getting parents to let us go

Well I would recruit a 21 year old you know is cool, to "look out for you"

thanks alot man that perfect,

haha i doubt ill be transporting anything like that tho

would u say its worth it for someone my age to save up $400+ and drive 8 hours with two friends. does it sound like a good idea for starting off the summer?

if your parents will let you go you will never look at sitting through school the same way again....for better or worse...
let's just say I'm 21 and my head's still spinning from last year

A powerpoint might convince a marketing department to increase their revenues; but I don't think they work on parents.
It depends if you are going to there to uses substances like a lot of people, or going there to listen to music like a lot of people. I guess your parents will have to make that decision. Just tell them it's a camping trip with friends. I am sure they went on one when they were kids.

I have been taking my daughter to Roo since she was 14. She is 16 this year. I would not let her go alone.... And I consider myself a very laid back parent. I really don't think at 16 she would make smart decisions in such an environment - especially with peer pressure from other 16 year olds.

And, uh, in addition to convincing your parents, make sure you're prepared. Bring shade, lots of water, and other stuff (you can find basics around the board). The first time me and my buddy went we didn't know anything, and if not for the experience of the group we came with, we would've been miserable with our two little single-person tents and no shade canopy.

Wasn't it Moetrain who came last year with no water? It can happen. Make sure you guys are prepared.

^^ I was going to Dead shows at 16 with just kids my age so I'm sure there are other parents besides mine who are open to that.

I don't think it hurts to try. I wasn't allowed to do any trips until the summer I graduate HS. I was ticked at the time, but, looking back, my parents were totally right. I won't say goodluck, but if you do go, be sure to do your research and be prepared. If they say no, go for it when you are 18. Roo is definately something you need to do at some point.

the first real concert i ever went to was a lollapalooza back in the mid 90's. i was probably 16 or 17 at the time. but that was in my home state, about a half hour away, and it was a single day. it was epic.

had i suggested i drive halfway across the country to go to a 4 day music festival, i dont think the response would have been all that positive. and now that im older, i can understand that. in fact, it must have been a hard decision to let me go to that one show...

aside fror the age thing, you sound like you're broke. the ticket price is only a fraction of the total money you will need to survive. you have to think about tents, shade tents, coolers, water, food, gas, etc etc. and i havent even factored in beer. roo's get cheaper the more you go (or the more of an outdoorsman you are), but year one can be expensive.

i used to live in the town right next manchester...tullahoma. so knowing someone who wouldn't be camping and just making the drive back and forth each day made it easier for me in letting my parents go. so basically not camping helped me out.

My little brother went last year (he was 16 at the time), although he went with my parents. That being said, he did not actually spend much time with them. While they rode down and camped together, he was on his own nearly the entire time. He got up each morning and ate breakfast with them, but after that he went out on his own and usually didn't see them again until that night or the next morning. Aside from driving and camping with them, he was unsupervised the entire time, and he was completely fine. It really has a lot to do with how mature you are, and not simply your age. If you are a responsible kid, your parents shouldn't have a problem letting you go. Bonnaroo is not a world of debauchery, you will only get into trouble if you go looking for it. If you are a kid that is just trying to hang out with his friends for the weekend and catch some live music, there is no harm. If you plan on going down for the weekend to get messed up and celebrate the fact that you are away from your parents' supervision, then wait 'til you get to college; trust me, there will be plenty of time for that.

All of what I said aside, if I was the parent of a 16 year old (which, thankfully, I am not), my primary concern would be with your safe travel to and from Manchester. After 3 consecutive Bonnaroos, I can assure you that it is a safe place. Long road trips with a car full of worked-up, inexperienced drivers are not safe. Personally, if my imaginary 16 year old kid wanted to go to Bonnaroo, I would not object. However, I would take issue with him driving a long distance (more than 2 or 3 hours) to get there.

On a different note, if you really plan on going, you are going to need to save up more money than you think. Sure, your ticket only costs 275 bucks, but as others have mentioned, there are a lot of other costs. You need a tent. You need to eat all weekend. You need lots of water. You need a few hundred dollars worth of gas to get you to and from. Well, you get the point.
The first year I went I was 18. I went down with two friends and had the time of my life. That being said, I probably spent 500-600 dollars on the whole event (between my ticket, gas, food, etc). If you don't have a way to make this kind of money between now and June, either get a job or wait til you're older.

I have a 16 year old.....he might join me, but still not certain. Him going alone with friends, I don't think so. I want him to experience life, but our society is structured in a manner that encourages irresponsible manner.

I would prefer legal drinking & smoking at 16/18 but hold off on driving for a couple years. We know we could always find booze somewhere; that combined with driving privileges does not make sense.

I am pretty cool with a number of things, but I am also very concerned with putting him into a situation where he could get messed up - physically, legally, etc...

If he does go with me, we will follow a variation of this theme...

My daughter is 10 and begs me all the time to go. I know there is tons of music that she would love. But there is many things there that she would never be able to handle. THE HEAT! It really wears you out. There are a lot of things going on also that I don't think a 10 year old needs to be around. When she's 16 i'll consider it.
I think that 16 year old going unsupervised is a recipe for disaster unless they're very mature and prepared for the camping adventure.

So if your parents allow you to go then read all of the advice on here and have fun!

I just tell my parents what I was doing and they would never tell me "no im not letting you". When I was 17 I went to Philadelphia with my friend who has 18 and my friend who was 16 for the day to get some authentic cheese steaks. I just told them listen this is what im doing ill call you when i get there. I just turned 19 yesterday so I was 18 when I bought my ticket and didnt consult my parents at all, I told them hey im going to Bonnaroo this year look at this lineup. My next project is getting my dad to sell my car (technically his car ) and use that money plus extra to make a Grease Car, sadly I decided on this plan a week ago so it will not be ready for the road by mid June but hopefully it will be ready for school next year.

I believe that learning from experience is much more beneficial then learning from word of mouth and text books. If I were your parents and I saw that you were willing to raise 400+ dollars and then spend it on a bonnaroo ticket it would be something that you really wanted to do and not just some hairbreained scheme that you had with your friends. I would let you raise the money and then after doing that I would go halves with you on a ticket so you would have extra spending money and stuff. Again it all depends on your parents and what theyve let you do in the past, if its not much then I dont know how good your chances are, maybe get someone older to go with you too that wont bother you too much about hanging out.