The 2012
Bonnaroo Festival Lineup has been released. There are some pretty good
gets as far as headliners: Radiohead, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Phish, and The Beach Boys
Probably the
biggest names
for headliners of any festival lineup I have seen for this years festival lineup announcement season.
Radiohead at Bonnaroo is probably really awesome. I missed Radiohead's Bonnaroo debut several years ago (2006), of which Thome Yorke
said it was his "favorite show for ever and
ever and
ever." !!!!!!!!!!!! That is quite a statement, although he is not the only musician to say that Bonnaroo is their favorite venue.
As far as The Beach Boys, it is the full original members[who are currently living]. In other words this is different from past tours where it was just a few "Beach Boys" with a backing band.
However, I'm sure it will just end up being a depressing rendition of all of their hits. I would probably still check it out.
Phish is a big get from the jam scene and will please the Bonnaroo festival-goers reminiscent of Bonnaroo
days past, when it was almost exclusively a Jam festival.
And who doesn't like the Red Hot Chili Peppers? So I would say it is not a bad set of headliners
And continuing down the list there is a good collection of mid-level bands and lower-level bands. Pretty typical good lineup for Bonnaroo. Worth the ticket cost. Worth the driving??...is another thing altogether. Get 'em while they are cheaper, because it will probably sell out, and the price will only go UP!
The full lineup (as of now):
Bolded bands are the one I would initially have on
my list (of course that will evolve).
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 • THE WORD (JOHN MEDESKI, ROBERT RANDOLPH AND NORTH MISSISSIPPI ALLSTARS) •LUDACRIS • BEN FOLDS FIVE •FLOGGING MOLLY •SPECTRUM ROAD (CINDY BLACKMAN SANTANA, JACK BRUCE, JOHN MEDESKI, AND VERNON REID) MAC MILLER •CHILDISH GAMBINO •MAJOR LAZER •TUNE-YARDS •AFROCUBISM •FLYING LOTUS • UMPHREY’S MCGEE •LITTLE DRAGON •ST. VINCENT •CITY AND COLOUR •THE CIVIL WARS • YOUNG THE GIANT •TWO DOOR CINEMA CLUB •PUNCH BROTHERS •NEEDTOBREATHE • FITZ & THE TANTRUMS •BAD BRAINS •YELAWOLF •DAWES •BATTLES •DANNY BROWN THE BLACK LIPS •SBTRKT •PHANTOGRAM •KENDRICK LAMAR CHARLES BRADLEY AND HIS EXTRAORDINAIRES •THE KOOKS •THE JOY FORMIDABLE •THE ANTLERS •KATHLEEN EDWARDS •MIMOSA •KURT VILE & THE VIOLATORS •ALABAMA SHAKES •DAS RACIST DELTA SPIRIT •GARY CLARK JR. •IVAN NEVILLE'S DUMPSTAPHUNK •LAURA MARLING TRAMPLED BY TURTLES •MOGWAI •THE WAR ON DRUGS •BEN HOWARD •GROUPLOVE • BLIND PILOT •ALO •THE DEVIL MAKES THREE •WHITE DENIM •EMA •HERE WE GO MAGIC •K-FLAY THE LONELY FOREST •MARIACHI EL BRONX •BIG FREEDIA •DALE EARNHARDT JR. JR. •THE SOUL REBELS KVELERTAK •SOJA •STEVEN BERNSTEIN'S MTO PLAYS SLY •BIG GIGANTIC •SARAH JAROSZ ORGONE •DARONDO •FRUIT BATS •MOON TAXI
