Bonnaroo Ahoy!

I'm going to start writing in my blog again. Here is a quick outlook for this years Bonnaroo that I wish I could go to. Look for more posts coming soon!

The summer festival circuit is one of the best ways to see some of
your favorite bands and discover new music all in the same weekend.
One of the most diverse music festivals around is the Bonnaroo Music
and Arts festival. Bonnaroo will take place from June 9th to 12th on a
700 acre farm called Great Stage Park in Manchester, Tennessee. This
is no small-scale operation. Bonnaroo claims space for tens of
thousands of campers on site and is host to over 100 bands and comedy
acts spread over four days, on more than five stages and tents. This
year’s headliners include Eminem, Arcade Fire, Widespread Panic, The
Black Keys and Buffalo Springfield and that’s only the tip of the
iceberg. Several of the lower billed, but not lower quality acts
include The Strokes, The Decemberists, Gregg Allman, Pretty Lights and
many, many more. Aside from all the great music, here are five more
reasons you should go to Bonnaroo:

1. Value: Just to see all four of this year’s top billed acts would
cost you more than the price of a Bonnaroo ticket. In fact, just to
see Eminem and Buffalo Springfield would cost more than the price of a
Bonnaroo ticket. If you’re a broke college student who lives for live
music, going to a festival is the best way to get your money’s worth.
If you see only ten bands the entire weekend, you’ve essentially paid
$30.00 per show. But, if you factor the price of camping, which is
included in the ticket price, you are really getting a good deal.

2. Road Trip! Everyone loves a good road trip, and flying is no way to
start such a festive weekend. From New Jersey the trip is about
sixteen hours. Once you get a little south, the scenery is beautiful.
From open plains, to beautiful mountains it’s definitely worth the
time it takes. Aside from the landscape there are plenty of other
sites to see: The Jack Daniel’s distillery in Lynchburg, Tennessee,
and all the Sonic and Waffle House food you can handle.

3. The Food: The food at Bonnaroo is quite diverse and delicious.
There is stuff you may have never heard of such as Arepas, melted
mozzarella cheese sandwiched between two warm corn bread patties.
There’s also stuff you have heard of like gigantic do-it-yourself
burritos. Finally, there is stuff you always wanted to try like tasty
Cajun Alligator Bites and Fries.

4. Party! If you like to party, there is no bigger celebration than a
music festival. At Bonnaroo tens of thousands of people are all
getting together to have a good time. Every stage and tent can turn
into its own dance party; With D.J.’s, electronic and hip-hop acts,
and lots of sick jams, there is never a place where you can’t get your
dance on. If that isn’t enough, there is the Silent Disco where
everyone inside wears headphones so only those inside can hear the
music.

5. Community: By far one of the most fantastic parts of Bonnaroo is
the community that forms. People from all over the United States,
Canada and even overseas come together and create one of the most
densely populated areas in Tennessee for four days. With all of these
people in one place you would expect a giant riot, but that is not the
case. The respect and kindness people have towards total strangers is
astonishing and awe inspiring. This is representative of the true
spirit of Bonnaroo.

So for all you kiddies wishing you could have attended Woodstock in
1969, this is your ticket to that dream. It really is 4 days of “Peace
and Music,” a la the motto of the original Woodstock; And with such a
diverse lineup there is something for everyone, and always something
new to discover. BONNAROOO!