FIRST IMPRESSIONS

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FIRST IMPRESSIONS

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“I had no
what
to expect at my first Bonnaroo, and that was the best
part!” Cherub’s Jason Huber
said when polled about his
expectations going into his
first Bonnaroo back in 2006.
“But the first time we played
the festival, I had been waiting over six years to yell,
‘What’s up Bonnaroo?!?!’”
Huber’s thoughts
summed up the spirit of
Bonnaroo’s opening day.
In certain ways, Bonnaroo’s Thursday night party
has always felt somewhere
between the first night of
summer camp and Thanksgiving Eve. There is a palpable energy in the air as old
friends reconnect, new festival patrons figure out the
nooks and crannies of their
temporary home and everyone’s Bonnaroo ADD somehow always seems to kick
in at the same time. With
the fest’s massive What and
Which Stages still dark for
another night, fans and musicians alike are free to wander between tents, searching for the next “it band” or
summer festival star.
During the past few
years, Bonnaroo’s opening
night has blossomed into not
only a place to catch emerging and blog-ready buzz
bands before they graduate
to more visible performance
spots, but also a time when
musicians who came of
age
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attending Bonnaroo are finally able to return as fans.
In certain ways, Huber’s
story brings the Bonnaroo
experience full circle: He
jammed in the campgrounds
as a fan and volunteer during
his first few visits, scored a
chance to play a café stage
in 2012 and, last night, drew
perhaps the evening’s largest crowd as half of Cherub.
As the sun set
and revealed an almost full
moon—an eerie Friday the
13th
reminder—Bonnaroo plugged in right before
the electro-charged, indiedance act took the stage.
Playing before a sprawling,
rage-stick-clad crowd that
stretched to Centeroo, they
offered their own signature
number “Doses & Mimosas,” and hooked their crowd
with a take on David Guetta’s massive “You Make Me
Feel Like.” Like marquee
act Vampire Weekend, who
had a similar trajectory from
fan to Thursday performer,
it felt as if Cherub had fully
moved to the other side of
the Bonnaroo rail.
Perhaps more than
other festival of its size and
scope, Bonnaroo’s openeared ethos, famously passionate
audience
and overall posthippie
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as some7
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bands looking to make The
Farm a unique stop of their
summer tour. Sometimes it
is as subtle as a more sincere
level of comfort between
fans and performers. Other
times it is a more direct nod
to the festival’s heady roots.
Both were on display last night. Bully, a
punky, guitar-rock band
from nearby Nashville,
Tenn. officially opened the
weekend’s musical festivities with a 60-minute set
braced the Bonnaroo spirit
from the start—to the point
where Bognanno thanked
the audience for being “so
nice” and even introduced
the crowd to her younger
sister, who was in attendance.
Across Centeroo,
The Preatures, who are currently one of Australia’s top
pop-rock bands, opened
That Tent while another
Nashville act, the rock/
country/folk/blues hybrid
band The Wild Feathers,
kicked off the action in The
Other Tent. Their decidedly
Tennessee mix of styles—
not to mention a few cowboy hats—served as a fitting
welcome to the state that
harbors Music City.
For the early part
of the day, This Tent paid
homage to Bonnaroo’s
trademark Venn diagram indie/jam/Americana meeting
place. North Carolina-bred
and Los Angeles-based guitarist Jonathan Wilson, the
stage’s first act, filtered his
folky Laurel Canyon sound
through the lens of Jerry
Garcia’s guitar solos, CSN’s
harmonies and Jackson
Browne’s weighty songs on
numbers like “Gentle Spirit”
and “Valley of the Silver
Moon.” Domino Records
singer/songwriter-turnedpost-jam-bandleader Cass
McCombs offered a fleshed
out and groovy take catalog
numbers like “Love Thine
White Denim
in the New Music on Tap
Lounge. Fronted by Alicia
Bognanno, who is still in her
mid-20s, the quartet immediately drew a sizable crowd
filled mostly with new listeners eager to hear some
live music after their long
treks to The Farm. Both the
band and the audience em-
Enemy” characteristic of his
recent work. Furthur drummer and five-time Bonnaroo
veteran Joe Russo, who first
connected with McCombs
during a jam session at Bob
Weir’s studio, drove the
band through their psychedelic-folk tunes with a balance of patience and power.
New Jersey indie
rockers Real Estate em- back to festival co-promotbraced the festival’s jam- ers Superfly’s New Orleans
band roots more directly. roots by inviting out trumThey took the stage to a peter Maurice Brown and
version of the Grateful trombonist Big Sam for this
Dead’s geographically ap- year’s first sit-in (Big Sam,
propriate classic “Tennessee who likely holds the record
Jed”—they waited a minute for most performances in a
to pick up their instruments weekend thanks to his 2010
to sing-along at the start of marathon run was onsite to
the show—and teased a bit play a show for VIP tickethof the Dead-adopted blues olders with his band Funky
gem “Turn on Your Love- Nation.) Showing off their
light.” Shortly after
bass- diversity, they also nodded
saturday
ist Alex Bleeker asked the to Kendrick Lamar.
Some of the day’s
vocal crowd if they still
brought glowsticks to the best musicals offerings took
festival, another hallmark place outside of the festiof Bonnaroo’s early years, val’s traditional tent spaces,
they closed with a loose, ex- too. Longtime Bonnaroo
tended version of their song favorites, Philadelphia’s Dr.
Dog played a stealth show
“All the Same.”
Over the years, in the campgrounds on the
June 14, 2014
sunday
June 15, 2014
Dr. Dog
Bonnaroo has also spearheaded the fusion of electronic dance music and
live performance, and the
fruits of those labors were
on full display last night.
Robert DeLong served as
an early highlight and dug
into a New Wave groove
by sampling Talking Heads’
“Once in a Lifetime.” (He
also did an encore set in the
Silent Disco.) Break Science, whose members have
rubbed elbows with Bonnaroo’s hip-hop, electronica
and jamband factions over
the years, brought things
Photo by Dean Budnick.
Teva Stage. A seated, but
engaged crowd sang along
to a smattering of originals
including “County Line.”
Shortly before midnight,
an illuminated parade led
by the lit-up Big Red Beetle snaked around Bonnaroo’s mushroom fountain
as High & Mighty Brass
Band played. Communion
Records, a label co-founded
by Ben Lovett of Mumford
& Sons— one of Bonnaroo’s biggest success stories—took over the intimate
Sonic Stage for a day-long
showcase. Mississippi indie
group The Weeks and Welsh
indie crew Catfish and the
Bottlemen, who have only
played a handful of US
shows, were two highlights.
