Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival
Location: Manchester, Tenn.
Dates: June
12-15
Tickets: $209.50-$244.50
The artists: Pearl Jam, Metallica, Jack Johnson, Kanye West,
Chris Rock, Robert Plant and Alison Krauss featuring T Bone Burnett, Phil Lesh
and Friends, My Morning Jacket, the Raconteurs, Willie Nelson, B.B. King, Death
Cab for Cutie, Ben Folds, O.A.R., the Swell Season, Iron & Wine, Sharon
Jones & the Dap Kings, Orchestra Baobab and more
The music: Sure, Bonnaroo is famous for its laid-back vibe,
victimless crimes and each year's bumper crop of jam bands, but this rural bash
held on a Tennessee farm has evolved into a multileveled celebration of music,
comedy, film and visual arts. The concert programming meanwhile cheerfully leaps
across generations and genres: Where else will you find Metallica's arena-scale
shred alongside Iron & Wine's hypnotic whisper? Add in rap, world music and
comedic draws from Chris Rock to David Cross, and Bonnaroo is a laughing matter
in the good sense of the phrase.
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