Bonnaroo 2008 Lineup Annouced
Interesting line up. Not exactly was it’s been in the past, but great names in the list. I wasn’t sure how I felt about Metallica, great musicians, and they have alienated much of this type of audience with the backlash against music sharing. The video from Lars (at the bottom of this post) helps explain alot, but I still feel there will be people complaining . Pearl Jam is a great fit, since the success of their last album, I expected to see them at some point on this stage. Kanye West, while I don’t listen to him too much, is a great addition, bringing more diversity and bigger name into the mix. Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, great addition also, too bad Led Zeppelin isn’t on the list, but hey, maybe they will play ‘Roo is they announce a US tour, here’s hoping anyway. Lez Zeppelin is on the list, but it’s just not the same. Nice to see Jack White back with The Raconteurs. Willie Nelson will make his 2nd headline, but hopefully first appearance, he was slated to play back in ‘04 or ‘05, but had to cancel due to carpel tunnel. I did shoot him at Farm Aid back in ‘03 and he was great. The rest of the list speaks for itself. I hope to see a few more ‘name’ additions, but overall a great lineup I hope to be shooting again in the hot June TN weather. Here’s the list & I put the comedy list first, cause damn…. What’s everyone think?
Bonnaroo Comedy:
Bonnaroo Late Night Chat About with David Cross
Janeane Garofalo
Zach Galifianakis
Jim Norton
Brian Posehn
Mike Birbiglia
John Mulaney
Michelle Buteau
Lineup:
Pearl Jam
Metallica
Jack Johnson
Kanye West
Robert Plant and Alison Krauss featuring T Bone Burnette
Phil Lesh & Friends
My Morning Jacket
The Allman Brothers Band
The Raconteurs
Willie Nelson
Death Cab for Cutie
B.B. King
Sigur Ros
Levon Helm and the Ramble on the Road
Ben Folds
O.A.R.
The Bluegrass Allstars Feat. Luke Bulla, Sam Bush, Jerry Douglas, Bela Fleck, Edgar Meyer and Bryan Sutton
M.I.A.
Umphrey’s McGee
Iron & Wine
Yonder Mountain String Band
The Swell Season
Talib Kweli
Derek Trucks & Susan Tedeschi Soul Stew Revival
Gogol Bordello
Broken Social Scene
Robert Randolph’s Revival
Rilo Kiley
Mastodon
Lupe Fiasco
Against Me!
Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings
Pat Green
Ozomatli
Tegan & Sara
Solomon Burke
Drive-By Truckers
!!!
The Avett Brothers
Israel Vibration
Abigail Washburn & the Sparrow Quartet featuring Bela Fleck
A Very Special Acoustic Performance by Larry Campbell, Jackie Greene, Phil Lesh & Teresa Williams
Aimee Mann
Ladytron
The Fiery Furnaces
Orchestra Baobab
Ghostland Observatory
Jose Gonzalez
Dark Star Orchestra
Minus the Bear
Donavon Frankenreiter
Lez Zeppelin
State Radio
Battles
Jakob Dylan
Two Gallants
The Sword
Vampire Weekend
Little Feat
Nicole Atkins
The Felice Brothers
Mason Jennings
MGMT
The Lee Boys
Black Kids
Serena Ryder
Steel Train
Grupo Fantasma
Back Door Slam
February 8th, 2008 at 9:00 am
Do you think all the metal heads that Metallica is going to draw to the event will muck up atomsphere? From what I have read of Bonnaroo, it seem like a pretty laid back event. (PS. I did not see a Lars video at the end of the post.)
February 8th, 2008 at 10:05 am
No, I’m not worried about the crowd at all. The more diverse the crowd the better. Bonnaroo over the last few years has really been trying to become a big festival where they can draw any type of band in, which I feel that have done a good job doing.
Do I feel Metallica is a great band? Yes. Do I feel they are arrogant? Also, yes. I understand them wanting to control their music and how it’s distributed, but to sue your own fans? That goes a little too far and is going to cause a backlash for the rest of your career.
February 8th, 2008 at 10:06 am
P.S. I fixed the video
February 8th, 2008 at 12:08 pm
That looks like a really good line-up. I’m tempted to go.