A diverse cast that included
STAX singer William Bell
and rapper Al Kapone celebrated the film Take Me to
the River with a revue in the
Cinema Tent. Meanwhile,
fans dashed in and out of the
Snake & Jake’s Christmas
Club Barn while Tiki Disco played and the popular
Brooklyn, N.Y. restaurant
Roberta’s slung pizza.
As Thursday segued into Friday, several unofficial evening headliners
nodded to the fest’s roots
in their own way. Backed
only by a keyboardist, a prerecorded loop and his own
cont. on pg. 3
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FRIDAY JUNE 14, 2013
WHAT STAGE
WHICH STAGE
THIS TENT
THAT TENT
THE
OTHER TENT
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brewed by Miller Lite
sonic stage
Schedule : Friday June 13, 2014
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Greensky
Bluegrass
12:00 - 1:00
Big Sam's
Funky Nation
1:45 -2:45
Vintage Trouble
12:45 - 1:45
Dr. Dog
2:30 - 3:30
Umphrey's McGee
3:30 - 4:45
Ben Howard
4:30 - 5:30
Janelle Monae
5:30 - 6:30
The Head &
the Heart
6:30 - 7:45
Jon Batiste
and Stay Human
12:15 - 1:15
Seun Kuti &
Egypt 80
2:00 -3:00
The Wood Brothers
2:00 - 3:15
DakhaBrakha
3:30 - 4:45
Jake Bugg
4:00 - 5:15
Andrew Bird
& the Hands
of Glory
6:00 - 7:15
The Master Musicians
of Jajouka led by
Bachir Attar, with
special guests
Billy Martin, Marc Ribot,
DJ Logic & Shahzad Ismaily
5:15 - 6:30
A Tribe Called Red
7:00 - 8:15
Vampire Weekend
7:30 - 8:45
Phoenix
8:45 - 10:00
La Santa Cecilia
12:30 - 1:30
St. Paul and the
Broken Bones
12:30 - 1:30
Royal Teeth
12:00 - 12:50
Arc Iris
1:20 - 2:10
Sam Smith
2:15 - 3:15
Danny Brown
4:00 - 5:00
The Naked and
Famous
5:45 - 6:45
Hunter Hunted
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
Jonathan Wilson
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM
ZZ Ward (Acoustic)
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM
Roadkill Ghost Choir
2:40 - 3:30
John & Jacob
4:00 - 4:50
The Orwells
5:20 - 6:10
Greensky Bluegrass
3:00-3:45
Jon Batiste
4:00 PM - 4:45 PM
The Wood Brothers
5:00 PM - 5:45 PM
J. Roddy Walston &
the Business
6:00 PM - 6:45 PM
Fly Golden Eagle
6:40 - 7:30
CHVRCHES
7:30 - 8:45
Neutral Milk Hotel
8:00 - 9:30
Animals as Leaders
8:00 - 8:50
Meditati
Blank Range
9:20 - 10:10
Kanye West
10:00 - 12:00
Speedy Ortiz
10:40 - 11:30
Ice Cube
12:00 - 1:00
Mastodon
11:30 - 12:45
Deafheaven
1:15 - 2:00
Skrillex
1:30 - 3:30
Meshuggah
2:30 - 3:30
SuperJam: Derek Trucks
feat. Chaka Khan, Taj Mahal,
Eric Krasno, James Gadson,
David Hidalgo, Willie Weeks,
Nigel Hall, Ryan Zoidis,
Eric Bloom and Adam Deitch
with special guests
Susan Tedeschi, Karl Denson,
Ben Folds and more
12:00 AM - 2:00 AM
Breath
Pe
Disclosure
12:00 - 1:15
Pe
Works F
suppo
envo
Die Antwoord
1:45 - 3:00
Chance the Rapper
2:30 - 3:30
Li
Pe
Comedy
Theatre
T.J. Miller with Rory
Scovel and Sasheer
Zamata
1:00 - 2:15
T.J. Miller with Rory
Scovel and Emily
Heller
3:00 - 4:15
Taran Killam and
his Friends with
Good Neighbor,
Ryan Belleville,
Tim Robinson and
Brooks Wheelan
5:00 - 6:15
Hannibal Buress
with Sasheer
Zamata and Emily
Heller
7:00 - 8:15
Artist Signings
Hunter Hunted
1:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Jonathan Wilson
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Vintage Trouble
2:15 PM - 2:45 PM
ZZ Ward
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Seun Kuti
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Greensky Bluegrass
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Jon Batiste
5:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Umphrey's McGee
5:15 PM - 5:45 PM
The Wood Brothers
6:00 PM - 6:30 PM
DakhaBrakha
6:30 PM - 7:00 PM
J. Roddy Walston &
the Business
7:00 PM - 7:30 P
radio
bonnaroo
101.5 fm on yo radio dial
This is NOT a test from the National Broadcasting System
Cafe Where
The Academy
Donald Cumming
1:00 - 1:45
Lily & The Parlour
Tricks
2:45 - 3:30
Skinny Lister
4:45 - 5:30
Empires
6:30 - 7:30
9:00 Aldo Leopold -A Standard of Change
Post Office at 9:30 AM
for Breaking Ground:
Edible Gardening 101
10:00 Story Telling 101
10:30 Mushroom Log
11:30 Living Cuisine
for Fungus Among Us:
Wild Mushroom Foraging
12:00 Wild Fermentation
12:30 Wilderness 101
1:00 Build a Hula Hoop
Post Office at 1:30 PM for
Small Spaces, Big Yields
2:00 "Hula Hoop Lessons
2:30 Learn New Techniques"
3:00 Make a Mat with Keep
Coffee County Beautiful
4:00 Painting/Art
5:00 T-Shirt MOD
5:30 T-Shirt MOD
6:00 "Planet Theateroo"
7:00 Rhythm Workshop
Silent Disco
Le Chev
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Funkss
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Orion
8:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Tiki Disco
9:00 PM - 12:00 AM
Cinema Tent
The NeverEnding Story – 30th Anniversary
8:30 AM
For the Love of Music: The Story of Nashville –
Screening and Panel on the Nashville Music
Scene with singer-songwriters Brett James
and Amy Stroup and moderator Butch Spyridon
10:30 AM
LIVE PERFORMANCE: Marc Ribot and Charlie’s
Chaplin’s The Kid
1:15 PM
Green Screens Presented by Rock The Earth:
DamNation – Introduction by Andrew Bird/
Q&A with Morgan Beard of Sub-Genre Films
2:45 PM
Finding Fela – Q&A with Seun Kuti
4:45 PM
This Is The End – Introduction by Craig Robinson
7:10 PM
The Action Pack Presents: Big Screen Yacht Rock
Smooth Jamz Karaoke Party – Hosted by Henri Mazza
9:30 PM
LIVE INTERACTIVE PERFORMANCE: Terminator Too:
Judgment Play Live! – You Can BE Arnold!
