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Which festival should I attend!?
#19158741 - 11/19/13 09:02 AM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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I live in the South Eastern United states and i can only afford to go to one big festival this year My options are: Bonnaroo Ultra Music Fest Counterpoint
Have any of you been to any of these? Which is best? Im thinking Bonaroo or Counterpoint because i like the option of camping
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Re: Which festival should I attend!? [Re: EnemaOfState]
#19158760 - 11/19/13 09:10 AM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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counterpoint, im going this year too
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Re: Which festival should I attend!? [Re: Misto]
#19158770 - 11/19/13 09:14 AM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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I've never been a festi! My bff keeps telling me to come to bonnaroo w him this year lol
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Re: Which festival should I attend!? [Re: lunarpiscean]
#19158802 - 11/19/13 09:26 AM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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I just got back from Bear Creek (my first festival ) with some shroomerites and had a fucking amazing time. I met a ton of people and a lot of them told me they were going to be preparing for Bonnaroo,I think that is where I will be headed next. Festies are fucking amazing though, one of the best times I've had my entire life, I'm already depressed to be home.
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Re: Which festival should I attend!? [Re: Misto]
#19158816 - 11/19/13 09:33 AM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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Misto said: counterpoint, im going this year too
Yeh im thinking counterpoint too
Day1: 2gs mush, weed, beer Day2: .6 mdma split into 3 doses for the day Day3: candy flip woo!
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Re: Which festival should I attend!? [Re: EnemaOfState]
#19159789 - 11/19/13 01:56 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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Not Bonnaroo. If I could remove 80% of the festival goers, I would go back to Bonnaroo. It's gotten frat-ish, sketch, and dirty.
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Re: Which festival should I attend!? [Re: Normal Flora]
#19160126 - 11/19/13 03:11 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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I would go to Wanee, Wakarusa, or Allgood but that's just my taste in music. Out of the ones you listed I would vote for counterpoint.
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Re: Which festival should I attend!? [Re: Lophosaurus]
#19160142 - 11/19/13 03:17 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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what kind of music do you like?
taht should determine which festie you attend -- teh lineups
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Re: Which festival should I attend!? [Re: memes]
#19160204 - 11/19/13 03:29 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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Re: Which festival should I attend!? [Re: shLong]
#19160266 - 11/19/13 03:40 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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Re: Which festival should I attend!? [Re: memes]
#19160289 - 11/19/13 03:44 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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Memes, youre in my area... What's a good festival within a reasonable drive of DC? I almost bought tickets for the last day of electric zoo in NYC since I was already going to be there. Glad I didn't.
Went to echostage on Saturday night, and the club scene in DC has gotten so uptight and unfriendly, compared to when I used to go to nation. That place was awesome.
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Re: Which festival should I attend!? [Re: memes]
#19160410 - 11/19/13 04:14 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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Totally not a trolly post. I am dead-nuts serious...
I know money is a huge issue for OP, but I would totally whore myself out and save the money to go again for my 1st time...It's THAT incredible!!
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Re: Which festival should I attend!? [Re: shLong]
#19160655 - 11/19/13 04:57 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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Go to waka and counterpoint!
Waka is awesome as long as they dont cancel shows for tornado warnings
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Re: Which festival should I attend!? [Re: koods]
#19160954 - 11/19/13 06:00 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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koods said: Memes, youre in my area... What's a good festival within a reasonable drive of DC? I almost bought tickets for the last day of electric zoo in NYC since I was already going to be there. Glad I didn't.
Went to echostage on Saturday night, and the club scene in DC has gotten so uptight and unfriendly, compared to when I used to go to nation. That place was awesome.
I love echostage. Did you go to psychedelic nightmare last year?? I agree it has gotten more unfriendly but only for huge shows with big headliners. If you can catch it when badass raves or kupcake throws an event its gold. The scene has gone downhill across the map. Mainly due to publicity and research chems. With so many more drugs available its bound to bring out the sketch balls who are tryna make a couple hundred dollars off their easily obtainable bath salts.
OP. I would do counterpoint. Last year was insane. Bonaroo is good too but def getting dirty. They all are but if your truely down for the cause you can pick out the douchebags a mile away. Good people are still attending these gatherings.
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Re: Which festival should I attend!? [Re: highc]
#19161000 - 11/19/13 06:07 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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I miss old festival days. Most fests have become something of a frat party nowadays. I do enjoy Jam Band concerts though.
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Re: Which festival should I attend!? [Re: EnemaOfState] 1
#19161022 - 11/19/13 06:10 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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I like going to smaller music festivals. Bonnaroo sounds like a fucking shitshow.
