bonnaroo

[roach]

me and katie are going. and looking at last years lineup compared to the list of bands listed for this year there are still a bunch more bands to be named... it'll probably be the death of me though.



* Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band
* Phish (2 shows)
* Beastie Boys
* Nine Inch Nails
* David Byrne
* Wilco
* Al Green
* Snoop Dogg
* Elvis Costello Solo
* Erykah Badu
* Paul Oakenfold
* Ben Harper and Relentless7
* The Mars Volta
* TV on the Radio
* Yeah Yeah Yeahs
* Gov't Mule
* Andrew Bird
* Band of Horses
* Merle Haggard
* MGMT
* moe.
* The Decemberists
* Girl Talk
* Bon Iver
* Béla Fleck & Toumani Diabate
* Rodrigo y Gabriela
* Galactic
* The Del McCoury band
* of Montreal
* Allen Toussaint
* Coheed & Cambria
* Booker T & the DBTs
* David Grisman Quintet
* Lucinda Williams
* Animal Collective
* Gomez
* Neko Case
* Down
* Jenny Lewis
* Santigold
* Robert Earl Keen
* Citizen Cope
* Femi Kuti and the Positive Force
* The Ting Tings
* Robyn Hitchcock & The Venus 3
* Grace Potter and the Nocturnals
* Kaki King
* Grizzly Bear
* King Sunny Adé
* Okkervil River
* St. Vincent
* Zac Brown Band
* Raphael Saadiq
* Ted Leo and the Pharmacists
* Crystal Castles
* Tift Merritt
* Brett Dennen
* Mike Farris and the Roseland Rhythm Revue
* Toubab Krewe
* People Under The Stairs
* Alejandro Escovedo
* Vieux Farka Touré
* Elvis Perkins in Dearland
* Cherryholmes
* Yeasayer
* Todd Snider
* Chairlift
* Portugal. The Man.
* The SteelDrivers
* Midnite
* The Knux
* The Low Anthem
* Delta Spirit
* A.A. Bondy
* The Lovell Sisters
* Alberta Cross
* More Artists to Be Announced!

[katie]

i am so excited. i've never been to a festival before and i'm ready to get my dirty hippie on. plus, i'm going to explode everywhere after seeing of montreal (again!), the decemberists, jenny lewis, MGMT, paul oakenfold, and chairlift.

[Irock]

Wait, what do you mean you've never been to a festival? Like, never been to a big name one, or a multi-day one? Never traveled out of town for one? Or like literally never been to a concert where there were more than 3 or 4 bands playing? Cuz that seems strange to me - of course you were probably too young when Lollapalooza was touring, but still, never?

weird.

[ChrisLovesYou]

i give only my highest endorsement to femi kuti, see femi kuti

[ifihadahifi]

I'd urge you to catch Merle Haggard. You'll be surprised at how entertained you will be.

[katie]

Wait, what do you mean you've never been to a festival? Like, never been to a big name one, or a multi-day one? Never traveled out of town for one? Or like literally never been to a concert where there were more than 3 or 4 bands playing? Cuz that seems strange to me - of course you were probably too young when Lollapalooza was touring, but still, never?

weird.

i mean, i've never been to a festival. as in, never been to a big name one, a multi-day one, traveled out of town for one, or been to a concert where there were more than 3 or 4 bands playing. yes. i know, it's weird. but until i started coming to texas, i had only been to a handful of concerts in general. from a pretty young age, my dance and theater schedule prohibited me from being able to go out, especially on weekends when most festivals/concerts are.

[roach]

i give only my highest endorsement to femi kuti, see femi kuti

I was telling katie about him. a few years ago at star seeds in austin i was having breakfast and this awesome noise that was awesome was coming out of the speaker, asked the waiter who it was and he said fela kuti. he went onto explain about him being dead and that we should check out femi. so we drove to the record store and did. pretty friggin awesome.

[roach]

I'd urge you to catch Merle Haggard. You'll be surprised at how entertained you will be.

i totally missed that he was there. kick ass. my dead grandpa was a fan. and my alive dad is.

[James]

Having been to many festivals, including that one, all I can say is 1) be prepared to be dirty, 2) be prepared to stand in line for stinky porta-loos, and 3) it will be awesome. From experience, I can say that particular festival is particularly warm. At least it was when I was there. Hot and humid.

No shortage of great acts to see either.

[roach]

I'm hoping my old ass can survive. i reckon it will be a lot like ACL and Mardi Gras, a couple things I've done that the excitement leading up to and the fun during outweighs the holyfuckthatwastough hangover.

[monet2u]

some friends went last year and camped. they really recommend getting the VIP camping section. It's better location in the camping area and the show area. Well worth the extra money.

[roach]

looked into the VIP thing, looks like you have to buy the VIP package(includes all kinds of VIP things including the camping) which is around 675 and the normal ticket is 250.

[katie]

looked into the VIP thing, looks like you have to buy the VIP package(includes all kinds of VIP things including the camping) which is around 675 and the normal ticket is 250.

and we's broke bitches.

[monet2u]

oh too bad, yeah that's a big jump. I guess worth it if you can swing it...but not a necessity.

[roach]

new additions
Public Enemy
Ani DiFranco
Amadou & Mariam
Shadows Fall
Heartless Bastards
Tony Rice Unit
High On Fire
Passion Pit
Dillinger Escape Plan
Wailing Souls
The Itals
MURS
White Rabbits
Janelle Monáe
Hockey
Pretty Lights

and comedy is gonna be kind of badasses. katie super stoked about jimmy fallon...

Jimmy Fallon
Triumph the Insult Comic Dog Presents Bonnapoo 2009
An Evening (or Afternoon) with the Daily Show featuring John Oliver & Rob Riggle
Michael Ian Black & Michael Showalter
Aziz Ansari
Kristen Schaal
Arj Barker
Todd Barry
Rory Albanese
Wayne Federman
Nick Thune
Nick Kroll
Kurt Braunohler
Amy Schumer
Kumail Nanjiani
Pete Homes