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!!
Post by Od Lid Johnny on Jun 11, 2012 23:22:40 GMT -5
My 4th and favorite. I got into the pit for Radiohead, RHCP, Gary Clark Jr., Temper Trap, Rodrigo y Gabriella, The Black Lips(crazy fun pit), and Phish. Umphreys owned me Friday night. Weather was awesome. People were awesome. Food was awesome.
All conversations I have had today led right to things I saw at Roo. I am sure it will start to get annoying to people, but I haven't been able to stop smiling. I think I'm in love. As if I wasn't already obsessed.
Although the lineup left a bit to be desired for me looking forward, in hindsight I found this year to be one of the more enjoyable Bonnaroo experiences I've had since my first one in 2005.
I became a Radiohead fan. Being up close made all the difference to me. I guess being in the back of the field in 2006 didn't allow me to appreciate their show as much.
I thought the Red Hot Chili Peppers were great, but too damn short.
Alice Cooper kicked ass. But he should have been on a stage, not the tent. It was too damn crowded.
The pleasant surprises for me were Dispatch, the Civil Wars, and the Silent Comedy.
The biggest waste of time and a tent was Unchained. I'm a Van Halen fan (don't tell anyone) but calling this show mediocre is being generous. What were they thinking? There are much better acts that would have actually paid to play there.
I was expecting to come home and get on inforoo and read all kinds of hate. I'm happy I haven't seen it (yet). Third roo and it was the best. Portos were for the most part serviced, and other than maybe twice did i have to wait in the lines. Didn't wait a minute to get into the farm (came in Wednesday/Thursday 4am). Getting into centeroo the waits were not long and bag checks were minimal. Everybody on here talks about secret show or special surprises, well we got 'em, D'Angelo coming back after 12! years gone, Lionel Richie singing "all night long", the parade on thursday/free food/salsa dog. They at least made an attempt to fix the ditch. Sound at which was somewhat better (there must be a problem with the size of that stage and the fact that they can't do real sound checks that makes it hard for the sound guys, because it always seems to be a problem, and the roo people have to know about it). The weather was the best it could be (I couldn't have planned it better if i could pick the weather). And, most of the bands i saw knew it was roo and did some special stuff. I couldn't of asked for a better 4 days, however there were, like there will always be, a few cons...
Cons: The late night lineups were slightly weak. Alabama shakes was packed! (but so was sleigh bells last year, it is probably going to be like that now that they let people in early on Wednesday) Dustaroo 2012: Friday and Saturday were bad and the rain Sunday morning saved us all from having whopping cough.
Other than those three things I felt like logistically and musically they almost pulled off the perfect fest. I was hating myself for not going to coachella but after this weekend, I'm convinced that there is no better place to see live music (in a festival setting) than ROO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This was my first Roo and happened to be the best weekend of my 18 years on this planet. Everyone was so nice and approachable and the best time of my weekend was spent alone away from my painfully large group of 13. Staying in a hotel due to our parents requests had advantages and dis-advantages. The biggest disadvantages were not feeling like I should stay when most of the gorup wanted to go back to the hotel. I missed Flylo and most of Phish because of this and it takes a while to forgive myself for these kinds of things.
Pros: Standing in the Pit for Bon Iver, RHCP and the Avett Brothers who were in my top 5 most anticipated acts of the weekend. They all rocked it. Ludacris was nostagically amazing even though I couldn't see him. D'angelo!!! Major Lazer rocked it As did Kendrick Lamar City And Colour made be proud to be Canadian The Roots were just as good as I expected them too be. I caught two of my favorite shows early in the day with minimal crowds in Michael Kiwanuka and Gary Clark Jr. Both were awesome.
Cons: Some tents were just too crowded. The EDM tents I found often were only good if you were under the tent which left you the choice of missing out or being the guy who makes his way through. And everyone hates that guy The field outside this tent is lower than the stage which makes it impossible to see very miuch of anything The which stage sucks. It's either too quiet or so loud that the whole campsite can hear it Missing Flying Lotus/Umphreys/Big Freedia/much of phish. I hate regretting stuff. It haunts me for a very long time.
