By now anyone not living under a rock has seen the lineup for this year's hippie-friendly bonanza of a music festival. They've pulled out all the stops this time, with such luminaries as Bruce Springsteen, Talking Heads frontman David Byrne, and Elvis Costello. These legends are sure to please oldsters and hipsters alike with dazzling shows.
The newly reunited Phish is set to play two shows at Bonnaroo (the question is if the audience will be able to take that much jamming). The shows will be among their first since 2004. On a different token, Nine Inch Nails will play Bonnaroo as part of their going away tour. Frontman and multi-instrumentalist Trent Reznor, tired after releasing several albums in the past years, wishes to "make Nine Inch Nails disappear for a while".
To go along with these long standing icons in music are much newer faces. TV on the Radio, fresh off a torrent of critical acclaim following the release of last year's Dear Science, prog rockers The Mars Volta, and eclectic electro pop group Of Montreal. All three of these groups are finally getting their due after languishing with cult followings.
I will be attending the festivities and will be providing coverage of the event. The festival takes place from June 11th to the 14th in Manchester, Tennessee, and it is sure to be memorable
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This is high-brow stuff, fa sho'.
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