so here's hoping for the best!
So you are a first time volunteer too or just first time festival goer? If you are volunteering, what did you apply for?
Oh and I saw that you like Ivan & Alyosha in the "Another Lurker Introduces Himself" thread. I was in a craptastic three-piece band awhile back and opened for them in a dirty little bar in Knoxville, TN before they went to SXSW, haha.
First time volunteer and first time festival goer! I put down VIP All Access, but I honestly changed what I had put down about 10 times. I just couldn't decide, but I thought at least VIP All Access should be a good location, and I'm not as into the headliners as the undercard anyway, so if I work during headliners, that wouldn't be the end of the world to me. I put down that I'm available pre-fest though too, but I thought it was doubtful I'd get that since I'm a first-timer.
Thought about tollbooth too, but I think potentially missing all day Thursday and all day Friday could be bad for missing many of the smaller acts I'm excited about.
What did you think of I&A? I got to chill with them a bit after a show and they seemed like good guys for the most part!
Volunteered for pre-fest setup. I know that there is a likelihood that I may not get it, considering I'm a first-timer. I had a bud last year that got pre-fest set-up as a first-timer and ended up not working a shift at all because they didn't need him.
Got my shite in relatively early, so here's hoping for the best!
So you are a first time volunteer too or just first time festival goer? If you are volunteering, what did you apply for?
Oh and I saw that you like Ivan & Alyosha in the "Another Lurker Introduces Himself" thread. I was in a craptastic three-piece band awhile back and opened for them in a dirty little bar in Knoxville, TN before they went to SXSW, haha.
First time volunteer and first time festival goer! I put down VIP All Access, but I honestly changed what I had put down about 10 times. I just couldn't decide, but I thought at least VIP All Access should be a good location, and I'm not as into the headliners as the undercard anyway, so if I work during headliners, that wouldn't be the end of the world to me. I put down that I'm available pre-fest though too, but I thought it was doubtful I'd get that since I'm a first-timer.
Thought about tollbooth too, but I think potentially missing all day Thursday and all day Friday could be bad for missing many of the smaller acts I'm excited about.
What did you think of I&A? I got to chill with them a bit after a show and they seemed like good guys for the most part!
Didn't get to meet them personally, they were really in and out. They were damn good musicians though! When are you required to be a Bonnaroo for VIP All Access? Is that a during festival thing?
I thought about the toll booth too, but I think there will be a lot of smaller shows on Thursday evening that I will want to see.
First time volunteer and first time festival goer! I put down VIP All Access, but I honestly changed what I had put down about 10 times. I just couldn't decide, but I thought at least VIP All Access should be a good location, and I'm not as into the headliners as the undercard anyway, so if I work during headliners, that wouldn't be the end of the world to me. I put down that I'm available pre-fest though too, but I thought it was doubtful I'd get that since I'm a first-timer.
Thought about tollbooth too, but I think potentially missing all day Thursday and all day Friday could be bad for missing many of the smaller acts I'm excited about.
What did you think of I&A? I got to chill with them a bit after a show and they seemed like good guys for the most part!
Didn't get to meet them personally, they were really in and out. They were damn good musicians though! When are you required to be a Bonnaroo for VIP All Access? Is that a during festival thing?
I thought about the toll booth too, but I think there will be a lot of smaller shows on Thursday evening that I will want to see.
VIP All Access is during fest - I'm hoping when I have to work will be during "bigger" shows that I'm not as into, and when the smaller shows I am into aren't in action. No clue if that's how it will work though. And even if that's not how it works, I'm thinking at least the VIP area should be pretty nice and in a good location?
Could be faulty logic for all I know - I haven't heard of anyone who's worked in VIP before...
My thoughts exactly on tollbooths - plus some have said their camping is way far away and showers aren't provided for them. Again, I don't really know - just going on what others have said on here...
Post by andrewman83 on Apr 17, 2012 23:53:21 GMT -5
Yeah, the whole damn volunteering process seems really seat-of-the-pants. There have been some posts that make it seem like volunteers are close to Centeroo, others not so much. I just wish I knew for sure! Still haven't received an email as to what I'll be doing for sure.
Post by nicthedick85 on Apr 18, 2012 5:09:33 GMT -5
I'll be solo most of time. Most of my friends and even my girlfriend don't like same music. So I will be alone at almost all shows I go see. Better than way I don't like to hear whiners.
I went solo last year, I was a little concerned about it... I just didn't want to end up sitting around the campsite or going to shows alone.
I showed up. Helps my neighbors set up. That night about 30 of us were belting out hits from the 90's and I made probably 10 GOOD friends all across the US. Never was a dull moment.
I went solo last year, I was a little concerned about it... I just didn't want to end up sitting around the campsite or going to shows alone.
I showed up. Helps my neighbors set up. That night about 30 of us were belting out hits from the 90's and I made probably 10 GOOD friends all across the US. Never was a dull moment.
