Bonnaroo VIP? worth it?

going VIP is worth it for the following reasons

-free showers
lines, if there are any, aren't nearly as long. If you go at an off-peak time (you know, not 9am-Noon or so) you wouldn't have any problem.

-portable bathrooms
a couple of the bathroom trailers were nicer looking than my bathroom at home

-free food
they have catering from 11-3 and 5-9 every day. and the food is good.

-close to the venue
no more than a 5 minute walk to Centeroo

-bleachers at Which stage/hill at What (main) stage
these aren't close to the stage, though.

-apparently, instant access to the comedy tent
we went to see Brian Posehn on Sunday and were initially told we needed a ticket to get in. But then he saw our wristband and said, "oh, i'm sorry, i didn't see the wristband- go right on in!"

-VIP beer lounges
sadly not any cheaper, but they have a bit more selection in the VIP area.

-not as stringent security checks
I snuck in a Heineken Keg Can. No one bothered to even look. (Though some people said it was more tight this year for VIP than in the past. You just have to find the right people who don't care as much.)

went VIP this year....only way to go.

The location and easy access is worth it alone.

deadhead321 wrote:

DO IT


the restroom facilities are Air Conditioned which is HUGE

private entrance to/from centeroo....5 minute walk at the most. and you dont get searched at all, so there is rarely a line.

private party on thursday night with open bar and private band

just makes the trip so much better......its well worth the price.

once you go VIP you never go back

go vip. only way to do it. it cost about 3X what a regular ticket costs and is worth every cent.

DaveR wrote:

I enjoyed bonnaroo, however PJ was 90% of the reason i went. as much as i liked it, i found walking to the bathrooms during the shows to be a major pain in the ass (minimum of 20 minute round trip) and much of the other walking around the campsite was excessive (30 minutes from RV to main area)

did any of you do the VIP? if so, how was the vip area? were there bathrooms and beerstands near by? good spt at the main stage? i would appreciate any feedback, if i go next year i am certainly going to look into the VIP package for camping and tickets. thanks for any input.

Why would you go next year if PJ was 90% of the reason for going?

VIP was worth it for two little princesses who don't camp. I'm referring to myself. It was way closer than 20 min round trip for pooing. Food was really good too. Biggest problem with VIP is you're so fucking close to everything that you have trouble sleeping when Kanye comes on at fo in the mo.

i'm glad i didnt waste money on the VIP. I hardly stayed in the campsite. the walk wasn't nearly as long as i had heard, and it wasnt a boring walk for sure. It would have been a shorter walk but my friend likes to shop and i like to eat. good stuff.

we were parked in a mostly empty field next to the woods, so we had clean bathrooms and all the space we could need. We also got in and out with no problems. I was glad we werent stuffed in with the rest. I think if i go next year i'll get there late again.

We went vip and I dont know how people could have fun and see everything without vip. We got into the venue right away, Saw the main stage from our tent, were in and out of the venue from camp in 5 minutes, had no thefy in our area, had a hugh camp site, had showers and a bathroom with a bathroom attendant and flushing toilets, free food, cheap beer.

definitly do it.

I went VIP and would not do it any other way. The location, check in, showers and bathrooms were soooo worth it. We didn't spend any money except for posters and such. We got checked going in maybe once or twice and they didn't deny anything we had. Water, Camelbacks full of beverages of choice, snacks, oranges, apples even chairs. We did not have to buy one beer. A quick walk back to camp to get something forgotten or a quick bathroom break was priceless. Plus you can see the main stage from VIP, so for Metallica, that I have seen before, we hung in our camp and got ready for Superjam with Metallica playing for us.
If you get stuck in BFE your pretty screwed, but if your tent only your close.

Theft was a big concern for me, I live in the Northeast and trust NO ONE, so peace of mind in that department was worth it too. I heard of a lot of crappy stuff going on this year. A lot of people being ripped off and their stuff just violated and wrecked. Getting their tents pissed on, slashed and pooped in. Yuck.
I was not thrilled with the food, but we lived on it and what we packed which wasn't much, PB & J and some cheese and crackers. Sometimes the lines were long or they just ran out of food until the next truckload came in. We had to remind ourselves to eat anyway, so it wasn't a big deal at all.

Would do it again in a heartbeat.

LukinFan wrote:

This could happen in VIP too

True, but much less so.

When we pulled out Monday morning, there was not one plastic bottle left on the ground that we saw. It was spotless. Every one put their stuff in garbage bags.
Seeing Centeroo used as a garbage was sad. What it was like in GA I don't know. But I would only do VIP in the future. No doubt.

I am NOT saying it couldn't happen in VIP. There was a camera stolen that I heard about, and I'm sure more than that. But there is much less of the Wook base going on. Security was pretty tight.