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Post by keithk1055 on Apr 20, 2006 13:02:20 GMT -5
ya it is... and im not sure of te capacity.... but i have heard that if you wait for them to let people in you can usually wait till there is no line and find a spot on the ground to sit and enjoy without waiting in line... but if it was full you would be screwed
The comedy tent is first come first serve and has lines. It is a walled, air-conditioned tent, so you need to wait in line to get in, and if you aren't in, you can't see the show (I think there are a few "cracks" in the wall though).
The music tents are not like this at all. They are open walled, so you can see and hear the show as long as you are close enough to the stage and speakers. There is no ground elevation, so the sightlines are worse the farther you are. For popular shows (especially big late night shows) the crowd spills out considerably from the tent itself. Your sound and sightline are definitely worse if you aren't in the tent, but I've enjoyed many a Bonnaroo show from outside them. If they're really crowded (Umphrey's McBisco will be this way for example), the edge of the crowd may be far enough out that you get sound bleed from other stages, but I find this is uncommon. I would say that for the vast majority of the daytime shows its not difficult to get under the tent itself (the tents can be merciful protection from the sun or rain).
There was some discussion of the tent capacity a while back, but I don't remember what was said. I'm horrible at counting crowds. I would say somewhere between 5,000 and 10,000 people could fit under the big tents? I have no idea. In my mind I compare it to the larger indoor concert venues I've been to that aren't built for sports and don't have seating (the Aragon and the Riveria in Chicago for example). But I could be way off there in terms of capacity.
The important thing is, you can definitely see and hear every show you want to, its just a matter of how good the sound and your sightline are. The only exception to this in my experience is a really crowded late night tent when you're "disoriented". Between the crowd, my state of mind, and all of the guests they had, I couldn't figure out what the hell was going on at Medeski, Martin and Wood in '03, but that's another story.
The comedy tent is an entirely different setup and you have to wait in a (usually long) line to get in. I've never been inspired to try it.
EDIT: Wow cheese, your post said exactly the same thing mine did with a lot less words
They get packed for some shows. I was so dead tired, I actually nodded off while standing up straight waiting for Volta last year and didn't even fall over I was packed in there so tight.
Post by Lucid Interval on Apr 21, 2006 0:42:00 GMT -5
Up front can equal sweaty, ankle deep mud/water standing room(with primo sight and sound) and outside can equal plenty of room to groove on the grass or chill out and decent sound.... I'd say under the tent more toward the middle or back is the best spot, down front can be pretty hardcore but more toward the middle or back or on either side you have more room to breathe and come and go... Umphreys/Bisco will definately be packed beyond beleif....
Last year i watched particle finish up their set sitting under a tree while i was waiting for Keller and it was sweet sound, even from way back....
Post by localoutdororganic on Apr 21, 2006 2:55:24 GMT -5
yeah, I was right up front for keller and had to go back cause it was so bass thumpingly loud...the recording is even ultra bassed out...but none the less larry keel and jenny and keller rocked that shit hard...the whirly pigs jam with the drum kit was on fire. peace all
Post by melikecheese on Apr 21, 2006 10:43:07 GMT -5
lucidinterval said:
Up front can equal sweaty, ankle deep mud/water standing room(with primo sight and sound) and outside can equal plenty of room to groove on the grass or chill out and decent sound.... I'd say under the tent more toward the middle or back is the best spot,
right in front of the sound booth can typically be the best sounding place in the house, or tent. I always try to get in front of the sound board if I can, if they are tweaking the sound they are tweaking it based on that location.
I agree with the middle or back comment, sometimes its just to much to deal with to get up front. Plud I just wanna hear, seeing is cool but its all about the sonics for me.
