Whether it's your first Bonnaroo or you’re a music festival veteran, we welcome you to Inforoo.
Here you'll find info about artists, rumors, camping tips, and the infamous Roo Clues. Have a look around then create an account and join in the fun. See you at Bonnaroo!!
Hahahaha, I had to deal with those jerks for 4 years in college.
Haven't posted in a long time but saw this and had to respond. I went to MTSU and also had to deal with those asshats for years! Go well below speed limit if you pass through the boro, they are looking for any excuse to bust people!
Hahahaha, I had to deal with those jerks for 4 years in college.
They've consistently pulled me over the last 3 years. The first time didn't go so well for one of my friends. He was driving us from the airport and ended up with a huge ticket.. The second was in an RV and thank jebus we somehow managed to escape that debacle. And last year they conveniently lost my "tailgating" ticket. They're still dicks. My friend never went back to Roo with us and he even lives in Chattanooga. Poor guy.
If you've never camped before in your life...be prepared to get dirty. If something bad happens, make the best of it. I'm the idiot who had never camped before in her life and decided to go to Bonnaroo for the first time in 2009. I prepared for it, but as soon as we set up camp it began to rain cats and dogs. I hid in the tent and it started to leak. Bam. Panic attack. Straight up freaked out for over an hour until the rain had stopped completely. Best thing is all of my friends had left either for the portos or to centeroo, so no one witnessed it. Just be happy even if something doesn't go your way.
Post by warpedfan11 on Apr 4, 2013 19:27:21 GMT -5
Freeze water bottles and put them in your cooler....they keep stuff cool in the cooler and they are awesome to drink when they start to thaw and its hot.
Post by FuzzyWarbles on May 10, 2013 14:54:28 GMT -5
It's probably been said before, but I'm not going back thru the whole thread. You will love the excitement, instant sense of freedom and loving community vibe you get upon entering Centeroo. I remember before any music had started being amazed at the people, sights, smells from the first row of food vendors and the art(limited as it is now). I danced like crazy that first Thursday and checked my inhibitions at the arch.
At some point during Roo some weirdo will focus his/her entire attention on you. Just go with it...it happens to everybody.
This.
Last year, there was a totally freaked out older woman who kept picking up cigarette butts and piling them up in the field. At one point, she saw me, ran over to me and grabbed my shoulder. Three or four times. Tons of people were taking pics of her, so if anyone else saw her during RyG and has a pic, that would be awesome. She'd been there for HOURS and was way gone.
At some point during Roo some weirdo will focus his/her entire attention on you. Just go with it...it happens to everybody.
Haha. When waiting in line for Centeroo in '10, an older hippy sidles up next to me. This was at a peak time, so the wait was going to be a little while. He says hi and then just starts telling me about how he had been going to festivals since the 60s and all the dr*gs he had done over the course of the last 40 years. He then gave me a quick history in the smuggling of said dr*gs past various security guards at venues across the country along with detailed directions on how to replicate his successes. I still don't know why he chose to tell me all this.
At some point during Roo some weirdo will focus his/her entire attention on you. Just go with it...it happens to everybody.
Haha. When waiting in line for Centeroo in '10, an older hippy sidles up next to me. This was at a peak time, so the wait was going to be a little while. He says hi and then just starts telling me about how he had been going to festivals since the 60s and all the dr*gs he had done over the course of the last 40 years. He then gave me a quick history in the smuggling of said dr*gs past various security guards at venues across the country along with detailed directions on how to replicate his successes. I still don't know why he chose to tell me all this.
In his old age, he was able to "stash" his dr*gs, but was not confident on whether or not he would be able to get them out on his own. I'm assuming you looked like the doctor that gave him his first prostate exam perhaps.
Haha. When waiting in line for Centeroo in '10, an older hippy sidles up next to me. This was at a peak time, so the wait was going to be a little while. He says hi and then just starts telling me about how he had been going to festivals since the 60s and all the dr*gs he had done over the course of the last 40 years. He then gave me a quick history in the smuggling of said dr*gs past various security guards at venues across the country along with detailed directions on how to replicate his successes. I still don't know why he chose to tell me all this.
In his old age, he was able to "stash" his dr*gs, but was not confident on whether or not he would be able to get them out on his own. I'm assuming you looked like the doctor that gave him his first prostate exam perhaps.
I don't know how things work up there in eternal blizzard land, but if a rando asks me to search his butt for dr*gs, I am probably not doing it.
Post by FuzzyWarbles on May 10, 2013 18:28:32 GMT -5
Dave Maynar kind of looks like a guy who might have some corn. Maybe he thought if he brought the topic up with him he might share some while they waited in line.
In his old age, he was able to "stash" his dr*gs, but was not confident on whether or not he would be able to get them out on his own. I'm assuming you looked like the doctor that gave him his first prostate exam perhaps.
I don't know how things work up there in eternal blizzard land, but if a rando asks me to search his butt for dr*gs, I am probably not doing it.
1.the amount of walking and standing that you will have to endure!! the more you prepare, the more you get out of it. (1st year, my best friend turns to me at 1am during superjam and unprompted, says, "the pain is almost unbearable." at that point we'd been going 13 hours) it's a farm field not a golf course. even the best prepared, by sunday, will be sore as a dog! 2.like so many things in life- the 1st day it feels like you have an eternity, and the next thing you know, it's sunday. get in the moment, don't let things pass! this is it! 3. how much hydration plays a part in a enjoyable Roo experience. if thirst, water, or taking a drink crosses your mind, drink water. if not, drink water! in between those thoughts, DRINK WATER!! hit the fountain a few times a day. it will bring clarity and calm in those necessary moments! 3. you cannot imagine how much fun and laughter you will actually have! p.s. all bonnaroo experience is based upon ability to pace yourself, STAY HYDRATED, and stay fed. the rest takes care of itself! (you'll sleep for like 2 weeks after.)
Post by RxMarky Mark on May 12, 2013 14:07:29 GMT -5
Some of the shows at the tents, even early in the day, will be very crowded and you won't be able to see the artist performing at all. If it bums you out, just wander around to another tent/stage. Sometimes you'll find a really good show that you never even thought about attending, and a surprise happy memory will have been formed
"The turnover": The exact moment of the festival that you just get so amazed and full excitement during the fest. You look around and realize you are in the place you love most and that everything is going to be good even if it's messy in your life. Every year there's one show, usually Fri afternoon, that makes me just turn in realization.
Just be happy even if something doesn't go your way.
