The eighth Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival will take place June 11-14, 2009, on its usual site in Manchester, Tennessee, an hour southeast of Nashville. The first round of ticket presales begins Thursday ( December 4 ); a lineup announcement is expected early next year. The initial batch of tickets will be available for the first time as part of a payment plan encompassing five installments of $50.
One hundred acts on 700 acres can mean only one thing. It’s time for Bonnaroo, dude. The four-day festival of music, art, movies and comedy kicks off on Thursday in Manchester, Tenn., and promises a musical experience designed to please, well, almost everyone who likes music, laughter and $7 showers. Launched in 2002, the festival was largely a gathering of jam bands in the beginning, but has expanded its reach over the years to include performances by Radiohead, the Police and a diverse mix of artists spanning a range of genres. And since the word “bonnaroo” is said to be… Read more »
Sure, you may have read all about the lineup for the 2007 Bonnaroo Festival on various music blogs early Tuesday (February 13), but as it turns out, most of that “information” – and by “most,” we mean roughly 30 percent – was incorrect (we’re as shocked as you are). So here, for your viewing pleasure, is the official, 100 percent confirmed ‘Roo lineup. The Police, Tool and the White Stripes top an initial list of more than 70 artists scheduled to appear at Bonnaroo ’07, to be held June 14-17 in Manchester, Tennessee. Others on that list include Wilco, Franz… Read more »
Are the re-formed Smashing Pumpkins set to rock Lollapalooza? Will the long-dormant Police return at Bonnaroo? How about a reunited Nirvana taking the stage at South by Southwest, only with Ben Kweller playing guitar and singing Kurt’s vocals? All three sound too good to be true, little more than the pipe dreams of manic music buffs with way too much free time. But incredibly, they’re all “100 percent confirmed” by sources with intimate knowledge about such things. But don’t go crazy just yet. It’s entirely possible that absolutely none of the above information is true. After all, we’re smack-dab in… Read more »
Dave Matthews, Maroon 5, Kings of Leon and former Black Crowes frontman Chris Robinson are among the dozens of artists slated for the three-day Bonnaroo festival. Part of one of the most eclectic lineups of the summer concert season, they join Bob Dylan, the Dead, Wilco, Damien Rice, Grandaddy, Cut Chemist, David Byrne, the Black Keys, Willie Nelson, moe., Ani DiFranco, Yo La Tengo, My Morning Jacket and String Cheese Incident at the third annual festival, which will again be held on a 700-acre farm in Manchester, Tennessee, 60 miles south of Nashville, on June 11-13. Thirty other artists are… Read more »
Bob Dylan, the Dead, Phish’s Trey Anastasio, Willie Nelson and Dave Matthews & Friends are among the highlights of the initial lineup for the third annual Bonnaroo festival (June 11-13), Billboard.com can reveal. The event will be held on a 700-acre farm in rural Manchester, Tenn., about 60 miles south of Nashville. Among the other acts set to appear are David Byrne, Wilco, Primus, Ani DiFranco, Gov’t Mule, My Morning Jacket, the Black Keys, Kings Of Leon, Taj Mahal and Galactic. Tickets this year will be priced at $139.50 and $164.50, up from $119.50, $134.50, and $149.50 for the 2003… Read more »
Ahead of their latest full-length, Everything Must Go, dropping on April 25, Goose has unleashed their new single, “Lead Up.” You can preorder and pre-save the record here. “The record is a collection—of songs, of characters, and of different places and times in our lives,” vocalist/guitarist Rick Mitarotonda shares. “It was a way for me to explore feelings that I didn’t really understand at the time. Sometimes as you get older it becomes valuable reflecting on things from that time in your life, and how pure and unadulterated expressions can be then.“ Read more: The Word Alive and More Join… Read more »
If you thought Wallows was done blessing you with new music, guess again. The band announced in early February that their forthcoming EP More, due out on March 28, is the follow-up to 2024’s Model. To give a taste of what’s to come, the indie-rock trio dropped “Coffin Change” alongside a music video. Braeden Lemasters sings, “If there’s a price to pay, maybe I’ll find it in my pocket/Pinching all my pennies ‘til they shove me in my coffin,” over surf-rock melodies and nostalgia-inducing synths. Check out the “Coffin Change” music video shot by Cloudy Thoughts below and pre-save the… Read more »
Our prayers have been answered! After teasing something with Jack’s Mannequin last week, the Andrew McMahon-led group has announced The MFEO Tour to celebrate their 20th anniversary. They will also host an intimate surprise show this evening in Venice, CA. “Jack’s Mannequin was born out of one of the most prolific and transformative periods of my life,” McMahon shares. He continues, “Jack’s was always two things: a studio project and a live band that toured relentlessly. I’m so excited to bring it all back to life onstage for the fans that made it possible to take that strange and beautiful… Read more »
Andrew McMahon of Something Corporate and Jack’s Mannequin fame dropped a cryptic new video across his social media pages. In the video, McMahon appears in frame, lights a white taper candle in a clear glass candle holder, and steps out of frame. The initials “MF” appear above the lit candle and the video caption reads, “Maybe.” Additionally, a quiet, yet upbeat melody plays in the background. Could this be a teaser for new music or a tour to come? Per a recent r/AndrewMcMahon thread, certain fans have been receiving cryptic postcards in the mail, too. The postcards feature photos that… Read more »
