Email Interview with Joe

What was your favorite part of Bonnaroo?

My favorite part of Bonnaroo was living with the music. We lucked out and got a campsite really close to the stages and could hear the music right from our tent. Waking up to the festival right in front of us was awesome. Also, meeting so many interesting people from all over the nation, and in some cases the world, was really amazing. It's an experience like no other.

Have you ever been to another music festival?

I go to the JVC Jazz festival in NYC almost every year, but that's more like a series of concerts throughout a month and I rarely see more than one show a year. I've been to the Newport Jazz festival when I was really young, but don't remember much about it. I went to Linkin Park's Project Revolution last summer which was a day-long event of probably 12-15 bands.

What was your least favorite part?

3) My least favorite part was the extreme Tennessee heat in June that you are constantly in during the weekend. We had beautiful weather when we were there, but it was really hot and showering wasn't really an option unless you wanted to pay for it and wait in line for a long time (part of the experience is the act of not showering and being a dirty hippie for a weekend anyway). Still, the heat was bearable and I basically have no complaints about the experience.


Would you go again?

4) I would absolutely go again, but I kind of like having it in my memories as a one-time experience. Given the chance, and assuming I had enough money to go (total cost of the experience was at least $500), I would probably go again if I was going with the right people.

Do you know anyone who has disliked a music festival?

5) I cannot think of a person who disliked a music festival. By the fourth day of Bonnaroo, you're pretty exhausted and might be getting sick of it, but I wouldn't call that disliking it.