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I'd assume an Uncle Tupelo reunion would land somewhere between 15 and 25.
If there's any reunion Bonnaroo could pull, please let it be Uncle Tupelo or Whiskeytown.
Wilco would probably rank higher than Uncle Tupelo then. Amazing career arch. Uncle Tupelo at Bonnaroo would be legendary (especially if they broke into a black eyed peas or eminem cover!)
This at the top would be pretty fucking amazing! Getting to see both RHCP and Radiohead for the first time ever on the lawns at Bonnaroo would be beyond amazing for me!
Oh, and I was just thinking, a good way for Bonnaroo to compete with Coachella's two weekends and awesome bookings would be to have 4 major headliners this year and have a What Stage headliner on Thur night!
...to have 4 major headliners this year and have a What Stage headliner on Thur night!
Thur: Foo Fighters
This is not the year 'Roo starts havin' Thursday headliners. If they continue to officially open the gates on Wednesday evenin' then I could see maybe next year or the followin', but startin' out with a biggish Which Stage act, and only after they figure out the logistics of parkin' and all out better. I had friends who waited over eight hours Wednesday night. Thursday early friends got parked around the same time I did around 4-5pm. Also I imagine Bonnaroo would give a Which Stage act before goin' balls deep with a What Stage act on a Thursday. At that point they'd have to start lettin' people in on Tuesday night.
I can see an act who is on the verge of being a HL play a show on the which stage thursday night. Such as Modest Mouse, the Killers (arguably a HL), Pixies, Sigur Ros, Fleet Foxes, Bon Iver..
...to have 4 major headliners this year and have a What Stage headliner on Thur night!
Thur: Foo Fighters
This is not the year 'Roo starts havin' Thursday headliners. If they continue to officially open the gates on Wednesday evenin' then I could see maybe next year or the followin', but startin' out with a biggish Which Stage act, and only after they figure out the logistics of parkin' and all out better. I had friends who waited over eight hours Wednesday night. Thursday early friends got parked around the same time I did around 4-5pm. Also I imagine Bonnaroo would give a Which Stage act before goin' balls deep with a What Stage act on a Thursday. At that point they'd have to start lettin' people in on Tuesday night.
not sure what you're talking about but in 2011 i only waited about 15 minutes to get into the farm on thursday afternoon, and in 2010 i waited maybe an hour. 2009 i waited probably 3 hours. most i ever waited was like 8 hours and that was 2005. i gets better every year.
My "Super Top Secret Freaking Awesome" backroad has worked the past two years. Puts me right at the front of the line every year, no waiting on the interstate.
we waited for like 10 hours in 2010. i took a full blown nap in the car for like 4 hours and we didn't even move.
last year was better but we were still in line for probably 4 hours
My gang spent at least ten hours snailing it around on the Highway in 2010 as well. Literally only moved at about 1 mile per hour. Last year however I found Phi's "Super Top Secret Freaking Awesome" backroad. BEST FIND EVER
02/08 Tool 02/11 Jeff Mangum 02/17 of Montreal 02/29 Blind Pilot 03/31 The Naked & The Famous 05/14 M83 and I Break Horses 05/19 Flaming Lips, Young the Giant, Dawes and AWOLNATION 06/07 Bonnaroo 2012!!! 06/13 Roger Waters 07/28 Toadies
Radiohead - RHCP - Phish(x2) Bob Dylan - John Legend & The Roots
That would instantly sell me, even if Phish was only one show.
I don't think they'd actually do two Phish shows again, would they? I figured they only did that in '09 because they had Nine Inch Nails late-night and no one else was really worthy of a headlining set. If they book them and BOTH Radiohead and RHCP then I'd imagine there would only be one show from them, but it would obviously still be amazing.
I feel there's got to be a big-name classic act a la Buffalo Springfield last year, Dylan would be #1 for me personally of classic acts I'd love to see at Roo. What about the Allman Brothers? Beach Boys I'd react like "meh" if they were the big-name classic band on the lineup.
This is the first message board I've ever been on, the only reason I joined is because I love Bonnaroo and wanted to read and talk about it all year long.