Bonnaroo 2010

#26
#26
dantheman617 said:
Bonaroo sucks now in my opinion. Gone alot more mainstream compared to the early days of Bonnaroo
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Of course they have. No one wants to watch the String Cheese Incident every year. Its actually not all that mainstream outside of the headliners. I'd actually say its just the opposite.
 
#28
#28
Roughneck said:
Of course they have. No one wants to watch the String Cheese Incident every year. Its actually not all that mainstream outside of the headliners. I'd actually say its just the opposite.
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I agree but nobody wants to see Kanye either, lol

They have a couple excellent acts every year still but the festival itself has gone downhill musically overall, IMO
 
#29
#29
dantheman617 said:
I agree but nobody wants to see Kanye either, lol

They have a couple excellent acts every year still but the festival itself has gone downhill musically overall, IMO
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I agree with the Kaye thing but I don't about the overall music talent. I looked back at the first 3 years of the festival and saw maybe 5 bands that I would like to see. This year there's a solid 20 already. And the same could have been said for the 3 years before as well.

A lot of people have complained that Bonaroo forgot that it was supposed to be about Jam bands but it really only did that the first 2 years. By year 3 David Byrne, Dylan and Wilco were part of the headliners.

The most consistent part of Bonaroo is that it always has a very good list of indie artists that probably bring in more people than the headliners.
 
#32
#32
To bad California is just not an option for me. Blah. $270 dollar ticket plus whatever flight and all that.
 
#33
#33
If you are going to Bonnaroo, you'll have fun whether you like or dislike the lineup. It's an absolutely blast.

I'll settle for Big Ears Festival here in Knoxville, good lineup and cheap.

I do however wish I could make the trip to Coachella, or even SXSW. One day....
 
#37
#37
*Barf* this lineup sucks.... im not sure you could pay me $300 to go to this sad excuse for a festival.... just a bunch of pretentious hipster kids these days....

Tokyo Police Club?
JayZ?
Ok Go?
Rise Against?
Against Me?

Why Am I not surprised anymore? They took something that was absolutely magical in its first few years and turn it into a teeny bopper sh*t show.

And dont even get me started on the flaming lips cover dark side.... WHY??? talk about butchering a classic.
 
#38
#38
JSB2277 said:
*Barf* this lineup sucks.... im not sure you could pay me $300 to go to this sad excuse for a festival.... just a bunch of pretentious hipster kids these days....

Tokyo Police Club?
JayZ?
Ok Go?
Rise Against?
Against Me?

Why Am I not surprised anymore? They took something that was absolutely magical in its first few years and turn it into a teeny bopper sh*t show.

And dont even get me started on the flaming lips cover dark side.... WHY??? talk about butchering a classic.
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Colonel Claypool's Bucket of Bernie Brains
Ween
Mofro
Umphrey's McGee
Hackensaw Boys

If you call these guys magical then I'm not really sure what to say to you.

Anybody can pick 5 artists out of a lineup this large and say the lineup sucks based on such a small sample of bands. You are clearly ignorant when it comes to this lineup because you complain about it being for hipsters and then list some crappy bands that hipsters don't even listen too.
 
#39
#39
the Flips cover od DSOTM is pretty solid. and having seen the show they're capable of putting on, i'd imagine that set will be pretty awesome.
 
#40
#40
Bonnaroo even fails at being a hipster festival this year. Big Ears Festival>Bonnaroo, not only is Big Ears in Knoxville, it's also a straightup hipster fest. March 26-28 is bound to be both awesome and humorous.
 
#41
#41
Roughneck said:
Colonel Claypool's Bucket of Bernie Brains
Ween
Mofro
Umphrey's McGee
Hackensaw Boys

If you call these guys magical then I'm not really sure what to say to you.

Anybody can pick 5 artists out of a lineup this large and say the lineup sucks based on such a small sample of bands. You are clearly ignorant when it comes to this lineup because you complain about it being for hipsters and then list some crappy bands that hipsters don't even listen too.
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The Dead
Widespread Panic
Neil Young
The Allman Brothers
The Roots
Bela Fleck
Burning Spear
Bob Dylan
The String Cheese Incident
Doc Watson
Del McCoury

Yes. Magical. This is how this festival started off and it has degenerated into a cl*sterf*ck full of people who are just there cause their brother or sister told them it was a good party. Go to Bonnaroo and eat some fake drugs and stay away from the good fests.
 
