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    Metallica, T.I., AC/DC top fall album releases  Aug 29, 2008
    In this June 13, 2008 file photo, Metallica lead singer James Hetfield performs at the Bonnaroo music festival in Manchester, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, file). (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)

    The iTunes Primary: No Contest  Aug 29, 2008
    Forget Bonnaroo, CMJ and Coachella: all the cool bands are in Denver this week, and almost all of them are playing for free. The Democrats may struggle with party unity, but they don't seem to have any trouble putting a festival together. (Time.com)

    Music festivals cater to young, old, in-between  Aug 28, 2008
    At Bonnaroo, a four-day music festival in Manchester, Tenn. the older crowd has grown gradually, said Ashley Capp, president of AC Entertainment, which co-produces the event. (MSNBC -- Music)

    Labor Day events  Aug 28, 2008
    RX Bandits' latest album is Live From Bonnaroo 2007, which came out exclusively on iTunes. 6 p.m. Sunday and Monday, Aug. 31 and Sept. 1. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)

    A breath of fresh air for music lovers  Aug 27, 2008
    The other recipient was the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival held in the United States. Car wars. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)

    A Look Inside 'Outside'  Aug 17, 2008
    In partnership with Superfly Productions of New Orleans, the people who created the wildly successful alt-rock-cum-camping Bonnaroo Music Festival in the remote hills of Tennessee, Another Planet is bringing a Bonnaroo-style event to Golden Gate Park's Polo Fields. Perloff first mapped out the terrain as a concert site when he was co-president of Bill Graham Presents, putting on shows by Pearl Jam and Peter Gabriel's WOMAD Festival. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)

    Newell Rubbermaid plans $12.5M ink factory in Manchester  Aug 14, 2008
    Manchester, which is home once at year to the Bonnaroo Music Festival, is on Interstate 24 about halfway between Nashville and Chattanooga. Reader Comments. (Nashville Business Journal, TN)

    FORWARD SPIN:  Five acts in the mix  Aug 14, 2008
    The album: 100 Days, 100 Nights (Daptone Records)The itinerary: A favorite on the festival circuit, they have already played high-profile events such as Coachella, Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza and Virgin Mobile Fest. Next up: Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival (Aug. (USA Today)

    10/21: Metallicain Glendale  Aug 12, 2008
    James Hetfield of Metallica performs at the 2008 Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival on June 13, 2008 in Manchester, Tennessee. Search for Things to Do. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)

    Rogue Wave to play All Points West  Aug 9, 2008
    Over the course of this summer's extensive touring, they've made stops at some of the biggest festivals in the country, including Bonnaroo and Coachella. Now they are excited to perform at All Points West. (The Trentonian, NJ)

    Jammin' the gulch  Aug 8, 2008
    After making a decision to tour full time in 2003, the band has performed several times at the Fillmore in its hometown of San Francisco as well as major music festivals such as High Sierra and Bonnaroo. In recent years, a few lineup changes have put the emphasis more on vocals and harmonies rather than world rhythms. (Helena Independent Record, MT)

    Music festival set to soar on South Side  Aug 7, 2008
    While American Eagle's inaugural festival doesn't have the scope of a Lollapalooza or Bonnaroo, there's a "more killer than filler" sense to this event. Not only that, the acts seem to be woven together in interesting ways. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)

    Lollapalooza 08 Sunday: Nine Inch Nails bring us closer to God ...  Aug 5, 2008
    And after one go at it, theres no way Ive got this festival anywhere near figured out, not in the same way the geography of Coachella is burned (literally) into my brain and the happy rhythms of Bonnaroo call to me from far away like the hills of Ireland. No, Lolla is a riddle, a big, hot concrete enigma wrapped in tall buildings that seems to stretch for miles, especially when youre dashing between stages, and thus do the small essentials of life tend to pass you by. (Entertainment Weekly)

    Lollapalooza ends on high note  Aug 5, 2008
    Unlike his now-notoriously late performance at the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival, West took the stage on time at 8:30 p.m. to a dazzling light show. With singers and a percussion/DJ setup behind him, he strutted across the front landing by himself for tracks like "Flashing Lights," "Shine" and the place-appropriate "Homecoming.". (AZCentral -- Entertainment)