11:30 PM
Friday the 13th – The Original 1980 Version
2:00 AM
Remembering Harold Ramis: Caddyshack
3:45 AM
The Warriors – 35th Anniversary
5:30 AM
Pe
DJ Alpha
5:15 - 6:30
The Orwells
5:20 - 6:10
The Naked and
Famous
5:45 - 6:45
Phoenix
45 - 10:00
Ice Cube
:00 - 1:00
Skrillex
30 - 3:30
Neutral Milk Hotel
8:00 - 9:30
Meshuggah
2:30 - 3:30
First Impressions cont. from pg. 1
hand claps, Syrian singer Omar Souleyas Leaders
Saturday at 3:30 p.m. So headAnimals
on over and
8:00
8:50
learn more about craft beer (while you’re
man offered a series of infectious, Middle
enjoying one yourself).
Eastern-inspired songs that recalled the
fest’s world music-themed tents in years
past. Capping off a day of music where
Blank Range
9:20 - 10:10
almost every band seemed to use psyche-
Friday 1:30
Schlafly Beer (St. Louis,
MO) What is Craft beer?
Deafheaven
1:15 - 2:00
CHVRCHES
7:30 - 8:45
BrooU Course Catalog
Mastodon
11:30 - 12:45
J. Roddy Walston &
the Business
6:00 PM - 6:45 PM
delic as a descriptor no matter what genre
of music they played, Ty Segall charged
Speedy Ortiz
Friday 3:30 Brooklyn Brewery (Brooklyn,
through a set of punishing hard-rock jams
10:40 - 11:30
NY) Brooklyn Summer Ale Homebrew
that owed a debt to both heavy metal and
Clone Tasting & Discussion I
acid rock. He also opened up his stage to
SuperJam: Derek Trucks
feat. Chaka Khan, Taj Mahal,
Friday 5:30Disclosure
Woodchuck Cider
Eric Krasno, James Gadson,
(Middlebury,
VT)- 1:15
Give a Chuck about
David Hidalgo, Willie Weeks,
12:00
Nigel Hall, Ryan Zoidis,
Handcrafted
Hard
Cider
Eric Bloom and Adam Deitch
with special guests
Susan Tedeschi, Karl Denson,
Ben Folds and moreSaturday 1:30 Elysian Brewing (Seattle,
12:00 AM - 2:00 AM
WA) Introduction to IPAs
Die Antwoord
1:45 - 3:00
Saturday 3:30 Field Trip To Solar Stage
Chance the Rapper
2:30 - 3:30
This year’s Broo’ers Festival Saturday 5:30 BrooU SuperJam (and
some friends who used the opportunity to
crowd dive into the rowdy audience.
But perhaps Austin’s White Den-
im, making their second pilgrimage to the
‘Roo this year, truly summed up the festival’s spirit while barely uttering a word.
An indie rock group raised on both garage
rock and Widespread Panic, the quartet
glided between complex jazzy passages,
draws together over 25 different breweries chat regarding brewing trends)
prog-rock scales and tight rock hooks
from across the United States. Beyond
Sunday
1:30
Brooklyn
Brewery
(Brooklyn,
the opportunity to taste the latest efforts
with the ease of a Bonnaroo fan bouncing
from
a number of world-renowned NY) Brooklyn Summer Ale Homebrew
between stages. They could have played
Clone Tasting & Discussion II
er Hunted microbreweries,
again the Broo’ers
The NeverEnding Story – 30th Anniversary
Donaldonce
Cumming
9:00
Aldo
Leopold
-before or after almost any band on ThursPM - 1:30 PM
8:30 AM
Festival 1:00
has an- 1:45
educational component.
A Standard of Change
han Wilson
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Love of Music:
Nashvillemost
– important,
day’sThe
billStory
and,ofperhaps
Sunday 3:30 Lagunitas (Lagunitas,
Broo’ers University will offer three classes
Post Office
at 9:30 AM
PM - 2:30 PM
Lily & The Parlour
Screening
and
Panel
on
the
Nashville
Music
Hop Vapin’
Friday, Saturday and Sundayfor
at Breaking
proved that, above all else, Bonnaroo is
Ground:
ge Trouble per day, onTricks
Scene with singer-songwriters Brett James
Edible
Gardening
101
PM - 2:45 PM
1:30 p.m., 3:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. Eight
stillmoderator
a festival Butch
that values
musicianship.
and Amy Stroup and
Spyridon
2:45 - 3:30
New101
Holland Brewing
Ward
10:00Sunday
Story5:30
Telling
of these sessions will take place alongside
10:30 AM
Sometimes, the appetizer is the
PM - 3:30 PM
Skinny
Lister
(Holland,
MI) Log
Life of a Dragon’s
Milk
the Broo’ers
Festival
tent, while a class
10:30
Mushroom
LIVE
PERFORMANCE:
Marc
Ribot and Charlie’s
Kuti
best part of the meal.
Barrel
4:45
- 5:30
Chaplin’s
The
Kid
field
trip
to
the
solar
stage
is
scheduled
for
11:30 Living Cuisine
PM - 4:00 PM
1:15 PM
Empires
nsky Bluegrass
Green Screens Presented by Rock The Earth:
PM - 4:30 PM
for Fungus Among Us:
6:30 - 7:30
DamNation – Introduction by Andrew Bird/
atiste
Wild Mushroom Foraging
Q&A with Morgan Beard of Sub-Genre Films
PM - 5:30 PM
12:00 Wild Fermentation
2:45 PM
hrey's McGee
12:30 Wilderness 101
Finding Fela – Q&A with Seun Kuti
PM - 5:45 PM
4:45 PM
Wood Brothers
1:00 Build a Hula Hoop
Le Chev
PM - 6:30 PM
This Is The End – Introduction by Craig Robinson
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Post Office at 1:30 PM for
aBrakha
7:10 PM
Small Spaces, Big Yields
PM - 7:00 PM
The Action Pack Presents: Big Screen Yacht Rock
Funkss
2:00 "Hula Hoop Lessons
ddy Walston &
Smooth Jamz Karaoke Party – Hosted by Henri Mazza
6:00
PM
7:00
PM
usiness
2:30 Learn New Techniques" 9:30 PM
PM - 7:30 P
Orion
3:00 Make a Mat with Keep LIVE INTERACTIVE PERFORMANCE: Terminator Too:
Judgment Play Live! – You Can BE Arnold!
