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Very interesting. Firefly could definitely use some big help with organization, so I hope Goldenvoice helps them with that. My only worry is that soon FF is going to be competing with Roo for my money.
Very interesting. Firefly could definitely use some big help with organization, so I hope Goldenvoice helps them with that. My only worry is that soon FF is going to be competing with Roo for my money.
Very interesting. Firefly could definitely use some big help with organization, so I hope Goldenvoice helps them with that. My only worry is that soon FF is going to be competing with Roo for my money.
Isn't it already?
Not at this point. I went this year just to check it out because it was close, and while I'm glad I went, in retrospect I wish I had saved my money. I wouldn't go again unless the lineup was absolutely killer.
Not at this point. I went this year just to check it out because it was close, and while I'm glad I went, in retrospect I wish I had saved my money. I wouldn't go again unless the lineup was absolutely killer.
Post by davidbyrnesbutler on Sept 26, 2014 13:16:21 GMT -5
I really wasn't impressed with how the site itself was set up. If they didn't accidentally mail me a VIP camping pass the walk would have sucked too. I would rather have them try and book a unique lineup than try to stretch it out for two weekends. If Sasquatch combined some of the artists into one weekend I would have dished out the money for a long/expensive trip.
As for competing with Bonnaroo, I don't see them doing that for the time being. Firefly is a decent regional festival but Roo is a different beast. I'd argue Governors Ball is a better regional festival than Firefly. Only time will tell though. Maybe GV can pull some crazy shit off
I really wasn't impressed with how the site itself was set up. If they didn't accidentally mail me a VIP camping pass the walk would have sucked too. I would rather have them try and book a unique lineup than try to stretch it out for two weekends. If Sasquatch combined some of the artists into one weekend I would have dished out the money for a long/expensive trip.
As for competing with Bonnaroo, I don't see them doing that for the time being. Firefly is a decent regional festival but Roo is a different beast. I'd argue Governors Ball is a better regional festival than Firefly. Only time will tell though. Maybe GV can pull some crazy shit off
With the Coachella people behind it, I imagine that they will do two weekends of the same artists. And I'd definitely prefer a more diverse lineup, but the indie-pop focus appears to be working for them, so you never know...though if they don't diversify their lineup, they definitely won't be competing with Roo anytime soon. Not for my money, at least.
I really wasn't impressed with how the site itself was set up. If they didn't accidentally mail me a VIP camping pass the walk would have sucked too. I would rather have them try and book a unique lineup than try to stretch it out for two weekends. If Sasquatch combined some of the artists into one weekend I would have dished out the money for a long/expensive trip.
As for competing with Bonnaroo, I don't see them doing that for the time being. Firefly is a decent regional festival but Roo is a different beast. I'd argue Governors Ball is a better regional festival than Firefly. Only time will tell though. Maybe GV can pull some crazy shit off
With the Coachella people behind it, I imagine that they will do two weekends of the same artists. And I'd definitely prefer a more diverse lineup, but the indie-pop focus appears to be working for them, so you never know...though if they don't diversify their lineup, they definitely won't be competing with Roo anytime soon. Not for my money, at least.
Ahh good point. I was just thinking of the Sasquatch failure when I wrote that. I don't really see them changing the indie pop game either. That's fine for me though. The experience at Bonnaroo is way better than Firefly imo. A diverse lineup brings a wider range of people.
Firefly is on my radar this summer. Plan on doing one of Roo/Firefly/Forecastle/Lolla, and really Lolla is unlikely. Combining the direction the lineup has been going, the price, and the drive compared to the other 3...staying open to the idea though at the moment. I was a big fan of the Firefly lineup last year, but couldn't do any festivals in May or June. The lineup will have to be clearly better for my taste over Forecastle/Roo. Roo has my heart, and Forecastle is budget friendly compared to the rest.
Has anybody did both Firefly and Roo in the past two or three years? Just wondering how much more thin of a crowd Firefly is compared to Roo, what camping is like compared to Roo, security, getting in and out of the fest, etc.
Firefly is on my radar this summer. Plan on doing one of Roo/Firefly/Forecastle/Lolla, and really Lolla is unlikely. Combining the direction the lineup has been going, the price, and the drive compared to the other 3...staying open to the idea though at the moment. I was a big fan of the Firefly lineup last year, but couldn't do any festivals in May or June. The lineup will have to be clearly better for my taste over Forecastle/Roo. Roo has my heart, and Forecastle is budget friendly compared to the rest.
Has anybody did both Firefly and Roo in the past two or three years? Just wondering how much more thin of a crowd Firefly is compared to Roo, what camping is like compared to Roo, security, getting in and out of the fest, etc.
