Bonnaroo 2008

[iJon]

Anybody going to the Roo this year. This would have been my 3rd year but after seeing this year's lineup I'm probably going to pass. Even Coachella had a less than stellar lineup this year it seems. I've bolded the considered headliners.

Anybody go to Wakarusa? That might be my Bonnaroo replacement.


Pearl Jam
Metallica
Jack Johnson
Kanye West
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
Phil Lesh & Friends
My Morning Jacket
The Allman Brothers Band
The Raconteurs
Willie Nelson
Death Cab for Cutie
B.B. King
Sigur Rós
Levon Helm and the Ramble on the Road
Ben Folds
O.A.R.
The Bluegrass Allstars Feat. Luke Bulla, Jerry Douglas, Bela Fleck, Edgar Meyer and Bryan Sutton.
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

 

[PlaceofDis]

there's about seven bands on that list that i'd like to see, but i'd much rather see them all in a smaller venue so definitely not worth the trip for me

 

[iJon]

there's about seven bands on that list that i'd like to see, but i'd much rather see them all in a smaller venue so definitely not worth the trip for me

Yep, I only like a of those artists too, plus the ones I like are mainly people I've already seen once. Bonnaroo's lineup last year was great but I can't justify this one. Wakarusa, Camp Bisco, and Lollapalooza are on my radar.

 

[it5five]

There are a handful of good bands playing, but not enough to pay for festival priced tickets. It's the same with Coachella. I'm sort of lucky, though, since a few of the bands playing at Coachella I'd like to see are doing some shows here in Phoenix a day or two before they play at Coachella. April is a pretty busy gig month for me.

 

[blairwillis]

Boner-oo gets more commercial and mainstream with each iteration. I enjoyed the first one, the second had some positive moments, the third was ok, and I haven't bothered since. It's both a combination of poorer music and not-fun-to-camp-next-to idiots.

Give me a poorly organized Clifford Ball without enough portolets any day over some Kanye West crap. Has B!tchney Spears signed on yet?

As always, the best music festival of the year will be the one you don't hear about until it's over.

 

[iJon]

Rothbury Festival

Has anyone heard of this festival who is up north. For me this lineup kicks Bonnaroo up and down the curb... and then some more. I think I finally found my Bonnaroo replacement.

Rothbury Festival

Dave Matthews Band
Widespread Panic
John Mayer
311
Phil Lesh and Friends
Primus
Thievery Corporation
Snoop Dogg
Modest Mouse
Michael Franti and Spearhead
Gov't Mule
STS9
Colbie Caillat
Slightly Stoopid
The Black Keys
Keller Williams and The WMD’s
Yonder Mountain String Band with Jon Fishman
Gogol Bordello
Citizen Cope
Disco Biscuits
Medeski Martin & Wood
Ray LaMontagne
Derek Trucks & Susan Tedeschi Soul Stew Revival
Drive-By Truckers
Of Montreal
Etown Radio Show
The Dresden Dolls
Gomez
Brett Dennen
Taj Mahal
Mike Gordon
Zappa Plays Zappa
Crystal Method DJ Set
State Radio
JJ Grey & MOFRO
The Greyboy Allstars
The Secret Machines
Railroad Earth
Beth Orton
Jakob Dylan and the Green Mountain Rebels
A3
Bettye LaVette
Emmitt Nershi Band
Lotus
EOTO
Panjea with Michael Kang
Yard Dogs Road Show
The Beautiful Girls
Sage Francis
Tea Leaf Green
Bassnectar
Pnuma Trio
Diplo
Flosstradamus
The Juan MacLean
The Dynamites featuring Charles Walker
Dead Confederate
DJ Rekha
Motion Potion
DJ Rootz
SOJOURN
Busdriver

 

[mactastic]

I dunno... a chance to see Bela Fleck, Jerry Douglas, and Edgar Meyer playing together isn't to be passed up easily.

And Robert Randolph makes the kind of music that makes one really want to believe Christianity's happy horse***... to paraphrase The Onion.

 

[slu]

Has anyone heard of this festival who is up north. For me this lineup kicks Bonnaroo up and down the curb... and then some more. I think I finally found my Bonnaroo replacement.

Rothbury Festival

Dave Matthews Band
Widespread Panic
John Mayer
311
Phil Lesh and Friends
Primus
Thievery Corporation
Snoop Dogg
Modest Mouse
Michael Franti and Spearhead
Gov't Mule
STS9
Colbie Caillat
Slightly Stoopid
The Black Keys
Keller Williams and The WMD’s
Yonder Mountain String Band with Jon Fishman
Gogol Bordello
Citizen Cope
Disco Biscuits
Medeski Martin & Wood
Ray LaMontagne
Derek Trucks & Susan Tedeschi Soul Stew Revival
Drive-By Truckers
Of Montreal
Etown Radio Show
The Dresden Dolls
Gomez
Brett Dennen
Taj Mahal
Mike Gordon
Zappa Plays Zappa
Crystal Method DJ Set
State Radio
JJ Grey & MOFRO
The Greyboy Allstars
The Secret Machines
Railroad Earth
Beth Orton
Jakob Dylan and the Green Mountain Rebels
A3
Bettye LaVette
Emmitt Nershi Band
Lotus
EOTO
Panjea with Michael Kang
Yard Dogs Road Show
The Beautiful Girls
Sage Francis
Tea Leaf Green
Bassnectar
Pnuma Trio
Diplo
Flosstradamus
The Juan MacLean
The Dynamites featuring Charles Walker
Dead Confederate
DJ Rekha
Motion Potion
DJ Rootz
SOJOURN
Busdriver

I was thinking about this as my Bonnaroo replacement this year as well. The only good bands at Bonnaroo this year I have seen before. And there are some awful one on there. Metallica and Kanye on one bill seems more like torture than fun to me.

