Elton John can apparently still sing. Photo credit: Michael James MurrayThe 13th incarnation of Bonnaroo had all the trappings of your typical 80,000+ person Tennessee clusterfuck, with what started as a beautiful 700 acre farm devolving into a soggy, ratchet cesspool fueled by Amish donuts and pseudo-molly you acquired in Pod 3. Regardless, we turned up and saw Kanye West on Friday night—which was awesome, except for the fact that everyone started calling him a gay fish.In order to capture the rest of the madness, we broke the festival down by the numbers because, honestly, how else can one cover something like this?Acid is dope. Photo credit: Michael James MurrayBums breaking the open-container law in the Walmart parking lot pre-Bonnaroo: 35People with walking sticks: 8Crowd surfers during Real Estate’s Thursday night set: 13 [Ed. note: surprised by this]Objects thrown during Brooks Wheelan’s comedy set: 2 (folding chair, beer can)Rainbows that appeared during Cass McCombs’ set: 2Is that Lena Dunham? Photo credit: Michael James MurrayWalkie Talkie kids: 2Girls with broken legs and crutches being toted around via wagon: 1Completely unnecessary disco pants in 85-degree weather: 2People lugging around little stools to stand on (fuck you): 6People air guitarring during White Denim’s set: 12Or is that Lena Dunham? Photo credit: Michael James MurrayGirls dressed like Ke$ha seen accidentally dropping mini donuts on the ground and subsequently eating them: 1Dudes with “free hugs” signs: 2People playing a game of leapfrog: 3People climbing the rafters at That Tent for Danny Brown: 8Broad City Live shows that were canceled and left fans (i.e. this writer) in the deepest pit of despair: 2People at Bonnaroo just love dick jokes. Photo credit: Michael James MurrayHigh-fives given: 64,458Instances of “FUCK KANYE” graffiti calling him a gay fish: lost count tbhFlower crowns I never want to see again in my life: all of themMaria Murray is still struggling with internet access. She's on Twitter — @mariapulcinellaMichael James Murray is still amped he took photos of Kanye West. He's on Twitter — @miichaeljames--WANT MORE?People Are Really Into Calling Kanye West a Gay Fish at Bonnaroo and They Really Need to StopWe Took These Awesome Photos of Kanye West Performing at Bonnaroo, Which Was Awesome
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