Bonnaroo

Bonnaroo
Genre	Jam bands, Alternative rock, Hip hop, jazz, americana, bluegrass, country, folk, gospel, reggae
Dates	Mid-June
Location(s)	Manchester, Tennessee, US
Years active	2002 - present
Website	Official Website

The Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival (Bonnaroo, Rooville, BonRoo, Broo, roo or the 'Roo for short) is a four day annual music festival by Superfly Productions and AC Entertainment, first held in 2002. The festival is held on a 700 acre (2.4 km²) farm in Manchester, Tennessee, 60 miles southeast of Nashville, Tennessee. The main attractions of the festival are the multiple stages of live music, featuring mostly jam bands, but also including hip hop, jazz, americana, bluegrass, country music, folk, gospel, reggae, electronica, and other alternative music. The festival features craftsmen and artisans selling unique products, food and drink vendors, and many other activities put on various sponsors. Sponsors of the festival are required to provide free activities for attendees.

The main stage, named the What Stage (capacity 100,000 people) and the second stage, named the Which Stage (capacity 30,000 people) are the two main performance areas, open approximately noon to midnight CST each day of the festival.

Centeroo is a 24-hour gathering place, featuring three large music tents (This Tent, That Tent and the Other Tent), the Bonnaroo Market (craft and merchandise vendors), an arcade tent, music sharing areas, a cinema tent, a comedy tent and other special events. Most activities and vendors in Centeroo are open 24 hours with live music in the tents from noon to 7:30pm CST and midnight to 5am CST.

The word "Bonnaroo,"—popularized by New Orleans R&B giant Dr. John with his 1974 album "Desitively Bonnaroo,"—is a Cajun slang word meaning "a really good time." The name was chosen for its literal meaning, and also to honor the rich Louisiana music tradition that inspired the organizers' desire to provide many styles of quality live music for appreciative fans. The word "Bonnaroo" has taken on a whole new meaning for thousands of people who like to have "a really good time." (From Jambands.com)

On January 10, 2007, Bonnaroo organizers Superfly Productions and AC Entertainment purchased a major portion of the site where the annual music festival is held. The purchase of 530 acres encompassed all of the performance areas and much of the camping and parking area used for the annual festival; the festival will continue to lease another 250 acres that currently serve as additional parking and camping. Since its inception, Bonnaroo has contributed more than $1 million directly to Coffee County organizations. In addition to annual charitable contributions, the festival's activities provide annual revenue to the county. Measured in a 2005 study, the economic impact of the event on Coffee County was more than $14 million in business revenues and more than $4 million in personal income.

2007

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Highlights

The 2007 Bonnaroo Music and Arts festival will be held on June 14-17 . This year, over 100 bands and 20 comedians are scheduled to perform on 13 stages during the 4 day weekend.

Lineup

The incomplete list of bands/musicians announced to appear are as follows: The Police, Tool, Widespread Panic, The White Stripes, Ben Harper & the Innocent Criminals, Wilco, The Flaming Lips, Manu Chao Radio Bemba Sound System, The String Cheese Incident, Franz Ferdinand, The Roots, Bob Weir & Ratdog, Damien Rice, Ween, Gov't Mule, Ziggy Marley, The Decemberists, Kings of Leon, Michael Franti & Spearhead, Wolfmother, Regina Spektor, The Black Keys, Galactic, DJ Shadow, Gillian Welch, Spoon, Keller Williams (WMD's), Sasha & John Digweed, STS9, Old Crow Medicine Show, The Hold Steady, North Mississippi Allstars, Fountains Of Wayne, Hot Tuna, Feist, Hot Chip, Lily Allen, John Butler Trio, Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mountain Boys, Aesop Rock, The Richard Thompson Band, Dierks Bentley, Xavier Rudd, Gogol Bordello, Junior Brown, Tortoise, T-Bone Burnett, Mavis Staples, Clutch, Cold War Kids, Dr. Dog, Paolo Nutini, Brazilian Girls, RX Bandits, The Nightwatchman, The Slip, Girl Talk , Railroad Earth, Martha Wainwright, Rodrigo y Gabriela, Annuals, Tea Leaf Green, Sam Roberts Band, Elvis Perkins in Dearland, Charlie Louvin, Sonya Kitchell, Mute Math, Apollo Sunshine, Uncle Earl, James Blood Ulmer, The National, The Little Ones, The Black Angels, Ryan Shaw, and The Wild Magnolia Mardi Gras Indians.

