2016 Bonnaroo Initial Lineup

Just hustled through all the unknowns on the lineup for me, came out to 35 acts I would see:

Blood Orange, Bully, Borns, Cashmere Cat, Death Cab For Cutie, Dungen, Ellie Goulding, Father John Misty, Fidlar, Flosstradamus, Givers, Haim, Hermitude, Hundred Waters, Kamasi Washington, Kurt Vile, Leon Bridges, Lolawolf, London Souls, M83, Macklemore, Mavis Staples, Miguel, Natalie Prass, Oh Wonder, RL Grime, Roman Gianarthur, Shamir, Tame Impala, Twin Peaks, Tyler, Vince Staples, Vulfpeck, Waxahatchee and Zeds Dead.

Pretty decent amount, it's just lacking in the value department for me. I've seen about ten of them before, and then half of what's left I wouldn't be all that excited over.

Comparison is the thief of joy. You can't compare your music tastes to another's, you like what you like.

It's kind of the type of lineup that you'd expect to be announced on TBS. Like in between reruns of Everybody Loves Raymond.

Well thats interesting. I like it but I think I'll wait till the release and not get hung up on what we know.

i'm pretty pleased with this lineup honestly. i've only been going to shows and fests for a handful of years so there's a lot of acts that i haven't seen on this lineup that i think a lot of others have seen multiple times already. my first look through i counted 20+ acts that i'm really excited for before research and whatever additions (remember d'angelo was a late addition last year).

haven't seen yet:
big grams
cashmere cat
chvrches (really excited about this one)
death cab for cutie
fidlar (never been to a punk show before. looking forward to this.)
goldlink
griz
hermitude
j cole (am i the only one??)
keys n krates
m83 (this will probably be the most magical set of the weekend for me. absolutely cannot wait.)
miguel
papadosio
purity ring
st. lucia
tame impala
tyler the creator
vince staples (fuck yes)

ones i've seen already but i'm still very excited to see at the farm:
the floozies
lettuce
rl grime
zeds dead

so after counting again that's 22 acts i really want to see. that's a pretty good number for me, and i'm sure it'll grow as i do some research on the bands i don't know. and that's not including the headliners, which i plan on seeing all 3 for the first time. overall i'm digging the lineup so far and i think there'll be 1 or 2 interesting additions. i've never seen a comedy act or a movie before either so that's still to be seen.

i highly suggest people check out the floozies, vince staples, and st. lucia if you aren't already familiar. the floozies are two bros from kansas city that play badass electrofunk. i've seen them once in a venue and once at a festival. both times they've killed it and had just incredible energy. vince staples is really about to blow up i think. summertime 06 is a great album. check out hands up, blue suede, norf norf, lemme know, and limos. st. lucia is indie electronica. my favorite song of theirs is when the night.

This wasnt meant to be a PJ Kanye joke. Im legitimately scared a Jack White Nick Cave situation will happen

Indeed he was

Just getting home and catching up to this. It's not a great lineup, despite great headliners. I didn't go last year and was really looking forward to returning this year...now I feel like maybe I'm done with this festival. I dunno...

I know how you feel. I'm at the point where I think I'll just wait and see if LCD and Ween tour closer to me because those are the only must see acts on the lineup for me.

Did we ever figure out why Reddit said Tame Impala was LN?

I've been wondering that too...

Edit

In regards to Tame Impala that is

it was listed: Tame Impala (late night)

Except last time they weren't? But they should be. Black angels spot

Leave it to Bonnaroo to fuck this up and put them LN in The Other Tent, and not Which.