Now that this years festival lineup has been announced I have started getting ready. I decided I need an extra day in advance and another to recover so have put in for six days off. My actual preparation is minimal compared to last year. That was my first Bonnaroo and I packed too much, considering what I ended up using. I did buy a Camelbak this year so I don’t have to scrounge for water or hike back to the media tent.
To get the most out of the festival this year I am trying to listen to the performers I am not familiar with, using Radio Bonnaroo as a starting point. http://www.customchannels.net/streaming/bonnaroo/radio/ The streaming service features Bonnaroo bands past and present.
One of the first bands I heard that caught my attention was The War On Drugs. I went to Amazon.com and listened to music samples from all their albums, then searched on iTunes and found a podcast KEXP Seattle of an in studio performance from November 2011. DJ El Toro keeps the questions to a minimum and mostly lets them play. Here's a video from the session
I will post my suggested list of essentials on a future blog
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