#42
#42
doozer said:
the Flips cover od DSOTM is pretty solid. and having seen the show they're capable of putting on, i'd imagine that set will be pretty awesome.
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I don't think many people realize the Lips have the midnight slot. It will be a Lips set then the 'Dark Side' set around 2:30am as it stands now. Sounds like fun to me. Lips are fun to see every year or two.
 
#43
#43
JSB2277 said:
The Dead
Widespread Panic
Neil Young
The Allman Brothers
The Roots
Bela Fleck
Burning Spear
Bob Dylan
The String Cheese Incident
Doc Watson
Del McCoury

Yes. Magical. This is how this festival started off and it has degenerated into a cl*sterf*ck full of people who are just there cause their brother or sister told them it was a good party. Go to Bonnaroo and eat some fake drugs and stay away from the good fests.
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The reason most of those bands came to the first few years of the festival is because they are cheap. Also most of them are washed up. Had the festival been in 1972 it might have been magical but 2005 Dylan just isn't what he used to be. The same goes for Allman Brothers and the Dead. Neil Young and the Roots are the only ones worth watching on that list.
 
#44
#44
JSB2277 said:
Yes. Magical. This is how this festival started off and it has degenerated into a cl*sterf*ck full of people who are just there cause their brother or sister told them it was a good party. Go to Bonnaroo and eat some fake drugs and stay away from the good fests.
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:crazy: :crazy: :crazy: :crazy:
 
#45
#45
JSB2277 said:
The Dead
Widespread Panic
Neil Young
The Allman Brothers
The Roots
Bela Fleck
Burning Spear
Bob Dylan
The String Cheese Incident
Doc Watson
Del McCoury

Yes. Magical. This is how this festival started off and it has degenerated into a cl*sterf*ck full of people who are just there cause their brother or sister told them it was a good party. Go to Bonnaroo and eat some fake drugs and stay away from the good fests.
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Drugs sure in the hell weren't fake last year, friend. This isn't Woodstock years grandpa...
 
#46
#46
I have a couple friends who always go to Bonaroo. So far they all say they could care less about this years festival.
 
#47
#47
I'm not too impressed either, but like i said before, they aren't finished announcing the entire lineup yet. Either way, I'll still go, because the group I go with is always a blast no matter what.
 
#48
#48
I have been to all but one. This year's lineup is very good. Anyone who says differently is either ignorant or uninformed or simply both. What they started doing a few years ago was to make the lineup more eclectic so it would appeal to more than just a bunch of hippies and stoners. Hey, I like the lettuce as much as anyone, but I would rather see a variety than than the SOS......Panic,Govt Mule, The Dead...etc. How many Umphrey's and STS shows do you want to see. I love both of those bands, but also love bands like Medeski Martin and Wood and CCRagweed A little culture wouldn't hurt some of you. Part of fun is to see some bands you've never heard. I've become a fan of bands after seeing them for the first time at Bonnaroo.
 
#49
#49
For what it is worth, I live in Manchester and if you guys need a shower or advice or a ride or anything just let me know. 99% of the folks who come into town are great people, the other 1% are drunk frat boy types who stick out like sore thumbs. I live 3 miles from the site so let me know if I can be of help to yall.
 
#50
#50
Cast me in the "this lineup made me want to go" category. In fact, I am going for the first time. I've never been too big a fan of the jam band genre and a bunch of neo-hippies doing their best to recreate what they saw in the Woodstock movie. I've long been a fan of classic rock and also really enjoy a lot of more current indie bands, and I've got to say that while this isn't quite the most intriguing lineup (I wish I had gone two years ago when Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers were there. I'd rather see them again than see DMB or Jay-Z this time), I for one am glad that the festival is branching out.

That being said, there's always going to be some people who loved the way it started out, and they'll lament and complain that it's gone downhill, and they're entitled to that. But I for one am glad that there's more that I'll be interested in this year and I am excited to go.
 
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