Things to remember about Rooster Walk

A few key things to keep in mind before you hop in the car and head to Blue Mountain this weekend…

TICKETS AT THE GATE

• $35 for a Saturday-only ticket
• $15 for a Friday-only ticket
• $50 for a weekend pass
• $125 for a VIP weekend pass
• RVs: Buy your RV pass in advance HERE to ensure entry to the festival!
• Camping is $20 per vehicle. (So carpool to save money. Even if you have 10 people in one vehicle, it’s still just a $20 flat fee … NOT $20/person)

NECESSITIES

• Bring cash! We will NOT have an ATM on site, and none of our vendors can take credit cards. YOU WILL NEED CASH if you want to buy stuff (food, merch, arts, crafts).
• Prepare for primitive camping. We do not have showers or running water. Please pack accordingly.
• Bring trash bags and cups
• Bring bug spray

RULES

• No dogs
• No open containers
• No fireworks
• No glass
• No weapons

FREE SHUTTLE

• Rooster Walk, in conjunction with the Martinsville-Henry County EDC, will offer a free shuttle service on Friday and Saturday. The shuttle will transport festival goers on a continuous loop from Blue Mountain to the Dutch Inn to Martinsville High School’s parking lot.
• We will have two shuttles running continuously. Expect them to arrive at one of the three shuttle stops roughly every 40 minutes.
• IF YOU NEED A HOTEL ROOM: We’ve partnered with the Dutch Inn for a special room rate. Just tell the hotel attendants when you check in that you’re here for Rooster Walk. They will hook you up with a $60/night rate, plus they will donate $5 back to our scholarship fund for each room booked.

Clarifying the Ticket Situation

VIP campers at Rooster Walk 1 included (from left): Jamie Griggs of Big Fat Gap, Bryant Cooney of Frozen Corndog and Associates, and Andy Thorn of Emmitt-Nershi Band and Leftover Salmon.

We’ve been getting some questions from ticket buyers (and potential ticket buyers) about Rooster Walk 3.

As you probably know by now, we’ve changed the camping setup from last year. The area where most camping took place in the past will now be exclusive to VIP Ticket holders. Our new general admission camping area is across the creek, where there is plenty of flat, open land for car and tent camping.

To purchase tickets, click here. Prices will increase on March 1st, and again on May 1st, so don’t delay!

Things to keep in mind about RW3 tickets:

• In order to camp in the VIP area, every person in your party must have a VIP Ticket. This means that a General Admission Ticket holder cannot stay in the VIP camping area even if he/she is camping with a VIP Ticket holder.
• The lone exception: Children younger than 18 who are camping with a VIP adult will be allowed to stay in the VIP camping area.
• Some of the benefits of being a VIP: The VIP Ticket includes camping; you get to camp alongside the bands in our VIP Campground (our most convenient and desirable location); you get access to our VIP Hospitality area and its many perks; you get Day Parking in the VIP Lot adjacent to the VIP Campground; you get a free VIP gift package that will include RW3 merchandise; you get an invitation to our exclusive VIP party (which will take place prior to the festival).
• If you’ve already bought General Admission Tickets and you want to upgrade to VIP, email us here. … And sorry for the confusion!
• RVs need an RV pass: The pass is $50 and available on our website. An RV pass allows for general admission ticket buyers to camp in the RV area, which is adjacent to the VIP area.
• If you buy a VIP pass, RVs will also be allowed inside the VIP Camping Area. However, each adult who plans to sleep inside the RV must have a VIP pass.
• An RV is defined as any camper (tow-behind or self propelled) that measures 20 feet or longer.
• Space for RVs is limited. If you want to bring your RV, you must purchase the RV pass before arriving at Rooster Walk!
• General Admission Camping is $20 per vehicle. This policy is designed to encourage carpooling. This means a carload of four people will pay just $20 to camp ($5 per person). However, if you drive to the festival by yourself, you will have to pay the full $20 to camp.

All proceeds from Rooster Walk go toward a college scholarship fund at Martinsville High School. Thus far, we’ve donated $10,000 to the fund, and your support this spring will help us continue this mission.

If you have other questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us here, or email us at roosterwalk@gmail.com. Thanks again for all your support. We can’t wait to see you this May!

Who’s comin’ with me?

HELP THE CAUSE BY INVITING YOUR FRIENDS TO RW3!!!

We officially created the Rooster Walk 3 “event” on Facebook late Sunday night.

Our good friend and volunteer Brent Lacy was the first person to click “attending,” and for that he wins nothing more than a small mention in our news blog. … Congratulations Brent!

