In the wake of NBC’s ritual sacrifice of Conan O’Brien, in a failed, desperate attempt to appease the sky gods and make Jay Leno remotely funny, the flame-haired ex-Tonight Show host is capitalizing on the near-universal good will and support generated by his fans and launching a two-month comedy tour of North America, according to The Wrap.
As we all know, the lineup for Bonnaroo 2010 was announced yesterday band by band through the festival’s website, MySpace, and Twitter. The big acts such as The Flaming Lips, Weezer, and Kings of Leon weren’t a big surprise especially since Wayne Coyne told everyone about playing some trippy Pink Floyd music.
However, out of all the special guests and pairings, everyone seems to be singling out the team between Daryl Hall, one half of blue-eyed soul popsters, Hall and Oates, and the electrofunk duo, Chromeo.
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Every year Bonnaroo brings the biggest and the brightest stars together for a three day music festival for the fans. This years festival is no exception! But who is the star that shines the brightest? With so many artists to choose from, how do you decide who will be the best?
They did a good job with picking artists from all over the musical spectrum from the iconic Stevie Wonder, to angelic vocalist Norah Jones. With artists such as Weezer, Regina Spektor and Kid Cudi all set to perform, Bonnaroo will not disappoint. We will have to wait until the festival to see who has the best performance but looking at the lineup, we can tell who is the best band picked.
Take the poll after the jump…
As we previously told you, Bonnaroo has decided to make this year’s lineup announcement an “event.” Originally planned to be an open community of discussion on their website, the festival has now embraced social media and has been announcing the lineup with one artist minute by minute (give or take a few) on their twitter. All announcements are expected to be finished by 6 PM PST, and until then it’s going to be either a long excruciating wait or a long exciting day for many people.
The Flaming Lips already let it slip out in regards to playing the festival, but the first band to officially be announced for Bonnaroo 2010 was Phoenix. Check the rest of the artists they’ve announced so far out below the jump! (You won’t have to deal with anything crashing.)
Bonnaroo 2010 will be revealing itself to the nation (or world if you’re a international traveler and music fanatic) slowly but sure on February 9. In fact, it’s going to be dragged out so much that Bonnaroo has called the line up unveiling an event – a “virtual event for Bonnaroo fans” are their exact words. If you’d like to discuss the line up as it is announced chunk by chunk in a community other than Twitter, Bonnaroo.com will have a place for you to do so.
However, we already know one of the big acts for Bonnaroo this year. The Flaming Lips had a chat with our friends Spinner and said they will not only will they be playing the Tennessee festival Friday night but they will also be performing their cover album of Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon in its entirety. New Year’s Eve was not the last time for that, after all.
Remember when we posted our first announcements of Bonnaroo dates along with that quirky video song? Well, it turns out that Bonnaroo song wasn’t just promotion. It’s part of an awesome contest. This year, Bonnaroo is giving all contestants the chance, key word – chance, to book their favorite band at Bonnaroo!
No, you don’t have to be in the music business to do so. If you’re wondering how you can do such a task all by your lonesome, we’ve got all the details for you after the jump. Everything has to do with that video we showed you last time!
Summer is the season of of the bigger music festivals but Bonnaroo has already announced some big news today! The dates June 10 – 13 have been confirmed for Bonnaroo 2010 and the festival will be held on the 700-acre farm in Manchester, TN once again. There is no word on the line-up yet but it will be announced sometime in January or February.
Last year, Bonnaroo joined the likes of Coachella by adopting the layaway payment plan in regards to tickets and they’ll be doing the same thing this year in increments of $50 payment plans. However, they’ve also got some special goodies for those who wish to buy the pre-sale tickets. More info after the jump!
Superfly Presents and A.C. Entertainment are bringing you Bonnaroo 2009 on DVD with Live From Bonnaroo. The DVD will be released on December 15, 2009 for $16.95, although if you attended the event, use your ticket to buy it for only $10 including shipping and handling. Kind of sucks for those of you who couldn’t go. You missed the show AND you have to pay more for the DVD. Although I do see their point, if you’ve seen the show, you’re less likely to buy the DVD. My suggestion, find a friend that went and get them to buy you one, or two.
There is a limited release pre-order for $15 including shipping and handling. Don’t waste time, buy that sucka now!
Check out the trailer and more info of what’s on the DVD below…
If you weren’t able to make the trek last week to Tennessee for the 8th annual Bonnaroo festival, the good folks at the Fuse network are going to hook you up with a one-hour concert special on June 20th highlighting musical performances from this year’s show.
And if you were there, think of it as a nice, musical reminder of what a great time you had at the 4-day festival. Watch the teaser trailer below.
Fuse Fest: Bonnaroo 2009 airs tomorrow night at 9pm ET. The special will include notable performances by Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band, Beastie Boys, Phish, Nine Inch Nails, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Snoop Dogg and more.
