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February 02, 2006
Radiohead Headlines Bonnaroo, Trey & Dave wondering where they went wrong
It is officially Music Festival Announcement Season! After much speculation, doctored lineups, and rumor mongering, the Coachella lineup was announced earlier this week. Yesterday the eclectic Bonnaroo festival's "initial lineup" was released. The fifth installment of the 'Roo has a roster as eclectic as ever, but is noticeably more balanced between the not entirely opposing worlds of Jambands and Indie Rock - umbrella terms for two of the more vibrant and dynamic musical scenes today.
What began as a mega version of the neo-hippie music and camping festivals that mark summer weekends, Bonnaroo has evolved into a premier multimedia event boasting enough variety to quench the thirsts of the most demanding music snobs. For all the potshots that are tossed at hipsters and hippies, the cooler than thou posturing, and passionate connection with Rock and Roll are shared traits that may someday produce peace between them. Now that Radiohead has been announced as the headliner, replacing stalwarts such as Phish axe king, Trey Anastasio and United States of Abercrombie hero, Dave Matthews, that day of peace may occur in the backwoods of Tennessee.
In the future, the children conceived at Bonnaroo will grow up. They will be way cooler than you.
Tickets for Bonnaroo go onsale Saturday Feb 11 at 10am ET.
Tickets for Coachella go onsale this Saturday Feb 4 at 9am ET.
Bonaroo lineup:
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Radiohead Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers Phil Lesh & Friends Beck Elvis Costello & the Imposters Bonnie Raitt Death Cab for Cutie moe. Bright Eyes The Neville Brothers Bella Cleck & the Flecktones Buddy Guy Damien Marley Ben Folds Robert Randolph & the Family Band Dr. John Matisyahu G. Love & Special Sauce My Morning Jacket Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder Steel Pulse Mike Gordon (Phish bassist) & Ramble Dove Cat Power Medeski Martin & Wood Nickel Creek Gomez Atmosphere Steve Earle Blues Traveler Amadou & Mariam Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks |
The Dresden Dolls Son Volt Clap Your Hands Say Yeah Jerry Douglas Soulive Rusted Root Devendra Banhart Donavon Frankenreiter Mike Doughty Sasha Grace Potter & the Nocturnals The Magic Numbers Bill Frisell Seu Jorge Bettye LaVette Dungen Shooter Jennings Rebirth Brass Band Robinella Andrew Bird Ivan Neville's Dumstaphunk Steel Train Jackie Greene Devotchka The Wood Brothers dios (malos) Toubab Krewe The Motet Marah I-Nine Balkan Beat Box The Cat Empire |
Posted by Merry Swankster at February 2, 2006 09:52 AM
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Comments
Matisyahu must be stopped! That guy is the worst thing ever. I saw his video on New York Noise and I was just calling out horrible genres that he could possible morph into, and he hit every one. Reggae! Ska! Rap-Rock! Showtunes! I was the psychic of total bullshit.
Posted by: Jeff Klingman at February 2, 2006 12:16 PM
