Bonnaroo 2022 Lineup Discussion Thread

Sounds like despite some messy organization everyone had a blast this weekend. In the ten plus years since my last bonnaroo I can't recall ever feeling this nostalgic for it, even if it has changed a lot since then. I'll be back in the States next summer so really hoping to make a return. Everyone be safe getting home.

just pulled in my driveway. my experience was worth the 3 year wait personally. i loved meeting everyone on here that i met and brunch was a blast. my fiancé said the gumbo was her favorite thing all weekend. coffee cake was awesome too. going to bed then i’ll catch up with some of you this week. stay safe and travel safe everyone <3

some of my group wasn’t into tool and planned on sitting in the back of what and moved after the first song

Here's the full Tobe Nwigwe set, if anyone's interested. Took me by complete suprise and was my favorite set I watched on stream. Definitely validated his high billing.

lol i was wondering the same thing about hand washing stations/sanitizer. people are obviously going to have to rough it some at bonnaroo but not letting people wash their hands after using the restroom is a weird ask. sanitizer is everywhere now it can’t be that expensive or hard to get a hold of

one thing i’ll throw out there is going in people thought there not being paper schedules wasn’t that big of a deal but one of my first timer pals was saying he didn’t like the stage names and i chuckled and said it’s a funny bonnaroo thing but i realized that he genuinely was having a hard time figuring out where all of the stages were. for a map you’d have to look up the app or find some place with a map that by the time you walk over there you could’ve just wandered around to find your destination. idk. i understand sustainability and it being a minor cutback but handing out a map/schedule/guide would’ve gotten people acquainted with the festival better

maybe it’s sabotage so live nation can rename all of the stages after crypto companies

plaza 9/BFE buddy❤️

He had to be there to see The Chicks. Why were you driving dude?

Glad that set’s out there so I can watch it tonight. I wasn’t missing Billy but was told Tobe was elite. Time to pack shit up and head home. Recap tonight or tomorrow at some point. Shout out to everyone I ran into. Lots to complain about, lots to not complain about. I’ll figure out a Top 10 at some point, but there are moments from plenty of shows that won’t be on it like me singing along with Chvrches, Plant & Krauss doing the Led Zeppelin finale, etc. Safe travels to everyone.

instead of a recap i'm just going to write about my favorite moments from the weekend as they come into my head:

goose was my favorite show but i thought tool had the best show. tool had top notch visuals, great setlist, and the band was on point. cool that they did pushit. almost everyone in my group went back to camp before goose but i hung around for the entire thing and hung out with whomever was next to me on the left side of the stage. this was my 8th bonnaroo and the electric avenue cover will probably go down as one of my favorite bonnaroo moments ever. dancing at 245 am to that and also finding some inforoo people during it was magical.

another top moment was king gizz opening with robot stop. we were a little bit in front of the sound booth and to see the crowd immediately go crazy, a guy in a banana suit crowd surfing, and the amalgamation of inflatable shit and dust flying around was fucking awesome. i used to listen to nonagon infinity all of the time with my old roommate that i'm still good friends with so that was a special moment

another unbelievably cool moment for me was britt from spoon coming out for the superjam. i've loved spoon for a while but haven't seen them live and i was toward the front and saw him side stage before he came out and i flipped when he did. he also had (arguably) the two best songs of the set. thought it was a pretty good superjam overall despite the time delay and that they're essentially karaoke sets anymore

sons of kemet was a top 5 set of the weekend for me. they seemed to really enjoy playing the fest and they were locked in the entire time

easily best japanese breakfast show i've seen out of three. it was clear to me that road experience and their dedication to their craft is really improving the band's music and live shows

bleachers was really good then me and my fiance and i ran over to catch the end of the chicks and saw them close with goodbye earl and that was fucking sweet.

100 gecs and marc rebillet were both pretty fun. not the best sets i've seen from either but they were still good and both late nights were awesome this year

all them witches melted face then i left because we were tired, i had work the next morning, and we weren't too concerned about the acts we were missing. leaving this year was the most emotional i'd ever been at bonnaroo surprisingly. i think the whole idea of going back to the "real world" hit harder after the global distress we've endured for the last couple of years. meeting some of you definitely made it harder too <3

i don't know if it's been written about here but we stopped by the surprise japanese breakfast acoustic set on friday and they had michelle and her violin player set up on a tiny ass impromptu stage with a couple of speakers facing the other stage WHILE SOMEONE WAS PLAYING. it would've been an ok thing if anyone could hear her over all of the wub wub wubs. not really sure why they planned that at all

Tobe Nwigwe and Turnpike Troubadours (Thursday night Plaza 5) were musical highlights - both were gifts.  From outside The That Tent...I think the number that saw Tobe's set was over 500.

I can’t believe I survived my first roo! I had a massive adrenaline rush during Stevie because I couldn’t believe I’d survived without any incidents or completely falling apart haha. I want to thank everyone I camped with and all the new faces I met during the week that helped me through it all.

My top three sets: 3) Arlo Parks. She had a really refreshing and energetic stage presence for someone who makes such soft music. I would die to be her best friend. Also, Tranter got the setlist!

2) Rezz. I’ve been dying to see her since I was 17 or so. I love every single thing she’s put out and I never knew I could dance for that long. Huge shoutout for Tony for being there with me and being just as excited, it really made the set even more enjoyable!

1) Puscifier! This one was such a big surprise for me, didn’t know any songs but got into the pit with tranter anyways. The music was good as shit but the performance was also hilarious and fun to watch. I would give anything to see them again.

Despite all the struggles and being a little angerey in the heat every night was filled with so much fun. Meeting all of you guys was kind of like a little surprise treat every time we ran into someone. I hope I’ll get to go back to the farm soon!

I never knew where I was (by camp name) at any of my Bonnaroo’s.