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Post by SwiggitySwoodyComin4DatBooty on Apr 16, 2013 20:15:47 GMT -5
General rule of thumb: Don't be a doosh. Dooshes are making an astonishing rise to power at concerts and festivals lately, do not add to their ranks.
This year there's a good chance it will be crowded. Festivals are getting more and more popular. That line up is the ta-tas. Awesome bands. Untz galore. You've always heard people raging about Bonnaroo and you have finally taken the jump and bought yourself a ticket. I get totally get it. I'm happy for you. Seriously. I just want to point out general etiquette for people who might be wondering if what they're about to do is a good idea and considerate to fellow festival goers. You're gonna head to Roo with some friends, huh? And you say you don't want to lose your group in the crowd either? Prepare by having a spot to meet up if you do get separated. Calls will be pointless because it's loud and service issues, so just text. GroupMe is a perfect free group texting app that works on all phones worth half a sh|t.
Set Conflicts(they will happen):
Are you worried because you want to watch Band A, but you really really reallllly just have to see Band B and they play 30 minutes after Band A starts? The nice thing to do would be just watch Band A from the back of the tent/field and then head to Band B timely and appropriately. Do not go crowding up to the front for Band A knowing that you will have to leave early, it's a pain in the ass to you and everyone around you. When you do arrive to Band B and you are late, I swear to f@cking god do NOT barrel your way to the front with your friends in a congo-line hand holding chain. Someone will probably break your chain, because you are being a doosh. Don't be a doosh. Look for the flow of traffic going in and out of sets, try to avoid blazing your own trail if there is already a trail being blazed.
Running Late:
HOLD UP BRAH this is one of my top 3 favorite bands of all time! I don't care that I was late and they're already playing I AM GETTING TO THE FRONT BRAHS!
Matter of fact, f@ck your face. F@ck. Your. Face. Hey everyone else probably planned ahead better to make it to the set on time but here you are trailing a chain of what appear to be the f@cking Jonas brothers on coke somehow managing to smear their profuse amount of sweat (because of course they aren't wearing a shirt) on every person they pass. Just plan ahead and get there with enough time to get where you want to be or don't and just deal with it. There will be more bands and sometimes sh|t happens. Quitchabiznatchn. Maybe if you had planned a little better and left earlier instead of pounding that last sixer of PBR you would have made it to the show in time.
Talking During Sets:
Just don't. Or limit your conversation during sets to only important or relevant comments. Nobody wants to hear about how your ex cheated on you because you are a doosh throughout an entire set that they have been waiting to see for months and paid good money for. This is becoming a bigger and bigger problem and, in my eyes, is the single most annoying and dooshy thing you could possibly do.
That and backpacks. Holy f@ck. Hey, I get that it's important to have stuff with you like sunblock or water or what have you but do just try to limit the contents of your backpack. Honestly. It's just ridiculousness to jam pack your entire backpack you took with you trudging through the Great Smokey Mountains. A) you're gonna get tired as sh|t carrying around that crap all day in the Tennessee summer heat, and B) you will then qualify as a doosh. Nobody wants to get smacked around by that thing when you are dredging through the crowds or out of a set. If you must have a bigass backpack, move it to your front. I don't want to be dry humped your North Face during a set. Or ever. Hold it over your head when wading through tightly packed crowds and be f@cking courteous.
Don't be a douch! DO not walk between campsites! keep your feet on the street untill you find your friends. You will trip over someones tents, knock over someones stuff and someone will do this same crap to your site. this is unacceptable. The whole set up is great walk to the edge of the street and go around the corner. if you are on the wrong street and just one over, too bad, walk around.
i could go on and on but i will let someone else vent on garbage littering, relieving yourself in public, not being careful with lit cigarettes, etc.
Last Edit: Apr 16, 2013 20:38:17 GMT -5 by Deleted - Back to Top
Could you please just pay attention to your feet and not step on me or my friends where we're sitting/lying around as you're making your drunken confused oblivious "where's my peeps?" way across the outer reaches of What? We moved to the back so we could stretch out and relax, and now you're stomping on us.
This year I'll be setting a bear trap in the middle of our blanket.
Post by dandcwindsor on Apr 17, 2013 8:28:42 GMT -5
more on the backpacks, the Doche bags, that start to jump up and down when you are crammed in like Sardines, Oh how I love your backback zippers and buckles bashing against my face and chest.
If I'm skinny and lithe and slip past people who maybe aren't standing too close together, but stop moving up as soon as I would have to start shouldering past people, that's cool, right? Or did I not Earn My Spot?
Does anybody have any advice on the whole backpack thing? I know last year I was that douche at times - I had too much crap in my Camelbak and it was annoying. I was always self-conscious about how much the bag stuck out behind me, and I didn't want to put it on the ground where people could trip on it. It took away from the experience for me, and I'd like to not repeat that this year. I think for the most part I just carried around my sunblock, schedule, toilet paper, and maybe a few other things. I don't think I was overpacking...I just don't want to take away from my Roo experience or someone else's. Any tips?
Does anybody have any advice on the whole backpack thing? I know last year I was that summers breeze at times - I had too much crap in my Camelbak and it was annoying. I was always self-conscious about how much the bag stuck out behind me, and I didn't want to put it on the ground where people could trip on it. It took away from the experience for me, and I'd like to not repeat that this year. I think for the most part I just carried around my sunblock, schedule, toilet paper, and maybe a few other things. I don't think I was overpacking...I just don't want to take away from my Roo experience or someone else's. Any tips?
