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Post by slipstream2 on Feb 1, 2014 15:25:57 GMT -5
So in preparation for the upcoming lineup announcement I went through the lineups of all the previous years and wrote down all the ones I've seen (yeah I've been to every Bonnaroo, started when I was 19 and plan to at least go this year at age 31...I know eventually I won't/won't be able to go but I dread the day). I only listed each band once, each for the first time I saw them, e.g. of course I saw Kings of Leon in '10, MMJ in '11, Radiohead in '12 and Petty last year but only listed them for the first time I saw them; I also listed bands I'd already seen elsewhere prior to their 'Roo show. These are only the shows I saw either all of or at least a major portion of. I have to say, even I am impressed by this list. What about the rest of y'all?
2002 The Big Wu Widespread Panic Trey Anastasio Ben Harper solo Phil Lesh and Friends Bela Fleck & Edgar Meyer Galactic Norah Jones Jack Johnson Dirty Dozen Brass Band moe. Les Claypool Particle Jurassic 5 Col. Claypool's Bucket Of Bernie Brains North Mississippi All-Stars DJ Logic
2003 Neil Young James Brown Ben Harper And The Innocent Criminals The Allman Brothers The Dead The Flaming Lips The Roots Bela Fleck And The Flecktones Rebirth Brass Band Jason Mraz Drive-by Truckers
2004 Dave Matthews And Friends Bob Dylan David Byrne Steve Winwood Ween Guster Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra Robert Randolph And The Family Band Primus Praxis Kings Of Leon Marc Broussard
2005 Dave Matthews Band The Black Crowes Modest Mouse The Mars Volta The Word Earl Scruggs Joss Stone Umphrey's McGee The Old '97's John Butler Trio The Secret Machines
2006 Radiohead Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers Hot Buttered Rum Beck Oysterhead Buddy Guy Ben Folds Dr. John Matisyahu Rusted Root Seu Jorge Atmosphere Blues Traveler
2007 The Police Tool SuperJam 2007 (Ben Harper, ?uestlove and John Paul Jones) The White Stripes Wilco Franz Ferdinand The Decemberists Wolfmother Old Crow Medicine Show The Hold Steady Fountains of Wayne Pete Yorn Girl Talk Rodrigo y Gabriela The Whigs Ryan Shaw Firecracker Jazz Band Lewis Black
2008 Pearl Jam Metallica Kanye West Chris Rock Robert Plant & Allison Krauss My Morning Jacket The Raconteurs Death Cab For Cutie Levon Helm & The Ramble On The Road MIA Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi Gogol Bordello Ivan Neville's Dumpstafunk Solomon Burke The Avett Brothers Walter "Wolfman" Washington Lez Zeppelin Jakob Dylan Morning 40 Federation MGMT Backdoor Slam Vampire Weekend
2009 Bruce Springsteen And The E Street Band Phish Beastie Boys Nine Inch Nails Ben Harper And Relentless 7 Snoop Dogg Public Enemy Booker T & The DBTs Animal Collective Amadou & Mariam Citizen Cope Passion Pit Dillinger Escape Plan Ted Leo Chairlift Hockey Phoenix Patterson Hood & The Screwtopians Patterson Hood solo
2010 Stevie Wonder Jay-Z Tenacious D Jimmy Cliff Against Me! Steve Martin & The Steep Canyon Rangers Jeff Beck Dropkick Murphys Clutch The XX Lucero Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue NEEDTOBREATHE Local Natives Mumford & Sons The Gaslight Anthem
2011 Wavves The Walkmen Arcade Fire New Orleans All Stars Big Boi Black Joe Lewis and The Honeybears The Black Keys J Roddy Walston & The Business Buffalo Springfield Eminem Scissor Sisters Lil Wayne Grace Potter and The Nocturnals Justin Townes Earle
2012 The Kooks Bad Brains Pelican Flogging Molly Trampled By Turtles Red Hot Chili Peppers Ben Folds Five Blackstar Alice Cooper Dispatch The Beach Boys Bon Iver Fun.
