Festival Guide: Bonnaroo, Manchester, TN
Date: June 12-15, 2008, $245-$1170
Bonnaroo (Cajun slang for "really good time")--which takes place on a a 700-acre farm in Manchester, TN, about 60 miles south of Nashville--is back for its seventh year. The one-time jam-band haven has become more diverse over its history; this year's headliners include Pearl Jam, Metallica and Kanye West.
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Lineup (subject to change):
- Pearl Jam
- Metallica
- Jack Johnson
- Widespread Panic
- Kanye West
- Chris Rock
- My Morning Jacket
- The Raconteurs
- Willie Nelson
- Death Cab for Cutie
- B.B. King
- Les Claypool
- Ben Folds
- O.A.R.
- Cat Power
- The Bluegrass Allstars
- M.I.A.
- Umphrey's McGee
- Iron & Wine
- Stephen Marley
- Yonder Mountain String Band
- The Swell Season
- Zappa Plays Zappa
- Talib Kweli
- Derek Trucks & Susan Tedeschi Soul Stew Revival
- Gogol Bordello
- Broken Social Scene
- Robert Randolph's Revival
- Porter-Batiste-Stoltz
- Rilo Kiley
- The Disco Biscuits
- Mastodon
- Lupe Fiasco
- Against Me!
- Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings
- Pat Green
- Ivan Neville's Dumpstaphunk
- Ozomatli
- Tegan & Sara
- Solomon Burke
- Drive-By Truckers
- Dirty Dozen Brass Band
- Superdrag
- Louis C.K.
- MSTRKRFT
- Israel Vibration
- Walter "Wolfman" Washington
- Larry Campbell, Jackie Greene, Phil Lesh & Teresa Williams
- Aimee Mann
- Anders Osborne
- Ladytron
- Janeane Garofalo
- The Fiery Furnaces
- Money Mark
- Ghostland Observatory
- Dark Star Orchestra
- Zach Galifianakis
- Minus the Bear
- Lez Zeppelin
- Big Sam's Funky Nation
- State Radio
- The Coup
- Battles
- Jim Norton
- Two Gallants
- The Sword
- Soul Rebels Brass Band
- Vampire Weekend
- Little Feat
- Nicole Atkins
- Chromeo
- Morning 40 Federation
- The Felice Brothers
- Mason Jennings
- Mike Birbiglia
- MGMT
- What Made Milwaukee Famous
- The Lee Boys
- Adele
- Rogue Wave
- Grand Ole Party
- Serena Ryder
- Steel Train
- Grupo Fantasma
- Harrybu McCage
- Back Door Slam
- Newton Faulkner
- Joe DeRosa
- Leo Allen
- Alana Grace
- Amy LaVere
- Bear In Heaven
- Bombadil
- Carney
- Charlie Allen
- 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
- Tennessee Schmaltz
- The Afromotive
- The American Plague
- The Big Sleep
- The Duhks
- the everybodyfields
- The Greencards
- The Postelles
- The Weather Underground
- Your Vegas
- Reggie Watts
- John Mulaney
- Brian Posehn
- Michelle Buteau
- Matt Morris
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