In addition, the following comedians have been announced: Lewis Black & Friends, David Cross, Dave Attell Fags

2006

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Highlights

The 2006 festival ran from June 16-18.

The main stage headliners for the 2006 festival included Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Radiohead, Beck, and Phil Lesh and Friends.

The Preservation Hall Jazz Band was featured in their own tent for three days and nights.

There were a number of notable collaborations and surprises as well. For the main act on opening night, Tom Petty was joined by Stevie Nicks for several songs. Radiohead played their longest set to date sporting 28 tracks. Trey Anastasio and Mike Gordon of Phish along with Marco Benevento and Joe Russo of The Benevento/Russo Duo formed the Superjam for late Saturday night, with a two-song appearance by Phil Lesh. Andrew Bird joined My Morning Jacket on stage for their three-and-a-half hour performance, while Gillian Welch, Gruff Rhys of Super Furry Animals, David Rawlings, and Jim James of My Morning Jacket all performed with Bright Eyes. Additional collaborations include G. Love joining Robert Randolph on stage, Stephen Malkmus guest-singing during Sonic Youth's final song, Donavon Frankenreiter performing one song with G. Love, and DJ Logic appearing with Medeski Martin & Wood. The performance by Oysterhead marked the first occasion since 2001 that the trio had played together. The festival came to an end Sunday evening with a show from Phil Lesh & Friends, which featured jazz guitarist John Scofield and joined for the majority of the time by Joan Osborne.

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In addition to music, Les Claypool's first feature film, Electric Apricot: Quest for Festeroo (a mockumentary based on jam bands), was shown at Bonnaroo 2006 in the Movie Tent. Activities this year included Troo Music Lounge, Bonnaroo Baseball (powered by MLB Authentic Collection), Bonnaroo Poster Art Exhibit, Brooer's Festival, Kidz Jam, Bonnaroo Fountain and Market, "The Art of Such N Such", a broadband Internet village powered by Charter Communications and Cisco Systems, Bonnaroo Discotheque powered by Xbox 360, and the Sonic Village. The Bonnaroo Buskers returned, and there was also a food drive to benefit the Good Samaritan Food Pantry of Manchester, TN. Relix magazine and Bonnaroo Beacon published an on-site newspaper, and Clean Vibes raffled off tickets to Bonnaroo 2007.

The Masquerade Ball was held on Saturday from 2:00-4:00am. It featured a band comprised of the following separate band members:

Joel Cummins of Umphrey's McGee on Keyboard (Rob Marscher of Addison Groove Project joined near the end.),Kris Myers of Umphrey's McGee on Drums, Chuck Garvey of moe. on Guitar, Rob Derhak of moe. on Bass Guitar

Lineup

Musical acts included: Radiohead, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Phil Lesh & Friends, Beck, Elvis Costello & The Imposters, Oysterhead, Bonnie Raitt, Death Cab for Cutie, moe., Sonic Youth, Bright Eyes, The Neville Brothers, Béla Fleck & the Flecktones, Cypress Hill, Buddy Guy, Damian Marley, Ben Folds, Common, Robert Randolph & The Family Band, Dr. John, Les Claypool, Matisyahu, G. Love & Special Sauce, Umphrey's McGee, My Morning Jacket, Cat Power, Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder, Steel Pulse, Mike Gordon and Ramble Dove, Medeski Martin & Wood, Nickel Creek, Gomez, Atmosphere, Steve Earle, Blues Traveler, Disco Biscuits, Amadou & Mariam, Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks, The Dresden Dolls, Son Volt, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Jerry Douglas, Soulive, Rusted Root, Devendra Banhart Band, Donavon Frankenreiter, Mike Doughty, Sasha, Grace Potter and the Nocturnals, Blackalicious, The Magic Numbers, The Codetalkers feat. Col. Bruce Hampton, Bill Frisell, The Streets, Seu Jorge, Bettye LaVette, Lyrics Born, Dungen, Shooter Jennings, Rebirth Brass Band, Robinella, Andrew Bird, Steel Train, Jackie Greene, DeVotchKa, World Party, Brothers Past, The Wood Brothers, dios (Malos), Toubab Krewe, The Motet, Marah, I-Nine, Matt Costa, Balkan Beat Box, Deadboy & the Elephantmen, The Refugee All Stars of Sierra Leone, David Ford, Electric Eel Shock, Be Your Own Pet, Tortured Soul, The Cat Empire, DJ Medi4.