2013 Futurebirds Walk The Moon Purity Ring Japandroids Alt-J Jason Isbell Of Monsters And Men Paul McCartney The Tallest Man On Earth Frank Turner Nas Bjork The Lumineers Preservation Hall Jazz Band Jim James R. Kelly Marc Demarco The Mowglis Weird Al Billy Idol Rock'n Soul Superjam Bustle In Your Hedgerow Delta Rae The National
2014 The Wild Feathers Banks Greensky Bluegrass St. Paul & The Broken Bones Chance The Rapper Damon Albarn Lionel Richie Jack White (he counts since he was solo) The Glitch Mob Lake Street Dive Elton John
reading a list like this really puts into perspective
1) the diversity of one festival 2) the opportunities a this fest provides 3) why people continue to back
since i've only been to one roo, so i will not make my list just because there is only one year to go off of. but if i were to make a list of all the people i've seen from all the fests i've been too it wouldn't be nearly as impressive is yours still...
Making this list really makes you realize how many artists you get to see in any given year for only 250 bucks.....turns out to be like 10-15 bucks a show.
I only put down artists who I saw at least 4 songs of.
2011 Eminem Arcade Fire The Black Keys My Mornig Jacket Lil Wayne Robert Plant and Band of Joy Mumford and Sons Ray Lamontagne Allison Krauss and Union Station featuring Jerry Douglas Pretty Lights Robyn Henson Alternative's Stuffed and Unstrung Old Crow Medicine Show Grace Potter and the Nocturnals The Del McCoury Band and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band Mavis Staples Bruce Hornsby and the Noisemakers Amos Lee Ryan Bingham and the Dead Horses
2012
Red Hot Chili Peppers Skrillex The Shins The Roots The Beach Boys Fun SBTRKT Ben Folds Five Kenny Rogers Flogging Molly Ludacris The Civil Wars Needtobreathe Yelawolf Dawes Kendrick Lamar Pedrito Martinez Group Charles Bradley and His Extraordinaires Alabama Shakes Gary Clark Jr. The Devil Makes Three Michael Kiwanuka Black Box Revelation Jukebox the Ghost
2013 Sir Paul McCartney Wilco R. Kelly The Lumineers Passion Pit Kendrick Lamar Macklemore and Ryan Lewis Of Monsters and Men Preservation Hall Jazz Band Ed Helms Bluegrass Superjam ZZ Top ASAP Rocky Weird Al Yankovich Sam Bush and Del McCoury Dwight Yoakam Alt-J Trombone Shorty and Orleans Avenue The Tallest Man On Earth Preservation Hall Jazz Band Paper Diamond Frank Turner and the Sleeping Souls Big K.R.I.T. Allen Stone Lee Fields and the Expressions Japandroids Charli xcx Bernhoft The Mowglis
reading a list like this really puts into perspective
1) the diversity of one festival 2) the opportunities a this fest provides 3) why people continue to back
since i've only been to one roo, so i will not make my list just because there is only one year to go off of. but if i were to make a list of all the people i've seen from all the fests i've been too it wouldn't be nearly as impressive is yours still...
bravo.
I say all the time that Roo has made me cheap. I'm not dropping big cash for one artist anymore.
reading a list like this really puts into perspective
1) the diversity of one festival 2) the opportunities a this fest provides 3) why people continue to back
since i've only been to one roo, so i will not make my list just because there is only one year to go off of. but if i were to make a list of all the people i've seen from all the fests i've been too it wouldn't be nearly as impressive is yours still...
bravo.
I say all the time that Roo has made me cheap. I'm not dropping big cash for one artist anymore.
I could still be persuaded to drop big bucks on a single show, but it'd have to be someone I'm dyin' to see and might not have the chance again if it were to present itself. That said, I agree. 'Roo has spoiled me. I can see big acts that would charge close to $300 fer good seats and a bunch of other musicians fer the same price. Plus the campgrounds and overall environment.
I'd have to look at the schedules to check every musician I've seen on The Farm.
