Bonnaroo Reels In Phish and The Boss

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?