Bonnaroo maps

Madeline from the Inforoo forums (you really should check them out if you haven't yet) posted scans of last years full Bonnaroo map and Centeroo map.  There could be differences this year, but there have generally been small changes from year to year.  The maps came from this forum post.

Annotated schedule

I generally don't decide who I'm going to see ahead of time so I like to put together a schedule w/ a quick description of the general type of music each band is playing so I can choose based upon what I'm in the mood for at the moment. I've put them online and people have liked them, here's the first draft of this year's;

Google docs
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?....M0E&output=html

or the pdfs;
Landscape, larger font, 2 pages per day


Portrait, smaller font, 1 page per day

I've just finished it, consider this an alpha or early beta version. I did it by hand so there are likely to be a few errors in set times or even band names. If you see any, let me know, I'll fix them. There are sure to be mistakes in the genre that I've assigned bands to as I'm not an expert reviewer for the Rolling Stone. This year in particular there are too many "?" for acts. Let me know, I'll fix them. As always, any comments are welcome.

What to bring lists

Just a quick note, Reema mentioned that the link to the "what to bring" list that is on the Guide is broken.  It went to an outside site that seems to be gone, luckily the Wayback Machine has a copy!  I'll try to post copies locally on my server so that the link on the Guide works but in the meantime that link will get you the info.

Schedule is out

'roo just released the band schedule. I haven't looked it over closely yet, but Alice Cooper is playing a midnight set, I can't think of a better slot.  It is right after the Chili Peppers too, sweet.  Let me know in the comments what you think of the schedule.

Getting Close

Hey, it's getting close to 'roo, I thought I'd post some more questions and answers.

...I got a vip ticket from my company to go to Bonnaroo, I will be traveling with a non vip guest. But I was wondering, Is bonnaroo a strictly camping festival? Is my car parking included with the ticket? Or do I have to purchase a place to camp seperately?

Your ticket includes car parking and camping, almost everyone camps on site.

I am a long time Lollapalooza veteran and x2 Coachella Veteran but I am embarking to the Roo' for my first time this year. About how big are your camp sites?

Glad you are coming to 'roo, if you've handled Coachella, you shouldn't have a problem w/ 'roo, just keep in mind it can be HOT. Anyways, if you drive in you camp in front or in back of your ride. So you generally have an area about the width of your vehicle and ~13-16 ft deep. You can make friends w/ your neighbors and combine campsites. It's a little more relaxed from how I've heard Coachela is.

I saw your blog post on "Bonnaroo survival" and I was wondering: 1. How old the post is, because I was first wondering 2. if you are allowed to just bring your own tents? I'm wondering this because I don't have $700 to rent one of theirs, and I am content with the one I already have. If so, where do you set up such tents? Do you have to get a "campsite" pass to bring your own tent, and if so how much would that cost?

The Survival Guide was first written around 2006 but I've kept it pretty well updated with current info. I know it looks a little old but I still code my html (mostly) by hand. You absolutely do not have to rent one of their tents, very few people do. There isn't a special campsite pass, the regular pass covers camping. The way it works, if you are driving in, is they tell you where to park and then you have a camping space (just a piece of field) either in front or behind your vehicle where you can pitch your tent. If you want to (most people don't, I do) you can haul your gear to the tent only area which will probably be closer to the stage area and camp there.

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Inforoo Forums

The Inforoo forums are starting to get a little busier even this far out from 'roo. If you haven't checked them out yet, I highly recommend it. There are literally hundreds of thousands of posts there.

Missed this year

I wasn't able to get to 'roo this year, new job, 2 moves, so that's why the blog was quiet. Sincere apologies to any emails I wasn't able to return. Planning on being there there in 2012, the site will get more active as we get closer, probably start looking for stuff in the new year.

Going to dust off the Survival Guide, if anyone has suggestions let me know, either reply to this post or email me (address is at top of right sidebar).