Post by Laggy.RETURNS on Feb 10, 2014 22:14:39 GMT -5
Ok I wanna try this
Please note 2008 I went in Blind and tagged along just to see Metallica and Pearl Jam, and the weekend reshaped my musical tastes, but at any given time I hardly ever knew who I was seeing- so that list in incomplete
2008 Pearl Jam Metallica Raconteurs Willie Nelson BB King Sigur Ros Mastodon Chris Rock MSTKRFT
2009 Beastie Boys Phish Nine Inch Nails Crystal Castles Yeah Yeah Yeahs Girl Talk Pretty Lights Of Montreal Animal Collective MURS The Knux Tobacco Phoenix Daily Show Stars Triumph the Insults Comedy Dog Dillinger Escape Plan Snoop Dogg
2010 (going in order of schedule this time as I'm looking at it) Miike Snow JB Smoove The XX Jay Electronica Umphrees Mcgee Disco Biscuits sonic stage set Damian Marley and Nas Tenacious D Les Claypool The Black Keys Bassnectar LCD Soundsystem Circa Survive Jeff Ross Dead weather Jeff Beck Weezer Jay Z Dan Deacon Deadmau5 Disco Biscuits Aziz Ansari John Fogerty Phoenix
Pretty impressed with how much I saw in 2010. Did a lot of set skipping. Can't wait to see what 2014 has in store. It's been too long
2012: K. Flay The Cave Singers Kendrick Lamar Alabama Shakes/Big Gigantic The Kooks Ben Howard The Avett Brothers Rodrigo y Gabriela Blackstar/Major Lazer Flying Lotus Battles Childish Gambino The Roots RHCP Superjam/Skrillybear Gary Clark Jr. City and Colour Ben Folds Five The Shins Phish
2013: twenty one pilots Araabmuzik Walk the Moon Django Django Father John Misty Alt-J The Polyphonic Spree Amadou and Miriam Paul McCartney Wolfgang Gartner Animal Collective/Pretty Lights Portugal. the Man Dirty Projectors Bjork Rock 'n Soul Superjam Boys Noize Bustle in Your Hedgerow Holy Ghost Tame Impala Maps & Atlases
2012: Rubblebucket Moon Taxi SOJA Big Gigantic The Kooks Tune-Yards Two Door Cinema Club Rodrigo Y Gabriella Radiohead Pelican Bad Brains The Roots Red Hot Chili Peppers Skrillex Grouplove Beach Boys Ben Folds Five The Shins Phish
2013: Futurebirds Ariel Pink Walk The Moon Purity Ring DIIV Grizzly Bear Wilco Paul McCartney ZZ Top Animal Collective Death Grips The Mowglis Jack Johnson Mac DeMarco Billy Idol JEFF The Brotherhood Wild Nothing Holy Ghost! Tame Impala Tom Petty
2008: Superdrag Backdoor Slam Battles MGMT Vampire Weekend (1/2) Zach Galifianakis -------------------- Jose Gonzalez Minus the Bear !!! MIA Metallica My Morning Jacket (1/2) Superjam w/ Gogol Bordello, Les Claypool & Kirk Hammett -------------------- Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings Against Me! (1/2) Gogol Bordello BB King Jack Johnson Pearl Jam Sigur Ros -------------------- Israel Vibration Ladytron OAR (1/2) Robert Plant & Alison Krauss Death Cab for Cutie (1/2) Widespread Panic
2009: Kraak & Smaak -------------------- Animal Collective Yeah Yeah Yeahs Al Green TV on the Radio (1/2) Beastie Boys Public Enemy -------------------- Heartless Bastards Daily Show All-Stars Rodrigo y Gabriela Wilco Bruce Springsteen (1/2) Nine Inch Nails MGMT (1/2)
2011: Hayes Carll Wavves Best Coast The Drums The Walkmen -------------------- Graveyard Bela Fleck & The Flecktones Pres. Hall Jazz Band (cinema tent) The Decemberists My Morning Jacket Arcade Fire The Black Angels -------------------- Hanggai Alberta Cross (surprise set) Alison Krauss & Union Station Devotchka !!! The Black Keys Buffalo Springfield Eminem Dr. John & Allen Toussaint -------------------- Mavis Staples Junip Gregg Allman Robert Plant & Band of Joy The Strokes (1/2) Widespread (1/2)