The Pit is the greatest thing ever. The fact that I can just walk into it, save the headliners, to see my favorite artists from incredibly close is so awesome. I loved bonnaroo and will be back next year
The only thing that I didn't like about it were the crowds. The music was good enough to help me look past it, but I felt like unless you were in the pit or at a DJ set late night, there was just no energy.
I hate your Wiz Khalifa / Rage Against the Machine playlist that you insisted on blasting all night. You and your group of a dozen or so teenagers seemed to be preoccupied with getting blasted as opposed to actually seeing live music. I partly feel bad that you wasted an awesome weekend, but then I think about how you wanted to fight my wife and two friends because we asked you to turn the music down at 4am -- so screw you.
I am thinking VIP next year, mainly because of this.
I am the wife. Thank god these "people" did not ruin my first Roo. Their music sucked, their attitudes sucked, and they are nothing like the nice people I managed to meet (like the neighbors to the other side). Playing music is one thing (that's what we are all there for right?) but setting up a stereo system right next to someone else's tent (they could have put it in the middle of their long line of tents) and blaring the worst music I have ever heard at all hours was uncalled for. We were kind and considerate to our fellow roo-goers, but these people were in it for themselves and no one else. So thank you, douchebags, for the non-stop crap all weekend, and especially for the dirty fighting and lack of respect. Glad we were able to get home safely and not fall asleep driving. Poor Canadian girls had to do their long drive back with no sleep because of you. Glad one of the other neighbors finally pulled your plug, giving us a 30 min reprieve and a little entertainment listening to you cry while you tried to figure out how to put your system back together.
Post by pricetastic on Jun 12, 2012 11:08:23 GMT -5
3rd Bonnaroo, and very enjoyable. I liked last year's lineup better, but had just as good of a time. The amazing weather allowed us to actually have beers out there and not feel like we were going to die.
Some of the best memories in the immediate reflection was The Word, Superjam, Avetts, Kenny Rogers w/ Lionel(so glad we went to check out this one), what we were able to see of Alice Cooper before we went to SuperJam.
Was very happy with the Beach Boys and RHCP. They both sounded just fine to me, and they were very enjoyable.
I liked Radiohead's set, but the group I was with were not huge fans and their setlist did absolutely nothing to change their mind unfortunately. We left 2 songs early to go get a front row for The Word...and that was the best decision ever.
Alabama Shakes sounded good, Dale Jr Jr rocked it, Young The Giant was VERY fun for Sunday night as we were up at the front for that one. The group I was with hadn't seen Rod y Gab before and they were blown away. Loved Santigold. Gary Clark was awesome.
My fourth and favorite roo. I finally got to see Radiohead, I saw a ton of complete sets this year for the first time, the weather was great, and the crowds seemed smaller. Superjam was simply amazing, GZA was great, and FlyLo was a lot of fun too. I came down with an Upper Respiratory Infection on Sunday and had to leave right before Bon Iver but even that didn't bring my spirits down.
What I enjoyed alot about Roo this year for bands was : Radiohead = The thing they did with the mirrors melted my face Cave Singers= Never heard them before but was really amazed Bon Iver= That all I got to say Roots= Always good Phish= I thought they were better this year than 09
Bands I didnt enjoy RHCP= Flea was annoying with everything he was saying I wanted to punch him Black Lips= Horrible !!! Love them on CD live I was very disappointed. Especially when they were done and they plugged the Bad News Bears 3 cmon who attends roo is actually going to go !!! Also their rant about all the hippy music and thow they play real rock and roll... Puscifer= Really disappointed seem them in Boston and where really good..... roo they sucked
Best show of the Weekend The Beach Boys= They still rock it and loved it
Post by MonkeyLoverGirl on Jun 12, 2012 11:36:44 GMT -5
Well the weather was amazing! Couldn't have been any better This is my 3rd Roo, 1st VIP and I brought a first timer this year.