Cafe Stage performers included: Abigail Washburn, American Minor, Artvandalay, The Avett Brothers, Bobby Bare, Jr., Bojones, Corn Mo, Eliot Morris, Garage Deluxe, GOLDEN, Gran Bel Fisher, Grayson Capps, Gypsy Hands Tribal Belly Dancers, Hot Buttered Rum, HQ Band, Infradig, JD & The Straight Shot, Leslie Woods, Lucero, Mitch Rutman Group, Moonshine Still, Mute Math, Die Nachtigalen, Nug Jug, Phil Pollard & his band of Humans, Samantha Stollenwreck, The Rockwells, Tim Lee Band, Tishimango, Trevor Hall, Tyler Ramsey, Vorcza, Zac Brown Band.

The Comedy Tent lineup was as follows: Marcus Bigby, Lewis Black, Patton Oswalt, Jasper Redd, Jon Reep, Demetri Martin, Vic Henley, Patrick Ward, Tom Papa, Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre Presents: "Air Conditioned Acid Trip", Paul Scheer, Aziz Ansari, Jackie Clarke, Rob Huebel, Owen Burke, Dylan Lappin,

2005

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Highlights

The festival ran from June 10-12, and more than 75,000 people were in attendance. New Line Cinema introduced a twenty-four-hour "cinema tent," showing popular and cult films. Wireless Internet access was provided by Cisco Systems. There was a "comedy tent" featuring Jim Breuer as well as some lesser-known comedians and even daily yoga classes. Like 2004, rain marked each day of the festival. The children's area was provided by Kidz Jam.

Ray LaMontagne released a live EP of his Bonnaroo set, appropriately titled Ray LaMontagne Live From Bonnaroo. Also, LiveBonnaroo.com made several artists' live sets available for download, including sets from The Black Crowes, My Morning Jacket and Widespread Panic..

Lineup

Those performing music included: Widespread Panic, Dave Matthews Band, Trey Anastasio, Jack Johnson, The Black Crowes,The Allman Brothers Band, Alison Krauss, Modest Mouse, Ratdog, Herbie Hancock's Headhunters 2005, Gov't Mule, Béla Fleck Acoustic Trio, The Mars Volta, John Prine, Yonder Mountain String Band, Jurassic 5, The Word, Galactic, My Morning Jacket, Keller Williams, Earl Scruggs, Benevento-Russo Duo feat. Mike Gordon, Joss Stone, Kings of Leon, De La Soul, O.A.R., Toots and the Maytals, Umphrey's McGee, Iron & Wine, Ozomatli, Rilo Kiley, Karl Denson's Tiny Universe, Drive-By Truckers,Sound Tribe Sector 9, Particle, Joanna Newsom, Peter Rowan & Crucial Reggae, Xavier Rudd, Ray LaMontagne, The Gourds, Blue Merle, Secret Machines, Saul Williams, Donna the Buffalo, Mouse on Mars, John Butler Trio, The Perceptionists, Ollabelle, Old Crow Medicine Show, RJD2, Citizen Cope, Old 97's, Brazilian Girls, M. Ward, Madeleine Peyroux, The Frames, DJ Krush, Assembly of Dust, Amos Lee, Matisyahu, Perpetual Groove, Tea Leaf Green, Lake Trout (band), 22-20s Gabby La La feat. Les Claypool, Heartless Bastards, Josh Ritter, Kermit Ruffins and the Barbeque Singers, Signal Path, Keren Ann, Dr. Dog, Motion Potion, DJ Quarter-Roy, DJ Medi4, DJ Quickie Mart, Animal Liberation Orchestra, Steel Train, SIIHB's, Will Hoge, and STRUT.

2004

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Highlights

The festival ran June 11-13, and more than 90,000 people attended. It was marked by torrential rains, creating an incredibly large amount of mud. Many vehicles had to be towed out of the parking area.

As with every Bonnaroo Festival, there was also a Mardi Gras parade. It was led by the Dirty Dozen Brass Band, with the grand marshal being none other than American Idol sensation William Hung.

The festival also featured its annual SuperJam, comprised of Stanton Moore, Maceo Parker, George Porter, Eric Krasno, Neil Evans, Papa Mali, Adam Deitch, Reggie Watts, and The New Orleans Horns, among others.

One of the most memorable performances of the festival that year belonged to My Morning Jacket, whose set was marked by a massive rainstorm, only to be embraced by the band and the crowd.