2012: Dirty Guv'nahs Mariachi El Bronx Orgone Moon Taxi (1/2) White Denim Phantogram Alabama Shakes MiMosa (1/2) Cherub -------------------- Tune-Yards Two Door Cinema Club Afrocubism (1/2) The Avett Bros. Rodrigo y Gabriela Radiohead Blackstar Flying Lotus Umphrey's McGee w/ Big Freedia (1/2) -------------------- Charles Bradley Bad Brains The Temper Trap North Mississippi Allstars Gary Clark Jr. Art Vs. Science The Roots Red Hot Chili Peppers Superjam w/ ?uestlove, D'Angelo & guests -------------------- Gary Clark Jr. We Are Augustines The Beach Boys Kurt Vile & The Violators The Shins Phish (1/2)
Animal Collective -- worst show of the fest for me. They did fine playing but it was a terrible time slot. 3 pm in the unbearable heat. Wilco TV on the Radio Mars Volta (sorta) MGMT (some) Phoenix The Decemberists Grizzly Bear Robyn Hitchcock Ted Leo Portugal.The Man Jets Overhead Katzenjammer x 2 Alberta Cross Mt. St. Helens Hockey the Knux Beasties NIN -- Best show of the fest for me. When Trent let out a huge sigh and said "I can't keep doing this..." so chilling Elvis Costello Grace Potter The Dirty Projects David Byrne
2011
Deerhunter -- best show Opeth Arcade Fire -- lackluster show after seeing them previously at Lolla. Black Keys -- best show I've seen by them Wiz Khalifa -- only saw b/c I was waiting for the keys The Decemberists The Strokes -- worst Strokes show I've seen Beirut The Walkmen Band of Skulls Railroad Earth Smith Westerns JEFF the Brotherhood
Twenty | One | Pilots (Honestly such an amazing, energetic show. It was a great way to start the fest) Sir Paul (Words Can't describe the feeling of being in a sea of people all singing Hey Jude) Jack Johnson-1/2 (was at the back pretty drunk and don't remember any of it sadly) Wilco Passion Pit Nas Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Edward Sharp & The Magnetic Zeros A$AP Rocky Gov't Mule-1/2 Dwight Yoakam 1/2 Frank Turner 1/2 alt-J (felt like I was a mile away, but still great. Wandered away with a friend and caught 2-3 Allen Stone songs wish I could have seen his whole set) The Sheepdogs Lord Huron (One of my favorites, and the first show I went to alone. I kind of liked doing my own thing for a few shows) Jason Isbell R. Kelly (I went more jokingly, haven't listened to him since I was a teenager. It turned out to be one of my favorite shows that weekend) John Oates (Solar) Empire of the Sun (Was really close to the front, but got paranoid from "stuff" when I turned around and saw a sea of people behind me. I started freaking out about "what if I start freaking out in this crowd, how am I going to get out", so I sat down at the back of the crowd to watch it. Such a stupid situation)
I missed so many shows I wanted to see last year, but I had a hell of a time just walking around exploring and meeting people.
Post by azlovesyou2 on Feb 25, 2014 13:46:34 GMT -5
2013 ------- Paul McCartney Jack Johnson Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers Bjork Wilco Wu-Tang Clan David Byrne & St. Vincent The xx Grizzly Bear Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Animal Collective Tame Impala Boys Noize Holy Ghost! Ariel Pink Twenty One Pilots
2012 ------ Radiohead Red Hot Chili Peppers Phish The Beach Boys The Shins Skrillex Superjam The Temper Trap Flying Lotus Blind Pilot Two Door Cinema Club GZA Spectrum Road Colin Hay Yelawolf Battles Danny Brown SBTRKT Phantogram Big Gigantic Garfunkel & Oates Here We Go Magic Major Laser
2011 ------ Eminem Arcade Fire My Morning Jacket String Cheese Incident The Strokes Alison Krauss & Union Station Ratatat Galactic Robyn Deer hunter Atmosphere Wiz Khalifa Mavis Staples Best Coast The Black Angels J. Cole Wavves !!! Railroad Earth Beats Antique Civil Twilight
