Bonnaroo 2008 Line-Up Leaked!
Well, maybe. In any case, it's fun to think about Vashti Bunyan strumming next to Marilyn Manson.
Nick Haramis
January 25, 2008
Having a ball at last year’s Bonnaroo festival.
This year’s Bonnaroo line-up—official or otherwise—made its way into our in-box, and, well, it’s interesting. Acts range from boring (Coldplay and Counting Crows) to exciting (The Whigs, Girl Talk, Of Montreal, and Black Moth Super Rainbow), from shocking (Marilyn Manson?) to confusing (Is Anthony Braxton who we think she is?), and from “We thought he was dead” (Chuck Berry and Lee “Scratch” Perry) to “He’s dead, isn’t he?” (Blind Melon). We’ll keep you posted when the official roster gets released. —Nick Haramis
Click the jump for the full line-up!
Photography by Cheryl Dunn
Here’s the full line-up: “The Eagles, Van Halen, Coldplay, John Mayer, Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, My Morning Jacket, B.B. King, Return to Forever, The Mars Volta, Willie Nelson, Underworld, Kid Rock, Ornette Coleman, The Word, Levon Helm Band, Emmylou Harris, Chuck Berry, Marilyn Manson, The Killers, Umphrey’s McGee, James Blunt, The Moody Blues, George Jones, A Tribe Called Quest, Richard Thompson’s “1000 Years of Popular Music,” Lynyrd Skynyrd, George Clinton & Parliament-Funkadelic, Chris Isaak, Donovan, Lee “Scratch” Perry, The Shins, Sonic Youth, Travis Tritt, DJ Shadow & Cut Chemist, Os Mutantes, Page McConnell, Ministry, Etta James, Neko Case, Bustle in Your Hedgerow, Miranda Lambert, Femi Kuti, Shpongle, The Polyphonic Spree, Disco Biscuits, Anthony Braxton, Counting Crows, Loudon Wainwright III, Cat Power & Dirty Delta Blues, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Iron & Wine, Billy Bragg, Kinky, Yonder Mountain String Band, Benevento-Russo Duo, She & Him, Girl Talk, Joe Jackson, Arrested Development, Grace Potter and the Nocturnals, John Zorn, Blind Melon, Cake, Lotus, Leftover Salmon, Sugarland, Super Furry Animals, Ghostland Observatory, Deltron 3030, The Futureheads, The Magnetic Fields, Caribou, Tortured Soul, Col. Bruce & the Quark Alliance, Saul Williams, The New Deal, Infected Mushroom, State Radio, Of Montreal, The Bravery, Colbie Caillat, EOTO, Avett Brothers, Pat Green, British Sea Power, Vashti Bunyan, GWAR, The Whigs, Konono No. 1, The Slits, Colin Hay, The Coup, Why?, The Dirtbombs, Rocco DeLuca & The Burden, My Brightest Diamond, Six Organs of Admittance, Dengue Fever, Viva Voce, Two Ton Boa, The King Khan & BBQ Show, Dan Sartain, Black Moth Super Rainbow, Lez Zeppelin, Bo Bice, Black Devil Disco Club, and Dragonforce.”
Comments (4)
Posted by john jejerrigan on Sat Jan 26, 2008 at 01.08 pm
Okay, for one thing, there is way too many older bands in that lineup to be true. And if they get that piece of crap KID ROCK to play I will boycott Bonnaroo. Manson is also pretty stupid for Bonnaroo. Come on. I agree with the other dude that this is completely fake but if it isnt then boycott bonnaroo.
Posted by chefbalowe on Sun Jan 27, 2008 at 03.38 am
Im not saying that this lineup a fake, however, I find it hard to believe that Maralyn Manson, Kid Rock, and Bone Thugs-N-Harmony will be playing a “traditionally” hippie-fest with the likes of Willie Nelson, The Moody Blues, and Yonder Mountain String Band. P.S.: I really don’t want to see Marilyn Manson when im dosed. Call me crazy…
Posted by mojo on Sat Nov 15, 2008 at 06.40 pm
you were wrong on last year. but here’s a break for you for 2009: guns n’ roses will headline. you can ignore this, report it as a rumor, or whatever. but wait and see, next year bonnaroo will top metallica in the only way truly possible- axl rose!
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Posted by steve on Fri Jan 25, 2008 at 03.58 pm
Anthony Braxton is a sax player and one of the forefathers of free/avant jazz. He is not Toni Braxton.
And Blind Melon has reunited and is touring with a new vocalist.
Also, this is completely fake.