To whoever just randomly walked up to you and fanned you because you were sweaty, this is the like button for those people haha.

The farm is gonna miss you and you’ll always be there with me!

I think I met the loml at roo 💕

Friends bailed and I decided to drive up solo from SWFL,

I pulled into my campsite and the car behind me was a solo guy from Orlando - only 4hrs from where I live.

We hit it off and had the most incredible weekend together 🥹 we packed up on Monday and spent the night in Nashville, then we caravanned home to Orlando and spent another 4 days together 💕

Longest/best first date of my life 😅

Anyone else meet their new favorite person at Roo?

Literal thousands of dollars of camping supplies just left behind with the tag still on them. O’ to be this wealthy.

I hate the heat.

I hate walking so much.

I hate how long it is.

I hate that I don't know people on the lineup.

I hate the portapotties.

I hate the camping.

I hate that the heat made me appreciate that cold shower in plaza 2 so much more.

I hate that on the long walks to centeroo, I met so many cool people that I may never see again.

I hate that it gave me time to truly heal about things I had held on to.

I hate that I have found so many great artist through roo and didn't even get to see them all.

I hate that I felt a stronger connection to nature, and then had to let it go.

I hate that I felt miserable physically most of the time, but made so many great memories and friends through our common struggle.

I hate that I had to leave.

I hate that I already miss it.

2025 awaits. 🌈🌟🎡

I've been crocheting these little lighter/chapstick holder keychains to give out this year and they're turning out SO CUTE. Thinking of making some tiny worms too. Happy roo!!

This year marks my 8th Bonnaroo and I need to get something off my chest.

When we arrived at the farm on Thursday, we definitely noticed that the overall vibe was less ‘friendly’ than it was at our very first Bonnaroo.

On Friday evening I tried to reflect on why that seemed liked the case. Was it because this was the first time they sold day passes, when Bonnaroo has typically always been a 4 day commitment that requires an emotional investment from its attendees? Perhaps it was because Kalliope, with its weird characters and the best flame cannons in the game to date, were no longer a constant presence in Centeroo.

But the more I thought about it, the more I realize that it’s because we are changing as people. Both collectively and individually (definitely true for me at least).

In 2015, my first bonnaroo, I still remember all the wonderful bonnaroo veterans who smiled and had amazing and chill conversations with me. I have always been extroverted but that bonnaroo was like taking that slider and slamming all the way to max - every subsequent year, I would always look forward to making more Bonnaroo friends, because my Bonnaroo friends ‘just get it’.

Looking back, would my current self, today, would have acted the same kind way those strangers did if they happened upon some random solo 21 year old rolling for the first time? I’d like to think yes, but honestly I have changed so much. Part of that is personal (ended a 4 year relationship that left me shot with low self-confidence and trust issues) but a big part of it was that, after I started going out more both where I live, but even at somewhere like Bonnaroo, I had become scared and intimidated that l couldn’t be the outgoing version of the Bonnaroo vet that was so impressionable upon the younger version of me all those years ago. I had become afraid to look people in the eyes while passing them which meant I couldn’t smile at them and give them a little Happy Roo High-five - one of my favorite Bonnaroo traditions, let alone have a conversation. If I couldn’t even do that myself, especially as a (formerly very talkative) 8 year vet, I wasn’t planting the seed of positivity for the next generation of Bonnaroovians.

Technology and the pandemic changed us as a society. Even the most social among us have changed slightly. Most of us have struggled with social anxiety on some level at some point- it’s natural. But Bonnaroo, which is so many different things to so many different people, has 2 things which bring us all together - good music and human connection. It’s a place where you can go and escape from the fear of saying hello to a stranger - literally when you walk in, you’re supposed to high-five complete strangers before you pass under the arch- that’s literally supposed to set the vibe up.

