Bonnaroo 2008

[samjaco2]

What are everyone's hopes and dreams?

[madameRoyali]

radiohead again.

[mar]

Just off the top of my head....Rod y Gab....again

[samjaco2]

Yeah. I think I'd be content if radiohead came back every year.
But I think it'd be epic especially with their new album.

[tardisrider]

I'm hoping for a big Creme Broulee reunion, but just 'cause I'm weird like that.

[madameRoyali]

Rhcp & Qotsa

[skirob]

I have a tentative mental list going. It may or may not contain someone that HiTop and myself have been pimping a lot recently so I don't want the mention to get caught up in the fact that they may or may not have recently played around these parts. :rolleyes:

[madameRoyali]

i am really diggin the band of bees. they would be a cool addition for next year.

[jeffx]

Wu!

Tang!

Wu!

Tang!

Wu!

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Wu!

Tang!

Wu!

Tang!

[Hi Top]

Social D!

[Headless Geisha]

Brooooooce!

[skirob]

Alright, time to scratch down my mental list and then I can add to it later.
No ideas for major headliners just yet.

The Black Diamond Heavies - This 2 piece is like Tom Waits in church. Friggin' pentocostal rock with soul and kicks.

Superdrag - Yes, I am dead serious. They would kill on a shed stage, maybe Thursday night. Also, while in line for the porta-potty last year, my wife overheard a group of young guys talking about how they needed a Superdrag show at Roo (no shit, came out of left field).

Mono - build, build, build then pummel over the head.

LSD and the Search for God - Recently got into these guys. Very YLT-ish.

Earl Greyhound - like Zep meets Sloan.

Drag the River - I love these guys and haven't had the chance to see them live. Chad Price from ALL is in the band so they gotta kick ass.

Stewart Pack - A local that hasn't played at Bonnaroo yet. He's on top of his game right now. How can anyone not dig this?

MMJ - Bring'em back for a late night set on a larger stage. Maybe the same stage and time slot that the Lips had last year. Huge crowd, killer live show.

David Ford - A perfect way to kick off a Sunday morning.

1220 - They've been waiting for an invite for 3 years. Would be a fun tent/cafe show for sure.

MBV - Just had to toss that out there. You know, we can dream.

[catpinw]

i am really diggin the band of bees. they would be a cool addition for next year.

hell yeah! i love them... i've been digging them a lot lately too.
that would be cool.

also, beck was one of my all-time favorites.

i really love brian jonestown massacre - that would be awesome

superdrag would be hella fun - wonder if they'd do it though :)

i wish we could go back in time and have nirvana...

[catpinw]

Stewart Pack - A local that hasn't played at Bonnaroo yet. He's on top of his game right now. How can anyone not dig this?



for real! i think people would enjoy him too. he's way better than some of the local bands that have already played... no offense to any of them, of course. but yeah, stewart's great and a huge music lover, so he'd have fun too.

[curly]

Spiritualized
Teenage Fanclub

Some good ideas here. Bruce could work real well and Superdrag would probably do it and be great. Wu Tang might be a trip even though I don't know a whole lot about Wu I would check it out.

[Mykhailo]

My monthly plug for Shiina Ringo/Tokyo Jihen.

Seriously AC -- she's already a gigantic superstar in Japan (something like 4 or 5 #1 or #2 albums, plus buttloads of hit singles), she's got a intensely cultish following here, Jihen has gigantic chops as a band and are even better live than on record, she's a total hottie, and a US Jihen concert would get huge buzz. If they have any interest in the US market, Bonnaroo would be the perfect place to start. The only downside is that their latest album is kinda...eh. But it probably plays tons better live.

And bring along Soil and Pimp Sessions, and Boris, too.

Also -- Bitter:Sweet would be great for Sundown.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnJ0xGK8dC4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VljGLcxA1U

[JohnnyB]

Sloan
New Pornographers
Richard Hawley

[skirob]

I'll second Sloan and make another suggestion

Twilight Singers

[todd]

I'll second the Twilight Singers and raise you:

-Arcade Fire

-Sigur Ros

-David Gilmour

^ I can dream, can't I ?

