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Post by crazykittensmile on Feb 7, 2008 23:55:28 GMT -5
i went alone my first year.... it was AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMAZING
whatever you do, don't overly convince a friend to go with you..... if you do, you may find yourself worrying about THEIR good time, especially if they're not into that whole "camping for 4 days in the sweltering sweaty TN heat and staying up really late and waking up really early in a broiling tent"
roo is THE BEST if you're down for all the craziness and sweat and walking and dust and whacky folks and noise and sleeplessness it involves, but i can see how it might not be for everyone... if they're not WANTING to go, they definitely have the potential to detract from your good time
i loved that i had nobody to worry about, no place in particular to be at any given point, nothing i had to do.... it was very freeing
Post by crazykittensmile on Feb 8, 2008 0:00:00 GMT -5
taraanne81 said:
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.
see! i met tara in 06 and we had a double-solo blast!
Post by ziggyandthemonkeys on Feb 8, 2008 0:05:18 GMT -5
Went alone last year on purpose, definitely the way to do it. Camped with the inforoo bunch, plenty of friends there when i wanted them. Its awesome doing whatever you want, and i'm always on the go, so i don't think many could keep up with me for the weekend. This year my girlfriend might go, but i'm telling her exactly whats up before she decides.
i went alone my first year.... it was AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMAZING
whatever you do, don't overly convince a friend to go with you..... if you do, you may find yourself worrying about THEIR good time, especially if they're not into that whole "camping for 4 days in the sweltering sweaty TN heat and staying up really late and waking up really early in a broiling tent"
roo is THE BEST if you're down for all the craziness and sweat and walking and dust and whacky folks and noise and sleeplessness it involves, but i can see how it might not be for everyone... if they're not WANTING to go, they definitely have the potential to detract from your good time
i loved that i had nobody to worry about, no place in particular to be at any given point, nothing i had to do.... it was very freeing
I understand where you're coming from, but I don't think I necessarily agree. I've only been to Bonnaroo once, in '07, but one of the amazing things I found is that it is literally impossible to not have a good time. Once you're on the farm, it's like you have no choice to be happy. It's sort of why I fell in love with Roo.
No matter what someone thinks before Bonnaroo, they will undoubtedly have a great time once they're there, and they'll miss it when they're gone.
Post by crazykittensmile on Feb 8, 2008 0:18:01 GMT -5
i've heard stories of people having not so good times because of whiny friends
now don't get me wrong, i went with my boyfriend last year and had an absolute blastttttt, time of my life.... but if somebody doesn't WANT to go.. they could be a downer
Post by mikesworld420 on Feb 8, 2008 1:55:00 GMT -5
It is the only way I have done it thus far, and I love it that way, just completely free doing what I want to do when I want to do it. I have tried to get my friends to go, but they either dont have money to do it or just dont want to do it, but even if I did have someone come with me, Im afraid they might ruin my goodtime, or slow me down.
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.
see! i met tara in 06 and we had a double-solo blast!
(note how happy and carefree we look!)
roo is chock full of wonderful people to meet...
and you better be going solo again cause i want you all to myself
i went pretty much by myself the first time. i actually went with someone i sort of know but i mainly went to help this person with things and we spent no time together at all. it was wonderful. it was life changing. it was relaxing. it was a time to reinvent myself...or truly be myself - my choice. i felt very safe. i felt that if i had any problem then someone would help me. the roo crowd is very non intimidating and people dont harass you like at some other concert scenes.
if you dont like being alone just find a group of folks who are walking to a show and hang out with them.
Last year I kind of did the triple uh-oh. It was my first roo, I went alone, and was a volunteer. I'm in my mid 40's and am an introvert. However, by Friday morning I hooked up with 3 other folks and had a blast with them the whole weekend. We just came and went as we pleased. We'd hook-up or run solo. Someone in an earlier post mentioned bring extra beer and chips, excellent idea. 2 of my running mates had only brought sparse amounts of bologna and cheese, . The best ice-breaker in the world, "would you like a cold one". So, if anyone camps n volunteer area, come by and have a cold drink with me, cause I'll be flying solo again this year. David
Post by Britney's_Fears on Feb 11, 2008 14:02:31 GMT -5
I'm in the same boat. I can't find anyone to go with this year. So I'm going alone. It would be terribly codependent of me to miss out on Roo this year because I don't have someone to go with. Think of all the things in life you would miss out on if you had to wait around for someone to do them with you.