Coffee County Beautiful
8:00 PM - 9:00 PM
11:30 PM
4:00 Painting/Art
Friday the 13th – The Original 1980 Version
Tiki Disco
5:00 T-Shirt MOD
2:00 AM
9:00 PM - 12:00 AM
Remembering Harold Ramis: Caddyshack
5:30 T-Shirt MOD
3:45 AM
6:00 "Planet Theateroo"
The Warriors – 35th Anniversary
7:00 Rhythm Workshop
5:30 AM
dcasting System
ist Signings
Cafe Where
Silent Disco
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Fly Golden Eagle
6:40 - 7:30
Broo’ers University Is Back In Session
A Tribe Called Red
7:00 - 8:15
The Wood Brothers
5:00 PM - 5:45 PM
4
e Head &
he Heart
30 - 7:45
Andrew Bird
& the Hands
of Glory
6:00 - 7:15
The Master Musicians
of Jajouka led by
Bachir Attar, with
special guests
Billy Martin, Marc Ribot,
DJ Logic & Shahzad Ismaily
The Academy
Cinema Tent
Solar Stage
Restorative
Kevin Courtney
9a-10a
Meditation with The Isha Foundation
10:10a-10:40a
Vinyasa
Kevin Courtney
10:50a-11:50a
Breathing with The Art of Living
12:00p-12:30p
Skinny Lister
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM
Performance & Interview
Bronze Radio Return
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM
Meet the Bonnaroo
Works Fund: Bonnaroo's non-profit
supporting art, education and
envorinmental sustainability
3:00 PM - 3:45 PM
Lily & the Parlour Tricks
4:00 PM - 4:45 PM
Arc Iris
5:00 PM - 5:45 PM
DJ Alpha Trion & The Bonnaroo B-Boys
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Ogya (Afrobeat)
7:15 - 8:15 pm
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A Marathon, a Sprint and a Good ‘Ol Dose of
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Festival F.O.M.O. (Fear of Missing Out)
By Rory Scovel
The first thing you need to know about Bonnaroo is that it is definitely a
marathon, not a sprint. There are so many long days of music—and different types of
music at that—and if you try to rush through it you’re going to exhaust yourself too
quickly. I think you just have to pick what you want to see and hope you get the chance,
timing-wise, to see it.
I have to say, I sort of like the people that are just sitting around and taking it
all in—relaxing under a tree by a tent, showing off their inner Wookie in the big field or
sporting their best birthday suit in the fountain. No matter what I hope to do—or plan to
do—ultimately the distractions are going to decide everything for me. In fact, Bonnaroo
is like going to a restaurant that has no menus and just brings you food.
I didn’t have too many expectations of the festival the first time I performed in 2009. I
never went to any camping festivals growing up. I didn’t see much live music until later
in high school and could only go when I had some cash for it. But I think Bonnaroo
is pretty close to what I imagined, maybe even bigger and more crowded than I first
pictured. I was just excited to be there to see the music and really soak in the A/C of the
comedy tent.
The show I remember most from my first Bonnaroo is Phish. They are such
a perfect band for a festival like this. It was awesome a couple years ago when I did
the fest for the first time and they were one of the headliners. I don’t know if they
specifically opened my ear up to other types of music but they definitely opened my
ear and mind up to respecting and looking into other jambands. I realized it is a type of
music that I’m definitely into and has a big influence on how I look at my own comedy.
You can still see that spirit at Bonnaroo from the SuperJams to the crazy tents and the
abovementioned fans in their birthday suits.
If I could recommend a few things to fans going to the festival for the first time
it would be water, sunscreen and a real cool attitude—real cool. And just about the only
thing you should avoid is any Jehovah Witnesses that might have snuck in.
There is also a good chance you might come down with a case of festival F.O.M.O. (Fear
of Missing Out. Unfortunately, I don’t know if there is a cure. It seems like no matter
what you do there is always something that happened that you’re only going to be able
to hear about. I think you just have to not care and enjoy what you are seeing and doing
over the weekend. That’s the closest thing to a cure for F.O.M.O.
Rory Scovel will appear at the Comedy Theater on Friday at 5:00 p.m., on
Saturday at 6:30 p.m. and on Sunday at 6:00 p.m.
Red Bull Music Academy Brings Bass Camp to
Bonnaroo
By Rob Slater
In one of the many firsts at Bonnaroo this year, the Red Bull Music Academy
will debut their own stage on Friday and Saturday night for a late night chalk full of
performances from national and local acts in the world of house music and beyond.
The Sonic Stage in Centeroo will transform at midnight into the RBMA Bass
Camp—an all-inclusive after hours spectacle with two nights of performers.
Friday night will feature the likes of New York house music legend Francois
K, Austin Paul, The Madd Wikkid, Daltn and Tennessee-based LULU LOVE all
participating while Saturday boasts Mannie Fresh, BoomBaptist, Catt Moop b2b
NEVR, Niko Javan with Dorian Terrell and DJ A1.
In addition to performances from some of the best up and coming producers
in the scene today, RBMA will also host the Bass Camp on Saturday from 12:30-1:30
PM on the Solar Stage. Hosted by Jeff “Chairman” Mao, the public lecture will feature
Mannie Fresh, with the likes of Thundercat, Francois K, Vance Powell and more also
offering private lectures. All in all, twenty local artists from the Southern region have
been handpicked to participate in Bass Camp and will take part in studio workships,
join recording sessions and perform live at the festival. The inspiring three-day program
serves as a miniature version of the full Red Bull Music Academy Experience.
If you can’t make it to the stage, don’t fret, as RBMA participants will also
take over the airwaves as Bonnaroo Radio 101.5 FM and the RBMA Radio team
will team up for broadcasts over both frequencies and the web featuring music and
interviews from 7-9 PM nightly from June 12-15. After the festival, be sure to check out
RBMA Radio for recorded sets from Friday and Saturday night’ shows—reliving the
RBMA Stage in Centeroo.