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Re: Which festival should I attend!? [Re: koods]
#19161036 - 11/19/13 06:14 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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Koods- I'm in your area as well. Our last festy within reasonable drive time went down Nov 2nd in Maryland. Like 20 mins away. Check out big dub in august. Its a smaller festival 3-5000 people but its the shit. The vibes are unmatched and the land its held on is divine. You should travel to Baltimore on new years eve for lazer disco at the paradox by ravens stadium. Always a banging ass party.
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Re: Which festival should I attend!? [Re: highc]
#19161247 - 11/19/13 06:53 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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I went to see Markus Schilz and Ferry Corsten. First off, all the nice loungy type areas are restricted - you have to buy a fucking table, which nobody did, so all these comfy chairs were sitting there unused. There were a literally like ten couches to sit on in the whole club. I was totally rolling my ass off for an hour where I needed to sit and the vibe was very weird. Back in the day, if you were rolling like I obviously was, people would be all over you giving you attention, giving you light shows and back massages - nobody would sit there all alone for an hour like I did. Meh. What can you do. I don't have a time machine.
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Re: Which festival should I attend!? [Re: koods]
#19161373 - 11/19/13 07:11 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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If you ask what fest to go to and put Bonnarroo on the list, meaning your considering it means that you need to do some research or you'll fit in. Either way I'm not giving you any input as you obviously have no clue and aren't there for the music.
So how's everyone's night going so far?
I just got off work and busted my ass for a solid 8 hours with only one smoke break. Not because my boss is a dick, hell I'm the veteran on site, but because I get paid good for how good I work and I don't take advantage of situations like that. Instead I impress those around me.
What did you guys do for the day?
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Re: Which festival should I attend!? [Re: fee]
#19161533 - 11/19/13 07:38 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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fee said: If you ask what fest to go to and put Bonnarroo on the list, meaning your considering it means that you need to do some research or you'll fit in. Either way I'm not giving you any input as you obviously have no clue and aren't there for the music.
So how's everyone's night going so far?
I just got off work and busted my ass for a solid 8 hours with only one smoke break. Not because my boss is a dick, hell I'm the veteran on site, but because I get paid good for how good I work and I don't take advantage of situations like that. Instead I impress those around me.
What did you guys do for the day?
wtf man. why the proverbial dick?
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Re: Which festival should I attend!? [Re: memes]
#19161552 - 11/19/13 07:41 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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I was just fucking around.
I was young once I went to custarroo.
But best two fests IMO are summercamp and Waka
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Re: Which festival should I attend!? [Re: fee]
#19161691 - 11/19/13 08:06 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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fee said: I was young once I went to custarroo.
me too 
i am shamefaced.
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Re: Which festival should I attend!? [Re: memes]
#19161728 - 11/19/13 08:13 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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03, 04 (the dead and trey headlined) and then only because I got paid phat I worked 06 as a vendor and did see oysterheads last show, Tom petty, and Phil Lesh. So that was kind of worth it.
Sold extremes amount of pizza saw those shows, got takeled by under covers which took 2 grand from me and a half pound of mush. I didn't have an ID so they took my shit dropd me at sally world I walked right back in and after all partying and exspenses I left with $200. Hahahahaha that was a crazy ass week.
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Re: Which festival should I attend!? [Re: fee]
#19161739 - 11/19/13 08:15 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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well goddamn.
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Re: Which festival should I attend!? [Re: EnemaOfState]
#19161829 - 11/19/13 08:28 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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Wakarusa is my favorite big festival. They always have good bands, and have good taste in electronic music... Lineup always pleases every kind of fan. plus its on private land so there no cops roaming around. minus the hurricanes
Electric Forest is more edm oriented now, but there is good jam music too. CHEESE.
Roo is a no... so many noobs, over crowded, hot as hell.
Ultra is a lot different than any of those festivals... its not camping so you gotta pay for hotels and etc. An ultra crowd vs a Waka crowd will be a lot different... do some research
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Ill attest to wakarusa being one of the best out there, you might look into the smaller festivals in your area too, ones put on by local/regional bands. An example of one would be Rootwire put on by Papadosio in Ohio, or the Werks Werk Out, etc etc.
IMO, the bigger is not the better, I've had way more fun at Harvest Festival than Waka, even though its the same venue, the music and crowd is a different vibe.
Guess you need to ask yourself which type of tuneage you most relate to, what kind of people do you want to be around and be apart of.
You said you were in South East US, which is pretty fortunate for you, lots of things happening round abouts there, personally I'm making a trip to Aura Festival in February, mayhapse ill see you there.
