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Post by rideincircles on Feb 21, 2008 1:40:33 GMT -5
So whats the worst the weather has ever been at Bonnaaroo and what years? Last year was really dusty and hot, and 2004 was rainy from what I have heard. Did the weather disrupt anything? Share your stories. I know a thunderstorm is my biggest worry, other than a tornado.
2004 was rough. I remember the Dead were headlining the night of the monsoons and they were pushed back because Steve Winwood was delayed during the rains. It was kind of miserable walking around that night, but Primus was playing, as was Robert Randolph, so once you made it to the music you could forget about the swamp that engulfed the farm for a little while. I remember sitting with my friends under our dilapidated shade tent, that had become a lean-to, and after the misery of it wore off you just had to laugh at how much it had rained and the whole situation. I can't imagine rain much worse than that, and it didn't really disrupt our fun too much. I would much rather have last year's weather over 2004. 2005 may have been perfect with the brief showers each day, not too hot, not dusty, only a few stuck cars compared to the year before.
2004 was the worst (but kind of fun.) I think it was one of the hottest before the monsoon. Then Sat afternoon the storm hit, blew down everything and made the entire site a swamp. The shows were all delayed for a couple hour. My canopy was picked up and slammed in to my truck, cracking the windshield, and it got cold and wet that night.
But dancing to Primus late-night in knee deep mud was Epic!
2007 was the worst as far as dust (probably due to the prolonged drought) but IMHO the heat was only about average.
2005 was best as it was mostly cloudy with light drizzles of rain all weekend.
Post by trippindaisy on Feb 21, 2008 9:09:24 GMT -5
I wasn't at the 2004 Roo with the rain but I think I would be totally miserable if it was like that. I pray it doesn't ever happen again........ At 2006 and 2007 it has been really hot and last year was really dusty but it didn't really bother me.
Post by rarelyheard on Feb 21, 2008 9:18:30 GMT -5
I was there for 2004 and the monsoons were pretty darn awful. That still didn't stop me from rockin' over to Randolph then Primus and it was there that some dude came sliding into me and a friend spraying mud all over us. We were so pissed at first and were ready to see what the guy's problem when up came a familiar face laughing with delight. It turned out to be one of our friends from our hometown that we hadn't seen all weekend until then!
04 was harsh. we took shelter under the VIP bleachers from the rain and ended up meeting a bunch of new friends. the bouncy spongy ground, the mud-play and the primus show are legendary! wouldn't trade it for anything. but i think the 05 weather is ideal with a shower every now and then to cool things off.
Post by hoosierrooster on Feb 21, 2008 16:33:52 GMT -5
04 was the most extreme weather for me. i believe it was severe storms and maybe even tornado watches at some point. we were camping in tent only and i remember tents and canopies flying around. anything that wasn't tied down was most likely in the air, wizard of oz style.
i was in a pretty altered state of mind, but i've been told by my friends that while they were taking cover in the tent i was outside wearing little to no clothes with a handle of tequila in each hand, cursing the rain gods. sounds like a good time to me ;D
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O4 hands down- but it was a blast all the same. My most vivid memories: floating pools of mulch in centeroo, trash bridges over huge mud black holes, quicksand mud that ate shoes, ankle deep water waiting for Trey under the pumpkin orange sky, but most of all the mud wrestling (I didn't join but they were fun to watch!).
05 perfect, 06-07 super hot and sweaty.
My advice- bring panchos, a tarp to sit on, a tarp to place under your tent, an extra tarp just in case, and water shoes of some sort and you should have no worries in the event of more bonnasoons.
Is the wind ever a big deal? I was thinking about building an improv canopy, but if wind is an issue I will stick with a tried and true mass-produced shelter..
dirt and dusty smog was bad last year especially sunday, still couldnt have had a better time though, i'll tell you what it took me a good 10 days for my lungs to rehab though
Is the wind ever a big deal? I was thinking about building an improv canopy, but if wind is an issue I will stick with a tried and true mass-produced shelter..
check out these youtube clips of a TORNADO at Bonnaroo (this is actually quite funny):
Post by Sköldpadda on Feb 21, 2008 18:24:27 GMT -5
gougeaway said:
jaypee757 said:
Is the wind ever a big deal? I was thinking about building an improv canopy, but if wind is an issue I will stick with a tried and true mass-produced shelter..
check out these youtube clips of a TORNADO at Bonnaroo (this is actually quite funny):
HAHAHA i am dying of laughter.. poor guys with their tents.. if they were on something, it would have looked like an upside down jellyfish flying through the air.. wow
I have been going since '03 and '04 was definitely the worse. It took forever to walk anywhere because your feet would just sink in the mud. Most of the time I just walked around bare foot to make it easier. I saw some of the Primus show standing in a mud puddle that was shin deep. It was great to escape the heat, but the mud just got ridiculous.
Apparently I'm the only one that preferred 04's weather! I'll take rain over sun almost anyday. (Except a day where I have to set up camp or take down camp!!!!)
I'm willing to comprimise on 05 being an ideal weekend. The rains were nice. Not a huge fan of the heat or dust the last couple of years.
i've been going every year since 04 and 04 was by far the worst. the person i was supposed to be going with backed out two days before so my dad ended up going with me because he retired a few weeks before and really didnt have anything better to do we ended up leaving early sunday. he was miserable with the mud. he just wanted to leave so i begrudgingly agreed. this year, if it rains, i'm gonna be caked in mud because we have an RV and i can just shower and feel like a million bucks and then do it all over again.
I've only been to Roo in 07, but I think I'd take mud over the dustbowl that was Bonnaroo last year. The dust makes it tough to breathe, makes you feel even hotter than it already is, hurts your eyes, and gives you the bonnaflu for weeks.
Post by jambandjohn on Feb 24, 2008 22:50:58 GMT -5
I'd rather deal with the dust than getting around in the mud. For one thing it was so bad in 04 that they couldn't get the pump trucks into Centeroo so all of the portajohns overflowed. Tons of cars had to get towed out of the camp grounds. The area around the arch was a huge lake.
I bet if you were to take a shovel and dig a foot or down in the walkway between the Which and What stages you'd find a layer of lost shoes and flip-flops...