Lineup

The performers were: The Dead, Dave Matthews & Friends, Trey Anastasio, Bob Dylan, David Byrne, Steve Winwood, Primus, Wilco, Burning Spear, String Cheese Incident, Ani DiFranco, moe., Gov't Mule, Ween, Los Lobos, Galactic, Yo La Tengo, Robert Randolph & The Family Band, Femi Kuti, Doc Watson, Medeski Martin & Wood, Gomez, Yonder Mountain String Band, Damien Rice, North Mississippi Allstars Hill Country Revue, Beth Orton, My Morning Jacket, Patti Smith & Her Band, Gillian Welch, The Del McCoury Band, JoJo & His Mojo Mardi Gras Band, Taj Mahal, The Radiators, Sam Bush Band, Barbara Cue, Vida Blue featuring The Spam Allstars, Los Lonely Boys, Guster, Grandaddy, Jazz Mandolin Project, Robert Earl Keen, Kings of Leon, Praxis, MOFRO, Bill Laswell's Material, Soulive, Marc Ribot y Los Cubanos Postizos, Neko Case, Calexico, Leftover Salmon, Mike Doughty's Band, Acoustic Syndicate, Cut Chemist, Cut Chemist and Funky Sole, Chris Robinson & The New Earth Mud, The X-ecutioners, Cracker/Camper Van Beethoven, Umphrey's McGee, The Black Keys, Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra, The Bad Plus, Marc Broussard, louque, Danger Mouse, Nellie McKay, Donavon Frankenreiter, Blue Merle, Rachael Yamagata, Hackensaw Boys, Antigone Rising, Jem, Addison Groove Project, New Monsoon, Mindy Smith, Erin McKeown, Simple Kid, deSoL, Xavier Rudd, and mrnorth.

Willie Nelson was originally scheduled to perform but, shortly before the festival, had to cancel his summer 2004 tour due to carpal tunnel syndrome. Steve Winwood was asked to fill in.

Maroon 5 was also on the bill, but did not appear at their performance time, citing a sore throat by lead vocalist Adam Levine.

2003

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Highlights

The festival ran June 13-15, and 80,000 attended. In The Bonnaroo organizers planned a festival called Bonnaroo Northeast to take place in Riverhead, Long Island, New York. This festival, as well as the Field Day Festival, another festival to take place at the same site, were cancelled, however, in the weeks leading up to the event due to concern about securing permits in time. Warren Haynes released his 2003 Bonnaroo performance as an official live CD, Warren Haynes: Live at Bonnaroo

Lineup

The lineup of musical artists was: The Dead, Widespread Panic, Neil Young & Crazy Horse, James Brown,The Allman Brothers Band, Ben Harper & the Innocent Criminals, Jack Johnson, moe., Galactic, The Flaming Lips, The Roots, Lucinda Williams, Béla Fleck and the Flecktones, Emmylou Harris, Medeski Martin & Wood, Sonic Youth, The Meters, Leo Kottke & Mike Gordon, Joshua Redman, Yonder Mountain String Band, Robert Randolph & the Family Band, The Wailers, Nickel Creek, G. Love and Special Sauce, Tortoise, Liz Phair, Sound Tribe Sector 9, O.A.R., North Mississippi Allstars, Warren Haynes, Keller Williams, Garage A Trois, Ben Kweller, Mix Master Mike, Ekoostik Hookah, The Polyphonic Spree, Kid Koala, Z-Trip, Particle, Michael Franti and Spearhead, Josh Wink, Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra, The Slip, Cyro Baptista's Beat the Donkey, DJ Spooky, Jerry Joseph & The Jackmormons, Jon Cleary & the Absolute Monster Gentlemen, The New Deal, RJD2, My Morning Jacket, Topaz, phonosycograph DJ.DISK, DJ.Disk & The Filthy Ape, Vusi Mahlasela of Amandla!, Drive-By Truckers, Hackensaw Boys, Mark Farina, Robinella & the CC String Band, Buddahead, Kaki King, RAQ, Jason Mraz, The Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players, Josh Kelley, Gavin Degraw, Indecision, Iouque, Rebirth Brass Band.