VIP Perks: No wait at all! Drove right in, very very light search. Super close to bathrooms and showers, the bathroom attendants had a rough job. Just because people go VIP don't make them any cleaner or neater when it comes to a bathroom or shower. The free beer and food Thursday is nice and gives you a chance to mingle around other VIP'ers. I took in my waters and my friend took in her beers to Centeroo and the security staff never made us empty or trash them. The viewing area for the WHAT stage is nice, The Hill... BUT The viewing area for the WHICH stage is AMAZING!!! We got so close to The Shins (especially since they opened the gate and let us all up in the front of the statge) Flat and grassy, close to the stage and a nice VIP tent close with bathrooms and AC... I don't know that I would ever want to do GA again since the perks of VIP are really nice.
CON'S The vibe in VIP is TOTALLY DIFFERENT around the camp grounds. Our neighbors were some of the rudest, unfriendly, better than everyone else people I have EVER met at Roo!!! I over heard the 2 women talking about people all weekend (in a very negative way.) Only one of the men at the camp ever spoke to us! We finally just gave up tring to be nice and friendly to them I didn't see the sharing and the kindness in VIP that you have in GA that is one of the biggest differences I saw this weekend! People don't seen as quick to smile or say hello, that is one of the things I love most about Roo and it is for sure lacking in VIP camping or at least the area I was in (VIP C)...
Centeroo had improved so much since 2010! So much more shade... My biggest complaint about Centeroo would be the crowds at all the tents! This, that and The other were so packed with people I didn't see one band on the Tent stages! I mean I went to the show, I heard the show but couldn't see anything, for Little Dragon I seen her hands only when she raised them and I was almost up to the concrete slab part of the stage!
I love Bonnaroo and this year the line up was amazing! YES the confilts were there but it was a great line up and a great roo.... We have started planning our next Roo and will be doing VIP again but I think for 2013 I will be joining the Infroo Group and hoping for some much nicer neighbors or at least some that will return a true Bonnaroo Smile and wave....
Black Lips= Horrible !!! Love them on CD live I was very disappointed. Especially when they were done and they plugged the Bad News Bears 3 cmon who attends roo is actually going to go !!! Also their rant about all the hippy music and thow they play real rock and roll...
You do know the Bad News Bears thing was a joke, right?
This was our 2nd Roo and overall I think I enjoyed last year more although I still had a great time. The main reason is that the lineup was a bit more my taste last year. The other reason is we had the worst neighbors camping this year and it really tainted the whole experience.
The trip also started off not as planned. When we got to our hotel in Antioch Wed night we found out our room had been "mysteriously" canceled and of course the room was gone, they had no more and there were not hotel rooms within like 30 miles. We decided to drive in and just set up. It reallly threw me off though having our plans change.
The good news was that we went the back way and got there at 12:45, were through the tollbooth at 1 am and at the campsite at 1:10. We were camped in Mitch Kramer in Pod 10. We were camped next to 8 guys all 20-22 yrs old and they just partied constantly with no respect for anyone around them. They literally stayed up all night and didn't even try to be quiet even at 4am, 5am, etc...I've also never heard the word "dude" more in my life. It was exhausting. Then they'd sleep from about 6:30 until everyone else woke them up in the morning. After dealing with their shenanigans for 2 nights in a row we stopped even trying to be quiet when we got up in the morning. I get wanting to have a good time and no one is asking you to go to sleep and be silent but just don't be screaming and blasting music at 5am. Ug...
Anyway...the weather of course was wonderful and made such a difference. I think if it had been hotter and dealing with the severe lack of sleep due to our neighbors, we would have been in really bad shape. Last year we were also camped at the farthest point in Pod 11 next to Shedd rd so being in Pod 10 was a bit better, the walk definitely didn't seem as bad especially with the weather.
I thought the porta-john situation was much better this time. There seemed like a lot more, they were cleaner and the weather helped with them not being so hot inside.
I also agree on putting another entrance into Centeroo or something. On Saturday we waited an hour at the main entrance to get in. An HOUR!!! That's crazy to me. We didn't experience that at all last year.
We also did some things we didn't do last time like we got into the pit for the Avett Brothers and the Beach Boys. We saw a comedy show. We never made it to the Silent Disco, Cinema or on the ferris wheel like last time.
