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Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival chills out

photo Bonnaroovian’s clap to the music of Fritz & The Tantrums as they perform at the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival on Sunday, June 15, 2014, in Manchester, Tenn.
photo Rylee Puckhaber, 16, of South Carolina, joined thousands of people in front of the Which Stage listening to Lucero’s 12:30 set.

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MANCHESTER, Tenn. – Each of the four days that make up the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival, which concluded Sunday night, has its own vibe and feeling.

Every year, Wednesday night into Thursday is moving-in and familiarization day. Newbies especially spend most of the day getting the lay of the land and trying to figure out which is the What Stage and which is the Which Stage. Other stages are called This, That and The Other. They also are trying to find their bearings so they can find their camp, which is situated among 79,999 other camps.

The music does get started that evening, but on a somewhat smaller scale.