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rumski t1_j3tp77y wrote

Reply to Bonnaroo 2023 Lineup - thoughts? by QuicklyThisWay

I don’t listen to too obscure music but these lineups always make me feel like my head is buried in the sand. I haven’t heard of so many and the ones I have I don’t really listen to.

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QuicklyThisWay OP t1_j3td2cf wrote

Reply to comment by NosyargKcid in Bonnaroo 2023 Lineup - thoughts? by QuicklyThisWay

The best part of volunteering is that you get a built in support group and usually a little bit of a back stage access depending on your assignment. I had a really easy job literally pointing to trash, recycling, or compost at Bonnaroo and during my shift I was at the stage with Tenacious D and Kings of Leon. Handling the trash is usually managed by Clean Vibes. They work hard and pay little, but for people who just want in for “free” it’s not the worst.

Okeechobee was the most laid back and fun group. Got lots of breaks and free food / merch. Not sure how it is now under new ownership. Hulaween was the best to work at since I was helping manage Kyle’s Beer Corner and all the sponsors for the event. I would do that again in a heartbeat.

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NosyargKcid t1_j3tc17o wrote

Reply to Bonnaroo 2023 Lineup - thoughts? by QuicklyThisWay

That Bonnaroo lineup looks incredible, damn. I've never been to 'Roo, but I see a good 10 artists each day (other than Day One which I love the headliners) that I'd love to see. I love a good camping festival as you don't have to pay for a hotel & it gets you around a bunch of people who probably have a similar taste as you. I'm a pretty introverted dude usually, & I've made a lot of friends from these festivals. Cost & travel is usually my biggest barrier to going to festivals. Okee is another that I'm super interested in as well, but mainly because I live closer to Okeechobee so travel is easier for me. As much as I like meeting new people at these festivals, I also do enjoy smaller festivals with less people.

What was your favorite festival you volunteered for?

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DevinBelow t1_j3tbsg0 wrote

Reply to comment by QuicklyThisWay in Bonnaroo 2023 Lineup - thoughts? by QuicklyThisWay

Yeah, Friday is really the only day that does anything for me. I do like Kendrick, Vulf, and Portugal the Man a lot. Saturday I like My Morning Jacket, Tyler Childers and STS9. And Sunday is basically....I would just leave. There's pretty much nothing for me there. So 10 acts was probably overshooting it a bit. I've seen three of the six acts I like live already...anyway, I've said what I have to say about this lineup. It's not for me.

Also, I'm 90% sure I heard that Men I Trust song on XMU on the way to work this AM. It's pretty alright.

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QuicklyThisWay OP t1_j3tbjak wrote

Reply to comment by johntwoods in Bonnaroo 2023 Lineup - thoughts? by QuicklyThisWay

Okeechobee sure was last year. VIP was actually a worse experience than GA because they came less prepared and we’re not given accommodations they were promised. I’m not a fan of Insomniac’s takeover of what became my favorite festival with way too much EDM. Hulaween was absolutely perfect when I went a few years ago, but I got some nice perks working with the sponsorship team, so I am biased.

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QuicklyThisWay OP t1_j3tb2yz wrote

Reply to comment by DevinBelow in Bonnaroo 2023 Lineup - thoughts? by QuicklyThisWay

Bonnaroo and many other fests have definitely become a catch all melting pot. Which makes them hit or miss for me. I’ll listen through a playlist if I am not familiar with many, but I’d like to have at least 4 bands a day I want to see.

Here’s my list from what is on the lineup now:

Thursday (Only a half day) ZEDS DEAD • LIQUID STRANGER

Friday • KENDRICK LAMAR • VULFPECK • GRIZ • PORTUGAL. THE MAN • SUBTRONICS • DIESEL • BOOGIE T B2B DIRT MONKEY B2B SUBDOCTA

Saturday • ODESZA • LIL NAS X • LOUIS THE CHILD • KORN • RAINBOW KITTEN SURPRISE • STS9 • SOFI TUKKER • BIG WILD THE BAND CAMINO • JENNY LEWIS • CORY WONG

Sunday • FOO FIGHTERS • PARAMORE • PIXIES • HIPPO CAMPUS • JAUZ • FRANZ FERDINAND • MEN I TRUST

I have seen most of these bands at least once, but Pixies will be a treat and it would be cool to see Diesel (aka Shaquille O’Neal DJing).

Thursday is a chill half day, Friday my top pick is Portugal. the man, with Saturday and Sunday being fully loaded for me. Men I Trust have an earworm with Billie Toppy you should check out if you haven’t heard of them. I’m sold on the bands, not so much on the 80k people and duststom/mud pit… although it was cool seeing Passion Pit while in a mud pit full of passionate people. However, I gag anytime I see the mushroom fountain.

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DevinBelow t1_j3t8q9r wrote

Reply to Bonnaroo 2023 Lineup - thoughts? by QuicklyThisWay

As bad as, but no worse than, normal.

I wish it would go back to being a little more focused like it was in the first few years. I'm not saying it needs to go back to being a jam band festival. I'm even not saying I want it to be some homogeneous festival where every band sounds the same and there is no variety to the music, but who exactly does this lineup appeal to? I see no more than 10 acts that I would pay to see, and that is not anywhere close to enough acts to possilbly paying that much to spend three days baking out in the sun, and I feel like I have very diverse taste in music.

Like if you love Kendrick (and I do). Like he's your favorite and the kind of hiphop he does is what you are most into...why would you buy tickets for this festival? There aren't really any other big hiphop acts of note, that are along the lines of Kendrick. If Foo Fighters are your favorite band and that kind of 90's/'00's post-grunge sound is your favorite thing...why would you choose to go see them here where there are really no other similar bands on the lineup? If you're going just for Umphrey's or Korn or Tyler Childers, and only like the types of music that those types of acts make, why would you go to Bonnaroo, where no other contemporaries of any of those artists are playing?

It's a diverse lineup, but to a fault, imo. It'd be cool if it were like, "Ok, this year is going to be Roots rock, Hip Hop and Funk", and you based the lineup aroudn that, but this is just a too many cooks thing imo.

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GNS1991 t1_j3rf324 wrote

Reply to Some of your favorite songs of all time? by 1nternetP3rson

Some random that pop in to my mind:

Jon Bon Jovi - Destination Anywhere

Laura Branigan - Gloria

U2 - One

Scorpions - Always somewhere

Roxette - Milk, toast and honey

Metallica - Wherever I may roam

ABBA - One of us

A-Ha - The sun never shown that day

Rozenstolz - Perlentaucher

Led Zeppelin - The battle of Evermore

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