Bonnaroo Music Festival
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The Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival (Bonnaroo, or 'Roo for short) is an annual rock festival by Superfly Productions and AC Entertainment, first held in 2002. The festival is held on a 700 acre (2.4 km²) farm in Manchester, Tennessee, 60 miles southeast of Nashville, Tennessee. The main attractions of the festival are the multiple stages of live music, featuring mostly jam bands (categorized as progressive fusion), but also including hip hop, jazz, Americana, electronica, and other alternative music. The festival features craftsman and artisans selling unique products, several food and drink vendors, and many other activities from various sponsors.
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2006
Lineup
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, Béla Fleck & the Flecktones, Buddy Guy, Damian Marley, Ben Folds, Robert Randolph & The Family Band, Dr. John, Matisyahu, G. Love & Special Sauce, My Morning Jacket, Cat Power, Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder, Steel Pulse, Mike Gordon and Ramble Dove, 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 Band, 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, Steel Train, Jackie Greene, DeVotchKa, Wood Brothers, dios (malos), Toubab Krewe, The Motet, Marah, I-Nine, Balkan Beat Box, The Cat Empire, Umphrey's McGee, Disco Biscuits, Oysterhead, Les Claypool, Common, Sonic Youth, Matt Costa, and Tortured Soul, Cypress Hill, Blackalicious, The Streets, Lyrics Born, The Refugee All Stars, Deadboy & the Elephantmen,Electric Eel Shock, World Party, Bobby Bare Jr., The Codetalkers feat. Col. Bruce Hampton, World Party, Brothers Past, David Ford, Be Your Own Pet
Anticipated features
The Comedy Tent will be returning for '06. The lineup is as follows: Lewis Black, Patton Oswalt, Jasper Redd, Jon Reep, Demetri Martin, Vic Henley, Patrick Ward, Tom Papa, Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre Presents: "Air Conditioned Acid Trip", Paul Scheer, Aziz Ansari, Jackie Clarke, Rob Huebel, Owen Burke, Chad Carter
The Preservation Hall Jazz Band will be featured in their own tent for three days and nights. On Sunday that tent will be taken over by the Bindlestiff Family Cirkus which will perform all day and put on a late night saturday cabaret show with the Dresden Dolls.
In addition to music, Les Claypool's first feature film, Electric Apricot: Quest for Festeroo (a mockumentary based on jambands), is set to be shown at Bonnaroo 2006 in the Movie Tent.
2005
Highlights
The festival ran from June 10-12, and more than 75,000 people were in attendance. New Line Cinema introduced a twenty-four-hour "cinema tent," showing popular and cult films. Wireless Internet access was provided by Cisco Systems. There was a "comedy tent" featuring Jim Breuer as well as some lesser-known comedians and even daily yoga classes. Like 2004, rain marked each day of the festival.
Ray LaMontagne released a live EP of his Bonnaroo set, appropriately titled Ray LaMontagne Live From Bonnaroo. Also, LiveBonnaroo.com made several artists' live sets available for download, including sets from The Black Crowes, My Morning Jacket and Widespread Panic.
Lineup
The Allman Brothers Band, Widespread Panic, Dave Matthews Band, Trey Anastasio, Jack Johnson, The Black Crowes, Alison Krauss, Modest Mouse, Ratdog, Herbie Hancock's Headhunters 2005, Gov't Mule, Béla Fleck Acoustic Trio, The Mars Volta, John Prine, Yonder Mountain String Band, Jurassic 5, The Word, Galactic, My Morning Jacket, Keller Williams, STS9, Earl Scruggs, Benevento-Russo Duo feat. Mike Gordon, Joss Stone, Kings of Leon, De La Soul, O.A.R., Toots and the Maytals, Umphrey's McGee, Iron & Wine, Ozomatli, Rilo Kiley, Karl Denson's Tiny Universe, Drive-By Truckers, Particle, Joanna Newsom, Peter Rowan & Crucial Reggae, Xavier Rudd, Ray LaMontagne, The Gourds, Blue Merle, Secret Machines, Saul Williams, Donna the Buffalo, Mouse on Mars, John Butler Trio, The Perceptionists, Ollabelle, Old Crow Medicine Show, RJD2, Citizen Cope, The Old '97s, Brazilian Girls, M. Ward, Madeleine Peyroux, The Frames, DJ Krush, Assembly of Dust, Amos Lee, Matisyahu, Perpetual Groove, Tea Leaf Green, Lake Trout (band), 22-20s Gabby La La feat. Les Claypool, Heartless Bastards, Josh Ritter, Kermit Ruffins and the Barbeque Singers, Signal Path, Keren Ann, Dr. Dog, Motion Potion, DJ Quarter-Roy, DJ Medi4, DJ Quickie Mart, Animal Liberation Orchestra, Steel Train, SIIHB's, Sound Tribe Sector 9
2004
Highlights
The festival ran June 11-13, and more than 90,000 people attended. It was marked by torrential rains, creating an incredibly large amount of mud. Many vehicles had to be towed out of the parking area.
As with every Bonnaroo Festival, there was also a Mardi Gras parade. It was led by the Dirty Dozen Brass Band, with the grand marshal being none other than American Idol sensation William Hung.
The festival also featured its annual SuperJam, comprised of Stanton Moore, Maceo Parker, George Porter, Eric Krasno, Neil Evans, Papa Mali, Adam Deitch, Reggie Watts, and The New Orleans Horns, among others.