[kag]

Dixie Chicks - the PERFECT Bonnaroo headliner
Travis
New Pornographers (I suggest them every year ;-) or alternatively, AC Newman solo
Raconteurs
Steve Earle

[kag]

Second to Stewart Pack

[Bird Goddess]

I predict that Cutthroat Shamrock will be invited to the 2008 'Roo.

[madameRoyali]

hackensaw boys!!!

[jeffx]

some spur-of-the-moment suggestions/conversation-starters. as far as i know, none of these have done bonaroo yet, but many of them have been through these parts recently.

black mountain
wu tang (and/or any permutation)
or the whale
silent years
ghosts i've known
awesome color
zebulon pike
lupe fiasco
superdrag
scarce
stewart pack et al
royal bangs
beastie boys
a tribe called quest
de la soul
big star
posies
matthew sweet
om
mono
acid mothers temple
animal collective
louis ck
mercury rev
new pornos
neko case
ac newman
destroyer
daft punk
kanye west
jay-z
scarface
raveonettes
jesus and mary chain
band of horses
cage
broken social scene
a wainwright or 2
heliocentrics
madlib
quasimoto
madvillain
mf doom
percee p
med
thrills
david bowie
kutiman
mountain goats
pj harvey
les savy fav
iron and wine (w/calexico ftw)
brooce
foo fighters
sigur ros
hives
m.i.a.
lady sov
neil young
of montreal
mgmt
go! team
damo suzuki
grizzly bear
robyn hitchcock
sloan
dean and britta
immortal technique
futureheads
dears
art brut
dinosaur jr

also, i'd totally see any of the acts i caught at the last 2 roos again, and there were many i missed, so y'know... i'm all for repeats.

[madameRoyali]

neil young played w/ crazy horse at the roo.
i was there it was glorious.

[jeffx]

i'm kind of hoping the rumors about led zeppelin and metallica aren't true. i mean, i'd hang around to watch either of them, but catering to the nostalgia set will never be as good as seeing a band in its prime (a la radiohead).

see also: the pretty universally disappointing police set.

unless the roo is now so lucrative it can afford to bring john bonham and cliff burton back from the dead. in which case... carry on.

[catpinw]

i'm kind of hoping the rumors about led zeppelin and metallica aren't true. i mean, i'd hang around to watch either of them, but catering to the nostalgia set will never be as good as seeing a band in its prime (a la radiohead).

see also: the pretty universally disappointing police set.

unless the roo is now so lucrative it can afford to bring john bonham and cliff burton back from the dead. in which case... carry on.

i'm with you, i would watch, but it wouldn't be as exciting to me as watching beck into radiohead. or tom petty. or neil young.

metallica is awesome and all, but now that i'm not 15 anymore, i just don't care as much.

i vote for all the bands that jeffx posted.

[DeLuxeDrums]

Levon Helm
Tom Waits
Prince
Black Diamond Heavies
Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings
Bettye Lavette
Drive-By Truckers
Band of Bees
The Blue Van
Mike Farris
Lucero
Jamiroquai
VHS or Beta
Budos Band
Marc Ford
Hank Williams III
My Morning Jacket
Weedeater
Witchcraft
The Sword
Extra Golden
Antibalas
The Black Crowes (if the new addition of Luther Dickinson is a success)

[Shinola]

Levon Helm
Tom Waits
Prince
Black Diamond Heavies
Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings
Bettye Lavette
Drive-By Truckers
Band of Bees
The Blue Van
Mike Farris
Lucero
Jamiroquai
VHS or Beta
Budos Band
Marc Ford
Hank Williams III
My Morning Jacket
Weedeater
Witchcraft
The Sword
Extra Golden
Antibalas
The Black Crowes (if the new addition of Luther Dickinson is a success)

Except for a few of those I've never heard of, yeah.

