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Proposal I think this Wikipedia article on Bonaroo is lacking in detail in a quite a few articles. It has 9 sub categories to explain what the festival is all about in sections. History being the first subtopic of the article, I think it lacks in detail about where the thought of the fest started, who organized it originally and how much tickets were. In the environmentalism section I think it should go into more detail on which charities in the past it has donated to also maybe a gross total of all the money raised. It also briefly talks about the wide variety of musicians that have been in and out of Bonaroo but I think it would be beneficial to exploit the years each band was "popular" just to really show how diverse the music is. I think by adding a birds eye view of the festival will give any viewer of this article a great idea of how large this festival actually is. Throwing more detail in the subtopics with dates, names and locations will improve this article ten fold for everyone who wants to learn a few things about this great summer Tennessee festival.

Bibliography http://www.fuse.tv/2014/01/best-music-festivals-2014#10

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/festivals/bonnaroo

http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/subjects/b/bonnaroo_music_and_arts_festival/index.html

Music festivals are a great component of summer fun, usually held outside with hundreds or even thousands of people just kicking back and seeing some of their favorite artists, experiencing and learning new ones. Bonaroo is one festival that is becoming a more and more well known music festival that happens annually in the small town of Manchester Tennessee. It is held on a whopping 700 acre farm in Coffee County, a county of Manchester with such a variety of artists who join and perform to help make the whole event possible.

I had the great experience of joining the farm myself in June 2013,seeing performers from Wu Tang Clan all the way to the wonderful group of Tom Petty and it was quite the experience. All types of genres of music of course brings all types of crowds and ages to the farm. Over the years more and more parents have even started bringing their children to festivals like this due to the more in depth security precautions and organization as a whole making it more safe and enjoyable event for everyone.

The very first Bonaroo kicked off in the summer of 2002, it had no additional advertising or preparation except for taking ideas from previous music shows and festivals of the 90s. With 500 acres available for the music party the first Bonaroo sold out in two weeks and has been a running success since. The increase in attendance is only on the rise, the last Bonaroo held in 2014 had 90,000 attendees. The whole event takes course over 4 days, it always starts on the second Thursday in June and runs until the following Sunday, which of course means you'll be sleeping (at least a little) at the festival. While attending you can always take the route of renting an RV or you can go the old school way and take a tent and make home in the dirt. While literally living, sleeping and growing on a farm for days makes for a mess, Bonaroo has provided showers throughout the land for about seven dollars and by the second day they are much worth it.

One might wonder how much revenue a music fest like this might obtain, how much the artists get, how the vendors get paid or where all the ticket money goes in general. The artists obviously get a large chunk of the ticket money due to their traveling to preform, the larger the name the more they get paid. Bonaroo is held in such a little county that when all the attendees make it out there in June the surrounding shops and organizations revenue skyrockets. In 2005 Bonaroo helped raise 14 million for the county and those numbers have grown since. Not only does the fest only help raise money for the county but they are known for their support and contributions to charities.

Music isn't the only fun offered over the four days, Bonaroo has a mini carnival planted right in the middle of all the stages which is fun for all ages. Over the 700 acre party there are many contests Bonaroovians can enter and win various prizes from meeting a band of choice or a free shower. They even have 5k races you can sign up and run throughout the farm, the year I attended there was a free beer tasting held in a circus like tent. Many forms of entertainment are provided over the four day stretch, which I also believe makes you feel like you get the most for your semi high ticket price/

If you have never been to a music festival yet and are looking for one with lots of variety Id suggest looking into Bonaroo for all the different kinds of fun it has to offer everyone who attends. This Wikipedia gives you a good taste of what it's like talking about different aspects but I think attending would give you a must better feel and an experience you'll never forget.