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[evilduck]

The bars are in sectioned off areas with checks as you go in and out, and you aren't allowed to take alcohol out with you. You also aren't technically allowed to have alcohol in the campsite, but people smuggle it in.

[gazza_20]

evilduck, on 16 April 2012 - 03:09 PM, said:

The bars are in sectioned off areas with checks as you go in and out, and you aren't allowed to take alcohol out with you. You also aren't technically allowed to have alcohol in the campsite, but people smuggle it in.

That's a bit annoying, I'd still like to have a drink watching a band. Do they let you walk about at Bannaroo?

It must still be bloody good though hence demand enough for two weekends.

[rug568]

gazza_20, on 16 April 2012 - 03:16 PM, said:

That's a bit annoying, I'd still like to have a drink watching a band. Do they let you walk about at Bannaroo?

It must still be bloody good though hence demand enough for two weekends.

I don't think just because there's demand you will enjoy it.

It might be a completely normal concept for the Americans, but as a brit it might feel a bit strange.

The general security and rules are what put me off big time.

[gazza_20]

rug568, on 16 April 2012 - 04:31 PM, said:

I don't think just because there's demand you will enjoy it.

It might be a completely normal concept for the Americans, but as a brit it might feel a bit strange.

The general security and rules are what put me off big time.

I would rather feel secure though. It doesn't mean you will enjoy it know but people don't surely go, we're talking 150k onwards cause they don't? It sells out faster, very fast, they are doing something right. I'm not expecting it to be as good as Glasto, just the want to do an american festival that is not near a city etc or in one is there. But has to be right for the £400 + on a flght etc etc

[rug568]

gazza_20, on 16 April 2012 - 04:56 PM, said:

I would rather feel secure though. It doesn't mean you will enjoy it know but people don't surely go, we're talking 150k onwards cause they don't? It sells out faster, very fast, they are doing something right. I'm not expecting it to be as good as Glasto, just the want to do an american festival that is not near a city etc or in one is there. But has to be right for the £400 + on a flght etc etc

I completely understand what you're saying, i'm just not sure it would warrant the money. If it's impossible to bring in soft drugs and alcohol into the camp site i don't think it would be that good.  

Also considering the flights realistically have to be booked before the lineup is announced you have to be really sure you want to go.

[gazza_20]

rug568, on 16 April 2012 - 05:05 PM, said:

I completely understand what you're saying, i'm just not sure it would warrant the money. If it's impossible to bring in soft drugs and alcohol into the camp site i don't think it would be that good.  

Also considering the flights realistically have to be booked before the lineup is announced you have to be really sure you want to go.

Thing is april for flights to LA are fairly cheap, well for america. I've got no issue in buying the flights in june when I've secured a festival ticket on lay away.

I don't do drugs anyway to be honest at all. As long as I can take a crate of drink in and the fact I don't actually drink beer, if I do cans, it's cider so would have to find something in LA that wise that I like, I think I'd spent more time getting water down me than drinking lol.

See Bonnoroo looks like it's fairly out the way from stuff enough. See i love Leeds for being out the way from all things. But Coa is said a lot that if you can afford it and get the chance, just go once, I feel at 25, I need to go next year or I won't.

[random_man]

Did anyone go to last weekends and how was it?

Edited by random_man, 16 April 2012 - 09:28 PM.

[rideincircles]

Didn't go, but watched the webcasts. I assume they will be having them this weekend again. My favorites were St. Vincent, Radiohead, Justice, Miike Snow and Pulp. The Tupac hologram is nuts also. If you want to see that, its sunday night (monday your time  I guess).

As far as alcohol goes, we brought some in 2007 to the campground, but it sounds like they are hardcore searching stuff lately. When I went in 2007, it was all about smoking, in Cali they have lots of green around. I only drank one beer all weekend in the beer garden since it was ridiculously hot like it will be this weekend.

If you want to drink, go to Bonnaroo. You can bring whatever you want to the campsite other than glass items. They do search your car for prohibited items going in and we got pulled out and searched by the police task force and were lucky that year. Bonnaroo sells beer inside the venue all over and it's not walled off like coachella. They have a good selection also, but corporate sponsors make you have to find the good beer locations sometimes. They have a whole craft brew tent also.

If you are interested in seeing some pictures, I have Bonnaroo 2007 2008 2009 2011, coachella 2007, sxsw 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012, and glastonbury 2010 photos along with all my other gigs. They aren't dslr quality, but it's like a documentary of the festivals. I finally purchased a dslr this week to up my game.

I really wish I could have gone to Coachella this year, but can't do everything. I am saving up vacation for Glastonbury next year or may hit up flow if I can't make glasto and visit my mom in Finland.

http://www.facebook....ncircles/photos

Coachella and Bonnaroo are both awesome. Coachella is way more hi tech in production and the art is way cooler. Bonnaroo is more farm style and the late night sets are one of my favorite things about it. Choose wisely.

[tc1927]

Hi, to those that went for the UK, could you give me a rough idea of what the cost was i.e. what kind of budget you would recommend for 2013? There's 4 of us that want to go but we've got no idea what it might cost!

[gazza_20]

When does info on pre-sale for next year etc start to be released?