[curly]

http://www.wsmv.com/news/14822931/detail.html

Led Zeppelin Singer To Perform At Bonnaroo
Robert Plant To Take Stage With Allison Krauss

POSTED: 12:14 pm CST December 11, 2007
UPDATED: 12:42 pm CST December 11, 2007

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Two singers with very different styles will play together at Bonnaroo in 2008.

Led Zeppelin lead singer Robert Plant will take the stage with Bluegrass singer Allison Krauss.

The two made an album together called "Raising Sand,” which was released in October. The album has already sold more than 340,000 copies.

Plant and his other bandmates in Led Zeppelin played their first full concert in decades on Monday night in London.

In addition to their Bonnaroo gig, Krauss and Plant will also tour the U.S. and Europe next year.

The 2008 edition of Bonnaroo is set for June 12 through 15 in Manchester.

[jeffx]

i can dig that.

[JohnnyB]

Okkervil River
Josh Ritter
Josh Rouse

[JohnnyB]

Kinks!Kinks!Kinks!Kinks!Kinks!Kinks!Kinks!Kinks!Ki nks!Kinks!Kinks!Kinks!Kinks!Kinks!Kinks!Kinks!Kink s!Kinks!Kinks!Kinks!Kinks!Kinks!Kinks!Kinks!Kinks! Kinks!Kinks!Kinks!Kinks!

[Rocky Hillian]

If The Kinks were scheduled for 'roo 08 I might work the street corner to get the cash for tickets...

[jeffx]

wait, are the kinks actually an option? 'cause, uh... yesshh.

[JohnnyB]

http://funhouserock.com/funhouse/blab/showthread.php?t=12017&highlight=kinks

[loveyourpiano]

Sam Lewis
Centralia Massacre
Hudson K
Brent Thompson
plus

And some seasoned veterans like Blue Mother Tupelo.

Knoxville deserves to be the alt-americana-everything else music capital of the world.

Let's show em what we got!

[madameRoyali]

Black Mountain.

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=196267438

[rudeboyreggae1984]

Wu!

Tang!

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Yes.

[madameRoyali]

there are things to fuck with....and then there is wu tang.

[billlear]

Arcade Fire
The Boss
Levon Helm
Drive-By Truckers
the everybodyfields

Locals:
1220
Medford's Black Record Collection
Brendon James Wright
Tenderhooks

[madameRoyali]

locals....
i'd love to see the royal bangs and the cheat!

[F-Stop]

Tom Waits
Radiohead
Yeasayer
Jens Lekman
The Doves

[rockfest]

Hello all, I am new to the knoxblab boards as of today. Last night I witnessed my favorite local band since I moved to Knoxville four years ago. The Dirty Guv'nahs at Barley's was one of my favorite shows I have ever seen, period. I had never even heard of those guys but they had Barleys totally packed out, one of the biggest crowds I have ever seen there. I am a big supporter of local music in general and I have now found my band to get behind. That front man is insane!

The Dirty Guv'nahs at Bonnaroo 2008!

Thanks Funhouse for introducing me to this band and these boards. Let's help get them at the 'Roo.

[skirob]

The Dirty Guv'nahs definitely had one hell of a show. I was impressed. Openers, The Last Straw, kicked ass too. It was easily one of the larger Funhouse shows. I could see the Guv'nahs rocking the Roo.

[jeffx]

bonnaroo.com crashes my browser every time i try to go there. anyone know what that's all about? ian?

[sgt. pepper]

My Picks for Bonnaroo '08:

The Black Crowes w/ Luther
Gillian Welch
My Morning Jacket (late night, again)
The Black Keys
JET
Ben Harper
PEARL JAM... please.
Levon Helm
LUCERO
Grace Potter ...YES.
THE WORD.


NOT METALLICA.


Local Picks:
THE DIRTY GUV'NAHS... definitely.
1220... cause it's time
The Bearded... because everybody loves The Bearded.

[lecut4]

I would love to see The Dirty Guv'nahs at Bonnaroo.....they are so badass!

[rockfest]

Levon Helm would kick ass

[Shinola]

Levon Helm
Leven Helm
Levon Helm
Levon Helm

Garth Hudson, too.

