Matt Young 0 Report post Posted January 30, 2007 I thought snuffbox had already started a thread for this, but I guess not. I wasn't interested in this festival before, what with it ebing in TN and being ridiculously expensive, but after hearing from a few friends who went last year and have already bought tickets for this year's show, I'm really wanting to go. Aside from the obvious concert fun, the whole atmosphere seems like it would be incredible to be a part of, and I have at least a dozen friends, both online and off, who plan to attend. I'm just curious as to how long I probably have to get a ticket, since I am about $150 short right now, and if it's really as chill as people make it out to be. I want to be able to get fucked up, smoke some bud, and enjoy myself without having to worry about getting my ass thrown in a Tennessee jail. Any input would be appreciated, and I'm sure some of you guys would like to discuss the event. Full band lineups are set to be released on Valentine's Day. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
snuffbox 0 Report post Posted January 30, 2007 I wasn't planning to start the thread until the lineup came out but this is probably for the best. Now I wont speculate further in the CWDWAT. It's not really 'ridiculously expensive'...to use a few eaxamples: It is far cheaper than Coachella, with much longer sets for the performers. It is barely more expensive than a Minnesota festival called '10,000 Lakes' that refuses to branch out from the lame jamband genre. Its a bit cheaper or about the same price as a lot of country music festivals that feature only one stage of music. When the tickets do go on sale (there were a few pre-sale tickets available about a month ago and went in about an hour...regular tickets will be up for grabs after the lineup is announced) they'll be about $200. That includes camping and parking for the weekend. You should have until at least May to buy tickets. Even with Radiohead, Tom Petty, Beck, and Oysterhead last year they didn't sellout until a few weeks before the event. The vibe there is really fun & relaxed. Security is negligible at best. If you dont act like a total retard you can get away with most anything. Some people do get arrested every year but just dont be a twit about what you do and all should be cool. The music runs almost around the clock from Thursday to Sunday night around Midnight. Headliners get a 4 hour block and nobody gets less than an hour. In the campgrounds you can find pretty much anything you are looking forward to. Unlike last year, this year's headliners remain a big mystery. Pearl Jam had been generally accepted for awhile but now they definitly won't be there. The Police might reunite but that is also far from confirmed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Giuseppe Zangara 0 Report post Posted January 30, 2007 If Tom Waits plays this thing, I might go. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest "Go, Mordecai!" Report post Posted January 30, 2007 Few of my friends went to 10,000 Lakes. The photo album smelled. I swore up and down that I'd go last summer, but I never planned things out well enough, and besides, I don't know how well I'd fare at Bonnaroo. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CheesalaIsGood 0 Report post Posted January 31, 2007 Few of my friends went to 10,000 Lakes. The photo album smelled. I swore up and down that I'd go last summer, but I never planned things out well enough, and besides, I don't know how well I'd fare at Bonnaroo. Yeah, must be all that fun going on. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
snuffbox 0 Report post Posted January 31, 2007 10,000 Lakes is something that just goes right over my head. Their headliners are like the B-level bands at Bonnaroo, then they have some middling national acts, then a bunch of Midwest locals that can be seen for $5 or less at bars all over the area. And only 'jamband' bullshit...no hiphop, no heavier rock, no electronica, just the same ol' same ol'. It's almost the exact price as Bonnaroo, too. What do you mean by how you would fare, Czech? Is it the whole Woodstock-vibe thing? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest "Go, Mordecai!" Report post Posted January 31, 2007 I don't know what I meant. I just thought I'd find it all to be overwhelming or something. I think my friends went to see the Hot Buttered Rum String Band? You familiar w/them? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
snuffbox 0 Report post Posted January 31, 2007 Yeah. They're a slowly-rising band (from the South I think) that is on the more enjoyable end of the 'jamband' spectrum. They're alot more country/bluegrass-y than the Phish/DaveMatthews/OAR type of bullshit. But they also fit into what I mentioned about most of 10KL being 'local type bands'...Hut Buttered Rum plays a bar in Madison called High Noon fairly regularly for under like 8 or 10 dollars, and last year played Bonnaroo at their tiny local-band stage that doubles as a cafe. I'm sure 10,000 Lakes is a really fun time, and alot of the bands are pretty good...I just think it's weirdly overpriced, especially compared to Bonnaroo or the bar cover charges for alot of the acts. 'Overwhelming' is a pretty good word for Bonnaroo. Lots of people, campground is huge, so much happening. But you get a map upon entrance, the size of the tents and concert fields allows for plenty of space (I was in the front row for a crazy all-night Saul Williams/Mars Volta show 2 years ago and nobody was touching my back), and there are plenty of people to help if you get lost or anything. Going with some friends is a definite good idea. But, yeah, it is a pretty crazy place/weekend. Edit - Wiki tells me they're from Cali. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Matt Young 0 Report post Posted January 31, 2007 Thanks for the info, snuffbox. Hey, if Czech goes, and you and I both get tickets, we can go with my plan from last year to dien on General Tsao's chicken and triple team drunk bitches. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
