StoneMtn Posted January 18, 2007 Report Share Posted January 18, 2007 Bonnaroo Organizers Buy the land for the event-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bonnaroo organizers Superfly Productions and AC Entertainment have purchased a major portion of the site where the annual music festival is held.The purchase of 530 acres in Manchester, Tenn., encompasses all of the performance areas and much of the camping and parking area used for the annual festival; the festival will continue to lease another 250 acres that currently serve as additional parking and camping.In addition to becoming the permanent venue for Bonnaroo, the purchase will allow organizers to open the site for a variety of other select events."We are really excited about making this investment," Superfly's Jonathan Mayers said in a statement. "It's an incredible property that can lend itself to many different kinds of events and gatherings. Our hope is that this will become one of the premier event sites in the world. We plan to work closely with all local officials as we determine what types of events will be a good match for this site. We are very open-minded about working with anyone interested in using the property."The new owners are developing a master plan for the land that will be phased in over several years. Improvements will focus on making the event more comfortable for fans and increasing the efficiency of Bonnaroo production as well as developing the infrastructure necessary to host multiple events. Initial improvements will likely begin following this year's event, scheduled for June 14-17.A limited number of early-bird discounted tickets went on sale at the end of last year's event and quickly sold out. Regular tickets will go on sale with the announcement of this year's lineup, which is expected to begin at the end of the month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmoothedShredder Posted January 18, 2007 Report Share Posted January 18, 2007 Let the Disney World of Live Music begin.Oh yeah, its already begun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dimafleck: the living legend. Posted January 18, 2007 Report Share Posted January 18, 2007 the disney world of partying and the creme of the crop from all genres and generations sounds mighty fine to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edger Posted January 18, 2007 Report Share Posted January 18, 2007 sometimes you can get too much of a good thing... i hope they proceed with caution Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcO Posted January 18, 2007 Report Share Posted January 18, 2007 they're probably just betting that owning the land protects them from greedy leasors ramping up their rates. There's a lot of condos that could be built around there and Superfly/AC probably want to put that issue to bed once and for all, or until they wish to cash in on the land value.It's an investment really.My guess is they see Bonnaroo heading in the direction of the venerable English Glastonbury Festival - an annual event for many years to come. Best to nail down that property now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StoneMtn Posted January 18, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2007 Back in the early-'90s there was talk of Grateful Dead Productions purchasing some land in California to make a permanent home for the band to play. This was supposed to take care of all the problems associated with a band that travelled all over the U.S. with tens of thousands of freaks in tow; as well as the problems associated with the GD being banned from various stadiums (like Red Rocks for instance).I was glad that it didn't happen, because I always liked touring. I have to wonder what might have occurred if it did, though. I imagine that a lot of unusual people would have set up their homes there. It might have been a bit crazy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dimafleck: the living legend. Posted January 18, 2007 Report Share Posted January 18, 2007 i assume the stench from that peice of property would ironically burn a whole through the ozone while the deadheads pretended to care about the enviorment all perma-fucked on acid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hal Johnson Posted January 18, 2007 Report Share Posted January 18, 2007 Thats assuming that Dead heads will still turn up when Billy Talent headlines it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dimafleck: the living legend. Posted January 18, 2007 Report Share Posted January 18, 2007 huh? i was replying to stonemtn.you're out of your element donny....you're like a six year old walking into a movie theatre asking what just happened....shut the fuck up donny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hal Johnson Posted January 18, 2007 Report Share Posted January 18, 2007 It was an honest mistake, as were you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edger Posted January 18, 2007 Report Share Posted January 18, 2007 Are you serious about Billy Talent headlining? Is that another unconfirmed rumour? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hal Johnson Posted January 18, 2007 Report Share Posted January 18, 2007 I hope not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secondtube Posted January 18, 2007 Report Share Posted January 18, 2007 the internet buzz is Dylan, Police and Pearl Jam will headline. sounds good to me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewRider Posted January 18, 2007 Report Share Posted January 18, 2007 Are you serious about Billy Talent headlining? Is that another unconfirmed rumour? Silly rumor at best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dimafleck: the living legend. Posted January 18, 2007 Report Share Posted January 18, 2007 yeah.... billy talent, a canadian poppy teen faux punk band is going to headline bonnaroo....i have more of a shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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