[rudeboyreggae1984]

I heard something about the crowd dropping the Dirty Guv's frontman when he tried to crowd surf...did that happen?

[rockfest]

Rudeboy-

Yes their front man did end up on the ground, not sure what happened there. That guy was all over the place getting people to go nuts. I know I have been talking about them alot lately but I was really blown away by their performance. Unfortunately I don't see any Knoxville shows up on their site for the next little while. Anyways they are worth seeing if nothing else for the front man alone. Total insanity.

[jeffx]

is it too late to request super furry animals?

[rockfest]

Ok, after thinking long and hard, here's my full list of what I want to see at the Roo.

THE ROLLING STONES (i can dream right?)
Neil Young and Crazy Horse
Rage Against The Machine
Jack White and Loretta Lynn
Levon Helm and Garth Hudson
The Black Crowes
Drive-by Truckers
My Morning Jacket
The Black Keys
The Avett Brothers
The Everybodyfields
The Little Willies
Black Mountain
Jason Isbell
Sigur Ros (late night)
Explosions in the Sky (late night)

Local:
The Dirty Guv'nahs
Garage Deluxe
Christabel and the Jons

[Apeville]

for clues on who
go 2
radeeo
bonnaroo

[Rocky Hillian]

Must be coming soon, website doesn't seem to be working.

Ian?

[madameRoyali]

radio bonnaroo is my new favorite thing to listen to at work.
they are giving away clues to the line up!

[jeffx]

okay, after flipping through some of the rumor boards, i'm now kinda hoping metallica is playing, as it seems they'll weed out a bunch of whiny, pantywaist hippies.

[madameRoyali]

omg i can hardly wait!

[DanceDiva]

Being posted on The Tennessean at 11:00 CST; anywhere else? Anywhere sooner? May need to send text updates to my brother at Mardi Gras.

[F-Stop]

Being posted on The Tennessean at 11:00 CST; anywhere else? Anywhere sooner? May need to send text updates to my brother at Mardi Gras.

I've got my eye on The Tennessean as well DanceDiva.

I keep hearing rumors of Pearl Jam headlining, and that's got me excited. If they're playing, i'll try to be there.

[F-Stop]

http://www.tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080205/ENTERTAINMENT01/80205204&referrer=FRONTPAGECAROUSEL

[DanceDiva]

http://www.tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080205/ENTERTAINMENT01/80205204&referrer=FRONTPAGECAROUSEL

[DanceDiva]

http://www.tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080205/ENTERTAINMENT01/80205204&referrer=FRONTPAGECAROUSEL

Owe me a Coke?

[madameRoyali]

Superfly Productions and A.C. Entertainment are proud to announce the initial lineup for the seventh annual Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival. The four-day camping and music festival will be held from June 12-15, 2008 on our beautiful 700-acre farm in Manchester, Tennessee. Prepare yourself for an amazing 4-day weekend with over 100 of your favorite bands, top comedians, art, activities, workshops, vendors and much more -- all gathered on a rustic Tennessee farm and devoted to making this the best weekend of your life!

