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Everything except Clean Vibes supposedly filled within 18 minutes of opening applications. For us returning vols who signed up Feb 19, the pre-show slots filled up in less than 5 minutes!
Wow. Shout out to @radiatebased then. I can't remember where, but he said to be sure to not sleep on the volunteering application and fill it out ASAP after it opened.
Hey Inforoo'ers been a looong time since I have been on here. Good to be back. This year, I want to volunteer @ Bonnaroo. As noted earlier, Clean Vibes positions are the slots available.
So my question is:Which is better, post show cleanup or during show (its early enough so one wont miss shows)
Anybody who have had experience, would love to hear their input.
just from my outside perspective, the staff cleaning up in the middle of the day when the cans are still all held together seem to be having much better times than the ones at night when trash is everywhere.
Post by Dave Maynar on Mar 5, 2019 17:32:41 GMT -5
I've never done it. Just heard stories over the years. Like Jim said, the during show seems to be more about holding things together. After show is actually really cleaning. Heard plenty of stories about the odd things they find after show. You wouldn't miss any shows if you did after, but you may also not have the energy to deal with another day there involving manual labor.
Post show allows you to enjoy the fest w/o early morning work times plus opportunity for ground scores. But they are two 10 hour manual labor shifts after you have partied at Bonnaroo.
During show has free showers, meals on the days you work as opposed to after the fest BUT you do start the day at 7:30 am throughout the weekend.
Post show allows you to enjoy the fest w/o early morning work times plus opportunity for ground scores.
You gotta watch out for some of those "ground scores"...some Clean Vibes Vol thought he found a free left behind tent and there was a man dead in the tent--for reals.
Reminder for anyone that hasn't seen yet, we have a Facebook group: www.facebook.com/groups/581925741840980/ Feel free to join, but please make sure to answer the 3 required questions.
Reminder for anyone that hasn't seen yet, we have a Facebook group: www.facebook.com/groups/581925741840980/ Feel free to join, but please make sure to answer the 3 required questions.
So....what are the three questions?
"What is your name? What is your quest? What's the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow?"
Reminder for anyone that hasn't seen yet, we have a Facebook group: www.facebook.com/groups/581925741840980/ Feel free to join, but please make sure to answer the 3 required questions.
So....what are the three questions?
"What is your name? What is your quest? What's the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow?"
lol They are accessible on Facebook. 1) Are you interested in volunteering with C'roo/Clean Vibes or have in the past? 2) Do you agree not to spam the page? 3) Do you understand we aren't the official volunteer organizers but the page is run by fellow/past volunteers?
Thanks Ellie--that was my feeble attempt at humor. I am alive and active on the facebook volunteer page and enjoy both this website and the facebook one for gleaning as much info as I can about Bonnaroo. I believe that the more you know about something the richer the experience!
Happy to be volunteering during show this year. Im gonna be driving up from Tampa area June 11th and leaving June 17th. Anyone want to carpool up?
Cities along the way are Tampa, Gainesville,FL, Macon, GA, and Atlanta GA. Any volunteers from these areas who are interested, hit me up. Happy 'Roo folks
got during-show fest activities, haven't been before so i dunno what that entails but hope to see y'all out there
If you're on Facebook, the Facebook bonnaroo volunteers group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/581925741840980/) has a ton of info and you can try and connect with others who are volunteering this year.
If not, I'll peruse it here in a few and see if I can find some posts about it. Im doing info/pods this year. First time volunteering so it'll be an adventure.
Edit: from the group re: Festival Activities,
FESTIVAL ACTIVITIES Helps with set up and management of various fan interaction activities throughout the festival site. There are a lot of different things that fans can participate in and working on this C’roo will give you a varied experience in what it takes to plan, set up, and operate the special and unique experiences at Bonnaroo. (Only available DURING-Show) • This C’roo may require overnight shifts. Pros: Good networking opportunity. Cons: Overnight shifts possible Possible areas: Brooer’s Tent, Census Tent, Roo Run, Silent Disco, Silent Auction, Yoga
got during-show fest activities, haven't been before so i dunno what that entails but hope to see y'all out there
If you're on Facebook, the Facebook bonnaroo volunteers group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/581925741840980/) has a ton of info and you can try and connect with others who are volunteering this year.
