Bonnaroo 2021 Lineup Discussion Thread

Why didn’t they bring a fleet of 100 helicopters to blow the mud around?? ??

I wonder if it has to do anything with the lack of non-Bonnaroo events on the farm. I think everyone assumed that over time there would be other festivals and events at the farm but that hasn't really happened. Maybe it isn't worth the investment if the farm is only being used for Bonnaroo? Or maybe it is a chicken egg situation where to have other events they need the added infrastructure but it is difficult to attract other events without it.

Future Considerations
1. Pave the Tollbooth Entry Zones - these have always been a disaster even when it’s dry, ie pitted, bumpy, etc. This is just stupid that they don’t have this done after 20 years.
2. Redo Bushy Branch - I believe they already are planning this, IIRC the want to widen and add an extra lane for local traffic and better entry. Much of Bushy Branch has a big ass ditch on each side of it. Those are literally meant for water if adjacent land is properly sloped for water runoff.
3. Regrading - This goes for both certain campsites and also sections of Centeroo. General regrading to improve runoff conditions, etc. certain sections should be fine if on any sort of slight slope. Otherwise, things should be slightly sloped (a couple inches over a dozen feet). Within regrading, adding small ditches within the campsite would help collect excessive runoff and feed it to other major collection areas, e.g. the ditches alongside Bushy Branch, some of those wetland-esque ponds out by Pods 9 and 10. Also, think Which Ditch. That’s literally to take water away. Shit should be properly graded. Water goes downhill.
4. Underground Drainage System - Think golf courses. When they can’t naturally shed all the water needed, they also use underground drainage, catch basins, etc. It’s probably not realistic to have an expensive drainage system installed throughout the campground, but Centeroo could / should probably have some drainage added.
5. Pave key Centeroo roads and main thoroughfares like the Shakedown street. I’ll be the first to say, I don’t want to be camping on concrete, but some paved roads provide improved accessibility; thinking fire trucks and ambulances.
6. Gravel the current grass paths where cars drive - This would be slightly controversial, and I don’t think you’d need to do every path, but turn some of the grass paths into actual gravel. I’ve read multiple posts on Reddit saying the maintained roads were fine so make more roads “maintained”
7. Plant Water sucking trees - Trees like willows are water hogs and will suck up literally every once of water in a damp area. Campgrounds need shade, add trees in strategic locations and you help with the water and provide an improved camping experience.

As for the lead up, they should have had pumps, blowers, shit I’ve seen events fly in helicopters to hover over the ground to blow and evaporate water. Tons of people with squeegees pushing water to collection spots. If you can’t get rid of all the water, then at least congregate it into places and then just rope those sections off. They could have literally just brought in a ton of plywood to cover paths as cars entered. Pain in the ass and slow but completely doable. Also, literally read this is what volunteers also used to get out. Gravel, dirt, sand, etc.

I guess I look at it like this: we’ve seen shitty management over the years and for whatever reason, this year seemed to have a lot more data points that point to mismanagement. The apps not getting updated, lack of staff, wristbands not getting sent, etc. they’ve also had enough rainy events over the years to know issue areas (clearly they felt the need to build a “bridge” over the which ditch - I’d argue it’s poorly thought out and designed but it was a priority). I didn’t see any real activity in any of the pictures or videos that pointed to any of this effort. Maybe they had some but based on the stuff I didn’t see, it didn’t seem like a big effort.

Not yelling at you, but most of my job is strategy and planning work for a small company so it’s extremely frustrating watching a company worth 20B whose focus is planning and running events not being able to, you know, plan and run an event.

“ We are supposed to be there today “ is the only thought running through my mind since I woke.

MMJ in Alpharetta got postponed to Sept 13th

If you're a fan and your close, he just announced a show in Chattanooga this weekend.

Something cool to go to if you are in the area.

Which place?