Telluride vs. Bonnaroo

[Hippie]

where on the rez ??? I'll be in Tuba City on Saturday June 13th

[wilco1]

where on the rez ??? I'll be in Tuba City on Saturday June 13th

Tuba city, What are you coming to tuba for?

[landshark]

I be thinking Colorado law is 2 am. Long ass time since I closed a bar down!
So...is Rez like your next door neighbor that has dogs that bark?

No Rez Dogs are the many dogs out here on the Navajo land that  are always around and belong to no one. there must be 5-10 that just sort of live on our street alone. I need to have Ron over so he can take care of these dogs, like that poor dog on the forum the other day.(just kidding)  
As far as the bar time  we will have to keep you out Tuesday night, So we can see you cook with a hang-over at the PJ breakfest.

1:30 last call 2:00 door closes as far as I know..

[Hippie]

a birthday party Saturday afternoon, I'm staying over that night before driving up to Town Park

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[wilco1]

a birthday party Saturday afternoon, I'm staying over that night before driving up to Town Park

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We will just miss you we are driving up to Telluride Sat morning. Do you have family out here?

[stongwrcs]

Good luck! I turn into a pumpkin at about 10 pm. And...I have been know to pull runners! 
The Rats...The Rats...The Rats are jumping ship!!!

[UselessJo]

These guys are going to be a hoot, Hope! Just hope they don't cross dress! Then we are in trouble!

We're conjoined croos-dressing twins! How did you know?       

[Auntie Hope]

These guys are going to be a hoot, Hope! Just hope they don't cross dress! Then we are in trouble!

We're conjoined croos-dressing twins! How did you know?       

He's joined to Jailhouse Tommy.  How funny... twins all over the place this year! 

 Listening to: Death Cab for Cutie: Title and Registration.... amazing stuff!

[stongwrcs]

Well...if the Cramugen's on Seaseme Street have a more onry one, that would be Tommy! He's getting more and more grumpy in his old age! Must be his bowels. No we are straight...not my fault and ...SUR. I know the way you think!
 

[l_grein]

Well, to get back on topic.....Telluride is a WAY different scene then Bonnaroo...much more family friendly if you know what I mean. The last roo I went to was in 2005, and from my experience Telluride is more about appreciating beautiful music in a beautiful setting, with less emphasis on the other "stuff". I'm sure that it is still there, but you won't find Shakedown Street in downtown telluride!!  Oh, and rather then dealing with 100,000 wasted high school and college kids, you will be enjoying the beauty of telluride with about 10,000 of your newest best friends!!  There is a much more friendly vibe in T-ride. 

 

[dayton]

ive never been to roo or telluride and am phenomenally more excited about telluride this year..... been making plans for years and its finally happening!!!
my buddy whose making the trip (part of the way) with me was able to get some free passes for roo and since we'll be driving right through there we decided to go, just on sunday though, to see the phish show....
but whatever plans go down, as long as im in telluride by the time the music starts, if not sooner, im gonna be smiling, smiling, smiling
for me, the family festival is really what its all about, and im sure without a doubt, ill find it at the TBF!


 Listening to: john stickly

[nfire]

i've been to both, telluride takes the cake.  this festival is cool because it takes over an entire small town.  nothing like that as far as i know at any other festival.  so you can enjoy the music, and kind of be a tourist in an incredible little town for the weekend.  you can take a little time off to do a hike.  the focus at the festival is on the music, not so much the partying (though there's NO lack of raging at t-ride, just a lot less sketchiness and drugs than bonnaroo).  other great stuff.  i was stumbling back to my condo last year at 4am and i heard some debauchery coming from downtown.  i went to investigate and it was vince from leftover, one of the girls from uncle earl, the guitar player from the punch brothers, and a mandolin player from one of the groups just rocking out in the street at four in the morning, only about five or six other people around.  that shit would NOT ever happen at bonnaroo.  i hung with those guys til almost 5am!!   

[lalagay]

Now that is the kind of thing I'm sooooooooo looking forward to at TBF this year!!!! 
I'm a newbie, and I've been hearing so many amazing stories like this, so whatever happens I know I'm in for a treat!
As for the family in Telluride, I can vouch for that!!! I've never been and I 've never met any of these people yet, but I have never felt so welcomed and looked after!
Bring on the TBF festifamily!!! 

[Bevin]

Well, to get back on topic.....Telluride is a WAY different scene then Bonnaroo...much more family friendly if you know what I mean. The last roo I went to was in 2005, and from my experience Telluride is more about appreciating beautiful music in a beautiful setting, with less emphasis on the other "stuff". I'm sure that it is still there, but you won't find Shakedown Street in downtown telluride!!  Oh, and rather then dealing with 100,000 wasted high school and college kids, you will be enjoying the beauty of telluride with about 10,000 of your newest best friends!!  There is a much more friendly vibe in T-ride. 

 

Amen, brother.  And Thank God/Sam for that!  Hopefully, you will find nothing similar between the 2 festivals beyond the fact that you camp and see music.  We don't need to see the Bonaroo-style party scene in Telluride.   It's just more fun and friendly when folks aren't getting out of control.  Remember, there's kids around.  Pretty cool kids, by the way, but we're always shooting for the "well managed buzz."  That way, you don't miss any of the fun. 

[PJ]

Very different!  The first Bonaroo had a more similar vibe to Telluride Bluegrass (but much bigger!), but now Bonaroo is more mainstream commercial music.  TBF is still rootsy, not all bluegrass, but still homegrown.

TBF is a much smaller crowd -- 10-12,000 compared to 90-100,000 -- so it's a closer, more intimate festival.  Even though the age range is about 1-80, and people come from all walks of life, there's a common thread through the whole crowd.

Big difference will be the climate and weather.  Pack clothes for every conceivable weather.  Temps can range from 30-90.  There's no humidiity, so when the sun goes down the temp drops like a rock.

Depending on where you're camping, going back and forth during the day could take considerable time away from the music.  I'd say check the lineup and plan your trips if you can't walk to your tent.


TBF is an amazing experience.  Once you go, you'll never want to miss it.