2010 ------ Dave Matthews Band Weezer The Dead Weather Norah Jones LCD Soundsystem Thievery Corporation Tori Amos Zac Brown Band Steve Martin & The Steep Canyon Rangers She & Him Deadmau5 Daryl Hal & Chromeo Kid Cudi The xx The Gossip Isis The Dodos The Temper Trap Local Natives Fanfarlo Here We Go Magic
2009 ------ Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band Phish Beastie Boys Nine Inch Nails David Byrne Wilco Snoop Dogg Erykah Badu The Mars Volta Yeah Yeah Yeahs Galactic of Montreal Animal Collective Gomez Crystal Castles People Under The Stairs White Rabbits Hockey Pretty Lights
2007 ------ Tool The White Stripes Wilco The Flaming Lips Manu Chao Franz Ferdinand Ween The Decemerists Wolfmother STS9 Lily Allen Hot Chip John Butler Trio Tortoise Brazilian Girls Rodrigo y Gabriela The National The Little Ones The Black Angels
3/1 - Broken Bells/Au Revoir Simone - Chicago, IL
4/4 - The xx - Oxford, MS
4/8 - Phantogram - St. Louis, MO
4/18 - Gramatik/Branx/Gibbz/Russ Liquid - St. Louis, MO
5/1 - The Dandy Warhols - Houston, TX
5/2-4 - Austin PsychFest - Austin, TX
5/8 - The Dandy Warhols/The Warlocks - St. Louis, MO
6/12-15 - Bonnaroo Music Festival - Manchester, TN
6/19-22 - Firefly Music Festival - Dover, DE
7/4-6 - Sasquatch Music Festival - George, WA
Post by azlovesyou2 on Feb 25, 2014 14:22:02 GMT -5
2006 ------ Radiohead Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers Elvis Costello & The Imposters Beck Oysterhead Bright Eyes Ben Folds Dr. John Sonic Youth Matisyahu My Morning Jacket The Dresden Dolls Devotchka I-Nine Ivan Neville's Dumpstaphunk Electric Eel Shock The Cat Empire
3/1 - Broken Bells/Au Revoir Simone - Chicago, IL
4/4 - The xx - Oxford, MS
4/8 - Phantogram - St. Louis, MO
4/18 - Gramatik/Branx/Gibbz/Russ Liquid - St. Louis, MO
5/1 - The Dandy Warhols - Houston, TX
5/2-4 - Austin PsychFest - Austin, TX
5/8 - The Dandy Warhols/The Warlocks - St. Louis, MO
6/12-15 - Bonnaroo Music Festival - Manchester, TN
6/19-22 - Firefly Music Festival - Dover, DE
7/4-6 - Sasquatch Music Festival - George, WA
Post by azlovesyou2 on Feb 25, 2014 14:27:03 GMT -5
2005 ------- Dave Matthews Band The Allman Brothers Band Jack Johnson Alison Krauss & Union Station Modest Mouse The Mars Volta My Morning Jacket Particle Xavier Rudd M. Ward Perpetual Groove
3/1 - Broken Bells/Au Revoir Simone - Chicago, IL
4/4 - The xx - Oxford, MS
4/8 - Phantogram - St. Louis, MO
4/18 - Gramatik/Branx/Gibbz/Russ Liquid - St. Louis, MO
5/1 - The Dandy Warhols - Houston, TX
5/2-4 - Austin PsychFest - Austin, TX
5/8 - The Dandy Warhols/The Warlocks - St. Louis, MO
6/12-15 - Bonnaroo Music Festival - Manchester, TN
6/19-22 - Firefly Music Festival - Dover, DE
7/4-6 - Sasquatch Music Festival - George, WA
Post by Daddy's Mad on Feb 25, 2014 14:42:01 GMT -5
2012 Rubblebucket Lonely Forest Kendrick Lamar (then lost my wallet with all my money so no more shows thursday for me) The Kooks Ludacris Rodrigo Y Gabriella Radiohead Black Star Flying Lotus Das Racist Battles The Roots RHCP Alice Cooper The Shins
2013 Japandroids Alt-J Of Monsters & Men Grizzly Bear Wu-Tang-Clan Paul ZZ Top (My opinion worst show I've ever seen) Animal Collective Pretty Lights Portugal The Man Billy Idol Boyz Noise Kendrick Lamar Tame Impala Asap Rocky (my friends all wanted to go home… I missed Tom)
Post by billypilgrim on Feb 25, 2014 15:33:39 GMT -5
I am not listing bands only the first time I saw them at Roo. This is simple cutting and pasting, except for 2005, which is an incomplete list from reviewing the lineup.
