Internet problems in the media tent at this year's Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival sure didn't stop our intrepid photographer, Richard Allen, from busting his but in the Tennessee heat to get some fantastic shots.
Category Archives: Festivals
Oil Spill Quietly Seeps into Bonnaroo
[Originally published at ecopolitology] Ever since the massive explosion on the Deepwater Horizon offshore drilling rig and the ensuing oil spill that began almost two months ago, I have spent nearly all of my professional time and energy on reading, writing and researching the BP … Read More →
Bonnaroo Heats Up In More Ways Than One
Air conditioned press tents in the June summer heat of Tennessee at Bonnaroo give me some time to think about the heaps of energy they require... but it's not all bad news.
Phish Works to Reduce Water Bottle Use at Festival 8
If you’ve ever stuck around after an open air rock show and witnessed the carnage that remains, you’ll know what I’m talking about when I say that the amount of plastic disposable water bottles left on the ground is staggering. Really, try it some time. … Read More →
Traffic Improvements at Bonnaroo Speed Entry, Slash CO2 Emissions
Manchester, Tennessee- The first day of the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival, a day which has traditionally been a day of travel and arrival for most festival attendees, greeted an estimated crowd of seventy-five thousand music fans from around the world with some good old … Read More →
Water Issues Raised at Bonnaroo
What better place to raise awareness of the critical water issues facing the world than at a music festival in southern Tennessee in June?
Bonnaroo: The Greener Summer Music Festival
In just seven years the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival has emerged as the premier music festival in the United States, if not the world.
Rothbury Festival: Big Names in Music and the Environmental Movement
Why would some of the nation’s top environmental leaders, activists, and academics be sharing the same stage with some of the most influential and well-known people in music? And why did a sizable portion of the audience consist of unshowered, sleep-deprived, politically active 20 and … Read More →
Rotbhury: Festival also Brings Attention to Food and Waste
A world record was broken on July 4th at the inaugural ROTHBURY music festival in Michigan. And no, the record had nothing to do with the world’s stinkiest hippie, or the world’s longest guitar solo. The record-setting happened early on in the four-day festival when … Read More →
Bonnaroo in Pictures: The Fans
Photographs from the ninth annual Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival in Machester, Tennessee from June 10-13, 2010. Photos used with permission from the author, Richard Allen.