As expected, Bruce Springsteen and Phish have been tapped to headline the 2009 Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival on June 11 – 14 in Manchester, TN. Indie favorites TV on the Radio leaked the news in an announcement on their MySpace page and Consequence of Sound – a site that has spent the past six months figuring out the lineup – has confirmed its validity.
While The Boss and two nights of the Phab Phour topping the bill isn’t much of a shock, the number of headline-worthy artists included in the initial lineup is a bit of a surprise. The Beastie Boys, Nine Inch Nails, David Byrne, Wilco and Snoop Dogg will all perform at the eighth installment of what’s become the country’s most prestigious music festival. From the indie world, the aforementioned TV on the Radio join Animal Collective, Grizzly Bear and of Montreal at Bonnaroo, while moe., Grace Potter, Toubab Krewe and Galactic represent the jam scene.
Here’s the full lineup…
Bruce Springsteen & 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 * Band of Horses * TV on the Radio * Yeah Yeah Yeahs * Gov’t Mule * Andrew Bird * 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 and Cambria * Booker T Jones & Drive-By Truckers * David Grisman Quintet * Lucinda Williams * Animal Collective * Gomez * Neko Case * Down * Jenny Lewis * Santogold * 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 * AA Bondy * The Lovell Sisters * Alberta Cross
According to the announcement, more acts will be confirmed over the next few weeks. The final Bonnaroo 2009 lineup will total over 120 bands and over 20 comedians performing on 13 stages over four days. Tickets go on sale exclusively through www.bonnaroo.com on Saturday, February 7 at 12:00 PM Eastern. Will you be in Manchester for Bonnaroo 2009?
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fuck yes i will be there.
I hope Animal Collective gets the nod for a late night set
never too late to confirm this epicness. forget the haters. wow.
anyone who disses this is seriously a douche. nuff said.
long ‘roo hiatus—ophicially now over.
I COULDN’T BE HAPPIER WITH THAT LINE-UP!!
PLUS NO GODDAMNWIDESPREADMUTHAFUCKINPANIC!!!
WOOHOO!!
if this isnt the best lineup of the year i dont know what is.. I just hope it doesnt sell out that fast cause ill be in Tampa for Gasparilla when tickets go on sale..
Once again Superfly has hit it out of the park. Really impressed with this so far, and it’s only the initial line up. Well done.
obviously there
If you haven’t seen the sick animated video they made featuring Tweezer (and some other songs by artists in the lineup), you can watch it here:
Bonnaroo preview link
Cant wait! I am booked and ready……….What a lineup!
Good lord. I really had no interest in going, but I think that is pretty easily the best lineup for a musical event ever.
You gotta love how all the jamband douchebags, who usually hate on bonnaroo, are going ape shit just because phish is on the lineup. Fingers are still crossed for devo. I am also hoping for super furry animals, my bloody valentine, and the black lips. I also thought this might be an arcade fire year. I am happy that so far we will be without a grateful dead band and that les claypool guy.
“jamband douchebags” Go look at the lineup for the first and second roo, DJ Fuckpants. And they said that the Phish fests from the late 90’s were the inspiration for how they put on Bonnarroo.
DJ Kucinich – aka Douchebaggery
What’s up with your fascination with the word douchebag? For the past two years you’ve inserted that word into 90% of your comments. Personally, I don’t understand why someone who has so much hate for the jamband scene would keep coming back and commenting on articles about jambands. Did Dave Schools fuck your mom and she had a bad experience with Massengil or something?
nope it was Keller Williams and I just like the word douchebag. I’m sorry for my negativity, but I’m concerned about bonnaroo selling out on Saturday….do you think it’s possible?
Does this mean late night phish? Holy crap
I guess whether or not it sells out on Saturday depends on how many jamband douchebags buy tickets.
Now, does “late evening” = late night …?
I’m going. Of course I live 30 minutes away so there’s no reason not to. So now I can do: Asheville>Knoxville>’Roo>St. Louis.
One of the best Roo lineups I’ve EVER seen.
The Langerado cancellation should up the ticket sales too.
I can’t believe I’m typing this, but I am SO there!
haha^ that is one of the first (and certainly amazing) times I’ve seen Scotty B. stick up for what we all believe in ’round here by really (and finally-thank you) socking it to DJ Kucinich.
Enough indee vs. jam crap. This is great news for all of us. Can’t we all just get a long brah?
Can’t Hair gel and dreadie honey share the same shelf?
Can’t tapered nut huggers and patchwork sweatpants share the same drawer?
Can’t beat machines and guitar amps share the same stage?
DJ Kucinich, ‘Won’t you be all of our’s neighbor”?
Okay, i will admit it…bonnaroo will be my 98th phish show.
Damn, I wish I wasn’t giving my final that Monday.
Merle Haggard’s sit-in with Santogold will be The Defining Moment Of Our Generation. You will be telling your grandchildren about it.
It’s going to be nice to return to the farm after a five year absence, and this is the line-up to get me back!
Hey Scott, send me an e-mail man. I’m looking to finally meet up with some of our blogging compadres this summer at various summer events, and was just wondering what your schedule is starting to look like.
Anybody know the rap song coming out of Tweezer?