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Post by weekapaung on Feb 22, 2008 21:47:02 GMT -5
I was just wondering what time some of the hard core Pearl Jam fans are thinking they will start lining up in order to get front row for this epic show?
I heard rumors of Radiohead fans in 06 sitting infront of the entrance at 6am???
Personally, I think that's a little nuts. I sat out from 3am til 9pm for Led Zeppelin in London at the O2, but that was LED ZEPPELIN and in the cool temperature/weather controlled arena, not in Tennessee heat. Last year, I think that Police fans started at about 12 noon or 1pm.
Post by trippindaisy on Feb 22, 2008 21:55:02 GMT -5
i personally don't feel the need to be up front. I am happy staying in the back and having a little more room for myself. I've never quite understood the need to be as close as possible......
Post by concertjunkie on Feb 22, 2008 22:00:32 GMT -5
I don't think there is any band I would stand and wait all day to get a good spot for. There is to much other good music all over the festival to to stay in one spot.
Post by SouthGA_Festival Machine on Feb 22, 2008 22:03:58 GMT -5
weekapaung said:
I was just wondering what time some of the hard core Pearl Jam fans are thinking they will start lining up in order to get front row for this epic show?
I heard rumors of Radiohead fans in 06 sitting infront of the entrance at 6am???
Personally, I think that's a little nuts. I sat out from 3am til 9pm for Led Zeppelin in London at the O2, but that was LED ZEPPELIN and in the cool temperature/weather controlled arena, not in Tennessee heat. Last year, I think that Police fans started at about 12 noon or 1pm.
Anyways, what is your 2 cents?
I'm not going to do an all-day stake out at Bonnaroo for any band. I'm looking forward to PJ more than any headliner since I've been, but I'll still see as many shows as I can and just do the best I can to get close when I get there.
as far as i know, you cant wait all day at the main stages. they clear out the front section after each show. you can run back in, but it prevents this sort of camping...
Post by concertjunkie on Feb 22, 2008 22:09:22 GMT -5
ideoteque said:
as far as i know, you cant wait all day at the main stages. they clear out the front section after each show. you can run back in, but it prevents this sort of camping...
Yeah last year was my first year attending and I thought that area was VIP or somethng at first. They do clear it out after each set. The only show I made it down there for was Bob Weir and Ratdog.
as far as i know, you cant wait all day at the main stages. they clear out the front section after each show. you can run back in, but it prevents this sort of camping...
Yeah last year was my first year attending and I thought that area was VIP or somethng at first. They do clear it out after each set. The only show I made it down there for was Bob Weir and Ratdog.
its not for VIP - we only get the bleachers. too bad it isnt!
It totally depends on what is going on beforehand. I'm a pretty dedicated Pearl Jam fan, but I'm not about to miss a BB King or Allman Brothers Band show to lineup for Pearl Jam.
I'm usually pretty good at wiggling my way through people on up to the front at shows. However, last year I was only up front at Ziggy Marley so I can't say how effective I am at 'roo. I enjoy getting a good view and I'm of average height (5'8") so I either have to be far back or up close.
As to not get off track: I'll probably be in front of the soundboard and move up till I have a comfortable arms-length bubble of space around me.
i love pj with all my heart, but there's simply too many good bands playing. i also like the idea of having some room to groove and sing my heart out at the pj show. plus, ive seen them many times b4 with good seats... so ill be happy to give up a closer spot so that a first-timer has a chance to be in there! in other words, no waiting for me
Post by AintNoFreedom on Feb 23, 2008 1:28:37 GMT -5
It really depends on the show before them. I don't see myself showing up any earlier than an hour to an hour and a half. Too much awesomeness to be had elsewhere.
I was just wondering what time some of the hard core Pearl Jam fans are thinking they will start lining up in order to get front row for this epic show?
I heard rumors of Radiohead fans in 06 sitting infront of the entrance at 6am???