    CORRECTING and REPLACING Federated Media, Microsoft and Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival Launch `CrowdFire'  Aug 5, 2008
    CrowdFire is a first-of-its-kind fusion of digital media, fan participation, social networking and digital technology, said Rick Farman, co-founder of Superfly Productions, creators of Outside Lands and co-creators of the Bonnaroo Music Festival ... Frankenreiter rocks Bonnaroo, hear 3 new songs from his CD for free ... My Morning Jacket playing Bonnaroo 2008. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)

    Lollapalooza 08 Friday: Humidity + Radiohead = sleeeeepy  Aug 3, 2008
    There's none of that feeling of us-against-the-world post-apocalyptic survival remoteness you get at Bonnaroo, and none of the L.A. rock poser scene you get in the VIP area at Coachella ... She covered "Cry To Me," which would have been cool if I hadn't seen Solomon Burke do it a month ago at Bonnaroo, and there was mild pandemonium once someone pushed play on the thunking backing track to current radio smash "Mercy." That is a very good song, I will admit, and from what I heard, nothing in the... (Entertainment Weekly)

    A Wide Stylistic Range  Aug 3, 2008
    " 'Underground' hip-hop should be huge," Born says, adding that he's played many festivals, such as Bonnaroo, where the genre was underrepresented. "It should be seen in stadiums. It should sell millions. We should have all the opportunities available to us that our counterparts in other genres have. What we do is no less important than Radiohead, or U2 or Michael Jackson, and we should be etched in history.". (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)

    Summer's Sizzling Music Festivals  Aug 2, 2008
    "Our sensibilities as producers," says Bonnaroo co-founder Rick Farman, "has always been to make the concert bigger than the concert, to make it an event and include a lot of different elements that we're passionate about." ... At Bonnaroo, where VIP admission is $1,169. (Forbes)

    Nation's best gay bar in East Atlanta?  Aug 2, 2008
    A lesbian couple decked out in tie-dye were on their way home to Florida from the Bonnaroo music festival in Tennessee when they called around to bars in Atlanta. Mary's had the nicest person answer the phone, so they decided to stop there. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

    Rock Music Menu: Velvet Revolver may have lead singer  Aug 2, 2008
    Pretty soon, there'll be one within a 90 mile radius to every music lover in the country, taking all the fun out of it being a big deal to hit one of the out of the way majors like Bonnaroo or Coachella. At least with the Vineland Music Festival a memory before it was made, shore traffic will keep its current congestion rate intact. (The Delaware County Times, PA)

    Bob Dylan Unveils Triple-Disc Rarities Set  Jul 30, 2008
    Disc three:"Duncan And Brady" (Unreleased, 1992)Cold Irons Bound" (Live, Bonnaroo, June 2004)"Mississippi" (Unreleased version #3, "Time Out of Mind")"Most Of The Time" (Alternate version #2, "Oh Mercy")"Ring Them Bells" (Alternate version, "Oh Mercy")"Things Have Changed" (Live, Portland, Oregon, 2000)"Red River Shore" (Unreleased version #2, "Time Out of Mind")"Born In Time" (Unreleased version #2, "Oh Mercy")"Tryin' To Get To Heaven" (Live, London, 2000)"Marchin' To The City" (Unreleased... (Billboard.com)

    Kanye West, Barack Obama And A Bunch Of Bold Lollapalooza Predictions, In Bigger Than The Sound  Jul 30, 2008
    It doesn't matter if you were at Lollapalooza, H.O.R.D.E., Bonnaroo, Coachella or even Camp Bisco, you've had the same experiences I have. You probably drank and/or smoked too much. (VHI.com -- Music News)

    Rothbury Music Fest  Jul 25, 2008
    On July 3-6 the ranch will be center stage for Rothbury, the most mind-bending music festival north of Bonnaroo in Manchester, Tennessee ... 8 million in 2007) and Bonnaroo, Rothbury is the first to take on a green program of this magnitude at an around-the-clock (camping) concert in the United States ... He elaborates, We went to Bonnaroo last year to get an idea of what we d be dealing with. (Munster Times, IN)