2002

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Highlights

In the inaugural year, the festival was held June 21-23, and more than 70,000 fans attended. Speaking to the power of the concept, 2002 Bonnaroo sold out in advance, mostly through word-of-mouth amongst the music fan community. The right of the populace to gather and celebrate was upheld by the responsibility displayed by the fans of Bonnaroo 2002 - few crimes were committed during the fest, and a minimum of police presence was required to maintain order. This is in stark contrast to the violence that occurred during the "Woodstock" of the 90's. An early morning performance by moe. on June 23 won a "Best Performace of the Year" Jammy.

Lineup

Musical acts included: Trey Anastasio, Widespread Panic, Phil Lesh and Friends w/ very special guest Bob Weir, Galactic, Béla Fleck & Edgar Meyer, DJ Logic, Les Claypool's Flying Frog Brigade, Amon Tobin, Old Crow Medicine Show, Soulive, Gov't Mule, Jim White, Umphrey's McGee, Gran Torino, The Big Wu, Donna the Buffalo, Acoustic Syndicate, Keller Willams Incident, Karl Denson's Tiny Universe, Ben Harper, Cut Chemist, String Cheese Incident, John Butler Trio, Robert Randolph & the Family Band, Jack Johnson, Jurassic 5, Del McCoury Band, Drums & Tuba, Lil' Rascals Brass Band, Disco Biscuits, Llama, The Codetalkers feat. Col. Bruce Hampton (ret.), Particle, Colonel Claypool's Bucket of Bernie Brains, moe., Corey Harris, Ween, North Mississippi Allstars, Vinroc, Z-Trip, Mofro, Gabe Dixon, Norah Jones, Campbell Brothers, Dottie Peoples, Blind Boys of Alabama, and Pink Flamingos.

External links

Official Bonnaroo Links

• Bonnaroo.com Official Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival Website
• Bonnaroo 2007 tickets Official Bonnaroo 2007 Tickets site
• Live Bonnaroo Official Bonnaroo Concert Downloads
• Bonnaroo Radio
• Bonnaroo MySpace Official MySpace page
• Superfly Productions Website Event Organizer
• AC Entertainment Website Event Organizer
• Clean Vibes company dedicated to the responsible waste management at Bonnaroo

Fan Site Links

• Inforoo™,offers the latest Bonnaroo news,camping advice, and travel information.
• Bonnaroo @ Listserv
• Leo's Bonnaroo Survival Guide
• bonnaroo2007.com

Setlists

• Bonnaroo 2002 setlists
• Bonnaroo 2003 setlists
• Bonnaroo 2004 setlists
• Bonnaroo 2005 setlists
• Bonnaroo 2006 setlists

Maps

• Satellite view of the Bonnaroo site

News Articles

2007

• Bonnaroo 2007 lineup announcement from jambase.com
• Tool, Stripes, Panic Joining The Police At Bonnaroo from billboard.com
• Bonnaroo nabs Police as headliners from knoxnews.com
• Bonnaroo Organizers Buy The Farm from knoxnews.com
• Bonnaroo Organizers Purchasing Festival Site from billboard.com
• Bonnaroo wants to buy the farm from usatoday.com

2006

• Bonnaroo 2006 review from jambase.com
• Bonnaroo Music Festival Goes Green for 2006 from treehugger.com
• Lostwriters' account of Bonnaroo '06 Part I from lostwriters.net
• Lostwriters' Bonnaroo '06 Part II from lostwriters.net
• The Patchouli Stays in the Picture from rollingstone.com
• Bonnaroo 2006 review from jambase.com
• NY Times article on Bonnaroo 2006 from nytimes.com
• Article on Ashley Capps and Bonnaroo from interference.com

2005

• Bonnaroo 2005 review from jambase.com
• Bonnaroo 2005 lineup announcement from music.ign.com

2004

• Rain Can't Ruin Bonnaroo from rollingstone.com
• Bonnaroo fans feel little strain during the rain from knoxnews.com
• It's midnight in Manchester from knoxnews.com
• One hot start from knoxnews.com

2003

• Dead, Panic to Play Bonnaroo from rollingstone.com
• Bonnaroo Day 1 from music.ign.com
• Bonnaroo Day 2 from music.ign.com
• Bonnaroo Day 3 from music.ign.com
• Bonnaroo Day 4 from music.ign.com
• Bonnaroo NE Cancelled from rollingstone.com

2002

• Jam bands plan summer in Bonnaroo from usatoday.com
• Panic, Trey, Moe Head Bonnaroo from rollingstone.com
• Bonnaroo bands jam for a wider audience from usatoday.com
• Bonnaroo: Peace, Love and Profits from rollingstone.com