My buddy was really close to the stage and he started waiting at 1pm, I think. He said it absolutely sucked. Barely any room to move and underneath the sun all dya. I, on the other hand, spent the day sleeping under trees and drinking lemonade. I was clear at the back during Radiohead, but it was still awesome.
i got right up front for Tool and the Police last year. i waited about 30 minutes for Tool and close to an hour for the Police. its really not that hard.
Post by rarelyheard on Feb 23, 2008 10:25:19 GMT -5
I'm going to try and get the best spot that I can for PJ. I'm thinking about lining up about an hour before the show starts or right after teh act before PJ finishes on What Stage.
this is my 35th Pearl Jam show. At Lolla last year I was there at around 8AM and there was about 50-100 people waiting with me. I was on the rail for that show Mike McCready side, I plan on waiting from 6AM for Bonnaroo.
Post by SouthGA_Festival Machine on Feb 23, 2008 11:15:32 GMT -5
upsdan said:
this is my 35th Pearl Jam show. At Lolla last year I was there at around 8AM and there was about 50-100 people waiting with me. I was on the rail for that show Mike McCready side, I plan on waiting from 6AM for Bonnaroo.
OK, that has got to be the most insane thing I've ever read on here, and I've read some crazy doodie. First of all, there is no band in the history of the world I would even want to see 35 times, I would be sick of them and life is too short to miss all the other bands I could be seeing ten or 15 of those times. Second, why in the hell would someone who has seen a band 35 times miss an entire day of shows to see that band again. Third, 6 am? Please get help, that is just psychotic. Why not just follow the band around the country, why even come to Bonnaroo?
EDIT: Karma when I can, for being the craziest fuker on inforoo!
Very rarely do I find myself with the need of getting up close to shows....
In 06 I got up front for Beck and Radiohead, and that's it. That wasn't even necessary...
In 07 I got up front for Tortoise (necessary, because of how much there is going on onstage) Ornette Coleman (because there was no one there waiting when we got there) and Flaming Lips (biiiiig mistake...).
Last year there were allot of people who were adamant about getting up close, in my group... these people made Tool a hectic experience, so I said "y'all go on, we're staying here to we can see the light show." It's often best to just let it slide... it causes so much stress, trying to make people follow you up front.
But as for PJ, depends on the line up for the What Stage... If more than one band precedes PJ on that stage that I need to see, I'll get a decent spot at like 4 or something. Never have spent more than a couple of sets at the What Stage at a time.
Post by makeusmile on Feb 23, 2008 11:59:51 GMT -5
upsdan said:
this is my 35th Pearl Jam show.
impressive! bonnaroo will be number 13 for me hah. and i thought that was a lot...
you know, i don't think people realize how very different each Pearl Jam show truly is. completely different sets, rare songs, different vibe altogether
Post by weekapaung on Feb 23, 2008 12:10:57 GMT -5
upsdan said:
this is my 35th Pearl Jam show. At Lolla last year I was there at around 8AM and there was about 50-100 people waiting with me. I was on the rail for that show Mike McCready side, I plan on waiting from 6AM for Bonnaroo.
This is what I was talking about. Are there going to be the same 50-100 people waiting out from 6-8am? I do understand what a PJ show is about and I've seen them 22 times, and have never been closer than about 35 rows away and am looking forward to nothing more than riding the rail at the Bonnaroo PJ show.
Being in the first few rows of people to see a PJ show is something that most people who are not 15th year Ten Club members can not get at a reserved seat show. PJ reserves all the good seats for long time fan club members (not that I have a problem with this, cause the long time fans should get preferential treatments, but I'd LOVE to see their facial expressions not on the video screen)
I'm guessing that this will be similar to last year where if you want to be in the VERY 1st row you will have to get into centeroo when it opens and hang out next to the stage all day. However, if you don't mind being in the sea of people in the 4-10th rows you can show up 1hr ahead of time.
