Bonnaroo 2009 Lineup Announced
It’s official. The Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival—an annual four-day, multi-stage musical “experience” held on a 700-acre farm in Manchester, Tenn., since 2002—is the place to be this summer.
The festival, set for June 11-14, unveiled its 2009 lineup this week—and, somewhat miraculously, it doesn’t disappoint, despite all the pre-announcement anticipation and expectations that has been building since last year’s event. Some are already calling it the best Roo lineup ever. It’s hard to disagree with that assessment, especially with a reunited Phish (two shows) and Bruce Springsteen—the best two live bands, arguably, of all time (in my experience, at least, and the reason I’ve seen both multiple times)—headlining the megafestival. Here’s what else has me buying Bonnaroo tickets, for the first time, this Saturday at noon: Rodrigo y Gabriela, MGMT, Ben Harper, TV on the Radio, David Byrne, Beastie Boys, Wilco—just to name a few.
And then there’s that “many more acts to be announced” teaser. Here’s my wishlist (even though some performed at Roo last year, I wasn’t there!): Pearl Jam, Vampire Weekend, Coldplay, The Killers, Modest Mouse, The Dead, Damien Rice, Kings of Leon…
Who would you like to see added to the lineup?
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This will be my first ‘Roo as well! In the “more acts to come” category, I’m keeping my fingers crossed for all of your suggestions above plus Adele, The Bravery, Feist, Ray LaMontagne, Ingrid Michaelson, The Raconteurs, honeyhoney, and Snow Patrol.
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