As for the shows...my husband really loved Radiohead (I can take them or leave them), we both really loved the Avetts, Major Lazer, The Civil Wars, Yelawolf was a lot of fun. I was really surprised at how much I enjoyed the Beach Boys. I was expecting the worst but was pleasantly surprised. RHCP was pretty much what I thought it would be. We missed Trampled by Turtles but then saw them on the Sonic Stage and am so glad we did - it was great being that close then meeting them after. We both enjoyed Gary Clark Jr. both times. We were both disappointed in the Superjam which I touch on in the other thread. The superjam lineup just wasn't our thing. I was hoping for a more ecclectic mix of musicians I guess.
I really hated all the running we did Sunday evening and I hated having to leave shows to get to other ones. It just really takes something away from the experience. We went from Beach Boys to Kenny Rogers then left that to go back to Bon Iver, then back to Civil Wars then to the Shins.
Oh, the other thing that was a big issue was that we got in the pit line for the Avett Brothers (they are my favorite) right at 2pm and were pretty close to the front of the line. Their show was at 5 so we had a good wait although Sharon Jones was great so that made the wait even better. But of course the line got long and started snaking back around. When Sharon Jones went off at 4 everyone stood up and all those people that had snaked around just pushed their way into our line. Then it gets even worse! About a half hour before another line starts forming going the other way. We were down the rail and this line was just forming at the gate but back into the field. We all told the security guys but they were like "there's nothing we can do" which is bullhonkey. They could have went out there and told the people to move into the other line. People in the "real" line kept chanting "Fuck that line" and pointing to the other line. And of course when they let us in they all pushed their way in.
It just made me so mad that we get there and wait 3 hours and then all these people just push their way in. We probably would have been along the rail or at least one row back and instead we were like 8 rows back because of everyone just pushing their way in.
I just wouldn't do that. I would never cut off people that were there waiting for hours. It's just wrong and against Roo code imo. It really bummed me out. This is my favorite band and I guarantee you there were people coming in there that didn't know anything about them.
So other than those couple issues we still had a wonderful time. The community feeling and meeting new people is a lot of fun. I love all the great food as well. And the best thing about it is getting all that alone time with my husband and getting to see some awesome music.
Still loved the trip but I think last year had less issues, a better lineup for me overall, and the magic of our first time. It's probably hard to live up to that??
And speaking of the books, they gave both my husband and I one both years we've gone so our car got 2.
Post by kidabstract on Jun 12, 2012 11:46:06 GMT -5
Haha...man I've been dreading telling my whole bonnaroo story to anyone. There are just too many awesome things that happened to me over those 4 days. I don't even know how to process it all.
I guess you can say I got pretty spoiled at my first bonnaroo. Traffic was great on the way up from atlanta, we got to manchester in less than 3 hours. Absolutely no line on the interstate. We got in line on bushy branch road and within 30-40 minutes we were searched(ish) and to our campsite.
Neighbors were cool as hell. All first timers too and we had each others backs. I also was camped next to probably the prettiest girl at bonnaroo.
The music overall was amazing. I've been following different festival line ups for years, and I already knew that this line up was really, really good. But it still some how exceeded my expectations. What can I say? The little dragon show was beautiful. I liked them a lot before, but they probably got pushed into my top 5 at this point.
The best musical experience of my life right now. Just incredible. And skrillex was a hell of time. Even though I still think he makes shallow ass music I still raged my ass off all night.
I GOT ON STAGE FOR SANTIGOLD. Holy crap. What an experience. I was pretty close for SBTRKT at first, but really wasn't feeling the first few songs they were playing. Knowing that Santigold was playing at the which, I decided to trek over there. Right as I get in the field she announces that you can get on the stage by going on the right or left sides. I see people streaking across the field and I immediately join them. I get there late, but still climb on top of that 8-9 foot stage and start dancing my ass off.
I'm kind of in the back, but I see people standing on top of this big black box/stage equipment next to me dancing. So I climb on that too and am now directly under the left side screen, just going crazy. I can't describe how crazy it felt seeing that many people in front of you going wild. So cool.
What's even better is after the security (angrily) got everyone off the stage, they basically through you into the pit. Short cut
I also caught pit for 7-8 shows. I decided against catching the pit for headliners, but caught all of the pre headliners and the got a good spot just outside the pit for the headliners.
