Quite the interesting and diverse lineup this year. Eminem and Arcade Fire just faced off at the Grammys, now they’re headlining Bonnaroo. Buffalo Springfield is reunited and playing only this once (although, personal opinion/thought, if it wasn’t for the fact that Neil Young and Stephen Stills were in the band, would anybody care about them?). You get your signature jam band with Widespread Panic, and the band that beat Arcade Fire for Best Alternative Album, The Black Keys. Of course tons more indie, jam, dance, hip hop bands, so many that I can’t say something about them all. Since the Bonnaroo website is flooded right now, I listed them all below.
From Ice Cream Man:
We love Bonnaroo and the day they announce their lineup… today!!… is always a bit of a holiday, even if for a hour or so of excitement. This is the 10th anniversary of Bonnaroo and the rumors were flying about who would headline. Unless you’re landing a Radiohead or a Led Zeppelin or getting Pink Floyd back together there’s really only so many options you have. Bonnaroo always gets a bit sneaky even if it’s not a huge artist. They managed to pull it off this year with Buffalo Springfield and Dr. John with the Meters but the rest is pretty much what you’d expect. Don’t get me wrong, I’m gonna be stoked to rock out to a bunch of these bands, especially during the late night sets from midnight til four in the morning. I hope Lil Wayne, Strokes, Explosions in the Sky, and My Morning Jacket (late night main stage?!?!?) are among them.
Eminem
Arcade Fire
Widespread Panic
The Black Keys
Buffalo Springfield feat Richie Furay, Stephen Stills, Neil Young, Rick Rosas, Joe Vitale
My Morning Jacket
Lil Wayne
String Cheese Incident
Robert Plant & Band of Joy
Mumford & Sons
The Strokes
The Decemberists
Ray Lamontagne
Bassnectar
Iron & Wine
Girl Talk
Primus
Dr. John and The Original Meters performing Desitively Bonnaroo
Alison Krauss & Union Station
Pretty Lights
Florence + the Machine
SuperJam with Dan Auerbach and Dr. John
Explosions In The Sky
STS9
Gogol Bordello
Beirut
Big Boi
Scissor Sisters
Gregg Allman
Ratatat
Global Gypsy Punk Revue curated by Eugene Hütz
Robyn
Warren Haynes Band
Deerhunter
Opeth
Atmosphere
Old Crow Medicine Show
Bootsy Collins & the Funk University
Wiz Khalifa
Matt & Kim
Grace Potter & The Nocturnals
The Del McCoury Band & the Preservation Hall Jazz Band
Mavis Staples
Béla Fleck and the Flecktones
Chiddy Bang
Jovanotti
Bruce Hornsby & the Noisemakers
Loretta Lynn
Cold War Kids
The Walkmen
Devotchka
Wanda Jackson
Neon Trees
Portugal. The Man
Sleigh Bells
Amos Lee
Best Coast
Dãm-Funk & Master Blazter
The Sword
The Drums
The Black Angels
School of Seven Bells
J. Cole
Nicole Atkins & the Black Sea
Wavves
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Junip
Freelance Whales
Justin Townes Earle
Ryan Bingham & The Dead Horses
Deer Tick
Band of Skulls
Sharon Van Etten
Abigail Washburn
Omar Souleyman
Twin Shadow
Kylesa
Man Man
The Low Anthem
Alberta Cross
Railroad Earth
Jessica Lea Mayfield
Smith Westerns
The Head and the Heart
Karen Elson
Beats Antique
22-20s
Phosphorescent
Clare Maguire
Hayes Carll