If you're not on FB join it JUST so you can connect with the volunteer group. Lots of great info you won't get anywhere else and lots of cool people to meet!
Hey, I wanna go to this but don't wanna pay for it. What's the best/easiest volunteer job during the festival? Do you get to pick your shifts/trade shifts with any jobs?
Hey, I wanna go to this but don't wanna pay for it. What's the best/easiest volunteer job during the festival? Do you get to pick your shifts/trade shifts with any jobs?
As a caveat, I only volunteered last year, so I do not have the most amount of experience here.
I did Info/Pods working at the main information booth in Centeroo. It was very easy overall. You fielded all the random questions that people had like "Where is ____ tent?", "Do you have any schedules?", "Has anyone turned in my phone?", "Where the fuck are the Amish Donuts?", etc. You have a few manuals there that can help answer most everything you do not know off the top of your head. Anything more complicated get routed to a paid supervisor that is on shift. Both the supervisors I worked in the Centeroo booth with last year were great. Since I worked late Sunday, I finished out my shift at the main lost and found next to the tower. That part sucked partially because we got dropped into helping at a new job with no training and more because the supervisor on shift needed leadership skills training. Both areas are part of Info/Pods, so you could end up there or out in the campgrounds. From what I read, the campgrounds are slower which is great if you just want to sit but would probably also mean the shifts are long. Centeroo was also great because you were still in the midst of things. I was able to see a few people I knew as they happened to walk by, and you can hear That Tent pretty good given that the Other isn't in full bass mode while something quieter is on That.
As far as shifts go, you select the three bands that you want to see the most as part of your application. For scheduling, they attempt to schedule you off when those bands are playing. Personally, I got scheduled for two out of the three bands I requested. From what I have read, that was on the unluckier end of things but wasn't unheard of. You can try to trade shifts within your job category only. For main info, that is apparently something that almost never happens because it is a smaller job category. Tollbooths, for example, seemed to have more of that going on. You absolutely cannot trade with another C'roo.
For more information, I would suggest joining the Bonnaroo Volunteers Facebook group ( www.facebook.com/groups/581925741840980/ ). It is an unofficial group ran by volunteers past and present. There are a few active posters on there who have been volunteering for years and years. They're overall very helpful and friendly, and I got tons of information from it last year.
Hey, I wanna go to this but don't wanna pay for it. What's the best/easiest volunteer job during the festival? Do you get to pick your shifts/trade shifts with any jobs?
As a caveat, I only volunteered last year, so I do not have the most amount of experience here.
I did Info/Pods working at the main information booth in Centeroo. It was very easy overall. You fielded all the random questions that people had like "Where is ____ tent?", "Do you have any schedules?", "Has anyone turned in my phone?", "Where the fuck are the Amish Donuts?", etc. You have a few manuals there that can help answer most everything you do not know off the top of your head. Anything more complicated get routed to a paid supervisor that is on shift. Both the supervisors I worked in the Centeroo booth with last year were great. Since I worked late Sunday, I finished out my shift at the main lost and found next to the tower. That part sucked partially because we got dropped into helping at a new job with no training and more because the supervisor on shift needed leadership skills training. Both areas are part of Info/Pods, so you could end up there or out in the campgrounds. From what I read, the campgrounds are slower which is great if you just want to sit but would probably also mean the shifts are long. Centeroo was also great because you were still in the midst of things. I was able to see a few people I knew as they happened to walk by, and you can hear That Tent pretty good given that the Other isn't in full bass mode while something quieter is on That.
As far as shifts go, you select the three bands that you want to see the most as part of your application. For scheduling, they attempt to schedule you off when those bands are playing. Personally, I got scheduled for two out of the three bands I requested. From what I have read, that was on the unluckier end of things but wasn't unheard of. You can try to trade shifts within your job category only. For main info, that is apparently something that almost never happens because it is a smaller job category. Tollbooths, for example, seemed to have more of that going on. You absolutely cannot trade with another C'roo.