Ironically enough, the only thing that put a damper on my weekend was the weather. I packed for dessert conditions. I was ready to push my body to the limit for 4 days straight in intense heat.
....then came the cold rain. Pffffft. I had a little cough the first night because I forgot my blanket, and the cold got to me a bit. After that night I vowed to get a sleeping bag in the general store, until I realized that they were selling them for $116!! Talk about milking the people for every cent possible. Jeez.
I didn't really mind the lines. The only time it was bad for me was Friday around noon. This stopped me from getting a good spot at tune yards. I also wasn't below peeing on the back wall in the which area.
Sorry if anybody was offended, I really had to go....
Overall the experience was magical. I'm still missing out plenty. Unless bonnaroo has some sort of line up implosion I'll be back next year. I'd also like to hit up Waka or Hangout as well. Cheers
sorry to hear about your terrible line experience for the pit. I hate that people can't respect the line, but unfortunately I've accepted it as a part of live music culture.
I didn't wait in any pit lines because I feared this happening, along with people pushing crushing etc. but I got into plenty of pits by just walking in about 15 minutes after the set started. I was off to the side of most of these pits but still I was close and the sound was good.
Post by pondo ROCKS on Jun 12, 2012 12:03:53 GMT -5
First off, Let me review the shows I saw.
Only heard The Dirty Guv'nahs as I was standing in line for Adult Swim/Game 6 of Heat Celtics but they sounded amazing. Wish I could have actually seen them. Adult Swim was hilarious and Game 6 was fun with an awesome crowd. I recommend seeing at least one NBA game at Roo sometime!
Friday...left Brunch early to get rail for Steven Bernstein's MTO plays Sly. Amazing set and Bernie Worrell was featured and he did not disappoint. Great show (an 8.25 out of 10).
The Infamous Stringdusters were up next and WOW!!! I guess I do like Bluegrass. Clean playing and great vibes throughout. true musicianship at its finest (8.50 out of 10)
The Soul Rebels on the Sonic Stage were next followed by a CD signing. LOVED these guys, loved their style and attitude. Wished I had seen them longer but they brought the FUNK! (8.75 out of 10)
Saw Claire and The Reasons next. She has a great voice. Their set was super chill and enjoyable. Only saw the second half of the show though (7.50 out of 10)
The Avett Brothers were up next. Was kinda underwhelmed by them. I expected more I suppose but it wasn't bad (7.0 out of 10)
Chappo was up next. Really liked these guys. Rock with a little spacey feel to it. Bought their cd and have played it a ton! (8.75 out of 10)
Rodrigo y Gabriela I only saw the last couple of songs but it was AMAZING! (No rating since I saw less than half the show)
The Deep Dark Woods was up next. Reminded me of old Dire Straits stuff and I was digging it! Cool guys to meet as well! (8.50 out of 10)
Radiohead--I am not a huge fan so I only stayed for 30 minutes (no rating since I left early)
The Word--Wow! Robert Randolph and John Medeski put on a show but Cory, the bands drummer, stole the thunder with an ELECTRIC WASHBOARD SOLO!!!! (9.0 out of 10)
Saturday--
Pelican--On the rail for this one. I think these guys remind me so much of Helmet. Still wished they had a singer but it was solid ROCK. (8.25 out of 10)
Bad Brains--One of the fiercest pits I have ever been in, They brought energy and passion despite HR being WAY out there sometimes!!!!! I still have bruises and I got kicked in the neck THREE TIMES!!!! (9.0 out of 10)
Pusicifer--was not thrilled about there performance. Felt like it could have been more. My least favorite Maynard group as well (7.50 out of 10)
Danzig--TONS of metal on this one. I don't understand the bad vibes on this one. Loved the set, loved the backdrop, loved the metal! Loved that he gave the crowd a CHOICE of what to hear!!!! (9.25 out of 10)
RHCP--Good show but felt stiff. Stayed for about 45 minutes and left to go see the best show of the weekend....
ALICE COOPER--Great set, Great Band, EPIC COVER (LADY GAGA)!!! I have chills thinking about how good this was! He did all of his hits, just the right amount of theatrics, his backup band was amazing and HE COVERED LADY GAGA!!!!! (9.50 out of 10)
Sunday
Gary Clark Jr....you already know he brought it both barrels! (8.75 out of 10)
The Black Lips (Did not see all of their set but was fun while it lasted!!!)