    Pitchfork Festival Takes Over Chica...  Jul 24, 2008
    Though the Pitchfork Festival may not garner attention the way events like Lollapalooza, Coachella, or Bonnaroo can, the emerging festival more than makes up for this with an intimate, welcoming atmosphere where music fans can kick back and discover new music without having to fork over $8 for bottled water. The copyright of the article Pitchfork Festival Takes Over Chicago in is owned by. (Suite101.com)

    GypsyFoot set to dip a toe into 10K Lakes  Jul 19, 2008
    Giant music festivals, like Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza and Coachella, take place in places far, far from here. Smaller, more intimate festivals, pop up all over Bismarck throughout the summer, like Rock the Lawn, Ribfest and Harmony Fest. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)

    Green bus rolls into town  Jul 18, 2008
    They stopped at Bonnaroo, a music festival in Tennessee, and volunteered as part of Planet Roo, the festival's environmental activism area. "We like to mix it up," Roy said. (Palo Alto Online, CA)

    Counting Crows’ Duritz counting on change  Jul 17, 2008
    That s why it s a good thing to have festivals like Coachella and Bonnaroo. He s also encouraged by the exposure the Internet has given to bands that years ago never would have had a chance to attract a wide audience without a major record label behind them. (Scranton Times, PA)

    "All Good Festival" Really Was All Good  Jul 16, 2008
    Ever since Bonnaroo began its transition toward mainstream pop festival, adding stand-up comedy and headlining acts like Kanye West and Metallica, it has seemed like the festival scene for true jam band fans was on the decline. However, events like this still provide a real treat for devoted fans and continue to carry the spirit that the music stands for. (The Trentonian, NJ)

    9 music acts that are no longer alternative  Jul 15, 2008
    Mark Humphrey / AP fileDeath Cab for Cutie lead singer Ben Gibbard performs at the Bonnaroo music festival in Manchester, Tenn. on June 15. (MSNBC -- Music)

    OurStage Launches Marketplace to Connect Artists with Talent Buyers  Jul 13, 2008
    Top-ranked artists receive significant career-building promotion and support from established artists, industry professionals, and a broad assortment of partners, including AOL Music, Bonnaroo, Bumbershoot, PLUG Awards, Newport Folk Festival, JVC Jazz Festival Newport, Paste Magazine, CMJ, Noise Pop, and many others. Founded in 2007, OurStage delivers music and related content to more than 1. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)

    Rothbury fest draws big crowd  Jul 8, 2008
    s popular and similarly-minded Bonnaroo festival. The site had three main stages - the Odeum, Sherwood Court and the Ranch Arena - and the area between the Ranch Arena and the two other stages was connected by the Sherwood Forest, which was lit up at night to look like a psychedelic dream. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)

    Kweli: 'Baseball a metaphor for life'  Jul 3, 2008
    Talib Kweli represented his favorite baseball team while at the recent Bonnaroo Music Festival in Tennessee, but he couldn't escape the wrath of Red Sox Nation even while on a farm outside of Nashville ... "(There's) a lot of haters," Kweli said in an interview backstage at Bonnaroo with MLB.com/Entertainment's Andrew Becker. (MLB.com -- NY Yankees Yankees)

    Kanye West's Blog  Jul 2, 2008
    In addition to the culture and style, there is the occasional undiluted opinion, notably his own unmitigated version of the skirmish that took place recently at Bonnaroo. Artists, bloggers and other media types go to his blog because of the great content and the big personality behind it. (Suite101.com)

    Zach Galifianakis' ramshackle comedy wins devotees  Jul 2, 2008
    "I just thought, 'I will never be able to do this," Galifianakis joked in an interview at the recent Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival where he performed in a smaller but thoroughly packed tent than Rock's. Galifianakis' standup is a more intimate, ramshackle thing. (International Herald Tribune -- Health)

    Fiery Furnaces heat up for the White Sox  Jul 1, 2008
    The Fiery Furnaces took a break to talk baseball at Bonnaroo ... That's what MLB.com/Entertainment's Andrew Becker found out when meeting up with the duo at the recent Bonnaroo Music Festival in Manchester, Tenn ... "It means a lot," Matthew said of playing Bonnaroo. (MLB.com -- Chi White Sox White Sox)

