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Getting to Bonnaroo

BE SURE TO HAVE YOUR ROO WRISTBAND

This is your ticket to the festival. If you don’t have it, be sure you have a way of picking it up before entering the festival (if your ticket holder is in the same car you’re arriving in, this shouldn’t be a problem).

For the most part, we’re assuming most of you have your trip down to Nashville, and subsequently to Bonnaroo itself, figured out. Many of you will be driving to Nashville, others may be flying. There are things you’ll need to keep in mind either way. If you are having difficulty with this, please contact Mark or Kyle. Additionally, let us know how you will be getting to the farm, as it is important for our logistics tracking.

Driving

If you’re driving into Nashville, your main consideration when it comes to our group camp is how many people are in your car when you arrive. Groop camping gives us 1 car pass for every 3 people that join the camp, so if your car has under 3 people in it, your flexibility in picking up someone from the airport or elsewhere would be greatly appreciated.

Flying

If you are flying in, you’ll need to figure out a way to get to the farm. That could mean getting in someone else’s car, finding a shuttle, or Ubering.

Getting a Ride

The ideal situation is either you rent a car, or you find a spot in another car in our group that can fit you. Please confirm with Mark or Kyle before you rent a car, since we are limited by the # of cars in our group camp. If you need a ride from the airport or elsewhere to the farm, also let us know, and we can usually help coordinate a ride.

Finding a Shuttle

In years past, Bonnaroo has offered an official shuttle to bring people from the Airport or Nashville to the farm. While the official shuttles don’t exist anymore, a few unofficial options have taken their place.

Your main options are:

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Roo Rides - 931-570-0866⁠

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Perkins Shuttle Service⁠

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Ubering

Ubering to the farm is doable, it’s just more expensive than the above options.

Dealing with Police

The cops love pulling people over between Manchester and Nashville. It’s a huge source of revenue for them and they routinely make arrests as people head to the farm. Here’s what to do to avoid any bad outcomes with the absolutely horrifying Tennessee justice system.

Between Nashville and Manchester drive the speed limit. Don’t drive 5 over. Just drive the speed limit.

Don’t decorate your car with painting/writing that would indicate that you’re going to Bonnaroo.

if you are pulled over, be polite, keep both hands on the steering wheel, and have all of your documentation ready to show to the police officers.

DO NOT CONSENT TO A SEARCH OF YOUR VEHICLE. The police cannot search your car unless they have reasonable suspicion of another crime being committed (like if you lit a fat blunt and put it in your cupholder). If they cannot witness and document reasonable suspicion of another crime being committed, they are not allowed to search your vehicle without your consent, SO DON’T GIVE THEM YOUR CONSENT!!

If the police ask you to wait for dogs to arrive so that the dogs can potentially provide reasonable suspicion of another crime being committed, you must comply and be polite, but remind them that in

Rodriquez v. United States⁠

the Supreme Court ruled that extending a traffic stop to wait for dogs to arrive is unconstitutional and that any evidence they may or may not find of a crime being committed will be thrown out in court.

Be polite and kind, but the only words you should say to a police officer are:

Am I being detained?

I do not consent to a search of my vehicle.

Am I free to go?

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