· Pearl Jam
· Metallica
· Jack Johnson
· Kanye West
· Robert Plant and Alison Krauss featuring T Bone Burnett
· Phil Lesh & Friends
· My Morning Jacket
· The Allman Brothers Band
· The Raconteurs
· Willie Nelson
· Death Cab for Cutie
· B.B. King
· Sigur Ros
· Levon Helm and the Ramble on the Road
· Ben Folds
· O.A.R.
· The Bluegrass Allstars Feat. Luke Bulla, Sam Bush, Jerry Douglas, Bela Fleck, Edgar Meyer and Bryan Sutton
· M.I.A.
· Umphrey's McGee
· Iron & Wine
· Yonder Mountain String Band
· Swell Season
· Talib Kweli
· Derek Trucks & Susan Tedeschi's Soul Stew Revival
· Gogol Bordello
· Broken Social Scene
· Robert Randolph's Revival
· Rilo Kiley
· Mastodon
· Lupe Fiasco
· Against Me!
· Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings
· Pat Green
· Ozomatli
· Tegan & Sara
· Solomon Burke
· Drive-By Truckers
· !!!
· The Avett Brothers
· Israel Vibration
· Abigail Washburn & the Sparrow Quartet featuring Bela Fleck
· Phil Lesh / Larry Campbell / Jackie Greene
· Aimee Mann
· Ladytron
· The Fiery Furnaces
· Orchestra Baobab
· Ghostland Observatory
· Jose Gonzalez
· Dark Star Orchestra
· Minus the Bear
· Donavon Frankenreiter
· Lez Zeppelin
· State Radio
· Battles
· Jakob Dylan
· Two Gallants
· The Sword
· Vampire Weekend
· Little Feat
· Nicole Atkins
· The Felice Brothers
· Mason Jennings
· MGMT
· The Lee Boys
· Black Kids
· Serena Ryder
· Steel Train
· Grupo Fantasma
· Back Door Slam

Bonnaroo Comedy:

· Bonnaroo Late Night Chat About with David Cross
· Janeane Garofalo
· Zach Galifianakis
· Jim Norton
· Brian Posehn
· Mike Birbiglia
· John Mulaney
· Michelle Buteau

More artists to be announced!

Tickets to the 2008 Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival will go on sale next Saturday, February 16, at Noon Eastern time through Bonnaroo.com. For more information, go to Bonnaroo.com.

[skirob]

Totally cool with that. Solid lineup. The 3 people I called said "ummm...really? hmmmmm"

[curly]

Metallica? Kanye? What festival is this again? Because it sure doesn't sound like Bonnaroo. Too bad they couldn't get Fergie and Lifehouse.

[Rocky Hillian]

I have to say, that I am somewhat dissappointed. There are a few bands that I would like to see, but overall not that great of lineup.

Pearl Jam, Metallica, bleh...

M.I.A., Gogol Bordello, Willie, yeah...

Raconteurs, Avett brothers, Robert Randolph, hmm..

[foo]

okay, after flipping through some of the rumor boards, i'm now kinda hoping metallica is playing, as it seems they'll weed out a bunch of whiny, pantywaist hippies.

the same whiny, pantywaist hippies that you played for last year? you would prefer a frat crowd?

[jeffx]

the same whiny, pantywaist hippies that you played for last year?

no. a completely different set of whiny pantywaist hippies.


you would prefer a frat crowd?

hell, i'd prefer any crowd. we played during the white stripes last year.

...

i ain't gonna lie, i'm the least excited about the headliners as i've ever been, but the rest of the lineup is pretty solid. big variety. taking some risks there with the metal too.

[catpinw]

man, i've seen a lot these bands already - several times for some of them... several times at bonnaroo!

i am interested to see MIA (finally), sigur ros, MGMT, black kids, krauss/plant, lez zeppelin (that's hott!), levon...
i've never seen any of them before...

it will still be fun, i was just hoping for better headliners. if this was 1994 i'd be shitting my pants though.

also, there are usually bands added onto the list later, so hopefully we'll have some cool add-ons.

[rockfest]

Initial thoughts- Sideways thumb.

I am not one of those guys that bitches about Bonnaroo "changing". In fact, I am glad it has become a festival for ALL types of music.

I could be happier with the headliners for sure. Metallica's not my thing at all, but Pearl Jam will be cool.

I like Jack Johnson but not as one of the "major" artists. Seeing Jack up there with an acoustic guitar in fromt of 80000 people isn't exactly that much fun to me.

Overall most excited about:
Pearl Jam
Plant / Krauss
Levon Helm
My Morning Jacket
Drive-by Truckers
Avett Brothers

Plenty of good bands to see for sure, just not the best bonnaroo lineup ever in my opinion. Still the best festival in the country.

[rockfest]

One more thing-

Hell yeah on getting Sigur Ros. Hopefully that will be late night.

