So I came into bonaroo thinking I want to get a tattoo to celebrate my life and decided on my birth sign aquarius.......I told mike what I wanted and he was like nah fool look at this sick ass scorpion ive got on the wall....I looked and instantly became a scorpio. Mike did an amazing job on the tattoo with his magical hands and that day i learned that the right artist can change your life Read Less

Brought my 17 year old son here to get his nose pierced a couple of weeks ago. The piercer Myk was super professional and made my son feel completely at ease. There was quite the line for nose piercings on this particular Saturday. Definitely plan a good hour to hour and a half for a piercing if you are planning to stop by on a weekend. Myk said that it does stay pretty busy like that. He gave my son some easy to understand instructions and now that the piercing has been in for a couple of weeks, I can safely say that it was a success!I brought my 27 year old step-son here to get a tattoo a decade ago, and the tattoo artist who did his work is no longer there. So it wasn't my first visit, but it has been quite some time since I've been in and don't think it would be quite fair to comment on the first visit so many years later. Suffice to say that this experience was much better than the first!Highly recommend Myk for a professional and minimally painful piercing experience. Very hygienic and personable. Read Less

I got a rose tattoo from Mike and he did an amazing job. I am in love with it. Everyone in the shop was friendly and the shop was clean and neat. Very professional and fun place to get tattooed. I will be back for future tattoos. Read Less

Tried to go in here to get a quote on a tattoo and was treated horribly. The guy acted like I had no idea what I was talking about and that my idea was dumb. I have several tattoos but they're hidden under my business attire. The guy looked me up and down and seemed to judge me for what I came in wearing. I would never let someone tattoo me with an attitude like that. I found somewhere better that cared about what I wanted. Read Less

I had such a good experience while getting my nose pierced. They pierce on minors. Myk also makes it very easy, and he calms you down through it by just talking to you. The shop is very clean and it's very nice, they have a lot of seating. They also let you record the piercing. I would definitely come back here again! Read Less

Highly recommend this place. They were clean, professional yet funny! We took our 7 year old daughter here to get her ears pierced, and were very happy with how these big guys treated my baby like a princess. Read Less

Great location with lots of parking and spacious waiting area inside. There's also tons of food places and stores to check out if you bring a friend who doesn't want to wait.If you're looking for an awesome artist, check out Ian Rydquist's work. I got my first tattoo by him in California and then at his shop in a Santa Cruz. He's worth the travel, check out his work! You won't be disappointed. Read Less

I've only gone here for piercings with Myk but he's done 5 of my piercings already and I can totally say he's the best! Super chill and jokes around with you to relax you. Never had any problems with any of my piercings and the rest of the staff is always super welcoming and friendly.Read Less

Bonaroo's a great shop where the staff always strive to make sure the customers are welcomed and comfortable. The artists are top notch, each with their own unique style. Look through their portfolios to see who is right for you. Highly recommended! Read Less

Today I went in to get my belly button pierced . I'm 14 by the way and myk was joking a lot to relax me. He went over everything with me , and made sure I had all my questions answered. And I also picked out a pink barbell and he brought out a lighter colored one to make sure I got the one I liked .Read Less

We went for piercings. The store has a very comfortable laid back vibe and the artist was very friendly and professional. It was a very pleasant experience. He knows what he is doing and it was very clean and sterile. I would recommend anyone to go there and I won't go anywhere else. Thanks ! Read Less

I just want to say the piercer Mike is amazing! He makes sure you like the jewelry first, he lets you see what it may look like before doing it. Hes very nice and doesnt make you feel shy he makes you feel like he will make sure to do a great job. And the prices are much better then most places if you want to get something done i do recommend Mike. Read Less

Had my dermal removed today by Josh. I was super nervous about it since I've heard it's painful. Josh did a good job at calming me down, and continued to ask me if I was okay during the process. Will definitely go back to him in the future. Read Less