Providing an outlet and a voice for music lovers to unite under the common theme of music for all. Join The Pondo Army to show your allegiance to musical freedom! Fighting for no censorship of the arts & music education in schools, The Pondo Army will triumph! The Pondo Army Movement
Follow me on twitter@Pondoknowsbest
Black Lips= Horrible !!! Love them on CD live I was very disappointed. Especially when they were done and they plugged the Bad News Bears 3 cmon who attends roo is actually going to go !!! Also their rant about all the hippy music and thow they play real rock and roll...
You do know the Bad News Bears thing was a joke, right?
Even if it was or not I still didnt like their performance. I thought it was horrible even my fiance who is obsessed with the black lips didnt like them
I'm scared to even ask this and worried I'll jinx it but has anyone heard about any deaths? I was praying the whole time that with the nice weather that everyone would be ok. I really hope that everyone made it home safe and sound.
But don't you think we would have heard something by now if there was? No news is definitely good news in this case!
the late night acts weren't as good as in the past but the stuff in the daytime definitely made up for it. not to mention getting some sleep that i might not have gotten was nice too!
I'm scared to even ask this and worried I'll jinx it but has anyone heard about any deaths? I was praying the whole time that with the nice weather that everyone would be ok. I really hope that everyone made it home safe and sound.
But don't you think we would have heard something by now if there was? No news is definitely good news in this case!
I've been wondering this as well. I saw some dude get dragged out of Radiohead that I was for sure was dunzo. I'll be very happy if there were no deaths...the less negative publicity for Bonnaroo, the better.
Not that that's the only reason deaths are a bad thing...obviously.
Post by Delicious Meatball Sub on Jun 12, 2012 15:56:17 GMT -5
It's time for screens in the tents. This year I just didn't have my shit together enough to get to tents early (and was with several shorter people who didn't want to be in the middle of crowds and still not be able to see anything) so I managed to actually SEE almost no tent performances.
I'm scared to even ask this and worried I'll jinx it but has anyone heard about any deaths? I was praying the whole time that with the nice weather that everyone would be ok. I really hope that everyone made it home safe and sound.
But don't you think we would have heard something by now if there was? No news is definitely good news in this case!
I've been wondering this as well. I saw some dude get dragged out of Radiohead that I was for sure was dunzo. I'll be very happy if there were no deaths...the less negative publicity for Bonnaroo, the better.
Not that that's the only reason deaths are a bad thing...obviously.
Did that guy at Radiohead look anything like this? Would love to know what happened to that Darondo show.
Post by Whatsnew_c on Jun 12, 2012 20:16:29 GMT -5
I don't know if there were any deaths. But when we were waiting for the Superjam to start we were in the center right in front of the soundboard and a girl went into a seizure. It was horrible. I yelled for the medic as well as the guy with her. It took what seemed like several minutes for a medic to get there and then when he did he wasn't even a real medic. He couldn't do anything for her including climb over the rail to get to her. She came to and suggested she was fine and that she had seizures since she was a child. It was obvious she was scared she would get in trouble because she was out of her mind. I tried reassuring her that she needed to get checked out even if she does have seizures and that she needed to get air. I also told her she wouldn't get into trouble that they just wanted to help her. When the medic came after i'm guessing at least 10 minutes or so she went with them. Hope she is ok. Did anyone else see this happen?
Post by finchdaddy on Jun 12, 2012 22:47:11 GMT -5
My 6th Roo, and hands down, one of my favorite ever!!!
Where do I begin......
NO LINE TO GET IN......we showed up at the gate at 6am Thursday, to find no line, and got to our camo in minutes.........UNBELIEVABLE
Second, the additions of more bathrooms(loved the new ones by the This and Other tent), more water stations, and that delicious food court(thank u eatbox for about 4 Dirty South's this weekend) , along w the )almost)perfect weather and short lines to get in Centerroo, u add it all up, and it made for a great experience.......