2005 Widespread Panic Dave Matthews Band Trey Anastasio Allman Brothers Gov't Mule Drive-By Truckers The Word Galactic's Krewe de Carnivale Toots & The Maytals Matisyahu
2006 Radiohead Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers Phil Lesh & Friends Beck Elvis Costello & the Impostors feat. Allen Toussaint Oysterhead Bela Fleck & the Flecktones Buddy Guy Damian 'Jr. Gong' Marley Matisyahu Steel Pulse Seu Jorge Rebirth Brass Band Toubab Krewe
2007 James Blood Ulmer Michael Franti & Spearhead Manu Chao SuperJam (W. Haynes, J.P. Jones, ?uestlove) Regina Spektor Xavier Rudd Keller Williams (WMDs) The Police Gov’t Mule John Butler Trio Bob Weir & Ratdog North Mississippi Allstars White Stripes Widespread Panic
2008 Back Door Slam Henry Butler and the Game Band Porter-Batiste-Stoltz Lez Zeppelin Stephen Marley The Raconteurs Metallica My Morning Jacket George Porter and Friends Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings Little Feat B.B. King Jack Johnson Pearl Jam Phil Lesh & Friends Kanye West Jakob Dylan and the Gold Mountain Rebels Robert Randolph’s Revival L. Campbell, J. Green, P. Lesh, T. Williams Solomon Burke Derek Trucks & Susan Tedeschi’s Soul Stew Revival Widespread Panic
2010 Big Sam’s Funky Nation Carolina Chocolate Drops Damian Marley & Nas The Flaming Lips The Black Keys Imelda May Big Sam’s Funky Nation Jimmy Cliff The Dead Weather Jeff Beck Stevie Wonder Jay-Z Thievery Corporation John Butler Trio John Fogerty Medeski Martin & Wood Dave Matthews Band
2011 New Orleans Allstars Beats Antique Bela Fleck & The Flecktones Grace Potter & The Nocturnals Warren Haynes Band My Morning Jacket Arcade Fire Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears Black Uhuru Mumford & Sons The Black Keys Buffalo Springfield Eminem Dr. John, The Meters, Allen Toussaint String Cheese Incident Mavis Staples Galactic Gogol Bordello Robert Plant Super Jam feat. Dr. John and Dan Auerbach Widespread Panic
2012 Mariachi el Bronx Orgone Ivan Neville’s Dumpstaphunk Sharon Jones and the Dapkings Afrocubism Rodrigo y Gabriela y CUBA Radiohead The Word Punch Brothers Gary Clark Jr. Red Hot Chili Peppers Spectrum Road SuperJam (?uestlove, D’Angelo, et al.) Pedrito Martinez Group Beach Boys Kenny Rogers w/ Lionel Richie The Civil Wars The Shins Brownout Phish
2013 JD McPherson Nicki Blum & the Gramblers Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue Calexico Amadou & Mariam John McLaughlin and the 4th Dimension Wu-Tang Clan Paul McCartney ZZ Top Gov’t Mule Tiny Victories Dirty Projectors Bjork Rock n’ Soul Dance Party Superjam feat. Jim James, John Oates, Zig Modeliste, R. Kelly, B. Howard, B. Idol Bustle in Your Hedgerow (w/ B. Howard) Lee Fields & the Expressions Maclemore & Ryan Lewis Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros David Byrne & St. Vincent Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
Post by zenmastermatt on Apr 12, 2014 9:33:38 GMT -5
Radiohead got me to Bonnaroo for the first time in 2012, and I swore I would never miss it again. The experience transcends whatever the lineup is.
2012: Thursday Both me and my partners first Roo, did not see one act this day. My biggest regret was somehow missing both Alabama Shakes and Big Gigantic
Friday The Kooks Tune-Yards Sam Bush Punch Brothers on the Sonic Stage (one of my favorite moments of 2012 Bonnaroo was watching this set) The Avett Brothers Dawes Radiohead
I am okay with how this day turned out. The Tune Yards show was my second favorite show of the whole weekend, and Radiohead was my first. If I were to redo it I would probably get closer for Radiohead, but that would have meant missing Dawes, who were spectacular. Going back to camp after Radiohead and missing Umphrey's is my biggest regret now, but I hadn't even heard of them at the time.
Saturday Blind Pilot Punch Brothers Santigold
Yep, that is it. I blame a lot of things for this wasted day, but a combination of two things. My partner was not well equipped for a festival, and it was my first roo. I was exhausted at this point, and spent most of this day sleeping. It is hard to admit to people that I missed RHCP, skrillex and the Roots. I just recently started getting into Childish Gambino. What a mistake it was missing him.