[sgt. pepper]

sharon jones and the dap kings..... sweet business

metallica?.... kinda confused.

pearl jam... about time.

levon helm... very cool.

robert randolph revival... could have alot of potential.

my morning jacket... totally essential for the roo.

sigur ros.... most def will be there.

Ozomatli..... again???

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i hope we still get some more rockers like The Black Keys, The Black Crowes, and Grace Potter and the Nocs..... there's enough indie and rap on there already.

----------------------------
bonnaroo is always great.

[catpinw]

Initial thoughts- Sideways thumb.

Plenty of good bands to see for sure, just not the best bonnaroo lineup ever in my opinion. Still the best festival in the country.

for sure!

[billlear]

Anyone heard any rumo(u)rs regarding local bands playing bonnaroo?

[catpinw]

Anyone heard any rumo(u)rs regarding local bands playing bonnaroo?

brandy robinson said she was playing again this year, but i don't think that's been confirmed.

[curly]

Anyone got tickets yet? Chris Rock was a great addition.

[madameRoyali]

the following are additions to the 2008 Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival lineup:

Cat Power

Zappa Plays Zappa

The Disco Biscuits

MSTRKRFT

Chromeo

[Apeville]

Zpz!

[madameRoyali]

NEW additions to the 2008 Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival lineup!!

Tiësto (late night set)
Stephen Marley
Money Mark
The Coup
Wood Brothers
Rogue Wave
Newton Faulkner

[curly]

When are the locals to be announced? I need some more incentive. Even though Chris Rock was a good addition.

[madameRoyali]

Alana Grace · Amy LaVere · Bear In Heaven · Bombadil · Carney · Colour Revolt · Cornmeal · De Novo Dahl · Dead Confederate · Electric Touch · Erick Baker · Extra Golden · Howlin Rain · Jake Shimabukuro · Jessie Baylin · Jypsi · K' NAAN · Lord T & Eloise · Mike Farris featuring Roseland Rhythm Revue · The Nikhil Korula Band · Nomo · Person L · Phonograph · Rotary Downs · Royal Bangs · Scissormen · Sometymes Why · Stephanie's ID · The Afromotive · The American Plague · The Big Sleep · The Duhks · The Everybodyfields · The Greencards · Weather Underground · Your Vegas

[rockfest]

i love dead confederate, they are badass live

[curly]

A few decent additions and some that I have never heard of. Any hints on the "Big announcement" this Thursday? Now that the Allmanns have had to cancel, I'm expecting something good and not some lame "carrot top will be in comedy tent" addition. I need somebody to push me over the limit and make me purchase a ticket. I have never waited this long to buy mine but I need something or someone to tilt the scales in favor of going. Does this announcement have the potential to do it?

[skirob]

http://funhouserock.com/funhouse/blab/attachment.php?attachmentid=1300&stc=1&d=1208434026

[curly]

Snore. That was a big announcement. Doesn't Panic play near every year? How about Bonnaroo become Bonnarelevant again. The best festival just got trumped by acl, coachella and lollapalooza. I'm bummed. Sorry to some of the locals that work for the festival, but this just keeps getting more lame with every announcement. Here's hoping you have something big up your sleeve or this is a belated april fool joke.

[faybe]

it's time to start updating this thread. I'd like to know who will be going from the blab...

[mar]

We'll be heading to 'roo on Thursday. I can't wait!!!

[skirob]

Having some logistical issues but hoping to be in attendance.

[jeffx]

losing david cross = boo.

gaining louis ck = FUCK YES!

[catpinw]

i didn't think i was gonna go this year, but then i got news of some guest passes headed my way - so i can't pass that up! i'll be heading down on thursday night i think.

[jeffx]

speaking of logistical issues, the schedule is once again a nightmare of conflicting must-sees. although thursday looks like a no-brainer.

[skirob]

speaking of logistical issues, the schedule is once again a nightmare of conflicting must-sees. although thursday looks like a no-brainer.

I glanced over it. Friday looks kind loooong day. I didn't plan out a schedule. Must figure out if I'm even going first.