And The Black Keys are awesome and I never seen Modest Mouse.

 

[Rhosfelt]

Warped '08 Band list (released the 20th)

3OH!3​

whole tour​

A Day to Remember​

jun 20 - jul 20​

Against Me!​

whole tour​

Aggrolites​

whole tour​

Alesana​

whole tour​

All That Remains​

jul 22 - aug 17​

All Time Low​

jul 22 - aug 17​

Anberlin​

jun 20 - aug 17​

Angels and Airwaves​

whole tour​

As I Lay Dying​

jun 20 - jul 18​

August Burns Red​

jun 20 - july 6​

Automatic Love Letter​

jul 17 - july 27​

Beat Union​

whole tour​

Bedouin Soundclash​

jul 3 - jul 17​

Between the Trees​

whole tour​

Bouncing Souls​

jul 16 - jul 25​

Bring Me the Horizon​

jul 22 - aug 17​

Broadway Calls​

whole tour​

Charlotte Sometimes​

whole tour​

Cinematic Sunrise​

jul 10 - jul 16​

Classic Crime​

jul 27 - aug 17​

Cobra Starship​

whole tour​

Confide​

jul 22 - aug 17​

Danger Radio​

jul 19 - aug 8 / aug 9 - aug 18​

Dr. Manhattan​

jul 22 - aug 17​

Evergreen Terrace​

whole tour​

Every Avenue​

jul 9 - jul 26​

Everytime I Die​

whole tour​

Family Force 5​

whole tour except 6/19, 6/20, 6/26, 7/2, 7/12, 8/8​

Forever the Sickest Kids​

jun 20 - jul 6 / jul 7 - aug 17​

Four Year Strong​

jul 19 - aug 17​

From First to Last​

whole tour​

GBH​

aug 6 - aug 17​

Greeley Estates​

whole tour​

Gym Class Heroes​

whole tour​

Horrorpops​

whole tour​

Jack's Mannequin​

jul 1 - jul 20​

Just Surrender​

jul 9 - jul 26​

Katy Perry​

whole tour​

Ludo​

jul 22 - aug 17​

Madina Lake​

jul 9 - jul 25​

Mayday Parade​

whole tour​

Maylene and the Sons of Disaster​

jun 20 - jul 18​

MC Chris​

whole tour​

MURS​

whole tour​

Norma Jean​

whole tour​

Oreska​

whole tour​

Paramore​

jul 1 - jul 6​

Pennywise​

jul 15- jul 22, jul 24, jul 29 - aug 3​

Pierce the Veil​

whole tour​

The Pinker Tones​

whole tour​

Protest the Hero​

whole tour​

Reel Big Fish​

whole tour​

Relient K​

whole tour​

Rise Against​

aug 6 - aug 17​

Say Anything​

whole tour​

Set Your Goals​

whole tour​

Shwayze​

whole tour​

Sick City​

jul 19 - jul 20, aug 6​

Sky Eats Airplane​

jul 27 - aug 17​

Stick to Your Guns​

jun 20 - jul 6​

Story of the Year​

whole tour​

Street Dogs​

whole tour​

The Academy Is...​

whole tour​

The All-American Rejects​

jun 20 - jun 29​

The Audition​

whole tour​

The Briggs​

whole tour​

The Bronx​

whole tour​

The Color Fred​

whole tour​

The Devil Wears Prada​

whole tour​

The Dillinger Escape Plan​

jul 9 - jul 15​

The Fabulous Rudies​

whole tour​

The Higher​

jun 20 - jul 20​

The Human Abstract​

jul 22 - aug 17​

The Lordz​

whole tour​

The Maine​

jun 20 - jul 18 / aug 9 - aug 17​

The Morning Light​

jul 28 - aug 6​

The Saint Alvia Cartel​

jul 9 - aug 3, aug 13​

The Secret Handshake​

jun 30 - jul 9​

The Vandals​

aug 6 - aug 17​

We the Kings​

whole tour​

I can't wait, I also hope to get backstage passes!! But I should be going to the 7/29 Pittsburgh show, however a couple of bands I really want to see won't be there Jack's and Rise Against..

 

[iJon]

I dunno... a chance to see Bela Fleck, Jerry Douglas, and Edgar Meyer playing together isn't to be passed up easily.

And Robert Randolph makes the kind of music that makes one really want to believe Christianity's happy horse***... to paraphrase The Onion.

Yeah, its all about what you want to see. Most of the good groups at the Roo are artists I've seen or who aremplaying at Rothbury. Not enough bands for me to justify that hot sun and farm. At least Rothbury has some trees and shade.

 

[slu]

Got my Rothbury ticket this week! No Bonnaroo this year for me.

I'd like to see Pearl Jam, but I have done that a bunch of times already....

 

[iJon]

Got my Rothbury ticket this week! No Bonnaroo this year for me.

I'd like to see Pearl Jam, but I have done that a bunch of times already....

Rock on. Good to see some other MacRumors members going. I still might go to Wakarusa too since it's so close and cheaper. Other than that this will be my first time to Michigan and the states surrounding it.

jon