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Post by RadioSpirit on Feb 21, 2012 0:03:09 GMT -5
Fwiw, I got in line for the pit about 20 minutes before John Fogerty, and the line for Dave was already as long as the line for KoL was 30 minutes before the show, and this was when Fogerty and Zac Brown Band still had to play.
So bands with crazy fanbases (DMB, Phish, Radiohead) are going to be very hard to get into.
For Radiohead in 2006, I wasn't one of the ones who waited before noon at the gates to be "first in" and run to the front of the What stage to set up camp, but I did get there around 1pm to settle in and there were already a ton of people there waiting. Maybe half way from the stage to the soundstage, mostly Radiohead fans, and this was before they had the pits. From a Bonnaroo perspective, it was incredibly packed, and the density during the actual show was really high up front. Make no mistake, this band is wildly popular, way more so than last year's headliners. There is both a higher general appeal/interest for them and a lot more "obsessed" fans than with most bands...
For this year, I would recommend heading over to the main stage around 2pm on Friday to at least check out the Radiohead line for the pit on stage right. By that point it might already be pretty long and you may want to just hop in... I'm pretty sure I'm just going to head straight there when the gates open.
I'm really hoping it doesn't turn out like Phish on Sunday night in 2009. In this case, the line started out civil and relatively single file, but then about an hour before the show tons of people crashed the line and it was downright frightening as EVERYONE rushed the gate when they opened it and hundreds of people were crushed up against each other and the wall. I was legitimately afraid for some of the smaller individuals around me, or for anyone on hallucinogens. As I got into the gate I was actually tripped up by the person behind me who was in such a rush to get in. So the lesson here is, get as far to the front of the pit line as possible, as early as possible...
I'm really hoping it doesn't turn out like Phish on Sunday night in 2009. In this case, the line started out civil and relatively single file, but then about an hour before the show tons of people crashed the line and it was downright frightening as EVERYONE rushed the gate when they opened it and hundreds of people were crushed up against each other and the wall. I was legitimately afraid for some of the smaller individuals around me, or for anyone on hallucinogens. As I got into the gate I was actually tripped up by the person behind me who was in such a rush to get in. So the lesson here is, get as far to the front of the pit line as possible, as early as possible...
This just sounds like Phish fans.
Don't get me wrong, I'm the first one to say I love Phish fans, but patiently and respectfully waiting in lines is not their strong suit. They show a remarkable amount of disrespect for each other in these situations.
not trying to hate, just saying what I've observed.
didnt they start the pit because the people who waited all day for radiohead in 2006.......even though if I remember correctly what stage had a great lineup that day
I'm really hoping it doesn't turn out like Phish on Sunday night in 2009. In this case, the line started out civil and relatively single file, but then about an hour before the show tons of people crashed the line and it was downright frightening as EVERYONE rushed the gate when they opened it and hundreds of people were crushed up against each other and the wall. I was legitimately afraid for some of the smaller individuals around me, or for anyone on hallucinogens. As I got into the gate I was actually tripped up by the person behind me who was in such a rush to get in. So the lesson here is, get as far to the front of the pit line as possible, as early as possible...
This just sounds like Phish fans.
Don't get me wrong, I'm the first one to say I love Phish fans, but patiently and respectfully waiting in lines is not their strong suit. They show a remarkable amount of disrespect for each other in these situations.
not trying to hate, just saying what I've observed.
Radiohead fans are pretty used to having to wait in line all day for stuff but I fear this will be different at Bonnaroo.
Don't get me wrong, I'm the first one to say I love Phish fans, but patiently and respectfully waiting in lines is not their strong suit. They show a remarkable amount of disrespect for each other in these situations.
not trying to hate, just saying what I've observed.
Radiohead fans are pretty used to having to wait in line all day for stuff but I fear this will be different at Bonnaroo.
Agreed. No way I'm trying for the pit with Radiohead. I'm chilling in the middle and still having a good time.
isn't the point of having the pits to discourage people from sitting out in the heat all day waiting for one band?
No, it's so people don't camp out at the rail starting at noon for the band that plays at 10, while other people would like to be on the rail to see bands playing throughout the day. So instead of camping out at the rail, they camp out right outside the pit in their own line.
I wonder how big a factor their love of the 2006 set will play into their 2012 set, if at all. Will we get a more "special" show than the rest of the tour?
This is the first message board I've ever been on, the only reason I joined is because I love Bonnaroo and wanted to read and talk about it all year long.
If afraid I’ll spend hours waiting for Radiohead, and then have to leave my spot before the show to take a piss
I've actually had this fear too. Again, it's going to be different at roo, but the kids at the Roseland show that I was waiting with were more than happy to hold my spot in line while I ran to Starbucks to pee. So my advice would be just to try and pee right before they'd start letting people in. Has anyone here had experience camping out for the What? Do the people in line usually hold your spot for you to get water/use the bathroom?
I camped out longer than I'd like to admit for Eminem. Everyone around me in line was extremely friendly, and they had no problem holding my spot if I had to pee or get some water. Just make sure you offer them the same convenience.
This is the first message board I've ever been on, the only reason I joined is because I love Bonnaroo and wanted to read and talk about it all year long.
I've actually had this fear too. Again, it's going to be different at roo, but the kids at the Roseland show that I was waiting with were more than happy to hold my spot in line while I ran to Starbucks to pee. So my advice would be just to try and pee right before they'd start letting people in. Has anyone here had experience camping out for the What? Do the people in line usually hold your spot for you to get water/use the bathroom?
Reminds me of a time I was walking into centeroo through the arch in 2010, made the right to go towards the tents and while I was walking over an area that they threw down boards over due to giant pooling of water, some kid was standing on the boards, peeing off of them into the giant pool of muddy water beneath him. I said, "cool, man" as I walked by, and he just indignantly looked at me and said, "sometimes drugs make you do things."
Post by nicthedick85 on Feb 22, 2012 16:35:38 GMT -5
Wasn't my first intentions but knew it would happen that way. Hypocrisy. We can have I hate so and so... but god forbid a radiohead one. I really do dislike radiohead. But hey we can still have a skrillex thread in that nature because no one likes him.
Wasn't my first intentions but knew it would happen that way. Hypocrisy. We can have I hate so and so... but god forbid a radiohead one. I really do dislike radiohead. But hey we can still have a skrillex thread in that nature because no one likes him.
-When I Hear My Name -Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground -Blue Orchid -Passive Manipulation -Red Rain -Death Letter -My Doorbell -Hotel Yorba -Same Boy You've Always Known -Lovesick -Little Ghost -We're Going to Be Friends -The Hardest Button to Button -Black Math -The Nurse -I Just Don't Know What to Do With Myself
Encore: -Ball and Biscuit -Seven Nation Army -Screwdriver
Wasn't my first intentions but knew it would happen that way. Hypocrisy. We can have I hate so and so... but god forbid a radiohead one. I really do dislike radiohead. But hey we can still have a skrillex thread in that nature because no one likes him.
Nope. The thread creator did not freely admit the reason he made it was to piss off Skrillex fans. And this is not the place to bitch about this either.