Rudest place I've ever been to. Stopped in to see if someone could remove my septum due to my cold and the man working there was completely rude. Maybe I didn't "look" the part because all five of my tattoos are hidden, but I will make sure I never come to this place again and I will advise everyone I know not to go there either. Rude response to a simple request Read Less

I was nervous to get my first tattoo but the people were very friendly and easy to talk to. I spoke with Jj about what I wanted and he explained how things would look and made great recommendations. I got a beautiful tattoo beyond my expectations and it was done so fast I was shocked!!  I had a great experience! Read Less

While visiting Colorado, I wanted a tattoo of mountains so that I could always have a piece of the place I love so much with me. And of course I had to get it done in Colorado because it wouldn't be the same otherwise. I had a list of a few tattoo shops that I was gonna check out. Bonaroo was the first on my list. I didn't have an appointment and didn't even call ahead to see if they had an artist available. But I got a warm welcome regardless and they did their best to accommodate me. The first artist I talked to actually decided it would be best if he didn't do because he had an appointment coming up. I actually respect that because a lot of shops overbook themselves and then have their scheduled customers waiting long past their appointment time because they fall behind. To me that's a sign that this shop values its customers. They did get another artist for me and at that point I knew I wasn't gonna need to go to any of the other shops on my list because I felt great about this shop and their willingness to work with me. Jay was my artist. He was very pleasant and professional, wasn't cocky like a lot of tattoo artists can be, and he listened to what I wanted. This has definitely been my favorite session so far and my mountains look amazing. Jay definitely exceeded my expectations in every way and I would highly recommend him to anyone. I'll definitely be back to get more ink from him when I'm back in CO again! Read Less

Best tattoo experience ever. Joe jay kills it and was great to get tattooed by. Did everything I asked for and didn't mind any little changes. Heck, I got a bat with tits, how could you go wrong. Come talk to joe Jay and get something sick to up your cool status today. Read Less

I'm going to post two reviews here because we had two different experiences with two different artists. J.J. did a small simple piece on my wrist and was kind, professional, thoughtful, and efficient. Everything you could ask for in a tattoo artist. I am immediately impressed because he guarantees his work for life and made me feel immediately comforted with the promise of touch ups should anything go wrong. I highly recommend J.J.! Read Less

This was an accidental find but when I walked in I was instantly at ease. (This was close to two years ago now) Jj was who I was introduced to and he's been the only artist who's been allowed to do any work on me since. I have almost a full sleeve now and I'm so very happy with it! Jj is an honest dude who makes you feel comfortable and is extremely professional. Great shop, great work and fair prices! Read Less

I struggle in how many stars to give this review, because I think the artwork for the tattoo I received at this shop was beautiful.  However, Kyle takes artistic temperament to an obnoxious extreme, and I cannot recommend that you get a tattoo from him.Kyle was recommended to me by a friend.  I looked at his portfolio online, corresponded with him regarding the design I wanted, paid a deposit via Paypal, and scheduled an appointment with him.  So far so good.  The deal was that I couldn't see the design until arriving at the appointment, and any mods would be done from there.  I get that and am fine with it.  A good artist doesn't want to risk their work being stolen or claimed by someone else.When I arrived, I asked about our mutual friend.  He sounded annoyed and said that he hadn't been friends with her since the mid '90s.  Nice way to act toward someone who's sending you work, creep.  Then he acted very put out because I wanted to alter the dimensions for my tattoo.  Because, you know, it's not like this is going to be on my body for the rest of my life and I should have the final say.The actual tattoo session went smoothly.   I was very satisfied with his work (even though he completely ignored a couple requests I'd given him regarding design and color).  Some spots on the tattoo took abnormally long to heal and resulted in a bit of color loss, which I wanted to have touched up.  I contacted Kyle to schedule a touch up session.  It took several attempts to get him to respond to me, and when he finally did he asked me to send him pictures of "what I thought need touched up".  So I did.  His response was to accuse me of not following his post-tattoo instructions (I did) and rant that his work rarely if ever healed that way.  I was in no way blaming him for the color loss.  After I stated that, he agreed to schedule a touch-up session.Unfortunately a family emergency came up on the evening of my touch up session.  I still called Kyle to cancel, and he told me to call him back when I needed to reschedule.  I have left 2 messages at Bonaroo and sent him several messages through both of his Facebook accounts.  He won't respond.  I'm done with this guy.  I'll get my touch up work and any new tattoos done somewhere else, and I highly recommend you do the same if you don't like dealing with condescending rude people. Read Less

