What can Bonnaroo do to improve in 2016?

They should have more golf cart taxis or shuttles from the campgrounds. I got stuck in Pod 10 this year and would have paid for a shuttle every single time but only found one that was available all weekend.

This was my fourth straight year and had a blast - it was the first time I did the comedy tent, though (watched two shows). I offer a friendly suggestion to put up more/better signs. People need to know where to go to scan to get admission and also where to go to stand to get into line for the actual show. There was literally no sign at all for the vip side entrance (that I saw). 99% of the people I talked to over the weekend didn't know the protocol to get comedy or cinema tent tickets. The one sign in front of the comedy tent maybe needs an upgrade and to be larger... and more signs added. There also needs to be a sign saying tickets admissions start at 11:30 AM for all shows that day. Although, the girl doing ours on Saturday was 15-20 minutes late with an enormous line backed up waiting.

VIP people also need to know they need to stand in line with general for getting their wristbands scanned but have a side entrance for lining up. Those poor workers were answering the same questions a kazillion times, which was unnecessary and could easily be fixed with good signs.

I am more of a music fan so this was a rare time I did comedy (mainly for Ross and Hardwick), but those two tents could use a good organizer. Other than that I have no complaints - had a great time!

This was the case for me as well. As I entered the tollbooths and they handed me the booklet I asked, "Is this the correct schedule." They said yes. So I looked and saw slayer was not in the right place and told them that it wasn't.

Got to pod 3 and needed to meet with my croo at pod 1. "What direction is pod 1 from here?" Guy has no idea.

Next day they ask if I wasn't an adult drinking wristband (I was in a hurry to a show). I quickly asked if it was a daily wristband or one for the whole fest and he just had no clue.

My questions were dumb for the most part, but you'd think they'd be able to at least answer the dumb ones.

What are the dates for Roo 2016. I can't seem to locate them anywhere.

I never even put two and two together on this! They told everyone that they were screening it on Sunday in The Other Tent after Billy Joel, right? And then they closed off access to Centeroo after Billy Joel, at least from What! That's such a Bonnaroo thing to do!

EDM definitely isn't going anywhere, but they really do need to make sure there are always other options going on.

1.) As always, get the security at the gate to have a clear message. The scattered enforcement of the water in Camelbaks is the best example off the top of my head. It's a dumb idea to begin with, but if you're going to do it, make it a clear and consistent rule.
2.) More flushable toilets. In addition to the added cleanliness factor, the ones at Pod 7 and near This Tent had large banks of urinals on the guys side that made lines for peeing nonexistent for there all weekend from my experience.
3.) The Grove was nicely executed for what it was, but I never really saw any indication of what was going on there or when. I went by one night and one of the art cars was there playing music. I went by another and it seemed completely shut down despite it being around midnight.
4.) In a similar vein, better communication of set time changes versus the printed schedule. As someone noted elsewhere, using the screens to broadcast set times seems like one easy way to do it. The app and social media aren't going to reach a large portion of your audience because people don't all have the forethought (or desire) to keep their phone charged all weekend or the internet capability to get app updates while they are there. I had mobile data off most of the weekend because I was unable to access anything with it on whenever I tried.
5.) Sound bleed and sound levels at some of the tents still suck. Tears For Fears and Slayer seemed really quiet at This Tent while the acts before and after them were at normal volume levels. I ended up bailing on the Throwback Superjam partially because I was on the left side and the sound bleed from Bassnectar and the Kalliope caused me a bunch of issues with hearing anything.

Shade tents in the What stage field. And possibly misters in the tents if that's possible, and strategically placed around the festival would be nice too.

There was a "mist" tent near The Other Stage. I walked under it like 5 times and am still waiting to feel water from that damn thing

Bonnaroo could try a little harder to make sure I'm not in pod 10 in 2016.

Must be a VIP perk - I never emptied mine either. They basically glanced inside of all of my zipped compartments and sent me on my way.

the one time I waited on a taxi from pod 10, it took forever to flag one down.  MOAR TAXI!

As much as I hated being camped in Pod 10, I realize that we can't all be close to Centeroo. What I don't understand is why, for the love of all that is holy, they couldn't have done a proper mowing job before camping people out there. The grass length was ridiculous, which created a bigger bug problem. I've never had a problem with bugs/spiders before. We were also closer to the thicker woods than past years, so that probably contributed. I came home with grass in EVERYTHING.

Also, those Kohler shower upgrades were so widely advertised and talked up, but the shower spot in Pod 10 was not affiliated, had freezing cold water no matter what time of day you showered, and also didn't participate in the discount time slots (and he got pissy when my camp mate asked about it). He also operated different hours than were stated in the book. A little consistency in that matter would have been appreciated.

As far as those artsy shade spots...I understand they look cool, but they're borderline useless. Can we have those like underneath a full-coverage tent or something? Because we need all the shade we can get, haha.

Security even at the gates to enter the grounds seemed unclear and inconsistent. Nerdbyrd followed us in, so I told the guys checking cars that I was waiting for her, they told me to just pull forward a little and wait for her. When I did that, some lady came from the side, screaming that I couldn't stop there. Rather than attempt to move, I acted confused and explained what I had been told by the first guys until Racheal was through the check point and we just went on our way. On that note, my car was hardly even checked. They peeked around without opening doors and tried to look in at the trunk, but it was impossible to do anything without unloading it. Perk of having it crammed full, I guess. Certainly not a complaint, just saying, haha. Maybe if we all pack our cars that tightly, security check points would move quicker next year. ;-)

I'd prefer if they moved the lockers back outside Centeroo. Or maybe have some inside and some outside and let us choose? I understand the logic behind having them inside so you don't have to go back through the line...but I wanted to use mine to store liquor and refill my bottles to take it into Centeroo, haha.

I'm personally not a fan of how What Stage field gets opened before the first show of the day. Waiting until less than an hour before the show and then opening it to allow a Running Of The Bulls-type situation is about the least safe way to handle that, in my opinion. It's also not fair to those who were willing to wait several hours beforehand to get a good spot (but not willing/able to run in that heat, haha).

I know the sound bleed has been touched on, but it's already bad enough between This and Other without Kalliope. I've never been around when Kalliope was alive, but I can only imagine that it creates problems. I also noticed it this year between Who and Which. Not sure who played Which during Elle King's set at Who, but I could hear it loud and clear.