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I've read your new What is allowed in Centeroo and I no longer see sealed water bottles on the list? Please don't tell me you removed this option...... Thanks!
Wonder if they're going to try with the empty camelback bullshit again this year. That's so fucking ridiculous. They're encouraging people to not drink water by forcing them to empty them outside. It causes a massive backup at the water filling stations, and people will go on by because already late to a show due to the clusterfuck at the gates to get in. And then since they make everyone dump their water, it's a muddy mess.
I know for a fact I skipped water trying to run into Woods last year. Huge line both to get in at water filling stations, and made me dump my water to get in. Already 10 mins late to Woods, so no water it was for me til after Woods.
All for what, to stop a few hundred kids from sneaking vodka in?
Wonder if spray fans will be banned again due to "acid water".
There's always one line that splits into many security lines as you enter centeroo. Don't look for the shortest, look for the fastest moving.
If they tell you to dump your camelbak, walk over to the area where everyone is dumping their water, then just keep walking. There's no accountability.
Remember these guys are just volunteers, avoid the power tripping assholes, have your bags open and ready to be searched and be polite. A smile and preparation goes a long way to be on the winning side of blurred lines.
Post by dreamingtree on Jun 5, 2016 18:19:47 GMT -5
I am pissed about it.
I sent a snippy response back, and asked if there was a valid reason for this, when it's going to be almost 100 degrees or was it just Live Nation fucking us over some more for the fun of it. I also asked if there are plenty of water stations so there will be no lines (like Shaky Knees does it SO perfectly) and are they actually going to work. Bonnaroo is just pissing me off more and more each day. There are very few reason I want to go any more
I sent a snippy response back, and asked if there was a valid reason for this, when it's going to be almost 100 degrees or was it just Live Nation fucking us over some more for the fun of it. I also asked if there are plenty of water stations so there will be no lines (like Shaky Knees does it SO perfectly) and are they actually going to work.
This. If they're going to have this rule in place - they better have doubled the amount of stations and ensure it stays drinkable throughout the entire weekend (none of that running out/sulfur overpower from last year). We shall see...
I sent a snippy response back, and asked if there was a valid reason for this, when it's going to be almost 100 degrees or was it just Live Nation fucking us over some more for the fun of it. I also asked if there are plenty of water stations so there will be no lines (like Shaky Knees does it SO perfectly) and are they actually going to work. Bonnaroo is just pissing me off more and more each day. There are very few reason I want to go any more
One difference is Shaky Knees allowed sealed water bottles.
Not happy about this one. But I haven't been happy with what Bonnaroo is doing for awhile now. They are going to have to convince me to return next year, because I'm thinking I'd rather do another festival instead.
Not happy about this one. But I haven't been happy with what Bonnaroo is doing for awhile now. They are going to have to convince me to return next year, because I'm thinking I'd rather do another festival instead.
Maybe we could live without bottled water if they booked Beyonce and Arcade Fire. Beyonce may be too much to wish for.
I don't think Bonnaroo even wants me to consider going next year. Ridiculous rules and stupid changes are really killing me.
Amen. I too am a frozen water bottle guy or two until it cools down and then I pay for whatever. As has been already said, this kind of lame bullshit will likely push me to start a new tradition. It was a good run Roo. Too bad your management is so clueless about crowd preference/safety.
Sadly I'm coming to the same conclusion. It's been a great run, and I've tried to give them the benefit of the doubt and faithfully bought my tickets and tried to look for the positives, but at every turn they seem to make dumb choices that reinforce the fact that they've changed At first I hoped it was just an anomaly, but the body of work indicates they are just going in a direction I don't support. I'm putting Bonnaroo on a final written warning. If this all this crap doesn't improve, in 2017 I'm firing them and finding a new festival to love. There are plenty of choices.
We will experience the hottest temperatures this year in Tennessee the weekend of Bonnaroo and they want to restrict access to water? The Organizers have lost the original intent and purpose for this festival. Money is more important than the music and rhe lovers of music. After 14 straight years of Roo I think this is going to be my final run.
Charging me roughly $350 for a ticket and parking pass....now you want to tell me I can't bring my own bottled water? The magic is gone.
Post by itrainmonkeys on Jun 5, 2016 21:13:27 GMT -5
You can't push the "drink tons of water" hydration shit and then tell people they can't bring in water. Sealed bottles make sense to allow in. The water stations (the main ones anyway) tend to have a huge crowd at the hottest hours. Kind of ridiculous.
I sent a snippy response back, and asked if there was a valid reason for this, when it's going to be almost 100 degrees or was it just Live Nation fucking us over some more for the fun of it. I also asked if there are plenty of water stations so there will be no lines (like Shaky Knees does it SO perfectly) and are they actually going to work. Bonnaroo is just pissing me off more and more each day. There are very few reason I want to go any more
One difference is Shaky Knees allowed sealed water bottles.
And that horrible sulphur water, I vomited it right up
Live Nation bought a water line and put it in this year with your parking pass money. It won't be sulphur water. Does not matter though. You should be able to bring in sealed bottles.
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Well lines definitely won't be as bad considering the low ticket sales this year.
Still a stupid rule, but probably one that won't be enforced, honestly. It's just bad PR in a year when almost everything they've done in terms of marketing and publicity has been an absolute failure, from BLAM to the days preceding the festival.
For those that are going.....be loud about this over the weekend. It's disgusting.
Everytime they made me dump my camelbak, they got an ear full.
I will be very vocal again this year. They need to just get their heads out of their asses and realize they're fucking up time and time again.
Ya, I'm pissy about it. Like others, it's just reaffirming they keep moving in a direction that I will no longer be a part of. Yes, this is a little thing, but it's emblematic of the problem as a whole.
And I can't help but laugh at all the "Stay Hydrated!" they have on the website.