Let me preface this review by saying I am completely and utterly satisfied with the work I received. The lines are great and what I had done will fit in with my final piece perfectly. Everything was done in a sanitary manner and was done quickly and efficiently. My low rating is more for the attitude I received when getting my work done. WHICH I really do want to give the benefit of the doubt and chalk the experience to a misunderstanding. I have a very unique-read unconventional- project going on and I've been going to different places and getting a few things done to it. I chose Bonaroo because the art work was absolutely solid and I really want to choose a place I can just finish this piece out at. So, I called ahead to see if the shop had openings for walk ins and yes, they did. So I went in and talked to one artist and explained my project and what I wanted. They work on a rotation so it turned out it was the other artist's turn. I explained my project once again and gave him my idea sheet. I let him know that I wanted an hour of time to do as many of the things on the list that he felt comfortable doing. I think he misunderstood me and immediately let me know that that was not how business was done with him and he said the most he could do was three of them on the list with the time I requested. I told him that was fine, and that I did not expect anyone to do my entire list. By now, I was just plain nervous and a little uncomfortable, but the work was solid and he was already working on what I wanted or I would have just plain left. Usually when selecting fonts, I have a vague idea but I always try to talk my idea over with the artist about what they suggest and if they have any ideas to contribute to the project but by now it was apparent that my artist was COMPLETELY and utterly uninterested in what I was doing so I was kind of floating adrift and it seems like every time I had to think about a choice, he got even more impatient with me. He finished what I asked for pretty quickly with a few smart remarks about the placements I chose, which was an absolute bummer, because, if he had known or cared to ask more about said project, he definitely would have known that it falls right in line with what I had in mind and was essentially done perfectly.By now he had reminded me that he generally only does "real art" and that he's been "doing this for a long time" which is absolutely fabulous and his art DID reflect that, but did he care about me and my project? No. Did he take his time to make sure that I got everything I wanted to get? Not really. Did I leave, upset by the things he insinuated and said? Absolutely.I've honestly never been conflicted before about a place of business, because I absolutely do stand by his work and my satisfaction with what I got. I would love to come back and get everything finished at this shop, but I'm not into being treated poorly at a place where I'm spending money. Read Less

This place is an absolute joke and I have no idea how it's even still open. My first experience there was getting my tongue pierced crooked. It was fixed for free but I wouldn't advise letting the guy with the cocked eye pierce you. The entire staff is incredibly rude. Act is if you're doing them a favor by letting them tattoo or pierce you. They're open right now but their open sign isn't on and when you walk in they look at you like you did something wrong. And if you need a new piece of jewelry or anything like that you pretty much have to wait for the piercer who shows up whenever he feels like it, not when the store opens. I can honestly say after going to this Bonaroo for YEARS , DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY, TIME, OR GAS GOING HERE. Read Less

I had a great experience here! The price was reasonable and the shop was clean. I had a little bit of a wait but it wasn't bad! I got a small tattoo that didn't take much time but Ohran drew the design for me and listened to exactly what I wanted. He double and triple checked the design with me on the paper and when he placed the stencil. I would definitely recommend this shop and Ohran! Read Less