Lineup
The Dead, Dave Matthews & Friends, Trey Anastasio, Bob Dylan, David Byrne, Steve Winwood, Primus, Wilco, Burning Spear, String Cheese Incident, Ani DiFranco, moe., Gov't Mule, Ween, Los Lobos, Galactic, Yo La Tengo, Robert Randolph & The Family Band, Femi Kuti, Doc Watson, Medeski Martin & Wood, Gomez, Yonder Mountain String Band, Damien Rice, North Mississippi Allstars Hill Country Revue, Beth Orton, My Morning Jacket, Patti Smith & Her Band, Gillian Welch, The Del McCoury Band, JoJo & His Mojo Mardi Gras Band, Taj Mahal, The Radiators, Sam Bush Band, Barbara Cue, Vida Blue featuring The Spam Allstars, Los Lonely Boys, Guster, Grandaddy, Jazz Mandolin Project, Robert Earl Keen, Kings of Leon, Praxis, MOFRO, Bill Laswell's Material, Soulive, Marc Ribot y Los Cubanos Postizos, Neko Case, Calexico, Leftover Salmon, Mike Doughty's Band, Acoustic Syndicate, Cut Chemist, Cut Chemist and Funky Sole, Chris Robinson & The New Earth Mud, The X-ecutioners, Cracker/Camper Van Beethoven, Umphrey's McGee, The Black Keys, Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra, The Bad Plus, Marc Broussard, louque, Danger Mouse, Nellie McKay, Donavon Frankenreiter, Blue Merle, Rachael Yamagata, Hackensaw Boys, Antigone Rising, Jem, Addison Groove Project, New Monsoon, Mindy Smith, Erin McKeown, Simple Kid, deSoL, Xavier Rudd, mrnorth.
Willie Nelson was originally scheduled to perform but, shortly before the festival, had to cancel his summer 2004 tour due to carpal tunnel syndrome. Steve Winwood was asked to fill in.
Maroon 5 was also on the bill, but did not appear at their performance time, citing a sore throat by lead vocalist Adam Levine.
2003
Highlights
The festival ran June 13-15, and 80,000 attended. In The Bonnaroo organizers planned a festival called Bonnaroo Northeast to take place in Riverhead, Long Island, New York. This festival, as well as the Field Day Festival, another festival to take place at the same site, were cancelled, however, in the weeks leading up to the event due to concern about securing permits in time.
Lineup
The Allman Brothers Band, The Dead, Widespread Panic, Neil Young & Crazy Horse, James Brown, Ben Harper & the Innocent Criminals, Jack Johnson, moe., Galactic, The Flaming Lips, The Roots, Lucinda Williams, Béla Fleck and the Flecktones, Emmylou Harris, Medeski Martin & Wood, Sonic Youth, The Meters, Leo Kottke & Mike Gordon, Joshua Redman, Yonder Mountain String Band, Robert Randolph & the Family Band, The Wailers, Nickel Creek, G. Love and Special Sauce, Tortoise, Liz Phair, Sound Tribe Sector 9, O.A.R., North Mississippi Allstars, Warren Haynes, Keller Williams, Garage A Trois, Ben Kweller, Mix Master Mike, Ekoostik Hookah, The Polyphonic Spree, Kid Koala, Z-Trip, Particle, Michael Franti and Spearhead, Josh Wink, Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra, The Slip, Cyro Baptista's Beat the Donkey, DJ Spooky, Jerry Joseph & The Jackmormons, Jon Cleary & the Absolute Monster Gentlemen, The New Deal, RJD2, My Morning Jacket, Topaz, phonosycograph DJ.DISK, DJ.Disk & The Filthy Ape, Vusi Mahlasela of Amandla!, Drive-By Truckers, Hackensaw Boys, Mark Farina, Robinella & the CC String Band, Buddahead, Kaki King, RAQ, Jason Mraz, The Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players, Josh Kelley, Gavin Degraw, Indecision, Iouque, Rebirth Brass Band.
2002
Highlights
In the inaugural year, the festival was held June 21-23, and more than 70,000 fans attended.
Lineup
Widespread Panic, Phil Lesh and Friends w/ very special guest Bob Weir, Galactic, Trey Anastasio, Béla Fleck & Edgar Meyer, DJ Logic, Les Claypool's Flying Frog Brigade, Amon Tobin, Old Crow Medicine Show, Soulive, Gov't Mule, Jim White, Umphrey's McGee, Gran Torino, The Big Wu, Donna the Buffalo, Acoustic Syndicate, Keller Willams Incident, Karl Denson's Tiny Universe, Ben Harper, Cut Chemist, String Cheese Incident, John Butler Trio, Robert Randolph & the Family Band, Jack Johnson, Jurassic 5, The Del Mcoury Band, Drums & Tuba, Lil' Rascals Brass Band, Disco Biscuits, Llama, Col. Bruce Hampton & The Code Talkers, Particle, Colonel Claypool's Bucket of Bernie Brains, moe., Corey Harris, Ween, North Mississippi Allstars, Vinroc, Z-Trip, Mofro, Gabe Dixon, Norah Jones, Campbell Brothers, Dottie Peoples, Blind Boys of Alabama
External links
- Bonnaroo.com, official website
- LiveBonnaroo.com, which offers artist-approved downloads of live recordings, as well as photos and souvenirs
- Leo's Bonnaroo Survival Guide