Not a direct response, but speaking of packed Camelbaks...if you find yourself getting a bit lightheaded from the blazing sun in the middle of a set that you are definitely not leaving, take a moment to check whether you still have your heavy Camelbak - full bladder of water and all - on your back and weighing you down. You'll be amazed how much better you'll feel, except for the pain from smacking your own head.
If you are so close to me that my backpack is an issue...then youre too close, back the f*** up. (I do however put it on my front when trying to navigate a crowd, then I keep in front of or between my feet during shows.)
Also, carry a small flashlight to navigate the crowds to get a beer or piss after dark. It helps you to avoid stepping on people's shit or knocking over their drinks. It lets the people sitting down see you coming so they can at least in some way make a bit of space for you.
I agree. If you don't like my backpack, go stand next to someone else. It's hard to get through the day without sunscreen, babywipes, and other things you might carry in your backpack, especially if you are camped too far away to go back to camp all day. I try not to get in anyone's way with it and am aware I have it on and move it to the front or out of the way when I'm walking through to be courteous. But I'm probably not going to be the guy who is sunburned, dehydrated and has no TP when I need it
Pro Tips from a Canadian: - for moving through a crowd, say "excuse me" and "sorry" a shit ton. Even if you don't really need to. People will assume you are Canadian, feel sorry for you, and let you go on by. - if somebody is giving you an unreasonably hard time for being in their space, and you are feeling intimidated, just spoligise snd give them a big hug. if that only makes matters worse, start singing "Oh Canada" very loudly, other Canadians will hear this and come to your side. - OP, stop cussin'. These are inconveniences for sure, but there's no need to get that hot and bothered about it. Bonnaroo is too short to waste time being angry and upset.
If you are so close to me that my backpack is an issue...then youre too close, back the f*** up.
I think the issue is normally not just a backpack. It is the combination of chaining in with a group of 12 folks 15 minutes after the set starts; then squeezing into the front where there is no room and standing on people's toes and jumping around with a goddamn backpack on you back while endless talking about how messed up you are and how the last time you saw them they were better ect for 30 mins then charging back out in the same damn congo line 15 minutes before the set ends so you can do the same thing for the next act you want "to see". This level of concert doucheness has become quite common the last couple years at shows and festivals all over. What worse is most of the people know they are being a douchebag and depend on no one saying anything or that their large group gives them the right. I don't want to be a prick at shows I want to watch a band I paid money to see and enjoy the group vibe but more and more I have found myself in some douche's face over pushing a woman to the ground while rushing the front, elbowing folks in the face while they flail like idiots in a space where there is none, or punching in a pit. 99.9% the person confronted have immediately apologized to those they hurt as they knew what they were doing and just needed to be called out on it in order act right.
Post by PhillipSeymourHoffman on Apr 17, 2013 9:57:41 GMT -5
Digressing a bit- My best man friend & I were at a concert in a small bar venue. For some reason unknown to both of us the backpack crew arrived. Like I'm saying a 1 in 5 chance to encounter a beanie baggie chained to a backpack to your eye. My best friend got so flummoxed that he proclaimed "I'm going to shove the next person with a backpack". Of course that turned out to be a girl after she turtle shook her way off the floor. True story.
I think the moral of the story and the moral of the thread overall is to be conscientious of those around you. That is afterall THE Bonnaroo spirit. After all of the music, wookery, and spicy pie, it is a community that exist no where else in this crazy world. Just think about your neighbors, even for a split second. (dramatic mic drop)
Pro Tips from a Canadian: - for moving through a crowd, say "excuse me" and "sorry" a shiz ton. Even if you don't really need to. People will assume you are Canadian, feel sorry for you, and let you go on by. - if somebody is giving you an unreasonably hard time for being in their space, and you are feeling intimidated, just spoligise snd give them a big hug. if that only makes matters worse, start singing "Oh Canada" very loudly, other Canadians will hear this and come to your side. - OP, stop cussin'. These are inconveniences for sure, but there's no need to get that hot and bothered about it. Bonnaroo is too short to waste time being angry and upset.
Could you please just pay attention to your feet and not step on me or my friends where we're sitting/lying around as you're making your drunken confused oblivious "where's my peeps?" way across the outer reaches of What? We moved to the back so we could stretch out and relax, and now you're stomping on us.
This year I'll be setting a bear trap in the middle of our blanket.
I go the exact opposite way on this idea. You said you move to the back to stretch out so I am cool with that. But to the guy/girl that decided that in the midst of 60.000 people during a headline set was a good time lay down on your blanky and take a nap, I'm probably going to accidentally step on you, bump, or kick you when walking through (not maliciously, i try to keep the vibes happy) . Also, while I am doing a ballet routine to miss you while you drift off to dream land I am probably going to step on the corner of you blanket, so don't bother glaring at me as I do it. Don't worry the bottom of my Sanuk is not going to do any permanent damage to the piece of cloth that is spending 4 day on the ground with your dirty ass on it.
Pro These are inconveniences for sure, but there's no need to get that hot and bothered about it. Bonnaroo is too short to waste time being angry and upset.