***** update******After posting this review I was contacted by Myk and the owner apologizing and trying to straighten things out. I was unsure about deciding to still go there as I was pretty upset. I decided to go there today despite it and see how it went. Myk absolutely went above and beyond today to make things right and comfortable!!! He's a very sweet man and did a great job with my mom!!! He absolutely changed my opinion about Bonaroo!!! I'm super disappointed. I went in today to buy a gift certificate/put money down for my mom to have her ears pierced for a Christmas gift. This place came very highly recommended so I was excited to have my mom have a good experience (she's 62). I walked in and didn't see anyone at first so I stood and waited. I hear a voice from somewhere in the back say "how can I help you". I was a bit confused at first but found where the person was and went over to him. I explained that I called the other day and spoke to someone about wanting a gift certificate for a simple single hole two ear piercing for my mother and wanted to know if they did that. The man I spoke to on the phone was very nice and told me it's not common to do the gift certificate but he would try and find it for me because he knew they had them somewhere. I asked the cost and he said it was $30. Great! I told him I would be by this week to purchase it. Call was over. The man behind the counter doodling on some paper barely looked me in the eyes while talking to me and said I should come back when a piercer is here to buy the gift certificate from him. I don't live anywhere close to here but came tonight in traffic because of the recommendations they had. I explained this to him and he said "well I'm a tattoo artist so I don't really know what the cost is". I was confused as I had just told him what I was quoted on the phone and also that he wouldn't know what the standard fee is for a service at his job. Keep in mind this is nothing extravagant. He said he would sell me a gift certificate for 30 if that's what I wanted but that I should really get it from the piercer in case it's not the right cost. By this time he was becoming quite rude and It was obvious he had no desire to really try and help me. So I said I would try and come back and he couldn't put his gift certificate book up fast enough and just said "welp, sorry". Again I was very shocked at this customer service and attitude towards me. I told him as I was leaving I was disappointed because they came so highly recommended. He said "you don't have to get offended". I said "and you don't have to be rude" and left. I am so bummed out! Here's to hoping I find somewhere good for her. Read Less

I walked in for a cartilage piercing and LACEY is awesome!she made the whole process fast, fun and she lets you know exactly what she is doing.. I know an ear piercing isn't all that but she rocked it !highly recommend making an app for any type of piercings with her ! Read Less

After a bad first experience i will have to admit Bonaroo has a great owner that stands behind his work. We had an issue with a tatoo that was done but the owner contacted us and took time out of his lunch to correct the tatoo and make us satisfied customer. Read Less

Ive had some of the best  work I have, done here. the guys are pretty cool, Lorenzo there is probably one of the best portrait artists in the city. Ive seen a number of other tattooers get tattooed at this shop and as far as the Dennis guys review goes... doesnt seem to know whats up there & seems to have a ax to grind with every spot he's reviewed as well. the only 'con' i can think of is  I wish they had more jewelry & would update some of the wall flash. Read Less

I have had my last two tattoos done here and have had no problems with them they were very friendly. I am going back to get more tattoos. I have told my friends to go there and I will continue to tell people to go here. Read Less

I can't believe you guys are even in business. I can't believe the tattoo I got. I lost most of the color I had, and it was so bad I didn't want to even bother coming back to you for a touch up...I went elsewhere. I would NEVER recommmend you to ANYONE...I went to a place that recommended that I have it removed because a cover-up would make it look worse. Thanks Bonaroo...I got $150 tattoo, and it will cost 5x that much to get the crap off my body. How do you sleep at night knowing you do this to people? Read Less

The artist that inked my first tattoo was Dirk. He was outstanding from start to finish, i.e., readying the image of the celtic cross, preparing the equipment for starting the tattooing process, precise with the tattooing resulting in a great job and great atmosphere all the way to the finish. Throughout the session, Dirk and I conversed about various subjects and the time passed without me ever feeling any pain or discomfort during the tattooing process. My tattoo looks phenomenal thanks to the close attention and professionalism Dirk paid during the tattooing session. His instructions for taking care of the tattoo were very precise and I have not had any problems with it. By virtue of my great experience with Dirk, I highly recommend that if you are in the Aurora, CO area stop by and visit with Dirk and if you decide you want a tattoo Dirk is your man. Great experience.Rudy Fourzan, Sr. - Albuquerque, NM Read Less