Story Time at the Roo Bus

Our good friend Adah stayed the weekend with us, so after a Sunday brunch we sat down to over both some great Bonnaroo announcements and also what's happening in Nashville lately.  Adah books a number of shows in town and also works behind the scenes at the Ryman, so she had some great stories to share.  Sharla and Daniel also go over the After Hours and Plaza lineup as well! Support the show...

Brook and Daniel take you along for the trip down to South Florida for this year's kickoff to festival season at Okeechobee!  Friends like Mitchel, Dave and Richard join along, and we pad out the show with clips from Flipturn's amazing set on Sunday! Support the show Proceeds from Story Time at the Roo Bus support The TOTEM Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit dedicated to supporting under...

The State of Tennessee has passed an awful anti-LGBT+ bill this past week.  It's a tough blow for the diverse and accepting crowd at Bonnaroo, but we can still find ways to love and support one another.  We're joined by Davis and Sammee this week to talk about how this has affected the Drag and Trans communities, and what we can do to pull together to keep Bonnaroo a safe and accepting p...

Brooklin and Daniel are headed down to South Florida for Okeechobee next week, and we take a look through the schedule to make our picks for each day.  Learn what's both different and similar between Okee and Roo, and also take a look at some of the same artists that we'll be getting at Bonnaroo later this Summer! Support the show Proceeds from Story Time at the Roo Bus support The TOTEM...

Sharla and Daniel are back this week and somehow are both fighting through a sinus infection for this episode!  We talk about some of our favorite Bonnaroo Plaza Pitches from this past week, the future of the House of Yes when it comes to incoming Tennessee Law, and then go through the whole checklist of what we have to get done with getting the bus itself ready for this Bonnaroo season! Support t...

Sharla, Brooklin and Daniel send this audio postcard from our hostel in Brazil!  Hear why we encourage everyone to get out of their comfort zone and why it’s much cheaper than you may think. Support the show Proceeds from Story Time at the Roo Bus support The TOTEM Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit dedicated to supporting underserved individuals through music communities. Donate below, or support...

One of the things that sets Bonnaroo apart from other festivals and events is The Code.  It's some simple rules that helps our community stay what it is, and we couldn't think of anyone better to go over it with than last year's Bonnaroovian of the year Lindsey!  Sharla and Daniel also talk about Roo's Plaza Pitches, our first announced artist for our Wednesday party, and much...

It's our collab episode with the Bonnaroo Subreddit!  We're all noticing that we're going to have a ton of first-timer's at Roo this year, so we worked with the moderators of /r/Bonnaroo to collect all of your questions and do our best to answer them. For more answers from the community, make sure to check out everyone else's amazing answers on the thread here: https://old...

One of the best lineups in years is here and we're here to talk with countless Bonnaroovians about it.  This is always our biggest episode of the year, and we're so pumped to have you along for the ride.  Sharla, Brooklin and Daniel host a giant panel, welcome new Bonnaroovians to our amazing community, and much more.  Welcome to the greatest party on this planet. Support the show Procee...

New Year, New Roo!  Zack the Chrome Dome Hippie crashed at our place overnight for New Year's, so we had him along for our annual tradition of playing a little party game for our holiday special.    Join Sharla, Brooklin, and Daniel as we play a little Roo game and also talk about our last minute hopes and guesses for the Bonnaroo lineup that should be dropping very soon. Support the show Pro...

With everyone waiting on a lineup in the coming weeks, we decided to turn the episode over to you!  Sharla and Daniel go through some of the latest news and rumors, but also turn the mic over to some other voices in the community to hear what's going on for them and what they're hoping for in 2023. Support the show Proceeds from Story Time at the Roo Bus support The TOTEM Foundation, a 5...

Sharla and Daniel are back on the couch studio this week to talk about our suggested improvements for Roo 23!  We took a lot of the feedback we've been hearing from the community and added in some of the stuff we've been thinking about as well, and took a look at the big and small touches that could really put Bonnaroo 2023 over the top.  We also look through some of our Twitter suggesti...

So you want to invite a friend or family member to Roo?  There's a lot for them to consider, so we had a fun kitchen conversation about what they need to think about as they work up the courage to full send it to Bonnaroo!  Brooklin, Sharla and Daniel discuss much more while we invite you along with us as we prepare dinner, plus Daniel and Sharla talk about the Railbird and Hangout lineups. S...

