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Bonnaroo 2009, Day 4: Sunday - Holy Trey Anastasio Batman! There's a Metal Tent at Bonnaroo?
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Yes, yes, and yes. A Bonnaroo metal tent, who would have thunk it? Well before the music I have a little anecdote concerning a suprise tent mate that showed up in the morning. After we left the MGMT concert, my friends (whom my girlfriend and had left there) made friends with this girl and partied until 7am at moe and brought her back to the tent and well, I found her laying there when the morning
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Bonnaroo 2009, Day 3: Saturday - Compromising
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Journeying out on Saturday was brutal. Unlike the Thursday and Friday, there was barely a cloud in sight and the sun was blazing. So, the first place we headed was the This Tent where folky Elvis Perkins played with his backing band Dearland which was a superb, mellow way to start another extremely long day. He played the popular single "While You Were Sleeping" which was pretty well done. The mos
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Bonnaroo 2009, Day 2: Friday - To Be a Phipster
Knowing ones priorities and conserving energy are two lessons I've learned to cherish dearly in the past two Bonnaroos. That said, I got to the Which Stage laid down next to a tree at 12:30 the next afternoon and heard the gentle Gomez. Bordering on the line between eloquent psych and folksy rock, they were the perfect band to lay in a field while resting for the upcoming evening. After about 45 m
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Bonnaroo 2009, Day 1: Thursday - An Electracular Night
Wow, what a festival. As I've noted in earlier posts, this is my third 'roo and possibly my best yet, although, I say that every year. It had everything I could possibly want in a festival - exploration, improvisation, eclecticism, flamboyancy, freakouts, and more!Just like last year our troop of four - my girlfriend and our two friends - rolled into the Manchester farm at about 2AM after a 15 hou
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Bonnaroo 2009
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Tomorrow I depart on my journey to my third Bonnaroo with my girlfriend and two other friends. As usual it should be a fun filled adventure on the high seas of heat and jams. I have a wishlist schedule planned out:Thursday: Portugal. The ManChairliftPassion PitTobaccoFriday:Gomez (1/2)The Dirty Projectors (1/2)Vieux Farka Touré (1/2) (LOTS OF RUNNING)Animal Collective GalacticGrizzly Bear Beast...
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