Moments in a Box: A Bonnaroo Reflection

Over the past few hours I've been contemplating the best way to do a review of Bonnaroo. It's almost impossible to convey all of the sights and sounds I took in over the past 4 days. Music echoed in my ears for 10-15 hours each day starting last Thursday evening and continued on through Sunday night. Bonnaroo is the mammoth feast that even the most starving music fan cannot take in completely. There is simply not enough time to do everything you'd like to do. It's impossible. Yet every year I set myself up to go see a hectic music schedule and try to stick to it.

[Phish on Sunday]

Sometimes, that's not the best laid plan for the 'Roo. Everyone's experience is different. It depends on everything: where you're camped, who you're with, what time you came in, the weather forecast and who you're actually excited to see. Never the less, here is my attempt to summarize my musical feast. THURSDAY - Car Carrier Blues After a rain storm in the morning, gas-filling and car-packing I made my annual trip down to Manchester for Bonnaroo 2009. It took me a while to get setup but after meeting up with some friends I finally made my trek down to Centeroo in time for People Under the Stairs. They were a great way to start out the festival right – their hip-hop performance got everyone up, moving, and most importantly celebrating the kick-off of a kick-ass music weekend. READ ON for more of Jennifer Kirk's Bonnaroo 2009 review...