1. In an attempt to create the ultimate festival going experience, they have done so at the expense most important aspect... ABILITY TO ENJOY THE FUCKING MUSIC. Specifically: Over congestion. they have SO MUCH shit going on in that dust trap of a farm that it's almost impossible to get from point A to point B without being all up in someone's grill.
2. STILL NO SCREENS IN ANY OF THE TENTS. Unless you stake out real-estate, it's virtually impossible to casually walk up and find a good spot to see an artist... especially an upper-tier act. Also, the tents are super fucking tiny, super fucking crowded, and have super fucking piss-poor lines of sight. Thus, it's impossible to actually see the band you want to see.
3. IF you're going to open the festival grounds a day earlier, stop trying to cram everyone on just 3 stages on that first night. Hey AC Superfly the secret's out. Thursday night is the best night of the festival. Everyone knows now. History lesson: There once was a time when only like 60% of the attendees showed up on THursday. Therefore limiting those 60% to just 50% of the space wasn't that big a deal. Now it's more like 90% of attendees on that first night... Limiting that many people to just 50% of the space is just fucking cruel--- and potentially dangerous. Before Phantogram came on, dozens of people were nearly trampled due to over congestion. For PHANTOGRAM?!? Are you fucking kidding me? It's beyond obvious that the time has come for them to open up another stage for thursday night, if not the What Stage, then certainly the Which Stage. IT's a safety issue now. Make it happen, already.
4. Dust. Dust. Dust. So much damn dust. THis was the worst dust I've seen there since 2007. It was disgusting, actually. In previous years, the organizers would actually water the roads to keep the dust at bay. Not in 2012. We actually tried to take a picture of it all on Saturday, but couldn't actually take a photo of anything worth a shit because the dust kept on caking up the camera lens. Seriously. It was that bad. Fuck, even St. Vincent called out all the dust!
5. Why no Friday night late night act on the which stage in 2012? Lame.
6. Two different lines to get into just to get into the comedy tent? Double the wait? Double the lame.
7. I'm still not sure why Bonnaroo the only festival that charges people to take showers?
8. This ties into over congestion, but the inability to actually get into places like the Silent Disco or the ferris wheel due to their ridiculously massive lines.
9. While the spicy pie was a $ cheaper than at Coachella, it was fucking cold. Both times I tried it. Fuck that place.
10. I can't speak for all the pods, but the porto's in Pod 9's were the fucking worst. They were disgusting and the lines to wait in them were never-ending. I can't say for certain that there were more porto's in years past, but it certainly seemed like there weren't enough this year.
Here's where Bonnaroo succeeds...
1. The Brooer's Festival Beer tent. It's awesome. Seriously. Best part of Bonnaroo.
2. Having acts like Alice Cooper come out and rock the fuck out of a late night! The dude was epic.
3. The hysterical irony in the incredible ease of getting into the festival. The organizers recognize that like 75% people of the people there are fucked up anyway, so there's really no sense in checking bags for drugs and shit...
Legit grievances. I firmly believe that they need to shrink the size. But I do enjoy them not having screens. Most of the time, I don't even watch a band perform live unless it is an actual show show. Süch as shpongle or Alice cooper. It's odd you mentioned dust. I found it to be less dusty this year.
I think the focus on not watering the dirt walk ways is to save water. It takes up an incredible amount of water and it is just not very "green" which is Bonnaroo's attempted vibe.
I feel like their Thursday and some of the night sets were not properly utilized. I still believe it to be a great festival that either needs to expand the grounds or cut down on ticket sales. Or heaven help us... Copy coachella and have 2 weekends.
Bonnaroo was the festival for me for a number of years. I always felt it was a musical heaven on earth. Loved every second I was there until 2011. The bands always put on the best shows at Bonnaroo, the people are great and there is a buzzing excitement in the air. I think our group's ability to always make a bunch of friends and always get a camping spot right by the gate (every single time! We know the Secret), and spending a week before in Nashville/Memphis before each 'Roo getting totally silly and ready for the fest made a huge difference. Not sure what happened between then and 2011, but Sasquatch is now the festival for me. Bonnaroo is still a magical place for me, but I think I'm just straight up old now or something.
For me it has been more like, moving on. I can 100% see how Burrito and Goldbeard loved that thing to pieces. Glad you loved it guys! BONNAROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
To be fair, I was also in combat for a year in Afghanistan. So I've had pretty rough times and for me Bonnaroo, even last year, was a walk in the park when it came to heat, the suck and the dust. I love Sasquatch to death, but I feel that some of my antics that I get up to at Bonnaroo would land me on a jail cell at Sasquatch.
I feel like if I did Bonnaroo again, I would be a lot more prepared and I would enjoy it a lot more.
I went in 2010, and it was my first festival and I made a lot of mistakes: No canopy, got hammered drunk during the day, didn't do drugs, went with a girl when our relationship was on it's last legs, didn't get any sleep on the Wednesday night because I was drinking at the wal-mart, saw a bunch of main stage shows during the day, etc.
Plus I was completely unprepared for how debilitating that heat was. It was like nothing I had ever experienced before.
Also, I know people like to make jokes about the crowd at Coachella, but the crowd at Bonnaroo was my nightmare. There's only so many drum circles and patchuli oil I can take over the span of a weekend.
I would like to give Bonnaroo another shot, but the lineup would have to be pretty damn amazing for me to go.
I feel like if I did Bonnaroo again, I would be a lot more prepared and I would enjoy it a lot more.
I went in 2010, and it was my first festival and I made a lot of mistakes: No canopy, got hammered drunk during the day, didn't do drugs, went with a girl when our relationship was on it's last legs, didn't get any sleep on the Wednesday night because I was drinking at the wal-mart, saw a bunch of main stage shows during the day, etc.
Plus I was completely unprepared for how debilitating that heat was. It was like nothing I had ever experienced before.
Also, I know people like to make jokes about the crowd at Coachella, but the crowd at Bonnaroo was my nightmare. There's only so many drum circles and patchuli oil I can take over the span of a weekend.
I would like to give Bonnaroo another shot, but the lineup would have to be pretty damn amazing for me to go.
The oddest part of this year was that not a single drum circle or or waft patchulli did I find. I don't know if Burrito, Phil, Nadine or anyone else saw one. I was quite shocked. Last year I participated in a 2 hour long drum circle.
The oddest part of this year was that not a single drum circle or or waft patchulli did I find. I don't know if Burrito, Phil, Nadine or anyone else saw one. I was quite shocked. Last year I participated in a 2 hour long drum circle.
There were definitely patchouli circles all up ins.
But really I just wanted to poop this thread because fucking Bonnaroo.
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