snuffbox 0 Report post Posted January 31, 2007 Without you guys there I had to triple-team the whores all by myself. That meant using my last Pringles can & a pine cone. Pure hippe shit. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Matt Young 0 Report post Posted January 31, 2007 Without you guys there I had to triple-team the whores all by myself. That meant using my last Pringles can & a pine cone. Pure hippe shit. I admire your MacGuyvership. I'm fairly certain I can assist you this year, though, heh. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Legalise Drugs and Murder Report post Posted January 31, 2007 Few of my friends went to 10,000 Lakes. The photo album smelled. I swore up and down that I'd go last summer, but I never planned things out well enough, and besides, I don't know how well I'd fare at Bonnaroo. The drugs are totally optional. I can't imagine it being that fun without at least a little psychotropic substances, though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
snuffbox 0 Report post Posted February 5, 2007 I really wouldn't mind if Prince headlined a night or played a latenight show on the 2nd stage. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
snuffbox 0 Report post Posted February 8, 2007 It doesn't sound to promising re: Tom Waits being there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BX 0 Report post Posted February 8, 2007 Fuck you. Tom Waits is amazing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Grossman=Fag Report post Posted February 8, 2007 I'm pretty sure he meant that it's not sounding promising that Tom Waits will be there because of other engagements or what have you. Unless he wants a beating. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
snuffbox 0 Report post Posted February 8, 2007 I like Tom Waits. Unfortunately, his road manager said on a messageboard that he wont be at Bonnaroo. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
k thx 0 Report post Posted February 8, 2007 It'll be interesting seeing who does the festival circuit this year. This thing seems to be on around the same time as the festival I'm off to in Barcelona, so there may be some crossover. I know Bjork is playing Glastonbury, so she might turn up. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
snuffbox 0 Report post Posted February 12, 2007 The Police are headlining Saturday night. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Matt Young 0 Report post Posted February 12, 2007 Nice. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
snuffbox 0 Report post Posted February 13, 2007 The Police Tool Widespread Panic The White Stripes Ben Harper & the Innocent Criminals Flaming Lips Wilco Manu Chao The String Cheese Incident Franz Ferdinand Bob Weir & Ratdog Damien Rice Ween The Roots Gov't Mule Ziggy Marley & the Melody Makers The Decemberists Kings of Leon Spearhead Wolfmother Regina Spektor The Black Keys DJ Shadow Gillian Welch & David Rawlings Spoon Keller Williams Sasha & Digweed STS9 Old Crow Medicine Show The Hold Steady Galactic Lily Allen North Mississippi Allstars Fountains Of Wayne Hot Tuna Feist Hot Chip John Butler Trio Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mountain Boys Aesop Rock The Richard Thompson Band Xavier Rudd Tortoise T-Bone Burnett Mavis Staples Clutch Cold War Kids Paolo Nutini Brazilian Girls RX Bandits The Slip Girl Talk Railroad Earth Martha Wainright Rodrigo y Gabriela Annuals Tea Leaf Green Sam Roberts Band Elvis Perkins in Dearland Charlie Louven Sonya Kitchell Apollo Sunshine Ryan Shaw Uncle Earl The National The Little Ones Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Matt Young 0 Report post Posted February 13, 2007 Damn... The half of hat lineup that I have heard of sounds fantastic. Tool at Bonnaroo doesn't seem to fit in at all, but hell, I've been dying to see them perform live. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
snuffbox 0 Report post Posted February 13, 2007 Tool for 3 hours, with the Bonnaroo lightshow, will be mindwrecking. Then it will be off to the marathon late-night shows. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
snuffbox 0 Report post Posted February 14, 2007 Also... Junior Brown Dr. Dog Mute Math The Nitghtwatchman (Tom Morello solo) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
snuffbox 0 Report post Posted February 14, 2007 Nashville fave Dierks Bentley will apparently be there as well. Weird. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
snuffbox 0 Report post Posted February 15, 2007 It now appears that they will be going with 4 headliners for the first time this year. Thurs: Widespread Panic Fri: Tool Sat: The Police Sun: White Stripes Though it is possible that another act may yet to be announced and that could be the Sunday headliner w/ Stripes going on before them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Matt Young 0 Report post Posted February 15, 2007 Awesome... 4 amazing headliners. I'm loving it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
snuffbox 0 Report post Posted February 15, 2007 Widespread Panic and 'amazing' don't really go together. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
snuffbox 0 Report post Posted February 23, 2007 Govt Mule will be playing a special late-nite set on the 16th. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EricMM 0 Report post Posted February 23, 2007 Is it to late to get tickets or what? I've never been to this one, but I've never had vacation like I do now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
