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so, this would be my firstt ever time at bonaroo... and im not sure if i could find someone to go with. and i want to get my ticket soon, and you never know if someone falls through... but the line up and the timing is so right that i REALLY dont want to miss it.. would it still be amazing if i went alone?
I think it would still be great. You can also probably find someone to ride with if you look at the that tent thread, depending on where you're from. Also, i believe there's usually a camp inforoo so you can meet tons of people through that and have a blast!
Post by masshysteria on Feb 7, 2008 1:19:14 GMT -5
I say your best bet is to convince your best friend to go with the added benefit of you paying a bit of the ticket (if you have the fundage that is) and saying that it is a gift for _____ (insert reason here). Mine was for a b-day gift and the b-day happened to fall on the Thursday of roo last year. Giving the gift of bonnaroo can, and will, change someones life for the better. Sometimes it takes a little persuading but you will be happy that you did it.
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hey im from the boro too.. hahah.. thanks for the advice ill try it.. but you know how people are.. they always have to come up with some excuse not to go..
I would never want to go to any festival alone. Just something about being around friends in that atmosphere that I can't do without. I'll be going with at least 3 other friends, I think.
so, this would be my firstt ever time at bonaroo... and im not sure if i could find someone to go with. and i want to get my ticket soon, and you never know if someone falls through... but the line up and the timing is so right that i REALLY dont want to miss it.. would it still be amazing if i went alone?
Last year, I made plans to go to Bonnaroo with several friends. I was offering the ride, so I bought my ticket first. Things happened and no one was able to afford a ticket to go along with me.
So, I can say that Bonnaroo is still a blast by yourself, though you will find yourself desperately wishing you had someone to share the experience with. When I came back I made my friends jealous to the same extent that a crazy mother uses "guilt trip" on her son.
It's a good time because the music is still amazing, and the majority of people are approachable. You gotta let yourself be a social butterfly. I'm pretty shy myself, but I still managed to meet some good people last year.
I've been to 3 Roos alone and have had a blast. I make friends with all my neighbors so I'm not alone unless I want to be. I never have to worry about who wants to go where or schedule around things so I can hang with my friends. I actually prefer going to Roo alone.
Going with friends is cool but I'm an older person (46) and kind of like doing what I want when I want so...
Post by trippindaisy on Feb 7, 2008 9:05:25 GMT -5
I'm a female and I would go alone.
I took my teenage daughter and friend last year and spent most of my time alone anyway, but I had a blast. I didn't have to worry about catering to everyone's needs, I saw the shows I wanted to see, ate whenever and whatever I wanted, people watched, took photos and had a most excellent time ;D
You know, I would never before have thought of going to something like this alone... but after last year seeing how easy it was to make friends and how nice my neighbors were at camp... I would do it.
Also with Inforoo, you'll get to know lots of us beforehand. I know a lot of Inforoosters go to tent only so you can go there and camp with them, or join up with one of us... caravan in together... we're all family. Right now we may be b!tching and moaning about Metallica and such, but give it a month and we'll be back to being a happy family with those going to Bonnaroo posting all their excitement and you'll find plenty of folks to bond with once there! ;D
And really... the best moments of Bonanroo for me were ones where I wasn't necessarily with my group. My husband says the same - the day he got lost from the group was the best time he had all weekend. He came back half painted blue, stickers all over his hat and all sorts of fun and crazy memories.
That's the spirit Alie. That's what I love about being alone. Just roaming and seeing what happens. No time to meetup with anyone, no schedule, no wondering who's where or who's doing what, 4 days of total freedom and spontaneity.
I went alone last year and let me tell u before we even left the airport i already had 6 new friends and by the time i left roo i had more new friends than i can even count. i gotta admit i think i had more fun alone last year than with friends the 3 years before. just for the simple fact that you have absolutely no worries at all, about what u want to see, what ur friends wanna see etc etc
Post by trippindaisy on Feb 7, 2008 9:21:00 GMT -5
troo said:
That's the spirit Alie. That's what I love about being alone. Just roaming and seeing what happens. No time to meetup with anyone, no schedule, no wondering who's where or who's doing what, 4 days of total freedom and spontaneity.
Absolutely! I kind of hoped my daughter and fiance would not want to go this year so I would get a chance to do alone but no such luck We agree to disagree on many bands though so we just split up and meet up later.
I arrived alone last year, didn't meet up with my buddies till a day and a half later. It was a blast, and I met all sorts of people. Even when I did meet up with them, we all did our own thing..
"Hey so.. I'm gonna go see this band.. so thats where I'll be.." is the funnest way.. if folks wanna go with you, cool. If they wanna see something else, cool. If you don't see them until the next morning, cool.
"Hey wheres soandso?" "I don't know.. off slackin somewhere having a blast for sure"
absolutely go alone!! just plan on camping in tent-only with the inforoo crowd and you'll have nothing to worry about ;D
my first roo in '05 i went with my best friend, who i had never traveled with before, and i wanted to strangle her by the end of the weekend. going solo in '06 and camping in tent only with lots of other solo people was heaven. after traveling down with the ex-bf last year, i can't wait to return to my solo days see whoever i want, whenever i want, with whoever i want. there's no shortage of friendly solo people to meet at the roo, especially in tent-only.
absolutely go alone!! just plan on camping in tent-only with the inforoo crowd and you'll have nothing to worry about ;D
my first roo in '05 i went with my best friend, who i had never traveled with before, and i wanted to strangle her by the end of the weekend. going solo in '06 and camping in tent only with lots of other solo people was heaven. after traveling down with the ex-bf last year, i can't wait to return to my solo days see whoever i want, whenever i want, with whoever i want. there's no shortage of friendly solo people to meet at the roo, especially in tent-only.