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Havest fest would be my pic as Yonder probably my favorite band. I've seen them over 40 times, have got I think four sets of free tickets all on separate occasions and two time sets of all access back stage tickets. The merch guy and I became friends over the years because of this. Well we started our friendship when he was Keller Williams merch guy them switched. Anyway, in Arcata at the beginning of first set I gave him a zip of fine nug for the band and a 1/4 for him to keep. At the end of the show I went to buy a shirt as usual to show support and he hands it to me and tells me no charge as the band insisted I get one for me and one for a loved one. I refused and demanded to pay. Well this Mexican stand off wasn't letting up and I finished enjoying the show.
Shooting the shit with him after the show ended and me being a stubborn fuck and telling him ill just buy it online and wouldn't take.a security gaurd grabs my arm and tells me its time to go and drags me out a weird side door where the band was standing holding the shirt I wanted. They explained if I didn't take the fucking shirt the would call me out for it at any show the see me attend at.
I wish I didn't take the shirt.
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Re: Which festival should I attend!? [Re: fee]
#19162227 - 11/19/13 09:20 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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fee said: They explained if I didn't take the fucking shirt the would call me out for it at any show the see me attend at.
I wish I didn't take the shirt.
hahahah i know right? classic
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Re: Which festival should I attend!? [Re: fee]
#19162480 - 11/19/13 10:01 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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Fee you're such an OG Festmeister. Can you teach me how to be cool like you?
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Re: Which festival should I attend!? [Re: nicechrisman]
#19162868 - 11/19/13 11:20 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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Stalk the tour bus that's behind the venue, run out the second the last note is played, it usually takes two hours but they come around you ask for signatures, you smoke a bowl make small talk. Do this until they notice you, until the first thing they say is "hey what are doing her?" And reply sayjng your there to give them money to watch them have fun. Persistence pays off, or lands you in jail.
But then again to have my level of swagger is something only a few can have. Don't be upset, your not deformed your just ahh well normal 
Edit: Sorry guys I just cant lie and it pained me to do so. I actually just hold a gun against what evers bands lead signer and make demands but only after I make them do acts to one another and animals that I use as black mail against them so I stay a free man
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blankk said to fee: btw you're a total fucking psychedelic pimp Turtletotem said: I want to become a sun worshipper, so next time an atheist smugly asks me where god is, I can point smugly at the sun and laugh my ass off. Then I drive away in my solar powered piece of shit car, cool stuff man. And then I go kill a bitch because the flaming orb in the sky told me to do so, and I don't know, oppress a few minorities here and there in the name of nuclear fusion? Religion is fun.
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Re: Which festival should I attend!? [Re: fee]
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OP I did Lockn' Festival earlier this year in Virginia.
Great band great people great times.
3 nights of Cheese 3 nights of Furthur 2 or 3 nights of Widespread Keller Williams Jimmy Cliff John Fogerty Zac Brown sit in with Cheese and Furthur
All around a cool festival.
Not sure if it's your type of music but they're doing it again next year and Phil Lesh is 100% confirmed to be there, though Furthur will be on hiatus.
Everyone there was super friendly. Was my 1st fest. 10/10 would go there again.
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Re: Which festival should I attend!? [Re: halo]
#19163018 - 11/20/13 12:13 AM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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I hate to admit this as its rare but im jealous.
I missed that shit and cant believe it.
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Re: Which festival should I attend!? [Re: memes]
#19163037 - 11/20/13 12:22 AM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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Bonneroooo
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Re: Which festival should I attend!? [Re: halo]
#19163038 - 11/20/13 12:22 AM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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That's a sick lineup
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Re: Which festival should I attend!? [Re: nicechrisman]
#19163093 - 11/20/13 12:38 AM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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It was sweet, I will admit.
Also kind of my personal send off Furthur. It was either Lockn' Fest or Red Rocks for me I couldn't do both. And I figured more bang for my buck at the festival so I went. Great decision, wish I could've made the Red Rocks shows though.
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Re: Which festival should I attend!? [Re: halo]
#19163136 - 11/20/13 12:49 AM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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the thing is about fest shows is if they are not the headliner and even then they are at maximum half a concert. Well not some like moe and ump at summercamp or cheese at electric forest. but you know what I mean, but at the same time I have seen a primus show where in the beginning half Gogol came out and played two songs then the second half of the hour and a half show Bob Weir came out and played The Other Ones with primus. Your never going to see that at a regular concert.
And if they are off first set at a concert they have a second set to kill it
seeing your favorite bands play for 50 minutes kills me
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