Sunday Gary Clark Jr. Beach Boys Bon Iver The last bit of the Shins
I was content with this day, for the most part. We left immediately after The Shins and missed out on Phish, but that was just as much my decision as it was hers. We were both exhausted and wanted to beat the traffic. Let me mention this was my first festival, period.
Overall I would say it was worth it, I missed a lot, but I was able to get some experience and that paid off when I went with my best friend in 2013. It was his first time going, so I was really able to make sure he avoided many of the mistakes I made.
2013
Thursday JD McPherson Father John Misty
Another short Thursday, but there were some reasons for that. My biggest regret from this weekend may have been leaving 'That Tent' after JD McPherson and going back to camp. If I would have camped out there all day I would have seen Haim, Django Django and FJM all from the front of the tent.
Friday He's my Brother She's my Sister Passion Pit Wilco Paul McCartney Animal Collective (Listened to Animal Collective as I watched Pretty Lights)
In regards to scheduling conflicts this was by far the worse day for me, but the decision wasn't hard. If I had to do a Mount Rushmore of bands it would be The Beatles, Radiohead, whoever Neil Young is playing with, and Wilco. So waiting at the What Stage and seeing Wilco and McCartney was an easy decision. But I made sacrifices doing it, missing Of Monsters and Men, Grizzly Bear, Wu Tang, and Jim James. If I could do it over again I would have headed straight to This Tent after McCartney. Both friends I was with went to camp after McCartney so I kind of just wandered til round about 130 when I made my way to see Animal Collective. I had a spot outside the tent, so all I did was listen and watch Pretty Lights. After Animal Collective was over I noticed the Porta Johns had just been cleaned so I sat in one of those for about halfr an hour, and listened to Pretty Lights. I could hear it great.
Saturday
Gov't Mule Nas Bjork Jack Johnson A little R Kelly and a lot of Superjam
This should have been the easiest day for me. Nas Bjork and Mumford and Sons were all in my top 5 must see acts of the weekend so it was set up perfectly. Up to that point, and up to this point I have never listened to Jack Johnson. But I was so close after Bjork I decided I might as well stay there and see what he was all about. I did enjoy the show, but that time would have been better spent waiting for superjam. I wish I could have seen the Lumineers, but Bjork's show may have been the funnest hour and a half of my life
Sunday Ed Sharpe Ed Helms Bluegrass Situation Tom Petty
St. Vincent and David Byrne Vs. Ed Helms' Superjam was a tough decision. I ultimately chose the Bluegrass situation not only because I love bluegrass, but because I thought this would be a one time experience. Had I known he would be doing it again this year, I would have stayed at the Which Stage, no doubt.
I feel a lot more prepared this year, but I am dreading the schedules. I've made sure to check out a lot more of the artists this year, and I have become a fan of a lot of new bands because of this. So I am in even more trouble than the past two years.
2012 The Cave Singers The Kooks Tune-Yards Fitz & the Tantrums Feist Foster the People Radiohead The Temper Trap Santigold ?uestlove Superjam Skrillex Grouplove Kathleen Edwards Ben Folds Five Bon Iver The Shins Bethesda Phish
2013 ON an ON Ariel Pink HAIM Purity Ring Father John Misty Local Natives Passion Pit He's My Brother She's My Sister Foals Jim James Paul McCartney Cults Solange Dirty Projectors Beach House Preservation Hall Jazz Band Jim James Superjam Lee Fields & the Expressions Aoife O'Donovan Wild Nothing Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros David Byrne & St. Vincent Ed Helms' Bluegrass Situation Superjam Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
I'm jealous--you must have been sprinting to see both Frank Turner and TMOE. That was my worst conflict last year. I was hoping they would get TMOE again this year as I watched the whole Frank Turner show. No regrets, but I really wanted to see TMOE and didn't want to split sets.
Yeah I got a little tired of TMOE (I know he's awesome but just then I needed less mellow) and a buddy of mine was raving about Frank...so glad I caught his set, "I Still Believe" has become one of my all-time favorite songs.