The music :
The Good -
Thursday : Alabame Shakes(wow)
Friday: RADIOHEAD(perfect), Flying Lotus(my biggest surprize and hands down favorite set of the weekend)
Sat : THE ROOTS(wow......made the pit....unreal), SUPERJAM( what I witnessed will never happen again......never.....DeAngelo after 12 years.......cant explain in words), and the end of Skrillex(crazy), or and Gary Clark Jr on the Sonic
Sun : Blind Pilot on the sonic, and the 1st set of Phish(seeing Kdnny do The Gambler was a dream come true)
great experience overall but i felt like outside of Radiohead, my mind wasnt blown enough. SBTRKT late night would have made made my experience much more worth it.
great experience overall but i felt like outside of Radiohead, my mind wasnt blown enough. SBTRKT late night would have made made my experience much more worth it.
I agree with this...while I had a blast, the only sets that even remotely stand out in my mind are Radiohead, Skrillex, and The Beach Boys (somewhat). Very disappointed in the lineup this year, but I still enjoyed this year much more than last year, and I loved the lineup last year.
It's amazing how much improved weather, improved accommodations, and a better crew can improve the experience so much despite not liking the lineup.
You do know the Bad News Bears thing was a joke, right?
Even if it was or not I still didnt like their performance. I thought it was horrible even my fiance who is obsessed with the black lips didnt like them
You and your fiancee clearly are not Black Lips fans. Quit trying to kid yourself. They went out there and played their songs and the pit went wild. The only way this show was disappointing is that Cole didn't whip his dick out and drink his own urine. Otherwise this was a Black Lips show on a big stage.
Post by jesstacular on Jun 13, 2012 13:10:26 GMT -5
It was my first Roo, and musically I pretty much couldn't have been more pleased. I was only disappointed in one of the bands I saw, and the rest ranged from decent to totally awesome. My personal highlight was Danzig Legacy. The Misfits are probably my favourite band and it was the first opportunity I had to see original Misfits songs live! And Danzig was less of a tool than he could have been. The rest of the crowd seemed just as thrilled, so it was awesome.
Logistically: I was pleased with the water stations and shade stations - though I've heard it was a cooler year than last year, it was still pretty hot for me! And the Porta-potties were not as bad as I feared.
I wish some of the stages/tents were either further apart, or managed the sound better between them. There were a few times if I was near the back of the crowd that I couldn't hear the right band playing. I also wish there were video screens on the tents - I never actually SAW Alabama Shakes, for example.
And I wish my next door camping neighbours didn't turn on their van that they were sleeping in for hours in the night (for heat) and in the morning (for A/C), while we were right there, spewing fumes and heat all over us. Ugh.
And one surprise that made me a bit less pleased with things - I felt kind of old. And I'm 27. The crowd was definitely younger than I was expecting. . .
How does that happen? I've gotten one every single year I've gone the past 6 years.
They only give one per car. I got one because the person I came with gave me the book since it was my first fest and he tore the schedule out. I found a schedule on the ground Sunday or I wouldnt have had one.
Wow, really? We got 3 for the 3 people in our car... and we got there pretty late too (noon on Thursday)
They only give one per car. I got one because the person I came with gave me the book since it was my first fest and he tore the schedule out. I found a schedule on the ground Sunday or I wouldnt have had one.
Wow, really? We got 3 for the 3 people in our car... and we got there pretty late too (noon on Thursday)
We had two people in our car and they wouldnt give us another. The people I came with were at their 5th Bonnaroo and they said they had never been able to get more than 1 per car.
A friend of mine did get one from one of the information tents on Saturday night though.
Turtles are, actually quite sexy, if you think about it. I’m getting an erection just thinking about turtles. No, not a stripper named turtles, that’s not funny. Actual turtles.
—?Thom Yorke
Post by yerpterpshnerp on Jun 13, 2012 15:10:00 GMT -5
my car arrived around 7am thursday morning and was given 4 booklets and the 2 other cars in our caravan also got 4 each, so im not sure what the deal is with that. some volunteers must just be more stingy than others
It's like, if I hand you a sandwich and am all "hey man, have a bit of this delicious ham sandwich," and then you take a bite and hand it back and are all "I'm disappointed, I was hoping for a turkey sandwich," you'd be insane