What they did last year was clear out all the people in the pit after every show, so you get to listen to all the shows on the What stage, but not see them too much, because you are waiting on the side of the stage. They did not have a problem with multiple lines of people (ie. one line waiting for the current show's Pit, one line for the next show's Pit, and one line for the Headliner's Pit).
i kow centeroo stays open all night, because my wife and i wandered around and tried to take naps there last year on the first night when we couldn't find our tent. i don't know if you can get into the what stage area though. but if you could and you wanted to you could camp out there overnight. i know you can do this for any of the tents, but i don't know about the what stage.
Post by rockxprophet on Feb 23, 2008 12:49:16 GMT -5
i actually doubt i will do more than sit on the side lines for any of the headliners. i kinda like sitting on the edge of a sea of 80,000 people just to be able to see that many people enjoying one show. in roo time the headliner is like midday for me, its a nice chance to chill and get the vibe.
there is only one band in the world that i will wait all day to get in the front for, and thats pearl jam. for me, this is one of my only chances to see them up very close as my 10 club membership number isnt all that low, so i'm going to take advantage of this oppurtunity
Post by weekapaung on Feb 23, 2008 14:12:56 GMT -5
cupcake said:
isnt there a barrier that prevents you from getting very close to the main stage to stop people from camping out???
i personally would never "camp out" to see a band at bonnaroo.... if you do that you're going to miss an entire day of amazing music.
Yes there is a barrier, if you are front row, you are about 20 feet from the stage which is elevated about 15 feet. You can camp out all day, they close off the What Stage area late at night so you can't sleep out to wait for the headliners, but you can sit on the side of the stage and wait patiently in line until the headliner comes on. You can see a little bit and have great sound for the main stage and the Which Stage can be heard as well.
As far as missing an entire day of amazing music, I guess that is for each person to decide how they want to spend their energy at the festival. Lots of people just chill during the day, listen to a few things, hang around camp, etc until about 4pm. so if you camp out in front of the main stage starting at say noon when centeroo opens, you actually hear the Which Stage in the early afternoon, and see/hear the What stage all day while waiting for your PRIME location to see your Rock Gods. I personally don't think I miss too much by waiting out for one of the best live bands still touring (Pearl Jam) so I can get up close and personal with the guys, since my 10club number is super high
Post by greenmichigan on Feb 23, 2008 15:05:16 GMT -5
Last year my plan was to get front row for Tool. I did, but it was kind of a mess. Me and my buddy got out to the front gate of the main stage area around 10am and waited around til they opened it. We took shifts waiting so we wouldn't have to miss too much. But around noon or whenever it was that the main stage area opened it was just a chaotic pouring of people into the area. It was the first day of Bonnaroo ever having the euro-style pit, so people were kind confused. Basically once we got to the front we realized the pit was already filling up for Kings of Leon. I talked to the guy doing security near the front and basically he just kinda wait around by the pit entrance until its time to in for the show you want to see. Anyway...basically we ended up waiting the whole day on the side area of the pit which was gated off to keep people in formation with maybe 10 other people. Nobody really understood the whole pit thing yet so it was easy. We got to see KOL and the Roots pretty close from side stage so that was cool too. The crappy thing with Tool tho was that we couldnt bring ANYTHING into the pit with us and we had to get searched before we went in. Anarchy ensued and it was a cluster f%&* squeezing into the pit. Alot of people eneded up ditching backpacks, purses, cameras, clothing, and everything on the side hoping it would be there when the show was done. I'm sure alot of the kinks are worked out by now but the pit isn't a secret anymore so there will be more interest thus more competition for the good spots.
This year I plan on getting up front for YMSB, Umphrey's, Allman Brothers, and Willie Nelson. As well as getting in the pits for Metallica and PJ
Linning up? Forget that,I'm comming in from the sides,Gonna run fast as I can then dive over heads and crowd surf my way through.Ain't that how it's supposed to be done anyways?
First of all, there is no band in the history of the world I would even want to see 35 times, I would be sick of them and life is too short to miss all the other bands I could be seeing ten or 15 of those times. Second, why in the hell would someone who has seen a band 35 times miss an entire day of shows to see that band again. Third, 6 am? Please get help, that is just psychotic. Why not just follow the band around the country, why even come to Bonnaroo? 
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