VIP questions? is it worth the extra money

the showers and buffets are included in your ticket price.

the showers usually didn't have much of a line - I showered each night before the headliner and felt great into the wee hours of the morning. I hear that there will be showers in general admission this year also, but those will be slammed with people.

the port-o-johns were emacculately clean in VIP.

Another huge bonus to VIP is it is so close to the main stage - you won't expend all of your energy walking to Centeroo from your campsite, which means you can also go back more often.

There is a whole thread on the wonders of VIP somewhere.

*EDIT here's the link to the "original" thread

bonnaroo.proboards21.com/index.cgi?board=logistics&action=display&thread=1166023198

and here's a link to this year's version that I just found

bonnaroo.proboards21.com/index.cgi?board=logistics&action=display&thread=1199595678

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Buffet was actually better than that. They did burgers for lunch at least once or twice, last year, as I recall. But I also remember there being a ton o' salad greens at each meal. Brain is foggy but something reminds me that I ate jambalaya one night. They had hot chicken dishes. Some fish at one point (your basic white fish, as I recall). It was pretty generic hotel reception type of food. Nothing fancy. But generally more than burgers and hotdogs. Remember that breakfast is on your own!!! And no lunch on Thursday. First meal is dinner that night.

The snack table was the funniest thing. There was some vendor who obviously wanted us all to try these new crunchy flavored energy snacks (came in flavors like guacamole and barbeque). They were really good and super portable. Any time they tossed out more of the bags of those, it was like vultures decending!

Thursday night dinner was steak and shrimp. That was sweet.

There are a number of advantages to VIP that you can't put a price tag on. One is the size of the campsites and access to real grass (I mean the green kind that grows on the ground). The dust last year was horrible, but not in VIP, fortunately. Also, access to Centeroo can't be beat and the entrance from the VIP Bar tent avoids any and all search lines. The showers, while kinda gross, are wonderfully refreshing in the afternoon. I loved the airconditioned porto-johns. No stink, and had a real flush so you didn't have to look down into the miasma (eeeuuuuuhhhh). We tented it last year in VIP and enjoyed spending some mid-day time in the airconditioned VIP tent. There were snacks, tables and couches and soft chairs for napping. It wasn't exactly COLD, but took the edge of the 95 degree hot sunny day. Last, but not least, there was easy access to drive off the property for breakfast, shopping, etc. and it was SUPER easy to drive out on Monday morning - the GA exit line was hours long. If you can scare up the extra $$$$, you won't regret it.

I really cant wait. im pretty convinced. just have to convince some friends to go for it. I should be nice not to have to wait in the horrible lines to get in. thanks.

I think if you try to flesh out the dollars spent in exchange for tangible items, it doesn't seem worth it. However, proximity to camp -- for someone like me -- is key.

I know that there is no way I could eat enough food or drink enough reduced-price beer to justify the expense. But I also know that I can't last in the sun all day without being able to refresh with a shower or just go back to camp if I need some down time.

It all boils down to what is important to you, and sometimes the expense of something is worth the convenience and comfort factor.

My wife and I did the math last year and figured that we actually came out ahead w/ VIP when you factor in the money saved on drinks (water and coke) in the VIP area, the money saved on not having to buy or bring a ton of food, and the "free" showers.

Add the complete absence of lines, both to get onto the farm and into Centeroo, the guaranteed proximity to EVERYTHING, and the awesome that is air conditioned toilet trailers, and you've got a combination that can't be beat.

Sure, $600/person is a lot ... but it's still well worth it, IMO.

Is it all you can eat food while it lasts? Or does it last all day and night?

i plan on going VIP this year. i went GA last year and missed a lot of the acts i wanted to see because we ended up camping so far away. i spent about 2 hours each day just walking back and forth from our campsite to centeroo. not to mention the long lines for showers and portojohns.

does anyone remember how long it took before the vip section was sold out last year?

and how does the vip campsite hold up in the rain?

Rain? ha. But guaranteed that it would be better than GA.

last year our neighbors set up three 10x10 shade tents
in VIP. Plenty of room.

Are we talking a real pony keg or the heniken kind? I would say you can get away with those small things they sell in the stores. A real pony keg would be a lot tougher, not impossible though. I got in some champagne bottles last year for mimosas, but those are a lot smaller.

The only thing I would think is that you are going to go through mountains of ice to keep that thing cold unless you are planning on drinking most of it the first night or so. They do have a bar/lounge in the VIP area where you can get all the delicous magic hat and sweet water beers on tap for the reduced price ($4) and the brooers tent is a really short walk with like 30 different beers on tap. And if it is not so crowded in there later at night, those can be had for less than the going rate if you work something out with the bar keep. Wink wink...nod nod

If it were me, I would say you probably got a 50/50 shot of getting it in. Is it worth the hassel....not even close.

I'd say 50-50 too. It would depend on how well you hid it, and who's searching your car.

Not to condone sneaking stuff into the Farm, or anything.

I'm bringin an old Rv, but it has a gen, ac, and plumbing.....So bein close to walk back and forth a few times makes it prime for me