I did both this year. It's definitely a very different fest in comparison to Roo. Roo is more hippie-ish, and people seem to be more appreciative of the music, whereas Firefly seemed more like a big frat party and the music was secondary. I paid the extra $40 or whatever it was for premier camping, which was more than adequate in terms of camping space and distance from the entrance. I'd highly recommend doing premier camping if you can do it; it's not too outrageous of a cost but you get a decent bit out of it. Security was pretty similar to Roo - it depends on who you get going into the fest itself. Getting into Firefly the first day was a breeze - they didn't even search our car - but it was incredibly disorganized and you could tell that no one knew what they were doing. Another thing to keep in mind with Firefly is that camping is a separate cost from the ticket, so it ends up being more expensive than Roo when you throw in camping. A lot of people stay at nearby hotels though, so your mileage may vary. Hope this helps!
Firefly is on my radar this summer. Plan on doing one of Roo/Firefly/Forecastle/Lolla, and really Lolla is unlikely. Combining the direction the lineup has been going, the price, and the drive compared to the other 3...staying open to the idea though at the moment. I was a big fan of the Firefly lineup last year, but couldn't do any festivals in May or June. The lineup will have to be clearly better for my taste over Forecastle/Roo. Roo has my heart, and Forecastle is budget friendly compared to the rest.
Has anybody did both Firefly and Roo in the past two or three years? Just wondering how much more thin of a crowd Firefly is compared to Roo, what camping is like compared to Roo, security, getting in and out of the fest, etc.
I did both this year. It's definitely a very different fest in comparison to Roo. Roo is more hippie-ish, and people seem to be more appreciative of the music, whereas Firefly seemed more like a big frat party and the music was secondary. I paid the extra $40 or whatever it was for premier camping, which was more than adequate in terms of camping space and distance from the entrance. I'd highly recommend doing premier camping if you can do it; it's not too outrageous of a cost but you get a decent bit out of it. Security was pretty similar to Roo - it depends on who you get going into the fest itself. Getting into Firefly the first day was a breeze - they didn't even search our car - but it was incredibly disorganized and you could tell that no one knew what they were doing. Another thing to keep in mind with Firefly is that camping is a separate cost from the ticket, so it ends up being more expensive than Roo when you throw in camping. A lot of people stay at nearby hotels though, so your mileage may vary. Hope this helps!
Thank You!
Had no idea camping was a separate cost, but haven't did any research on it. A lot will depend on the lineup vs Bonnaroo. Last year, for my taste I liked Firefly's more actually.
Im going to my first Roo this year, but have volunteered at Firefly in 2013 and went this year as a regular patron. The only other festival I have to compare was Primavera Sound 2014 in Barcelona and Sweetlife if you wanna count that. I personally love Firefly. It has a lot of pros and cons but what festival doesn't. As a volunteer I can tell you that they were incredibly disorganized. We got assigned to direct cars/hand trashbags/etc and what happened is they would separate all the cars into different lines and then with a ton of volunteers working maybe 10 rows, we would scan tickets, hand out trashbags, and give them their camping pass. Then these cars, trailers, trucks etc would all bottleneck into one line again, only to be separated when discriminating between camping zones. We had one person literally get looped around, it was hectic. What they should have done is make the rows each their own camping zone so that cars could be grouped together based on their spots. I imagine that come 2015 they will get it the quack together since they are teaming up with Coachella founders(although I have never been out there so I don't know how organized they are). As for the audience, I wouldn't label them as frat, probably more vague like college kids. They aren't frat brahhhhs are anything they just like to drink and be loud and occasionally crowd surf. Most everyone I've met is extremely friendly and always down for a dance party. From this forum I can tell that the people who go to Roo (mostly) have great music taste, the good news about Firefly is a lot of people are going for the experience and that is a huge part of a festival to me so whenever your not in the crowd you will always find something fun going on. This also is great for the people with great music taste because its easier to work through crowds that don't particularly have to be up close to the artist. Still though its impossible not to find someone who is just as big a fan of the artist as you while going through. Security is insanely slack. You can easily sneak a totum in with a bendable tent stick and wrapping empty water bottles filled with liquor or beer is extremely easy when you just wrap them up in clothes. Also if you go with a girl those wine bras are great, they never suspect a thing. The free water canteen refill stations are very plentiful and I never waited more than 5 minutes for a camelbak refill. I personally thought the lineup in 2013 was the best if only it had a third headliner it would be near perfect, just a great mix of upcoming artist that just happen to hit it big right when it was released and yet got billed a few rows down. 2014 was an alt/indie/rock/indie pop dream but didn't quite have enough acts that I wanna see but probably wouldn't if they were in the festival price. And some of those tend to be great surprises. Overall I love Firefly and plan to go again this year along with Roo! Hope this helps some and see ya there!
Firefly is on my radar this summer. Plan on doing one of Roo/Firefly/Forecastle/Lolla, and really Lolla is unlikely. Combining the direction the lineup has been going, the price, and the drive compared to the other 3...staying open to the idea though at the moment. I was a big fan of the Firefly lineup last year, but couldn't do any festivals in May or June. The lineup will have to be clearly better for my taste over Forecastle/Roo. Roo has my heart, and Forecastle is budget friendly compared to the rest.