The Red Bull Music Academy is a world-travelling series of music workshops
and festivals and a platform for those who make a difference in today’s musical
landscape. Previous editions include stops in Berlin, Cape Town, Sao Paulo, London
and Toronto among others. The next Academy edition will land in Tokyo this October
for a month-long residency through November. Most recently, RBMA took to the streets
of New York in the month of May for special events that included a night of improvised
round robin duels as well as a performance from Panda Bear (among others) and a
conversation with legendary R&B artist (and former Bonnaroo Superjam participant)
D’Angelo.
Fans looking for up-to-the-minute updates for all things RBMA and Bonnaroo,
visit the official RBMA Twitter account @RBMA.
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Bon Or Oo: Greensky Bluegrass
Who is the nicest person in the music community?
Greensky Bluegrass will kick off the music on the What Stage today at noon. If you miss
your chance to see the Michigan-based quintet, fear not, you can also check them out at
3 PM on the Sonic Stage. This will be a busy year for the group as beyond a steady slate
of live dates Greensky Bluegrass will release their fifth studio album, If Sorrows Swim on
September 9. In addition, rumor has it that vocalist/guitarist Dave Bruzza is a newlywed.
Today it’s mandolin player/vocalist Paul Hoffman who joins us for this round of Bon Or
Oo.
Who is the worst dressed?
The world would be a better place if everyone listened to...
There’s just so many it seems that way. false.
Jason Isbell - Southeastern. People might be more honest with themselves when they
hear the beauty that Jason spins from painful truth.
True or false, the best pick-up line in the world is, “Hey come out to my gig and see
me play”?
Name a song you sing in the shower or your car but never on stage?
Unless your band sucks.
“Love Somebody” - Maroon 5. Yup, I even know all the words.
If I weren’t a musician I’d be a…
What song that bands often cover would you be happy never to hear again?
Pontoon boat enthusiast specializing in knot/rope tie off proficiency. available for hire on
your next charter.
“Wagon Wheel.” Unless Old Crow is playing it. Enough is enough though.
What song could you hear again and again?
So many…right now...”Perfect World” - Broken Bells or “We Trying to Stay Alive”
Wyclef Jean.
The one thing nobody knows about me is...
The fan who brings friends.
The naked guy?
True or false drummers are under appreciated?
I don’t appreciate ours at all. True I guess.
True or false guitarists are over appreciated?
% of professional musicians you know about whom you’d say hey that guy/gal’s
pretty cool?
Almost all. I wouldn’t say ‘gal’ though, almost never.
If you could invite any three people living or dead to join you in a sumptuous preshow meal who would they be?
What will I say next time if I tell you now?
Chef Rhody - to prepare the meal, Mitch Hedberg - so my banter would crush, and my
wife - so I could have a smooch for dessert.
Name a song of yours that you really dig but others don’t seem to appreciate?
Greatest music movie ever made?
“for sure, uh huh.” It’s likely my most profound piece to date but I’m concerned people
just don’t understand.
Festival Express. That’s entertainment right there. or Wayne’s World 2—there’s a music
festival in there and it takes a real fan to dig #2. Party on.
Greatest TV show ever?
At Bonnaroo I’m looking forward to seeing…
Six Feet Under
Phoenix. Been a fan for awhile but haven’t seen them yet. I predict it will be sweaty.
Greatest book?
Bon or oo?
For Whom the Bell Tolls Ernest Hemingway
oo.
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Xbox at Bonnaroo and Beyond
By John Patrick Gatta
Moving forward and adapting to the changes in culture has always been a part of the
Bonnaroo approach. And with gaming being such an integral part of people’s lives, it’s only
natural that the 13th annual festival aligns itself with Xbox in order to bring the experience
of life on the Farm to everyone sitting on their living room couch.
“Bonnaroo transcends the festival weekend, and with Xbox, we’re creating a
virtual destination befitting the live experience,” said Jonathan Mayers of Superfly Presents,
co-founder of Bonnaroo with AC Entertainment. “This partnership shows our commitment
to serving our global community with innovative Bonnaroo content year round.”
“Investing in live events and original content supports our strategy of creating a
family of devices and services for consumers,” said a Microsoft Spokesperson.
“The Xbox Entertainment Studios team has deep TV industry experience, a
built-in gateway to the coveted 18-34 year old audience through our Xbox platform and
compelling interactive capabilities that make our original content offerings unique.”
Xbox users will have unprecedented access to the live Bonnaroo experience
through exclusive, interactive content in HD where available. The multiple livestreams
will feature many of each day’s best performances by some of the lineup’s biggest artists
as well as SuperJams. They can also see some of the greatest moments from Bonnaroos past and
converse with other virtual-Bonnaroovians or connect to friends and the festival.
In order to be hooked up to all these features users from around the world just
need to get the all-new Bonnaroo app for Xbox One and Xbox 360.
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The app, which launched for Xbox One in the US, Canada, Mexico and
Brazil and
for Xbox 360 in US, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Chile, and Columbia, was used
last February for the 2014 Bonnaroo Lineup Announcement Megathon, (aka BLAM!).
Hosted by Taran Killam (“Saturday Night Live”) and comedian Hannibal Buress, the
event featured a SuperJam with the Flaming Lips and Ben Folds.
The app was also used to watch and then vote for Bonnaroo’s Funkiest Dancer.
The winner will display his or her bootyshakin’ ways in front of thousands at the festival.
“Xbox One has announced a bunch of experiences from sports to original
programming to live events that bring a well-rounded entertainment experience to users.
The Bonnaroo app is part of the larger package.”
As far as having a schedule of what will be shown and when, once you download
the Bonnaroo app, you will be able to see what performances are available.
During the next four days, the app will be expanded with more social and
interactive features in order to bring a closer view of the event, the artists, and your fellow
Bonnaroovians.
Meanwhile head over to The Game Stage powered by Xbox One (next to the
Ferris Wheel in Centeroo) for full range of entertainment experiences and to check out the
Xbox Live Bonnaroo app.
