| Subject: Re: bonnaroo lineup---CONFLICTS! |
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Bonnaroo Bob
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Date Posted: 09:24:28 05/15/03 Thu
In reply to:
bonnarooisgunnabefun
's message, "bonnaroo lineup---CONFLICTS!" on 18:02:54 05/14/03 Wed
>listen here...
>they posted the schedule for bonnaroo TN not too long
>ago... there are a lot of conflicts (in my opinion)
>with major bands playing at the same time as other
>major bands and not so major bands playing at the same
>time as other not so major bands. for example:
>
>on june 13, ben harper, bela fleck, keller williams
>and sonic youth are all playing at approximately the
>same time while kid koala performs after all of their
>sets are over, and no one else is playing on any other
>stages!
>
>on june 14, the allman bro's, mike gordon and leo
>kottke, and the roots are all performing at the same
>time in the evening while 8 or 10 not-as-well-known
>bands are playing at the same time earlier in the day.
>
>on june 15, james brown, moe., and toots and the
>maytals are all playing at the same time, again with
>lesser known performers playing earlier in the day at
>the same time.
>
>it makes more sense to me if they would have some of
>the more well known bands play at different times so
>we can all see all of their sets in the entirety. you
>know? like, switch a few of the lesser known bands
>with the conflicting scheduled bands and we all get to
>see everyone we want. of course, maybe thats the
>point. so everyone gets to see more of the well known
>bands AS WELL AS the lesser known bands, an eclectic
>mix of legends and hopefuls. but we did all pay good
>money for tickets .... take it as you will.
>
>check out
>http://www.jambase.com/festivals/bonnaroo/page2.htm
>for more details on the schedule. if you feel it is
>neccessary to give the people at bonnaroo your
>feedback as to how you feel about the schedule, please
>do so, as i did. it may seem sort of useless to go to
>complain to the people bringing you the coolest
>festival in town but i know i would appreciate getting
>feedback from the very people coming to my
>coolest-festival-of-the-summer if i was one of the
>coordinators. the choice is yours.
>
>-see you all in tennessee
Last year I started each day of the festival with a rough idea of who I wanted to see and which stages they were performing on. Things worked out, though I did find myself missing several of the bands I'd originally gone there to see. But the bands I caught that I didn't know anything about were some of the coolest performances of the entire weekend. So things balanced themselves out in the end. Personally, I am going to have a tough time choosing between Mike Gordon and the Allman Brothers Band, and between James Brown and Moe., but I also found last year that the stages were pretty accessible if you are one of those people who like to wander around instead of planting yourself in front of one particular stage all day. So there can be a little bit of mix-and-match in your choices. And yes, I agree with the post that says that they probably schedule the big bands at the same time to accommodate some type of "crowd control". But the diversity (and yes, even the scheduling "conflicts") also lend to the unique atmosphere of Bonnaroo as a whole, in that it forces you to expose yourself to bands/performers that you wouldn't otherwise see. If you come away from the entire weekend and only see the bands that you liked before the weekend started, in my humble opinion, you are missing half the fun of Bonnaroo. After last year's festival I came home with a huge list of bands that I wanted to explore a little more, and many of those bands are incredible! I couldn't believe I hadn't heard of them earlier. The best way to approach Bonnaroo is to have a rough idea of who you want to see, but also to keep in mind that festivals with this level of diversity require an open mind.
That being said, I am still going to have a hard time choosing between James Brown and Moe.
Happy Bonnaroovin' Ya'll!
Bonnaroo Bob
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