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Originally Posted by KrazeeStacee

Yeah see that's the point of Bonnaroo, the camping. And I hate that it's brought more of the people who don't like or know how to camp into the festival because there's just so many idiots there (no offense to you)...when we went there were these kids from IL next to us and they were like no older than 19...they didn't know how to set up their tent, there was 5 of them. They didn't bring a grill or any real food. We ended up making pork chops one night on the grill and gave them 2 of them since we weren't going to eat them and they looked pretty hungry. I don't mind helping people out and teaching them things, cuz I know it's rough sometimes and you can forget shit and make mistakes...but uh, when there's half of a crowd of 90K people that don't know what the fuck they're doing, it makes for some rough times and kinda takes away from the atmosphere. The best part is the camping, well I like it all but the camping rocks my socks.

My goal every year is to have a better and better campsite each year. :)

i'm definitely aware of how the festival has changed and become a more mainstream/bigger event. i'm also capable of putting together a tent. the situation is just not one that i would choose to be a part of overall. i'm not really as opposed to camping as i am not too intrested in camping in a field of tents with a billion other people when it's ridiculously hot outside. but even so, i wouldn't be any more interested in it if i were at a hotel. the camping thing is a reason for bonnaroo for me, but overall it's not a main reason why i don't like festivals.

overall, i suppose i'll feel sorry for you all going to bonnaroo for the influx of people that are mainly going to be there for the police or tool or whatever as opposed for going for the festival or a larger range of acts.

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Originally Posted by The Gaddrow

That's fucking hot. If we weren't already committed to go on tour with another band this year, I'd so be up for that.

with which band are you committed to going on tour?

there is going to be a lot of white people at this festival

Damn, I was really thinking of going this year. Alas, it's the same weekend as the US Grand Prix, to which I already have tickets.

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Originally Posted by distance

overall, i suppose i'll feel sorry for you all going to bonnaroo for the influx of people that are mainly going to be there for the police or tool or whatever as opposed for going for the festival or a larger range of acts.

Eh it's always like that...the year we went it was DMB. I didn't know what DMB stood for before that Bonnaroo. God I hate their fans.

But I also know that there's still going to be a large crowd of the awesome hippie friendly cool people there so it's not really a big deal. I also know that there's a lot of hippies out there that will really like Tool - and a lot of Tool fans that will really like some more hippie type music and atmosphere.

The Police? I don't think very many people are going to go to Bonnaroo just to see The Police, so I'm not worried of those guys really.

I think it'll definitely be interesting though.

The one thing about the Police... Stewart Copeland's played Bonnaroo already with Oysterhead. He'll have an idea of what the crowds are like. I'm hoping this means they'll tailor their set a bit to this crowd compared to the stuffy rich people they'll be playing in front of at most of their shows.

Tool? at Bonneroo? Isnt that a hippies kind of music festival?

Although this gives me hope that the Police might headline Sasquatch :)

I wonder when Sasquatch line up is going to come out..

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Originally Posted by MisterSquishyHalo

Tool? at Bonneroo? Isnt that a hippies kind of music festival?

It's not just for hippies anymore...didn't you see Bright Eyes, Radiohead, and Death Cab For Cutie there last year?

Anyhow - I think Tool fans and hippies have a lot of the same interests and mindsets, except Tool fans like the negative vibes and hippies like the positive vibes. I think this is a good mesh up...