It's a Thanksgiving miracle!  We know many of you are traveling to visit friends and family for the holiday, so we picked up Lord Taco from The What Podcast for a special episode.  Russ and Daniel talk the recent Bonnaroo AMA's, how out of pocket Roofus is acting, our video game picks, and much more. Support the show Proceeds from Story Time at the Roo Bus support The TOTEM Foundation, a...

Are you ready to blast off?  Bonnaroo's taking the campgrounds to space in 2023!  Sharla and Daniel are here to talk about the new "Outeroo," the new pricing on everything at Bonnaroo, and much more.  We also have some weekly picks, and keep the space them going by talking a little bit about the Artemis 1 launch.  Happy Thanksgiving, Roovians! Support the show Proceeds from Story Ti...

It's a super sized episode this week with a ton of info to share!  Brooklin, Sharla and Daniel are here to talk about some of the big changes coming to ticketing and the campground for 2023.  We've brought on a panel of Roovians you probably already know, we sort it out with them and get their impression on what's coming.  (We even have a bit of exclusive info from Bonnaroo to share...

Sharla, Brooklin and Daniel are hanging out on the back porch this week to talk about something that our listeners picked!  We go a few rounds and give our best picks for our essentials that we think that you absolutely should have at your campground for a music festival.  We also talk a bit about our weekly picks, the awful mess at the When We Were Young Festival, and much more. Support the show...

Big tours for 2023 are being announced, which means Bonnaroo's Rumor Season is here!  To give us an introduction of how things work behind the scenes is everyone's favorite entertainment writer and Camp Dad, Barry Courter of The What Podcast.  We talk about how things get booked, how Bonnaroo is learning lessons for the better, and get a hint of Barry's favorite band that might just...

Much of our crew has really come to love Okeechobee in Florida, so we're taking most of an episode to preview the next one coming up in March!  Brooklin and Daniel take a look at how it compares to Roo, what's different about it, and what artists we're looking forward to.  Sharla also has some updates for us about the Roo Bus Groop Camp coming to Bonnaroo in 2023 as well! Support th...

Join us in this bonus-sized episode where we have a little bit of everything!  Our Patreons join us, Brooklin hosts a round table call, and Sharla and Daniel talk about both the past and future of our projects.  It's also soon to be rumor season, so we have a lot of gossip and speculation to talk about too! Support the show Proceeds from Story Time at the Roo Bus support The TOTEM Foundation,...

Join Sharla and Daniel in their cross country trip to Burning Man!  We'll have you virtually along for the ride in our car, at our camp, and on bikes with us out in the Playa.  One of our main goals was to learn as much as we could to see what we could bring back to improve Bonnaroo, and we have a LOT to discuss! Support the show Proceeds from Story Time at the Roo Bus support The TOTEM Found...

Celia from the Parachute People is guest hosting this week, she had a lot of burning questions (pun intended) for Sharla and Daniel about Burning Man!  We talk about the prep it took, what we expect to see once we're there, and what Burning Man and Bonnaroo share in common.  Look out for mini bonus episodes from our trip in the week or two to come! Support the show Proceeds from Story Time at...

Sharla and Daniel are on the back porch again to talk about all of the trends and everything we noticed for Festival Season 2022.  Things like Firefly and Moon River are still coming up, but with Labor Day approaching it felt like a good time to take a look at what worked and what didn't for this last festival season.  We also talk a bit about our Burning Man trip, and also are looking forwar...

This past week, Netflix released a new documentary series about Woodstock 1999.  It's an event that's lived in infamy for a long while now, and the repercussions of it are still felt today at large music festivals.  Our good buddy Pondo was actually there, and is here this week with Sharla and Daniel to tell us the whole story! Support the show Proceeds from Story Time at the Roo Bus sup...

The whole festival scene got a big shock this past week when Music Midtown was cancelled due to some legal issues.  Sharla and Daniel have a talk with Frank, a Bonnaroovian out of Chicago that also is a very knowledgeable lawyer about what's going on and what it means for Bonnaroo.  (Spoiler alert, not much for now.) We also talk with Bonnaroovian of the Year Lindsey about his opinions on it...