You will have an amazing time. Bonnaroo is Bonnaroo, you'll have friends with you, 100,000 of them!
Post by dabigfranky on Feb 11, 2008 15:36:28 GMT -5
Last year I convinced a friend to go and he had a hard time keeping up with me.The good thing was we stayed at Camp Inforoo and everyone there was way cool to hang with.So this year I am flying in alone and staying at camp inforoo.I'm looking foward to not having to worry about leaving anyone behind but still having a great group to hang out with back at camp. Besides with all the cool people and things to do at Roo you will never feel alone anyway.
Last year was my first roo and I flew solo and loved it. I made several rookie mistakes throughout the weekend, but nothing though that ever threatened to ruin one of the best times of my life.
I would recommend going alone to anyone so long as it isn't too cost-prohibitive.
Post by neverthere420 on Feb 11, 2008 17:15:37 GMT -5
In '06 I found 3 people to carpool down with from MA. We ended up 'camping' in the same area but barely hung out. I did everything on my own for the most part and it was very chill.
Last year I went to a different festival alone, and I plan on going to Bonnaroo alone this year. I feel totally safe when I do this.
I figure going alone is fine because I get to see what I want when I want and I don't have to worry about sticking with a group. And people are always friendly, so I don't feel isolated at all. It would be nice if some of my friends wanted to go, but I know a lot of them wouldn't be able to handle the camping aspect, or the long car ride, or something else, so going along is probably better in the long run.
Me and a buddy are gonna try to find the inforoo campsite. But who knows if that'll happen. I'll be the really tall guy with dreds or a fro.. all just depends
Post by Mrs. Ferret on Feb 11, 2008 19:43:32 GMT -5
firstroo said:
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..
Hey, my husband and I live in Murfreesboro. We'll be in VIP. Do you know yet if you're getting a VIP or general admission ticket?
You're welcome to hang out with us in VIP if you want.
I'm in the same boat. I can't find anyone to go with this year. So I'm going alone. It would be terribly codependent of me to miss out on Roo this year because I don't have someone to go with. Think of all the things in life you would miss out on if you had to wait around for someone to do them with you.
You will have an amazing time. Bonnaroo is Bonnaroo, you'll have friends with you, 100,000 of them!
karma for using the word 'codependent' correctly!
this thread has made me feel a lot better. I'm OK with doing things on my own but (and this is silly) I have been a little nervous about camping alone--- about being safe at night. I'll make friends with my neighbors and/or stay up until dawn. Still bringing a baseball bat, though.
Post by lrgmarge80 on Feb 11, 2008 21:58:59 GMT -5
It sounds like I too will be a semi-loner this year. I'm not too worried about the "girl alone" thing, I'm worrying about the cross country trip. The gas prices are always horrible in the summer, haha. I just keep positive, and everything will work out fine. ;D
Post by Britney's_Fears on Feb 12, 2008 8:16:31 GMT -5
IMHO if you are a female attending alone at Roo you are as safe if not safer than walking around your hometown alone. For every one guy at Roo that would wish you harm there are about a hundred guys who would crack his skull if he were caught messing with you. Myself included.
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..
Hey, my husband and I live in Murfreesboro. We'll be in VIP. Do you know yet if you're getting a VIP or general admission ticket?
You're welcome to hang out with us in VIP if you want.
we got all kinds of boro in the house. that's awesome. i'm in beautiful murfreesboro myself and my bonnaroo buddies decided to do something silly like have a baby during bonnaroo this year. so it looks as if i'm going to go out on my own as well.
I went alone last year and had a good time even though my neighbors were kinda duds. I think it'll all depend on who you are camped by. The music was amazing last year but i did find myself longing for someone to share the experience with so im gonna try to take someone this year and maybe stop by camp inforoo.
i'm in the same boat, friends said they were coming, but are now backing out. This thread has helped a lot to convince me to go it alone this year (thanks for sending me here wooz).