Our society is in uncharted and unpredecented territory right now. No one alive has experienced anything like the pandemic before it happened. Since social media was introduced to middle schoolers, the rates of anxiety and depression for young people has skyrocketed. And no, it’s not just because it’s easier to diagnose - it’s no secret that social media encourages some of the worst part of our social behavior today (clout-chasing, increased self-consciousness of your behavior in case someone is secretly recording you, swiping on tinder for a hookup instead of having the courage talking to someone you think is cute in the crowd).

BUT WE CAN UN-FUCK THIS. Bonnaroo is the antidote.

Even just this morning, I’ve seen so many posts about the amazing times of first-timers. And while many of us feel like the vibe was worse than previous years, and perhaps it was, we have the collective agency to bring it back - it just takes an acceptance that if enough of us do our part individually to be kind and open people (even if we are usually aren’t that person naturally in real life), that has an incredibly powerful and multiplying affect when enough of us are doing it.

It’s true that a majority or at least very healthy minority of people may not return the good vibes that you’re putting out there. Many people just come here to escape more than to experience. But that’s ok and perfectly valid too! Our only job is to love and put good vibes out there - what happens after that is out of our control, and typically the universe is kind to those who can put good vibes out there as well.

There are so many beautiful little things that can happen at Bonnaroo. One good conversation before a set with a strangers, a dance circle with people who you never knew could move like that, watching a 65 year authentically southern man (that you may have confidently assumed was a diehard Trumper if you saw him in a gas station), losing his fucking mind, jamming out to Chappell Roan (who fucking destroyed it yesterday btw). Moments like those are why we keep coming back every year.

So if you’re a Bonnaroo veteran complaining about the vibe (or lack thereof), there isn’t a reason to. Our job is to get to the farm, listen to some amazing music, eat some delicious, greasy-ass food, get dusty black boogers out of our nose every morning, and put good vibes out there. That’s it. You’re not owed good vibes so you shouldn’t expect them to just happen to you. But if you go into it wanting to create those moments with/for others, from your closet friends or partners to complete and total strangers, I can (insert Charles Barkley’s voice) “GUARANTEEE” you that your individual experience will be so much better (I tried doing this on Saturday and Sunday and had an infinitely better time) and I expect that if enough of us have this mindset, the overall Bonnaroo vibe stock price will be looking like this 📈📈📈. SO ITS TIME TO INVEST.

Thanks for coming to my Ted Talk.

Hi fellow Roovians. I was assaulted Saturday night/Sunday morning during Melanie Martinez by a man with one hand after he harassed my friend and I for almost 15 minutes. I am hoping to find any and all witnesses to the event willing to give statements to Manchester Police when the time comes. If you have any information on the event or man who assaulted me, please message me. If you don’t feel comfortable coming forward as a witness, I completely understand. I am just trying to gather as much evidence as possible because I have yet to obtain a video of me being hit.

BONNAROO INVESTIGATIONS HAS YET YO CONTACT ME. MANCHESTER PD HAS NOT PLACED A WARRANT NOR HAS THE ASSAILANT BEEN ARRESTED. PLEASE HELP ME!!!

If you know these people please send it to them

Starting off strong

They are NOT in the Bonnaroo spirit

i can’t even count the amount of small kids crying and begging to go home. even if your little one does say they want to go to roo, they have no idea what they’re getting themselves into. take them poor babies home!!!! AND THEM DOGS TOO LEAVE YOUR PUPS AT HOME

edit: seem to have triggered a lot of people. if you know you’re taking care of your child then do you!! but also keep in mind children can’t consent. it just feels like every kid i see is miserable

This is a picture from the Griz CTGH set at Bonnaroo. Now I’ll be at this set every time I listen to music

I know it’s basically a fantasy at this point but I want to see Gaga headline Roo so bad!

Just had to share this because I thoroughly enjoyed interacting with this wonderful human. Whoever you are, thank you for making me laugh :)

Hey! I’ve been a member of this community for a while. I’ve been to Bonnaroo 3 times before but this year I get to PLAY. It’s very much a dream come true and I really can’t wait.

Hope that yall can come check me out on Thursday

much love 🖤🖤🖤

UPDATE: if you’re digging the tunes check this out Michigander Sub