Bonnaroo Speculation thread

[ALady]

It's a shame MMJ's Roo sets historically just don't deliver.   ;) ;D

[Penny Lane]

It's a shame MMJ's Roo sets historically just don't deliver.   ;) ;D

..thank God for Kanye

[e_wind]

I hope they don't play roo and make me even think about going there again.  I wish they would play Wanee because I was planning on going down there this year.  Roo can't even keep the porto potties clean last year and the cops are way to much now.  It's a festival for the cool kids now.

It sucks because it's only 4 hours away for me.

I agree I hope they don't play to make my decision easier, but I will assume they are.

[walterfredo]

I hope they don't play the Roo as well. I won't be going either way.  I've gone twice and have vowed to never subject myself again to 80K people shoved onto some stinky cow fields in the middle of the summer with sweltering heat and 99% humidity.  Truly the arm pit of 'Merica. 

[CTdeadhead]

I went in '09 and didn't have any of those problems either.  And  they do provide a meal and beer on Thursday night, as well as a private concert (that year it was Janelle Monae among others).

I really liked the viewing hill for watching headliners; they provided lawn chairs and you had your own bar and restrooms. If you wanted to fight the crowds and get up close, you could do  that too - but it was nice to have a respite sometimes too.

Anyway, to each their own.

It certainly wasnt all bad, dont mean to sound like that.  But the food  at that time was an all week end thing, and I suspect thats been discontinued.  One huge benefit of VIP and being so close to the entrance to the main stage was that when there was a main stage act playing, I was so close to the entrance I could go back and forth to my camp site.  Having gone and came multiple times, the guards didn't search VIPs, or at least got to know my face and it allowed me to get a supply of cold beers in my lawn chair bag.  I get a few at a time go back, get more  etc.   It did save me a ton of cash on beer, and I got a free tshirt and poster.   :)

[scosby2]

I really like the idea of the on-site rv's. You just go to the festival like normal but the rv is there waiting for you. If anyone is interested in this I think we should do it

[the_wizzard]

I really like the idea of the on-site rv's. You just go to the festival like normal but the rv is there waiting for you. If anyone is interested in this I think we should do it

My friends did this 2 years ago as a bachelorette party.  Tis the only way to go.  Me...well I can't even deal with the idea of how many people are there, how hot it is, and how much money it would cost me to do it in comfort.  I am saving my $$ for a west coast MMJ tour.  All the way up and down the coast.

But I think it is a fair assumption that MMJ will play (just my 2 cents).

[walterfredo]

I am saving my $$ for a west coast MMJ tour.  All the way up and down the coast.

I like your optimism!  I'm right there with you on this one. 

As for RV's at the Roo, you really need to get on them super early, unless you want to rent one from states away and drive it all the way, which gets real expensive on gas.  All the normal RV rental companies (Cruise america, el monte, etc.) all get booked solid within close proximity.  The other alternative is to scour craigslist for a private individual looking to rent.  We did this in 04, rented from a private individual in Alabama and drove it up.  If you can find a private person, you'll get a much nicer RV.  The Cruise America ones are absolute crap, el monte are slightly nicer. 

[e_wind]

That's my deal with them playing Roo, mostly. I know I wanna go to  and this PJ festival and I know I wanna go to as many MMJ shows as I can (but over here in the east), so it will be a musically expensive summer. My Plan is to hit some sort of Alabama, TN, SC row as well as OH, IN, IL. We'll see what stops they make. Plus if they decide to do any 2+ night runs within 10hours of me I'll be there. Plus any hometown shows because I live in Louisville. Though I don't believe they'll play a Lou show this year. I already have about 1050$ saved up purely for summer music. Plus I'd be willing to empty out my savings account which is just a little bit more. I'm also really hoping for some Flaming Lips, Pearl Jam, an Springsteen shows.


So there's my ramble on why I hope they don't play Roo. Basically because I'm selfish.

[ALady]

I am saving my $$ for a west coast MMJ tour.  All the way up and down the coast.

I like your optimism!  I'm right there with you on this one. 

As for RV's at the Roo, you really need to get on them super early, unless you want to rent one from states away and drive it all the way, which gets real expensive on gas.  All the normal RV rental companies (Cruise america, el monte, etc.) all get booked solid within close proximity.  The other alternative is to scour craigslist for a private individual looking to rent.  We did this in 04, rented from a private individual in Alabama and drove it up.  If you can find a private person, you'll get a much nicer RV.  The Cruise America ones are absolute crap, el monte are slightly nicer.