Post by anicwilliams1580 on Feb 7, 2008 11:25:13 GMT -5
Anywhere else but Roo I would worry going alone but everyone is so nice! Its easy to meet people and most of them are perfectly happy to hang out with someone new. So I would go alone if nobody else wanted to come.
absolutely go alone!! just plan on camping in tent-only with the inforoo crowd and you'll have nothing to worry about ;D
my first roo in '05 i went with my best friend, who i had never traveled with before, and i wanted to strangle her by the end of the weekend. going solo in '06 and camping in tent only with lots of other solo people was heaven. after traveling down with the ex-bf last year, i can't wait to return to my solo days see whoever i want, whenever i want, with whoever i want. there's no shortage of friendly solo people to meet at the roo, especially in tent-only.
Post by localweather on Feb 7, 2008 12:07:59 GMT -5
I am probably going alone this year.
Here's my plan...I am going to bring some items that I can easily offer to my neighbors (beers, chips, shots of Jager, etc). I have found that this makes it easy to start a conversation and also makes you seem generous and cool. If they are nice people, then you might end up making some friends where you least expect it. I am still talking with my neighbors from last year though email and such.
I am not particularly good at introducing myself into situations, so I am trying to practice that before I go just so I am not so nervous.
Of course, even if I don't go alone, I still want to try to be more interactive with people this year so I will probably do all this stuff anyway.
If you are my neighbor, be friendly! I am fun to party with.
^awesome avatar! i think my fav part of being alone is wandering thru the tents at night and ending up chilling with some random people untill 5 in the am having awesome conversations and laughing non stop
Post by pieinthesky on Feb 7, 2008 13:04:32 GMT -5
I went with a friend last year. The only part of the Roo I regret would be bringing her. Basically, all she wanted to do was sit on the cell phone and talk to her bf. No fun for me and no fun for her. This year I think I will go at it alone or perhaps rideshare with somebody I dont know, so there is no expectations of having to stay together.
Post by jacktheripper on Feb 7, 2008 14:39:41 GMT -5
I was basically alone the whole time last year. Me and my buddy stuck together for the first day and then eventually did our own thing the rest of the weekend. It was so awesome. I go to Bonnaroo get away from scrambling around and the hectic schedules and just let things unfold on their own. It really is ridiculous how many people you will meet on your own, there are more people that go by themselves than youd think.
Post by arizonalovesyou on Feb 7, 2008 16:03:33 GMT -5
I went alone in '05 and had a blast! would do it again this year, but i think my brothers coming and i know quite a few friends that are going to. so we'll probably have some group of some sort.
I was basically alone the whole time last year. Me and my buddy stuck together for the first day and then eventually did our own thing the rest of the weekend. It was so awesome. I go to Bonnaroo get away from scrambling around and the hectic schedules and just let things unfold on their own. It really is ridiculous how many people you will meet on your own, there are more people that go by themselves than youd think.
I do agree very much on that. I went with like 5 people last year, but they were more interested in umm partaking in other thangs lets say than seeing bands. Other than the treachorous walk to Center roo, it was one of the most relaxing weekends of my life.
I kinda wish I could go alone but since the first year I went in '06 with just 2 other people my group is growing. Last year there were six of us and this year the number is looking like 15. It's fun with a group of people, but I think I'd try going alone at least once.
The beauty of Bonnaroo is that other than sharing a campsite, you can essentially feel as though you're alone. Nice and big, easy to lose people...
We had neighbors who weren't super sociable but we pulled them out of their shell. You'll find your neighbors will probably do the same. They'll see you're alone and want to take you under their wing
I went alone last year and let me tell u before we even left the airport i already had 6 new friends and by the time i left roo i had more new friends than i can even count. i gotta admit i think i had more fun alone last year than with friends the 3 years before. just for the simple fact that you have absolutely no worries at all, about what u want to see, what ur friends wanna see etc etc
I had a very similar experience. I met some cool people at the airport, and more on the bus, and then all of my neighbors, and then everyone at the inforoo brunch. I went solo, but I was never "alone".
Hey....I decided 2 days before Echo to go "by myself" except Chefie says "no...camp with us"...and Aly says "YES! Come ON!"...so I did...and ended up having the time of my life and making some of the most AWESOME friends! Chefie...Aly...Woozie...Tiene and Kate (who ALSO were at VooDoo two weeks later! ;D)...soooo much fun! ;D ;D Went "by myself" to VooDoo too...IF you don't count Hanging with Bunny & Dan...and Spooky & MsSpooky....and Cajun & Ginger and Tiene & Kate - LMAO!! Yeah....you NEVER HAVE to be alone....not with peeps this cool...that's what's so great about this place! Not a BIT worried about Roo this year...even if I "go it alone" nah...whatever...LOL!
We agree to disagree on many bands though so we just split up and meet up later.
see whoever i want, whenever i want, with whoever i want. there's no shortage of friendly solo people to meet at the roo, especially in tent-only.
to VooDoo too...IF you don't count Hanging with Bunny & Dan...and Spooky & MsSpooky....and Cajun & Ginger and Tiene & Kate - LMAO!! Yeah....you NEVER HAVE to be alone....not with peeps this cool...that's what's so great about this place! Not a BIT worried about Roo this year...even if I "go it alone" nah...whatever...LOL!