Well kids, thought I'd add my bands from this year (note: again, only listing bands I'd never seen at Roo before, so Jack White and Drive-by Truckers and, ahem, Kanye etc etc are not mentioned):
The Wild Feathers Banks Greensky Bluegrass St. Paul & The Broken Bones Chance The Rapper (holy shit was he good) Damon Albarn Lionel Richie Jack White (just realized he counts since he was solo) The Glitch Mob Lake Street Dive Elton MOTHERFUCKING John
As always you never really know if this Roo is your last, but this time around I'll admit I wouldn't feel too bad if it was.
2012 (Arrived mid Friday) Firday Ludacris, St. Vincent, Rodrigo y Gabriela, Radiohead, Major Lazer Saturday American Splendor (Movie), Silent Disco, Santigold, Art Vs. Science, Childish Gambino, The Roots, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Alice Cooper, ?uestlove Superjam, Skrillex Sunday Red Baarat, Gary Clark Jr, The Beach Boys, Ben Folds Five, Bon Iver, The Shins, The Civil Wars, fun.
Average Cost per show - $6.52 if you add the movie and silent disco
2014 Thursday The Wild Feathers, Allah-Las, Real Estate, Cherub, Polica, The Parade!, White Denim
Friday St. Paul & The Broken Bones, Sam Smith, Jake Bugg, Ben Howard, The Head and the Heart, Vampire Weekend, Phoenix, Kanye West, Derek Truck Superjam, Disclosure, Skrillex
Saturday John Butler Acousitc, First Aid Kit, Cake, Grouplove, Bobby Womack, Desert Noises, Cayucas, Chromeo, Jack White, Frank Ocean, Skrillex Superjam, Darkside
Sunday Lake Street Dive, Capital Cities, Fitz & The Tantrums, Arctic Monkeys, Washed Out, City and Colour, Broken Bells, The Avett Brothers, Wiz Khalifa, Bluegrass Superjam, Amos Lee, Elton John
Average Cost per show* - $6.81 *I know this isn't perfect math.
2009: bruce springsteen. beastie boys. snoop dogg. mgmt. andrew bird. girl talk. bon iver. of montreal. animal collective. santigold. grizzly bear. st. vincent. passion pit. crystal castles. the dirty projectors. yeasayer. chairlift. white rabbits. phoenix.
2010: stevie wonder. jay-z. conan o'brien. phoenix. regina spektor. lcd soundsystem. the avett brothers. steve martin & the steep canyon rangers. kid cudi. aziz ansari. edward sharpe and the magnetic zeros. the dodos. manchester orchestra. the temper trap. circa survive. tokyo police club. local natives. fanfarlo. here we go magic. neon indian.
2011: arcade fire. my morning jacket. lil wayne. the strokes. florence + the machine. scissor sisters. robyn. matt & kim. donald glover & childish gambino. the walkmen. neon trees. best coast. the drums.
2012: radiohead. the beach boys. bon iver. aziz ansari. feist. the roots. ?uestlove superjam. ludacris. santigold. childish gambino. reggie watts. the temper trap. tune-yards. st. vincent. fun. danny brown. kendrick lamar. grouplove.
2013: paul mccartney. bjork. r. kelly. wu-tang clan. passion pit. nas. kendrick lamar. grizzly bear. macklemore & ryan lewis. animal collective. hop hop superjam. bluegrass superjam. beach house. zz top. edward sharpe and the magnetic zeros. a$ap rocky. tame impala. maria bamford. local natives. matt & kim. alt-j. father john misty. mike birbiglia. solange. allen stone. eric andre. django django. haim. chris gethard.
2014: elton john. kanye west. lionel richie. vampire weekend. frank ocean. disclosure. ms. lauryn hill. fitz & the tantrums. janelle monae. craig robinson & the nasty delicious. taran killam & friends. chance the rapper. down n dirty. city and colour. danny brown. sam smith. real estate. rory scovel. zz ward. okkervil river. cloud nothings. banks. st. paul & the broken bones.
Post by kingoftherodeo on Jun 19, 2014 11:59:43 GMT -5
i think the best band and best show i saw was The Black Cadillacs. i was sitting way back by the cafe where stage, saw them setting up didn't pay attention i was enjoying lionel. they kept doing small sound checks between his song which peaked my curiosity. once lionel was boy was i surprised by the energy they brought. i went back on saturday to see them at sonic stage saw them for bit before i went to see arctic monkeys. but i could still hear their set all the way over
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