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Originally Posted by East Coast Flame
Yeah it's really odd what happened to Bonnaroo. Live Nation bought them last year, but they have been on the downswing for a few years.
Nowadays, who the hell wants to go to the middle of butt-#### Tennessee and camp on the surface of the sun for 5 days to see U2 and the Chili Peppers? Every band on that lineup can be seen elsewhere for a lot less hassle.
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I think they really turned a lot of people off in 2008 with the Kanye fiasco and then inviting him back a few years later. A lot of the Roo regulars felt it was a pretty big slap in the face and I can imagine that the makeup of the audience probably started to turn around that point as well. It's really too bad because Bonnaroo was where you'd go if you wanted epic jam band sets like MMJ playing for 2.5 hours in the rain starting at 2 AM. Now these festivals are all pretty much clones of each other. It'll be interesting to see what Sasquatch comes up with because they, Roo, and SXSW were always kind of appealing to similar crowds.