Has anybody did both Firefly and Roo in the past two or three years? Just wondering how much more thin of a crowd Firefly is compared to Roo, what camping is like compared to Roo, security, getting in and out of the fest, etc.
I went from Roo straight to Firefly, and Firefly was terrible for pretty much all the same reasons that were listed already (the music being secondary to people, the organization is terrible, etc.)....I would say save your money and go to another fest besides Firefly.
Im going to my first Roo this year, but have volunteered at Firefly in 2013 and went this year as a regular patron. The only other festival I have to compare was Primavera Sound 2014 in Barcelona and Sweetlife if you wanna count that. I personally love Firefly. It has a lot of pros and cons but what festival doesn't. As a volunteer I can tell you that they were incredibly disorganized. We got assigned to direct cars/hand trashbags/etc and what happened is they would separate all the cars into different lines and then with a ton of volunteers working maybe 10 rows, we would scan tickets, hand out trashbags, and give them their camping pass. Then these cars, trailers, trucks etc would all bottleneck into one line again, only to be separated when discriminating between camping zones. We had one person literally get looped around, it was hectic. What they should have done is make the rows each their own camping zone so that cars could be grouped together based on their spots. I imagine that come 2015 they will get it the quack together since they are teaming up with Coachella founders(although I have never been out there so I don't know how organized they are). As for the audience, I wouldn't label them as frat, probably more vague like college kids. They aren't frat brahhhhs are anything they just like to drink and be loud and occasionally crowd surf. Most everyone I've met is extremely friendly and always down for a dance party. From this forum I can tell that the people who go to Roo (mostly) have great music taste, the good news about Firefly is a lot of people are going for the experience and that is a huge part of a festival to me so whenever your not in the crowd you will always find something fun going on. This also is great for the people with great music taste because its easier to work through crowds that don't particularly have to be up close to the artist. Still though its impossible not to find someone who is just as big a fan of the artist as you while going through. Security is insanely slack. You can easily sneak a totum in with a bendable tent stick and wrapping empty water bottles filled with liquor or beer is extremely easy when you just wrap them up in clothes. Also if you go with a girl those wine bras are great, they never suspect a thing. The free water canteen refill stations are very plentiful and I never waited more than 5 minutes for a camelbak refill. I personally thought the lineup in 2013 was the best if only it had a third headliner it would be near perfect, just a great mix of upcoming artist that just happen to hit it big right when it was released and yet got billed a few rows down. 2014 was an alt/indie/rock/indie pop dream but didn't quite have enough acts that I wanna see but probably wouldn't if they were in the festival price. And some of those tend to be great surprises. Overall I love Firefly and plan to go again this year along with Roo! Hope this helps some and see ya there!
I did the same thing when volunteering at Firefly, so I'm glad someone else can relate to how much of a clusterfuck entering Firefly is.
Post by Farrisbueller on Dec 2, 2014 12:46:38 GMT -5
My first two festival experiences ever were Bonnaroo and firefly back to back last year. I can tell you without a doubt that the worst thing about going to them other than being up front for Kanye would have to be my higher expectations of firefly coming after Bonnaroo. The fest just could not live up to everything that Roo brought to the table. I agree with much of what has been said above. Not to say firefly wasn't fun or anything of that sort, but the vibe is very much different, frat feel for sure. The layout, and everything excluding stage design and production was much more organized and put together at Roo. I must say though, if you go for the music and that's the end all be all for this type of experience for you, Firefly had awesome stages. Their main stage rivaled Roos, and they had screens for 4 of their 5 big stages (Bonnaroo really needs screens in all of the tents!!!) As a side note, the silent disco at firefly had no names lightly mixing radio hits, Roo puts them to shame. Anyway, if you had to choose one, Roo for sure. Firefly being run by the Coachella operators this upcoming year is something ill keep in mind when lineups get announced to help me decide whether or not to keep my presale ticket, with some real organization firefly has the chance to be something great.
I imagine that come 2015 they will get it the quack together since they are teaming up with Coachella founders(although I have never been out there so I don't know how organized they are).
For what it's worth, Coachella is the most well-run and well-organized festival I've ever attended. It's infrastructure completely destroys every other U.S. festival.
Firefly Festival ?@liveatfirefly 2h2 hours ago Good things come to those who wait. But this is better than good. #Firefly2015 #FireflyLineup
Probably dropping tomorrow
Why?
Yeah to me that sounds like we're not getting it until after Roo/Hangout/Gov Ball, which IMO is a huge mistake. No one's waiting for Firefly like they are those festivals.
EDIT: The "lineup coming in early 2015" page is now off the website. Maybe coming sooner than I thought.
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