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My First Roo
A selection of this year’s artists reflect on their past trips to The Farm as fans, performers
and the muddy spaces in between
Compiled by Mike Greenhaus
St. Paul & The Broken Bones’ Paul Janeway
Bonnaroo Classes: ‘05,‘07, ‘09,‘10
In certain ways, St. Paul & The Broken Bones’ Paul Janeway sees Bonnaroo as an important
stop on both his musical and his spiritual quests. Janeway grew up in the small town of
Chelsea, Ala., raised on gospel music in a Pentecostal-leaning local church. For much of
his life, he was banned from listing to non-religious music in his devout home, and his goal
was to be a preacher until he was around 18 years old. After discovering a world of music
outside the church, Janeway made the pilgrimage to Bonnaroo in 2005 and remained a
regular at the festival for many years. In 2010, he even scored a pass to the fest by working
security. Janeway’s Bonnaroo experiences not only introduced him to an entirely new
scope of music, but also helped inform the modern soul-and-gospel blend embedded into
The Broken Bones’ breakthrough full-length debut, Half the City. Produced by another
Bonnaroo breakout artist, Ben Tanner of Alabama Shakes, and recorded and mixed in
the storied R&B Mecca of Muscle Shoals, Ala., Half The City catapulted St. Paul & The
Broken Bones from aspiring musicians to international attractions before Janeway even
left the country. The album and the band’s spirited live show also helped lead the band
back to Bonnaroo, and St. Paul & The Broken Bones will play their first-ever Bonnaroo
set in The Other Tent at 12:30pm today. Since Janeway’s original performance aspirations
were to play Bonnaroo and The Ryman, two bucket-list items he recently checked off, he
jokes that it is finally time for him to figure out
some new goals.
What were your expectations of Bonnaroo before your first trip to the festival?
I had never been to a music festival until Bonnaroo. I thought it would be full of hippies
and debauchery everywhere. Actually, everyone was just really cool and the music blared
all night long. This is my first year ever performing. As a fan I came in 2005, 2006, 2007
and 2009. I also worked security in 2010. [I wish] my flux capacitor wasn’t broken so I
could talk more about my own performance.
Describe your craziest Bonnaroo experience.
When I was working security in 2010 I got off just in time to see Stevie Wonder and Jay-Z.
Stevie played and next up was Jay-Z. I start moving my way closer to the stage. I get a
good spot and as I am settling in my spot I feel warm liquid running down the back of my
shirt. I turn around and a tall fella is staring at me with a blank stare and his hands holding
something below his waist. I am horrified because this tall ‘fella just urinated on me. He
ran off and I lost him in the crowd. I don’t know what I would have done had I caught him.
How does Bonnaroo compare to other festivals you have played?
Well, Bonnaroo is my dream gig. So there is not another festival as close to my heart as
Bonnaroo is. Festivals are a ton of fun, but Bonnaroo is just so special and unique.
What was your quintessential Bonnaroo moment from years past?
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In 2009, I waited all day in line to get in the pit for Bruce Springsteen. It was hot all
day but the people I met in line were just as excited as I was to see The Boss. I got front
row for Springsteen, and I will never forget it. That 2009 ticket was the best use of my
unemployment benefits I could ever think of.
What band would you most like to collaborate with at Bonnaroo this year?
This year would be Janelle Monáe or Kanye West. Both of those folks are incredible
performers. If I had a choice of just anyone ever it would be Prince.
Mastodon’s Bill Kelliher
Bonnaroo Class: ‘08
Mastodon guitarist Bill Kelliher was admittedly a little surprised when his band was asked
to play Bonnaroo in 2008 but the progressive metal titans quickly won over the festival’s
always open-eared audience. One of the most internationally recognized metal bands
to play The Farm during the past 13 years, Mastodon used their 2008 That Tent slot to
preview three songs off their forthcoming album Crack The Skye. The songs went viral and
hyped the album long before its release. (Mastodon shied away from playing live for over
six months after the gig to keep their songs fresh for the album’s release.)
Along with so-called Dark Side of the ‘Roo appearances by TOOL, Metallica and GWAR,
Mastodon’s set remains one of the most memorable heavy performances in the festival’s
history. As they gear up for their first Bonnaroo set in six years, Mastodon is also preparing
to release Once More ‘Round the Sun, their sixth studio album, on June 24. While it remains
to be seen if they will unveil another batch of new tunes during their coveted late-night
set in This Tent at 11:30pm tonight, they will likely at least offer up their current single
“High Road.” And if Kelliher has it his way, he may even rub elbows with Oklahoma’s
most prominent freaks.
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The illustrious golf cart world crew: Mark, Kase and Page
The Wild Feathers, This Tent
Sasheer Zamata, Comedy Theatre
photo by Maureen Lauer-Gatta
The Preatures, That Tent
Jonathan Wilson, This Tent
Mid-Afternoon Parade
ZZ Ward, That Tent
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My First ‘Roo: cont. from pg. 5
How does Bonnaroo compare to other festivals you have
played?
Pretty good, probably one of the closest to a European fest
that the USA has to offer.
What band would you most like to collaborate with at
Bonnaroo this year?
The Flaming lips.
Big Sam’s Funky Nation’s Big Sam Williams
Bonnaroo Classes: ‘02, ‘06, ‘08, ‘10
New Orleans trombonist Big Sam has been a steady
Bonnaroo presence since the festival’s beginning, but
that doesn’t mean he’s played the same show every year
or even returned with the same band. In 2002, at the very
first Bonnaroo, Big Sam helped open the festival’s first
day as a member of the legendary New Orleans crew Dirty
Dozen Brass Band. (The Big Wu officially opened the
festival around the same time.) A few years later, Williams
returned to Manchester, Tenn. for a performance as part of
Elvis Costello and Allen Toussaint’s River in Reverse Tour
featuring members of Costello’s The Impostors and The
Crescent City Horns. Launched shortly after the devastating
Hurricane Katrina, the tour and accompanying album
helped raise awareness for The Big Easy in the city’s time
of need. Big Sam returned with his own band Funky Nation
in 2008 for a show on one of that year’s specialty stages,
the New Orleans-themed Somethin’ Else, and Big Sam’s
Funky Nation ascended to the main What Stage for an
early afternoon set in 2010. Not content with that marquee
performance, Williams performed a record number of
shows at the festival that year, ranging from a Sonic Stage
bonus set to sit ins with Robert Randolph and Ozomatli,
and an impromptu gig while moving across Centeroo on a
golf cart. Big Sam’s Funky Nation will return to the What
Stage for a 1:45pm set tomorrow afternoon in support of
their new, uber-funky album Evolution.
What were your expectations of Bonnaroo before your
first trip to the festival?
I actually played the very first year with The Dirty Dozen
Brass Band and the last time I played was about four years
ago. I didn’t really know what to expect before my first
year. I just knew it was going to be hot, both the weather
and the acts! I saw the lineup and couldn’t believe it! I was
about 20 or 21 at the time and couldn’t wait to rage the
festival with all of the bands performing.
What do you remember most about your own
performance?
Once I had the opportunity to perform with my own group,
I remember saying to myself, “You better kill it if you
wanna come back!” It was about 90 degrees and people
were passing out from dancing so hard in that heat! We
have a part of our show when we get low, then lay flat on
the ground. I remember being beaucoup sweaty that you
could see straight through my shirt, then we got on the floor
and I burnt the hell out of my back! It was cool though!