    Amy Winehouse Reportedly Punches Fan, Disses Kanye West At Glastonbury Festival  Jul 1, 2008
    Winehouse and West have no previous bad history, but there has been speculation that the line may be due to the bad publicity West garnered at another festival, the Tennessee-based Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival. During that show West's set was delayed for hours, raising the ire of fans and media alike. (VHI.com -- Music News)

    Grease junkies  Jun 29, 2008
    "And then another overnighter to Bonnaroo. So, ah, we're pushing them hard, man, pushing them hard. It's going to be good." ... for Bonnaroo, the nation's largest music festival. (Boston Globe)

    Rock Band(TM) Heats Up the Summer  Jun 28, 2008
    The best-selling video game is going mobile and bringing music to the masses -- hitting State Fairs across the country and some of this year's biggest tours and festivals, including Bonnaroo, the Vans Warped Tour and Crue Fest, to name a few. ADVERTISEMENT. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)

    Are Gas Prices, Economy Putting A Crimp In Your Live-Music Plans This Summer?  Jun 28, 2008
    (For Bonnaroo, it was the only non-sellout since the fest launched in 2002 ... Lollapalooza or Bonnaroo. (VHI.com -- Music News)

    Does the Glastonbury Fest Still Rock?  Jun 27, 2008
    Hip-hop star Kanye West riled Bonnaroo festival-goers when his 2:45 a.m. performance was delayed to 4:25 am. Kanye ragged against the criticism, writing on his blog, "This is the maddest I ever will be." Jay-Z responded in his spat in more measured terms, describing the Glastonbury controversy as "ridiculous" on BBC Radio 1's Rap Show. (Time.com)

    Kanye: I'm 'most offended I've ever been'  Jun 27, 2008
    Kanye West was to go on at 2:45 a.m. at Bonnaroo; went on at 4:25 a.m.. West: "Bonnaroo thing is the worst insult I've ever had" ... NEW YORK (AP) -- Kanye West defended himself from criticism over his delayed performance at Bonnaroo, saying on his blog that the flak he's taken has left him "the most offended I've ever been.". (CNN -- Showbiz)

    Kid Rock: Just kidding  Jun 26, 2008
    Stronger words"This is the most offended I've ever been....This is the maddest I ever will be." - Kanye West, writing on his blog, insulted that fans chanted "Kanye sucks" at the Bonnaroo music festival in Tennessee, where problems setting up his elaborate stage set delayed the start of his show until 4:25 a.m.. Copyright 2008 Globe Newspaper Company. (Boston Globe)

    Kanye rails at Bonnaroo criticism  Jun 26, 2008
    Kanye bashes criticism he received at Bonnaroo - Music- msnbc ... Kanye bashes criticism he received at Bonnaroo ... Thibault Camus / APKanye West defended himself from criticism over his delayed performance at the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival. (MSNBC -- Music)

    7/1: Robert Plant & Alison Krauss  Jun 26, 2008
    Alison Krauss and Robert Plant perform during day four of the 2008 Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival on June 15, 2008 in Manchester, Tennessee. More on this topic. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)

    Kanye Lashes Out Over Bonnaroo Experience  Jun 26, 2008
    A statement from Bonnaroo organizers read, "Over seven years of presenting the Bonnaroo Music Festival, we have successfully presented hundreds of the top artists in the world. Our world-class event production team strives to accommodate the needs of every performer. We will continue to present the highest level of production while representing the best interests of our audience, staff and performers.". MORE LIKE THIS ARTICLES June 25, 2008 June 02, 2008 May 14, 2008 April 25, 2008 March 21,... (Billboard.com)

    West calls Bonnaroo criticism insulting  Jun 26, 2008
    Kanye West rails against Bonnaroo criticism ... NEW YORK Kanye West defended himself from criticism over his delayed performance at Bonnaroo, saying on his blog that the flak he's taken has left him "the most offended I've ever been." ... In a rant on his blog written Tuesday June 24, 2008, West defended himself from criticism over his delayed performance at the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

    Kanye West, Angelina Jolie, James Gandolfini  Jun 26, 2008
    When Kanye West decided to move his 8:15 p.m. appearance to 4:30 the following morning at the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival in Manchester, Tennessee, last week because he wanted it dark enough for his light show, audience members were understandably upset, and they let him know it by booing, waving makeshift signs ("Kanye hates hippies!") and scrawling anti-West graffiti ... "This Bonnaroo thing is the worst insult I've ever had in my life," he wrote on his Web site, kanyeuniversecity. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)

