Volunteer at Bonnaroo

LukinFan

If you're one of the people that think the ticket price is too high at the Roo, you could always take the volunteering route. Of course you are taking the chance of missing some of the bands that you want to see- including PJ- but you might get lucky and get the pre-festival work or soemthing like that.

Bonnaroo is suppose to be announcing the volunteer program soon- I'm sure pretty soon after the tickets go on sale. I know a few people that have volunteered before at Bonnaroo and they loved it.


http://www.bonnaroo.com/festival/volunteer.aspx

Kilgore_Trout

how exactly do they make sure youre doing your volunteer work once you get inside? couldnt you just sign up, get in, and then blow off whatever they ask you to do and just watch the music?

LukinFan

sgossard3 wrote:

how exactly do they make sure youre doing your volunteer work once you get inside? couldnt you just sign up, get in, and then blow off whatever they ask you to do and just watch the music?

From what I understand from other festivals, if you have a single day shift, when you're finished you get a piece of paper signed by your work boss- which basically says you get your down payment back on your credit card- usually the cost of a ticket. If you end up working multiple shifts- usually min 18 hours, after each shift you get your paper signed- and you get your down payment back.

rckwdvol

i have volunteered ( TN the volunteer state!!) since i first went in 03. best option there is. i am happy to take your passed out ass back to your tent and listen to your sorrowful tales of your girlfriend from high school. just don't expect me to take you through the vip area when you randomly bump into me on shakedown street!!

LukinFan

rckwdvol wrote:

i have volunteered ( TN the volunteer state!!) since i first went in 03. best option there is. i am happy to take your passed out ass back to your tent and listen to your sorrowful tales of your girlfriend from high school. just don't expect me to take you through the vip area when you randomly bump into me on shakedown street!!

So, do you get to choose what you want to do when you volunteer?

mookie9999

LukinFan wrote:

usually min 18 hours,

Uh, I think I'll pass on that one.

Capstoner

LukinFan wrote:

So, do you get to choose what you want to do when you volunteer?

I think you are assigned jobs. The longer you have volunteered the better job you get.

LukinFan

Capstoner wrote:

I think you are assigned jobs. The longer you have volunteered the better job you get.

that's what I thought. some festivals you get to choose, others you don't. Imagine getting stuck with clean-up duty following a large festival like the Roo- wow that would suck