The show must go on! I think I poured water over my head
afterward.
Man, my craziest moment at Bonnaroo is when I actually
stayed the entire weekend! We raged so hard! No one
went to sleep at all! Not even a nap—three days straight! I
jumped up and played with a lot of cats that year and even
got to see Pearl Jam’s entire set. SICK!
How does Bonnaroo compare to other festivals you have
played?
I love Bonnaroo! Every moment of it! Each festival has
their own thing. My favorite thing about Bonnaroo is the
artist compound. We all have our trailers on the day that
we’re performing, but everyone is in the artist area at one
point or another. You get to meet and connect with other
cats who you probably wouldn’t have had the chance of
meeting. It’s cool when you can run into the likes of M.I.A
and Steve Martin in the same place.
What was your quintessential Bonnaroo moment from
years past?
I would say the year that I didn’t sleep during Bonnaroo. I
performed with my group, played both with Ozomatli and
Robert Randolph, and even did a set at the Sonic Stage. I
checked out a lot of great bands, killed the dance floor at
the Silent Disco and more! It was Desitively Bonnaroo!
What band would you most like to collaborate with this
year?
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This year... I would love to hook-up with Derek Trucks for
the Super Jam! The lineup for that group is off da’ chain!
Also, for some extra fun, I would wanna hookup with Craig
Robinson & The Nasty Delicious. I heard he was at my
Jazz Fest set in Nola. I haven’t had the pleasurePAGE
of meeting
him yet unfortunately. I have to leave right after my set to
perform at Wolf Trap in Vienna, VA. I wish that I could
rage the entire weekend this year and teleport to my other
shows, but I can’t—duty calls.
Arc Iris
Bonnaroo Classes: Jocie Adams, ’09, ’11;
Zach Miller ‘08, ‘09, ‘11, ‘12
Arc Iris members Jocie Adams (singer/guitarist) and Zach
Miller (piano) unknowingly shared a Bonnaroo experience
even before the orchestral indie-folk band formed. Adams
trekked from Rhode Island to Manchester, Tenn. in both
2009 and 2011 with The Low Anthem, the New England
indie-folk band that originally put her on the map. A quiet
band playing in front of a rowdy festival crowd, The Low
Anthem had mixed feelings about their first ‘Roo set, but
ultimately walked away a tougher band—with several
hundred new fans. Miller first attended Bonnaroo as a fan at
the tender age of 17. During his first night at the festival in
2008, he caught one of Bonnaroo’s stronger opening night
lineups, the triple punch of Vampire Weekend, MGMT and
Battles. Miller enjoyed himself so much that he returned
the following year, where the festival’s lineup included
none other than The Low Anthem. After a year off, Miller
came back to Bonnaroo in both 2011 and 2012 as a member
of the Boston post-folk band The Blind Woods.
Arc Iris officially formed in 2012 and quickly blossomed
into Adams’ primary project. Though the ensemble
originally came together around her songs, Arc Iris quickly
grew into a true band, and Adams left The Low Anthem in
2013. Despite Adams and Miller’s shared Bonnaroo history,
this year marks Arc Iris first appearance on The Farm, and
they will bring along their self-titled debut, which was
released on Anti- in April. You can find them in the New
Music on Tap Lounge at 1:20pm today.
What years did you attend Bonnaroo as a fan or
performer?
J: ‘09 and ‘11
Z: ‘08 and ‘09 as a fan, ‘11 and ‘12 as a performer with the
Blind Woods
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My Bonnaroo Day: Real Estate’s Alex Bleeker
Real Estate made their Bonnaroo debut on Thursday. The group, who released their new album, Atlas, via Domino Records earlier this year, PAGE
played to
an overflow crowd at That Tent. They also appear on the cover of the June Relix and stopped by the Relix booth for a signing. All told, bass player Alex
Bleeker made the most of his first Bonnaroo experience and shares this look at his Bonnaroo day…
Airport pickup
Gold cart selfie
Relix signing
Heady cumulonimbus
Bonnaroo <3
Up front at Omar Souleyman
Sustaining Bonnaroo
By John Patrick Gatta
It’s a given that you’ll leave
Bonnaroo with lasting memories
of campsite friends, electrifying
performances and one-of-a-kind
adventures but for Laura Sohn, Director
of Bonnaroo Sustainability, there’s
also a plan to keep the farm from being
left an environmental mess after the
departure of 80,000 people.
“We ask Bonnaroovians to be
the best they can be on site,” said Sohn,
“through our Bonnaroo Code. In return
we want to be the best festival we can
be and that means treating the farm
with the utmost respect. We believe in
leading by example, and know that our
fans not only appreciate it on site but
also take home tools for sustainability to incorporate into their daily lives.”
It starts before you enter Centeroo via a partnership with Zimride, which
connects people for carpooling to the festival. Less cars on the road can also mean less
time waiting in line to enter.
Since 2009, she has worked with the festival to continually improve its
ecological impact on the site, invest in Manchester’s green abilities and through Planet
Roo offer everyone the opportunity to learn and get involved here and when they return
home. “They had had people in the role before but I am the first year-round
coordinator. Luckily for me the staff and partners of the festival are very sustainablyorientated with most of the department heads coming from the Phish world. So,
there were already a lot of great programs in place such as vendors required to use
compostable items and the extensive recycling waste management program with Clean
Vibes.”
As the first major festival in the country to own a permanent solar installation,
Bonnaroo is able to offset 20% of the energy consumption used this weekend, which is
fed into the Tennessee Valley Authority grid.
Teaming up with Steely’s Drinkware and the Plastic Pollution Coalition,
this year’s major initiative is the Refill Revolution, which encourages a switch from
using single-use plastic bottles and compostable cups and bottles in favor of reusable
containers made of food-grade stainless steel. They can be refilled at the free water wells
and free filtered drinking waters stations as well as participating beverage vendors.
“This project is a huge step toward furthering our goal to become as sustainable
as possible as a festival,” said Sohn “It empowers and encourages fans to take steps to be
part of the festival waste solution.”
More than 20,000 Bonnaroo-themed Refill Revolution water bottles with
carabineer clip will be available for $5 at all concessions stands and additional vendor
locations. Participating vendors will also accept them for serving select beverage
purchases.
Custom steel pint cups will be sold for $15 wherever draft beer is available.
The price includes the cup, filled with a cold beer, plus an insulated scuba foam carrying
strap.