We donate all of our festival proceeds to a scholarship fund (and therefore we don’t have a big marketing budget), so Facebook is a huge part of how we get the word out. Please visit our event page and do us a favor by taking a quick moment to invite all of your friends! It may not sound like much but in the long run, it can make a big difference for our festival and our scholarship if everyone helps spread the word!

Also please remind your friends that our early-bird priced $25 weekend passes will be taken off the market by March 1st. The price of our VIP weekend passes will also increase that day (and last year’s most popular campground will be VIP exclusive this year!), so get them now while supplies last and save some money.

Questions? Email us at roosterwalk@gmail.com

“Early Bird” tickets on endangered list

RW3 BIOLOGISTS PRAISE SPECIES FOR FLYING OFF THE SHELVES

Sad news today from the official panel of Rooster Walk ticket biologists: After two and a half months of vibrant success, early bird tickets are expected to be extinct by March 1st.

That means you’ve got until Feb. 28th to buy your general admission weekend passes at half-price ($25 instead of $50) or your VIP tickets at $75 (they will be $125 at the gate).

Come March 1st, general admission tickets will be $35 and VIP will be $90. Do your part to document a rare breed and buy early bird tickets here!

If you want to know why the VIP ticket is the way to go, check out the map above. The main camping area from Rooster Walk 1 & 2 will now be reserved exclusively for VIPs/RVs/Bands. General admission camping will be across the creek this year, where there’s plenty of room for future growth.

Also, VIPs get access to the special hospitality area (last year it was on the peninsula between the two stages). VIPs also get free parking inside the venue, near the VIP camping area, not to mention a sweet grab bag of official RW3 goodies.

Free shuttle service

For shuttle riders like these two, there's hardly a care in the world.

Hey folks, we’ve got a really cool service we’re providing free of charge again this year, and we’d love for you guys to take advantage.

A free shuttle will run non-stop on Friday and Saturday to and from Rooster Walk. The shuttle will make a constant loop between Blue Mountain Festival Grounds, Martinsville High School and the Dutch Inn. You don’t need to have a room booked at the Dutch in order use the hotel as a shuttle stop, but the hotel is offering some great rates (see below).

On Friday, the shuttle begins at 4 p.m. and the music starts at 5:30 p.m.

On Saturday, the shuttle starts at 10 a.m. and the music begins at 10:30 a.m.

Generally speaking, you can expect the shuttle to hit MHS on the hour (4, 5, 6, 7, etc.) and the Dutch Inn at the quarter hour (4:15, 5:15, 6:15, etc.). The shuttle will make at least one run following the conclusion of the last band on both nights.

Not only is the shuttle service environmentally friendly, it will help us maximize our parking spaces.

The deal with the Dutch

Discount alert!! The Dutch Inn has $60 rooms for Rooster Walk patrons!

We’ve also partnered with the Dutch Inn, one of the nicest, best-known hotels in the area. The Dutch Inn is offering a special room rate for Rooster Walkers – $60 per night. What’s more, they’ll donate $5 per room booked to our scholarship fund. Just tell ‘em you’re with the festival when you book your room!

Camping basics

Grilled food, campfire music and a comfortable lawn chair – it’s pretty tough to beat the campground experience at a good music festival.

Camping questions have started pouring into Rooster Walk headquarters, so we figured this would be a good time to cover a few of the basics about setting up shop at Blue Mountain on May 28-29.

Primitive, on-site camping is available for $10 per vehicle, so get your friends and pile into one ride if you want to save a little cash.

Tent campers, as well as owners of tow-behind campers, will be asked to park separately from their campsite this year as we try to maximize space and place campers more efficiently.

RW returnees will find a new feature this year, as we’ve added a family campground. Rooster Walk staffers will enforce quiet time during sleeping hours in the family area, so that you festival goers who want a little shut-eye won’t be awakened by the acoustic version of “Wild Horses”  at 4 a.m. (Not that there’s anything wrong with that … in the proper campground.)

If you’d like to stay in the family camping area, just tell the gate attendant when you arrive at Blue Mountain, and they’ll direct you where to go.

Though we can’t offer electrical/sewage hookups, RVs are welcome at Blue Mountain with a pre-ordered $25 RV pass. RV passes will not be sold on-site, however, so make sure to purchase yours in advance here.

It’s important to note that Blue Mountain does not have permanent bath house facilities, so please plan and pack accordingly. Portajohns will be available on-site, as will hand washing stations.

Campfires are allowed in designated areas within the general and family campgrounds.

Gates will open at noon Friday, with music beginning around 5 p.m.

If you have any questions, e-mail roosterwalk@gmail.com.