Thursday, September 10, 2015

Bonnaroo

For years, it has been a dream of mine to go to Bonnaroo. The line-up is always phenomenal and it's always guaranteed to be a blast. Taking place usually in June, this festival usually brings in around 80,000 people. On a 530 acre plot of land, there are multiple stages and multiple genres all being presented at once. Last year's festival had over 90,000 show up.
The reason I love this festival is it has something for everyone. The show incorporates indie, classic rock, jazz, americana, bluegrass, country, reggae, pop, electronica and tons more but you get the idea. The line-up last year featured artists like Kanye West, Elton John, Twenty One Pilots, Vampire Weekend, Arctic Monkeys, Yonder Mountain String Band, BØRNS, Florence + The Machine and like, hundreds more.
There are different locations around the farm.
There is Centeroo, which is where various merchants areas are placed and where the festival usually has the most action.
"What Stage" is the largest stage and is used for the main acts. The main acts usually perform from noon until midnight.
"Which Stage" is where the openers perform before the main act performs on "What Stage" and then the late night acts perform back on "Which Stage".
"This Tent" along with "That Tent" and "The Other Tent" is where smaller acts perform and where the annual Superjam takes place.  Superjam is a combination of different acts rolled into one act. Last year's Superjam featured Skrillex.
Smaller stages and tents are scattered around the farm. These include "Lunar Stage", "Solar Stage", "Cinema Stage", "Comedy Tent" and "Who Stage".
There is a graffiti wall that separates the festival itself from the on-farm campsites. Because this is a multiple day event (usually 3), many people want to stay on the farm so there is a place for you to set up shop right there.
Nothing sounds more fun to me than this festival and if I were to begin this road trip, Bonnaroo would be my first stop.
There are a lot other activities that would take ages for me to mention so I'll give you the link so you can check it out for yourself (Bonnaroo). You can also buy your tickets on the site, too. If you go, you should totally let me tag along.

Also, here is an article written in Rolling Stone about their Bonnaroo experience in case you need a second opinion: 50 Best Things We Saw at Bonnaroo 


http://thissongissick.com/blog/2015/bonnaroo-2015-lineup-deadmau5-kendrick-lamar-flume/




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