As a further incentive, all attendees with a Refill Revolution cup will get an
automatic $1 discount on all subsequent brew purchases for the remainder of the festival
except in the Broo’ers Fest area.
Eliminating waste is also a priority on the festival grounds. In 2013 Bonnaroo
was awarded a Greener Festival Award – the fest’s seventh in a row. Its accomplishments
included composting over 100 tons of waste, nearly four tons of cooking oil collected by
Yellow Dog Renewables to be processed into biodiesel and diverting more than 360 tons
of waste from landfills through recycling.
Moving beyond the farm, Bonnaroo has partnered with We Are Neutral, the
Manchester Housing Authority, Keep Coffee County Beautiful and Duck River Electric
to eco-retrofit the homes of 102 Manchester-area low income families.
Administered with help from the East Tennessee Foundation, the Bonnaroo
Works Fund has given more than $5 million in grants to organizations near the site and
those close in spirit to the festival.
It has supported local groups such as Coffee County Schools, HeadCount,
Highlander Research and Education Center and the Tennessee chapter of the Nature
Conservancy. Also, more than 20 other organizations received grants, including VH-1
Save the Music Foundation, Notes for Notes, and Southern Energy Network.
While a lot of the environmental efforts may happen behind the scenes, Planet
Roo is a Centeroo location that focuses on learning what you can do about sustainability
here and at home. This year, it hosts 27 non-profit organizations. The area also is home
to the Solar Stage, has educational opportunities at the Bonnaroo Academy, the Learning
Garden and displays earth-friendly building processes at the (working) Post Office.
“Bonnaroo fans are the driving force behind improving every year,” Sohn
explains, “If you bought a ticket the past couple years, whether or not you know it, you
pushed our sustainability initiative forward.”
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My First ‘Roo: cont. from pg. 10
J: I played Bonnaroo with The Low Anthem in 2009 and was expecting for it to be an
exciting challenge because we were a quiet band. I was wide-eyed and delighted to have
the opportunity to play for potentially the largest crowd we had ever played for at the
biggest American festival.
Z: Acid, boobs with butterflies and praying mantises painted on them and most of all,
incredible music!
J: (With the Low Anthem): It was pouring rain and we couldn’t hear each other onstage
but I remember people rushing to the tent for shelter and ultimately because of the rain, we
played to a very tightly packed crowd, which was thrilling.
Z: I remember the girl in the front row with a butterfly painted on her boobs.
J: Watching Lucinda Williams play. Her drummer was screaming throughout the entire set
demanding more fans. By the end of the set he had about 7 portable fans surrounding him.
It was terrific.
Z: My band and I stood out in the blazing sun for over seven hours to get in the pit for
Radiohead (‘12). When it got to the time that they opened up the pit to us, there was a mad
rush to the front. Our buddy Graeme, who was “a little person”, would’ve been trampled if
not for us picking him up. And then Radiohead played the greatest set they’ve ever played.
FALL
Out Boy
with New Politics
Sunday, 7/13
Dwight
Yoakam
with Justin Townes Earle
and Kristin Diable & the City
Friday, 7/18
J: It’s the nuttiest one!
Z: I guess it’s simply the best festival. Where else can you yell the name of the festival
you’re at and have some other random person yell it back to you? Could you imagine that
anywhere else?
The
Fray
with BARCELONA
and Oh Honey
Saturday, 7/19
RAY
LAMONTAGNE
with THE BELLE BRIGADE
Friday, 7/25
J: Painted boobies.
Z: The first night I got to Bonnaroo (‘08) I was 17 years old and I had a pretty grim view on
the modern music world. My friend dragged me to MGMT, Battles and Vampire Weekend,
all in a row. It was insane. I cried during Battles’ set.
What band would you most like to collaborate with at Bonnaroo this year?
J: Dolly Parton (she’s playing a secret show, right?)
Z: Elton John. Triple pianos. Triple sunglasses.
White Denim’s Steve Terebecki
Bonnaroo Class: ’12
Austin rockers White Denim had the Bonnaroo spirit long before they stepped on The
Other Tent in 2012. A unique blend of prog-rock guitar licks, rootsy Southern-rock charm,
jamband energy, jazzy psychedelic segues, garage rock bite and soulful hipster swagger,
the quartet have always been a melting pot of Bonnaroo’s trademark styles. Five years
on the road after officially coming today, the group finally had a chance to win over
the Bonnaroo themselves when they made their Farm debut in The Other Tent during a
Thursday night showcase spot. The timing was perfect: A year earlier, White Denim issued
their breakthrough album D, the first album to feature second guitarist Austin Jenkins and
an important stepping stone into the world of big-name live gigs.
The album’s support tour led White Denim to marquee clubs and festival stages around the
country and cemented their reputation as one of the few bands with equal footing on either
side of the hippie/hipster divide. White Denim brought the spirit of their live show back
into the studio when it came time to record their next album, Corsicana Lemonade, which
was recorded outside Austin and Chicago in 2013 under the guidance of Bonnaroo icon
Jeff Tweedy. The group ran through a number of Corsicana Lemonade tracks and other
choice tunes when they performed on That Tent at 12am this morning.
SARA
BAREILLES
with Luciusand Hannah Georgas
Wednesday, 7/30
BOSTON
with JoshuaScott Jones
Saturday, 8/16
MICHAELFRANTI&SPEARHEAD
with SOJA, BRETT DENNEN
& TREVOR HALL
Saturday, 8/2
OldCrowMedicineShow
with Shovels & Rope
Saturday, 8/23
I sorta expected it to be like Super Mario World but with live music.
I believe McLovin’ was crowd surfing during one of our ballads. One of the most surreal
things I’ve ever seen.
Austin
Mahone
with Fifth Harmony,
Shawn Mendes &AlexAngelo
Saturday, 9/6
I ran into a group of gypsies that were really into chicken fighting (wrestling atop each
others shoulders not actual chickens). I agreed to get involved and I was up against a
girl with purple cornrows and she kept hissing at me and I was afraid I was going to get
something from her fingernails so I purposefully fell off.
Overall, it is the most rock-and-roll festival I think we’ve played.
Unfortunately, I’ve only been in 2012 but I think passing out naked in a Ford Flex embodies
my Bonnaroo experience. I only hope I can get close to that standard this year.
BobWeir&RatDog
and TheChrisRobinson
Brotherhood
Sunday, 9/14
Needtobreathe
with The Oh Hellos
Saturday, 9/13

FIRST IMPRESSIONS

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