For more information, I would suggest joining the Bonnaroo Volunteers Facebook group ( www.facebook.com/groups/581925741840980/ ). It is an unofficial group ran by volunteers past and present. There are a few active posters on there who have been volunteering for years and years. They're overall very helpful and friendly, and I got tons of information from it last year.
Ohhh, I'm not trying to be in a situation where I get scheduled to miss that many of my favorite bands. I didn't want to do post show clean up because that's extra days and I'll probably be tired, but I don't like the uncertainty of during show. I also don't want to wake up at like 7am to pick up trash all morning I'd be so wiped out. I'm actually in that facebook group but it seems like most people just have questions about the applications
As a caveat, I only volunteered last year, so I do not have the most amount of experience here.
I did Info/Pods working at the main information booth in Centeroo. It was very easy overall. You fielded all the random questions that people had like "Where is ____ tent?", "Do you have any schedules?", "Has anyone turned in my phone?", "Where the fuck are the Amish Donuts?", etc. You have a few manuals there that can help answer most everything you do not know off the top of your head. Anything more complicated get routed to a paid supervisor that is on shift. Both the supervisors I worked in the Centeroo booth with last year were great. Since I worked late Sunday, I finished out my shift at the main lost and found next to the tower. That part sucked partially because we got dropped into helping at a new job with no training and more because the supervisor on shift needed leadership skills training. Both areas are part of Info/Pods, so you could end up there or out in the campgrounds. From what I read, the campgrounds are slower which is great if you just want to sit but would probably also mean the shifts are long. Centeroo was also great because you were still in the midst of things. I was able to see a few people I knew as they happened to walk by, and you can hear That Tent pretty good given that the Other isn't in full bass mode while something quieter is on That.
As far as shifts go, you select the three bands that you want to see the most as part of your application. For scheduling, they attempt to schedule you off when those bands are playing. Personally, I got scheduled for two out of the three bands I requested. From what I have read, that was on the unluckier end of things but wasn't unheard of. You can try to trade shifts within your job category only. For main info, that is apparently something that almost never happens because it is a smaller job category. Tollbooths, for example, seemed to have more of that going on. You absolutely cannot trade with another C'roo.
For more information, I would suggest joining the Bonnaroo Volunteers Facebook group ( www.facebook.com/groups/581925741840980/ ). It is an unofficial group ran by volunteers past and present. There are a few active posters on there who have been volunteering for years and years. They're overall very helpful and friendly, and I got tons of information from it last year.
Ohhh, I'm not trying to be in a situation where I get scheduled to miss that many of my favorite bands. I didn't want to do post show clean up because that's extra days and I'll probably be tired, but I don't like the uncertainty of during show. I also don't want to wake up at like 7am to pick up trash all morning I'd be so wiped out. I'm actually in that facebook group but it seems like most people just have questions about the applications
Yeah, from my understanding, pre-show basically isn't happening for first time volunteers. Like you, I felt post-show was a recipe for me falling out due to being tired or not enjoying myself as much during because I felt like I had to be ready for the work that came after. I felt during show would be alright last year because the group of acts that I really wanted to see was relatively small, and they weren't headliners. The two acts I missed were actually on Thursday night which I felt would not have been the prime time for people to ask off. I also missed out on spending time with people I wanted to see especially on the last night which left a bad taste in my mouth about the experience. I have enough money to pay for a ticket generally, so that's what I will probably be doing going forward. If it's volunteer or don't go, I wouldn't be against doing it again though.
The group is asking about applications right now because the returning volunteer stuff should be out soon, so everyone is antsy as prime stuff like pre-show seems to go instantly. It's like here at times where the information is there. You just have to dig for it.
I am alive and active on the facebook volunteer page and enjoy both this website and the facebook one for gleaning as much info as I can about Bonnaroo. I believe that the more you know about something the richer the experience!