This is great advice, Fredo - I never thought of checking craigslist for a private RV owner.  Good to know the quality was nicer, too.  Were the prices comparable?

I feel like from what we've seen so far, this year MMJ will be festival whores in the early part of the year and not play that many regular dates due to radius clauses and such.  Then maybe add some regular shows in the late summer/fall/winter like in '08.

[el_chode]

I am saving my $$ for a west coast MMJ tour.  All the way up and down the coast.

I like your optimism!  I'm right there with you on this one. 

As for RV's at the Roo, you really need to get on them super early, unless you want to rent one from states away and drive it all the way, which gets real expensive on gas.  All the normal RV rental companies (Cruise america, el monte, etc.) all get booked solid within close proximity.  The other alternative is to scour craigslist for a private individual looking to rent.  We did this in 04, rented from a private individual in Alabama and drove it up.  If you can find a private person, you'll get a much nicer RV.  The Cruise America ones are absolute crap, el monte are slightly nicer.

This is great advice, Fredo - I never thought of checking craigslist for a private RV owner.  Good to know the quality was nicer, too.  Were the prices comparable?

I feel like from what we've seen so far, this year MMJ will be festival whores in the early part of the year and not play that many regular dates due to radius clauses and such.  Then maybe add some regular shows in the late summer/fall/winter like in '08.

Radius clauses sound so circuitual

[walterfredo]

I can't recall what we paid for the RV, but I definitely remember thinking we got a great deal.  A friend of mine did all the legwork and was the one that found it. 

[the_wizzard]

I am not sure how my friends did it (one of them works for APE...so she has serious music connections).  But they rolled into the 'roo in a rental car, went into the VIP area where their RV was already parked, spent the weekend with the RV and then left (without having to empty the septic tank...score!).  Again, this is the only way I personally could deal.  I would research this option if I was going...

[CTdeadhead]

Interesting....

http://www.livemusicblog.com/2011/01/13/bonnaroo-2011-lineup-clues-rumors-speculation-wishes-etc/

The powers-that-be just kicked the Bonnaspeculation season into overdrive by offering up their first in a series of clues that will lead up to the great big initial announcement in about a month's time. Many of these cloos were misleading last year, and it seemed like the festival was just pulling our legs on a few. But after all, Bonnaroo has always been a great marketing force (even in the first year, when they relied almost strictly on word-of-mouth), always adding something new to keep people like myself intrigued year-in-and-year-out The first clue immediately brings to mind the great David Bowie, what are your thoughts?:

    Clue #1 (courtesy of @Bonnaroo): A trip to space thwarted by a speckled lad's demise. A watershed moment otherwise.

[darkglow]

Interesting....

http://www.livemusicblog.com/2011/01/13/bonnaroo-2011-lineup-clues-rumors-speculation-wishes-etc/

The powers-that-be just kicked the Bonnaspeculation season into overdrive by offering up their first in a series of clues that will lead up to the great big initial announcement in about a month's time. Many of these cloos were misleading last year, and it seemed like the festival was just pulling our legs on a few. But after all, Bonnaroo has always been a great marketing force (even in the first year, when they relied almost strictly on word-of-mouth), always adding something new to keep people like myself intrigued year-in-and-year-out The first clue immediately brings to mind the great David Bowie, what are your thoughts?:

    Clue #1 (courtesy of @Bonnaroo): A trip to space thwarted by a speckled lad's demise. A watershed moment otherwise.

this is bullshit.. smells alot like the year they rolled out the lineup via the little cartoons on their myspace page every 15 minutes.. ONE BY ONE and in random order with clues in between. it was like chinese water torture.

[ALady]

They do the clues every year, at least since 2008 or so.

They are always awful.

[the_wizzard]

Not sure how legit this is, but a friend of mine had a Bonnaroo lineup poster posted to his FB account this morning.  Perhaps leaked out by a printer?  Or just a hoax?  Anyhoo, headliners were listed as U2, Further, and Neil Young.  A certain band we all love was listed below the headliners along with The Strokes and Paul Simon.  Lots of good names on there, i guess......

[ALady]

Did it look like this?



It's a fake.  Paste had a link to it earlier, but now it's gone.

http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2011/01/bonnaroo-announces-2011-lineup.html

[the_wizzard]

No, it looks like this.  Again, could be someone messin' with everyone's head.

[ALady]

Well now that's interesting.  If it's a fake, it's a good one.