Did I mention we’re going to Bonnaroo this year? Yessir!
We went to Coachella last year, fitting in a visit to my sister’s and partaking in some light sightseeing during the same trip. It was my first music festival, and with Erykah Badu, Robyn, Animal Collective and so many others I’d always wanted to see on last year’s lineup, plus the phenomenal weather and all the good vibes, it was a really fun first time!
This year’s Coachella lineup didn’t really move me—not at this year’s ticket price anyway! And while Bonnaroo will have many of the same acts as Coachella (Radiohead as a headliner, plus SBTRKT, Santigold, St. Vincent, Flying Lotus, etc.), Bonnarooa also has a gaggle of dope comedy acts, a movie festival, and a number of acts I’m so excited to finally catch (Blackstar! Bad Brains! Red Hot Chili Peppers! Feist! Eeeee…!). Also we’re close enough to Efrem’s hometown that I’ll get to see his family again and get a personal tour of Memphis. So excited! Here’s the lineup with my must-sees (bolded). Still learning about a lot of the acts. Give me recommendations, please and thanks!
RADIOHEAD • RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS • PHISH • THE BEACH BOYS (BRIAN WILSON, MIKE LOVE, AL JARDINE, BRUCE JOHNSTON AND DAVID MARKS) • BON IVER • THE AVETT BROTHERS • THE SHINS • FOSTER THE PEOPLE • SKRILLEX • AZIZ ANSARI • DISPATCH • FEIST • THE ROOTS • ALICE COOPER • SUPERJAM • BLACK STAR • DANZIG LEGACY – FEATURING MUSIC BY DANZIG, SAMHAIN AND DANZIG/DOYLE PERFORMING THE MISFITS • STEVEN WRIGHT • THE WORD (JOHN MEDESKI, ROBERT RANDOLPH AND NORTH MISSISSIPPI ALLSTARS) • LUDACRIS • BEN FOLDS FIVE • FLOGGING MOLLY • MARC MARON • SPECTRUM ROAD (CINDY BLACKMAN SANTANA, JACK BRUCE, JOHN MEDESKI, AND VERNON REID) • PUSCIFER • MAC MILLER • BRIAN POSEHN • SANTIGOLD • CHILDISH GAMBINO • REGGIE WATTS • THE TEMPER TRAP • MAJOR LAZER • WORLD CHAMPION JUDAH FRIEDLANDER • TUNE-YARDS • AFROCUBISM • FLYING LOTUS • UMPHREY’S MCGEE • LITTLE DRAGON • BLIND PILOT • RHYS DARBY • ST. VINCENT • CITY AND COLOUR • THE CIVIL WARS • YOUNG THE GIANT • TWO DOOR CINEMA CLUB • FUN. • PUNCH BROTHERS • NEEDTOBREATHE • FITZ & THE TANTRUMS • COLIN HAY • BAD BRAINS • YELAWOLF • DAWES • BATTLES • DANNY BROWN • THE BLACK LIPS • SBTRKT • PHANTOGRAM • BIG GIGANTIC • GARFUNKLE & OATS • KENDRICK LAMAR • CHARLES BRADLEY AND HIS EXTRAORDINAIRES • THE KOOKS • THE JOY FORMIDABLE • THE ANTLERS • KATHLEEN EDWARDS • MIMOSA KURT • VILE & THE VIOLATORS • ALABAMA SHAKES • SOJA • DAS RACIST • DELTA SPIRIT • GARY CLARK JR. • IVAN NEVILLE’S DUMPSTAPHUNK • LAURA MARLING • TRAMPLED BY TURTLES • MOGWAI • THE WAR ON DRUGS • BEN HOWARD • GROUPLOVE • AMY SCHUMER • ALO THE DEVIL MAKES THREE • WHITE DENIM • EMA • HERE WE GO MAGIC • FRUIT BATS • PETE HOLMES THE CAVE SINGERS • RORY SCOVEL • K-FLAY • THE LONELY FOREST • MARIACHI EL BRONX • MIKE O’CONNELL • BIG FREEDIA • DALE EARNHARDT JR. JR. • THE SOUL REBELS • ALI WONG • STEVEN BERNSTEIN’S MTO PLAYS SLY • SARAH JAROSZ • ORGONE • DARONDO • MOON TAXI • KYLE KINANE
