krewe of roo?

It struck me as another way for Superfly to part me from 30 of my dollars. The giveaways at the gate in years past have been pretty good--I still regularly listen to some of those CDs--but they're selling this as a way to be able to buy tix earlier. That's just not something that's ever been an issue in the past. Last year they were on sale literally for months.

Now, if you could join and get preferential camping locations or something, that might make it worth it...Otherwise: Pass.

I'm a poster on the official listserv and a lot of folks over there are PIS$ED! We don't think it's right to have to pay an extra 30 bucks to guarantee ourselves a ticket. Mind you, i've already paid $270 for my campsite at the KOA (I <3 shade and showers... and real potties) without even knowing the lineup or ticket price. I think this is just one step towards bonnaroo becoming something corporate. Boo to this krewe bull. Hrm. Not happy.

Do you think that lots of people will join , get their tix early, and then create a situation where few enough tix remained for "regular" sale that non-Krewers will have to scramble to get their tix the moment they go on sale? I appreciate that the KRewe is supposed to get early dibs on cheaper tickets, but doesn't that get negated by the cost to join the Krewe in the first place? And the freebie at the ticket booth would have to be pretty darn good to have that be a primary incentive. I agree, dibs on better campsites would make it totallyl worth it.

I'm feeling cynical about this myself, although I too am fairly obsessed with all things Bonnaroo. Prices of the event going up, quantity of people same as last year (*please* let them hold it to 90K vs the 110K+ that had been reported anecdotally last year) ... I'm scratching my head about why I'd want to shell out the dough.

There appears to be two logical and applicable approaches to this conundrum. Please allow my humble pardon for these ramblings as I give an examination of both sides of the Krewe of Roo proposal.

Consider:

Approach number 1

Consumerism –
The art of convincing the people that it needs something that it doesn’t need.
If you do not consume your not important.

Compulsive Spending –
Don’t settle for less. Everyone’s a winner. It never needs winding. It turns a sandwich into banquet. No batteries needed. Act now and receive as our gift to you. They come in all colors. One size fits all. No salesman will visit your home.

Conclusion: Class warfare - those who have the extra $30.00 pitted against those who don’t.
Man this is some corporate bullsh!t. No fu(king way! I pass.


Approach number 2

Reinforcement of Inclusion -
Recognition. Cyber pre-festival activities. Member Benefits. Enhanced festival experience


The Oh Yes Indeed Factor -
Contests and give-aways. Access to the latest breaking news. Provides the possibility of a new and desired comfort zone. The feeling of perhaps being treated in a different and special way. Discounts.

Conclusion: It doesn’t get any better than Bonnoroo – what the he11 30 bucks isn’t all that much if it improves the Roo experience. Anyway I can afford it and I would like to have it. Count me in.

I recall a line in a old Clash song that went… Should I Stay or Should I Go … I don’t think they ever made up their mind.

On the Krewe of Roo proposal it’s quite likely neither will I.

ClarkGriswold

Oh the humanity....

It seemed to be inevitible that I would cough up the $30 at some point so I impulse-bought a Krewe membership this morning. Hopefully it will at least be a wash if I am able to get two tickets at the lowest price levels.

To anyone contemplating joining - I would give it some time until all of the details are clear. So far I've found out that you can only purchase two tickets on the early date (I guess I should have expected this).

The message boards are one of the main reasons I joined; I love Inforoo (It's the only board of any kind I've ever had the interest/desire to post on), I was just looking for more volume of discussion and perspectives. I took a look at the Krewe boards this morning and was really dissappointed. Although there certainly seem to be plenty of people with good intentions, there is quite a bit of juvenile and/or negative stuff on there already. After you cough up the dough there is definitely a "is this all there is?" vibe once you get on the site. A sample subject on the message boards: "Screwe this Krewe".

It seems like you need to join before Jan. 24th to get in on the early ticket window, so I would recommend to anyone contemplating joining that you wait and see if anymore details about the pricing and benefits surface before joining. I kind of wish I had, although I'm obviously hoping it turns out to be a good thing to do.

In any case I will be sure to pass on any hot insider news and info that I am privy to to everyone here if any ever comes along.

Thanks for looking out for us Inforoosters ka mai. I think I’m going to plop that 30 bucks down on a sweet bad ass harmonica and try to learn how to play it – that should enhance my festival experience – (but maybe not for the people that happen to be camping next to me, I promise to practice only when no one’s around) anyway it sounds like my expectations of getting anything out of the harmonica is about equal to my expectations for the Krew of Roo. Good luck on the Krew of Roo adventure. Once again thanks for looking out for us.

ClarkGriswold

Do I mind … are you kidding me, I’m absolutely flattered. As a southerner I’ve always depended on the kindest of strangers, dear sweet lady the kindest of your words overwhelm me. Thank you.

ClarkGriswold

If it seems like I haven't been keeping up on my promise to keep everyone here informed if anything interesting happens at the Krewe, its only because nothing interesting is happening with the Krewe.

The e-mail to pre-register for the pre-sale came out today (Maybe it was the pre-e-mail to pre-register for the pre-sale. If I'm not careful I think I might end up buying tickets for pre-Bonnaroo). The pre-sale for Krewe members starts 9:00 Thursday (only two days before the regular sale). I think there still may be time to register before that if you're interested but I'm really not sure. With the price levels at 146.50, 161.50 and 172.50, the $30 Krewe membership and two ticket limit doesn't really seem like it gives you any great chance at big savings, especially since there is still no guarantee that you get the lowest price level. You can do the math, but depending on how fast the levels sell out, you could save 10 or twenty bucks at best or (more likely) eat the $30 Krewe membership at worst.

As for other Krewe "benefits," there are none to date. I do peruse the message board frequently because I fiend for Bonnaroo discussion/info and there is a large volume of posts (relative to this board), but it is 90% worthless unfortunately with way too much negativity, childishness and only a small group of people trying to conribute good vibes/discussion/info/advice.

I hope it gets better, but I definitely wouldn't recommend joining at this point unless the $30 isn't a big deal to you.

We joined because we want VIP tickets, and since there are a limited number of those, we were afraid not to participate in the presale. We wouldn't have joined to buy regular tickets. We just sorta looked at it as another increase in ticket price. Noticing on the message board that there do seem to be a high number of planned vip-ers there.

The KoR thing could disrupt the first tier tickets and vip tickets, IF enough people join--that's why I buckled under. But, after reading the message board for a few weeks, I'm guessing there aren't more than a few hundred people who've joined. That's just a wild guess based on the message board response. But, since the message board is absolutely the only thing on the website now, I think it would show if thousands of people were joining.

Bump. HA!

FTR, I never got the decoder ring.