    Kanye West Nearly Destroys Computer Blaming Bonnaroo, Pearl Jam For 4:30 A.M. Show  Jun 26, 2008
    Kanye West performing at Bonnaroo 2008 in Manchester, TN (Photo: Jeff Kravitz/ FilmMagic ... Until Tuesday, that is, when 'Ye in a mostly capitalized rant that skewered PJ for running late and lambasted the Bonnaroo runners for allegedly not working with him to make sure his tech-heavy set would go off with out a hitch ... "Why???? I understand if people don't like me because I like me or if people think tight clothes look gay or people say I run my mouth to much. But this Bonnaroo thing is the... (VHI.com -- Music News)

    Prepaid Product Is Targeting Gen Y Via Web, Schools  Jun 25, 2008
    The company is a sponsor of the annual Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival in Tennessee, and it promoted the card this month at the 's CMA MusicFest in Nashville. Ms. McKenna is the senior editor of CardLine, a SourceMedia Inc. publication. (American Banker)

    Time to `stop complaining and vote'  Jun 23, 2008
    Sitting under a tarp playing guitar, he said he registered to vote with HeadCount at the Bonnaroo music festival in Tennessee, and signed Robbins' voter pledge form. 1. (Albany Times Union)

    O'Brien's blog  Jun 23, 2008
    So Pearl Jam played nearly 3 at Bonnaroo, and the Boss used to play 3 hours or longer. And the Dead always did, too, with an intermission. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)

    Critic's picks - pop music  Jun 22, 2008
    Talk about range: the Austin-based Latin-funk outfit does Bonnaroo, Montreal Jazz Festival, and an opening slot with Prince without missing a beat - literally. The show is at 7:30; tickets are $25; $20 for MFA members, seniors, and students, at 617-369-3306 or. (Boston Globe)

    Death Cab enjoying life on the road  Jun 22, 2008
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    Dark Meat ready for the prime time  Jun 20, 2008
    " The tour included stops at corn festivals in Illinois and Mountain Jam, a three-day festival in upstate New York, and some of the band's dozen or so members worked at the Tennessee festival Bonnaroo. They're familiar with the outdoor setup, and with the exception of AthFest, they don't like it. McHugh and Clack describe the massive festival crowds as Republicans on acid, phonies more interested in merchandise and playing hippie for a weekend than music. "We're a punk rock band in spirit as... (Athens Banner-Herald)

    Music festivals feel growing pains  Jun 18, 2008
    CMA: +9% Compared with a year ago vs. Bonnaroo: -10% Compared with a year ago ... Jakob Dylan BonnarooSummerfestNewport Folk FestivalBumbershoot Austin City Limits ... Jack Johnson CoachellaBonnarooVirginAll Points WestOutside Lands. (USA Today)

    Diverse lineup: Festival draws B.B. King, Metallica, Kanye West and more  Jun 18, 2008
    The Associated Press B. B. King performs at the Bonnaroo music festival in Manchester, Tenn. Bonnaroo Music Festival, which began in 2002 as primarily a jam band event, has broadened itself and brought more diverse fans to its 700-acre countryside site south of Nashville. (The Clarion-Ledger)

    Young Jeezy Says He Brought Usher, Kanye West To Atlanta Birthday Bash For 'Extra Umph'  Jun 18, 2008
    Usher flew in from a promo tour in Japan, while Kanye came to town, performed and flew right back out to make his concert at the Bonnaroo festival in Manchester, Tennessee. "Shout-out to Kanye, he flew all the way in," Jeezy said. (VHI.com -- Music News)

    Death Cab finds life on the road to their liking  Jun 17, 2008
    Mark Humphrey / APDeath Cab for Cutie lead singer Ben Gibbard, seen performing at the Bonnaroo music festival in Manchester, Tenn ... Death Cab for Cutie performed Sunday at the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival where their powerful, rocking new material sounded befitting the large festival stage, as it did at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival ... Im not going to lie, having the number one record is quite an accolade and is very exciting, said Gibbard in an interview backstage... (MSNBC -- Music)

    Kanye angers Bonnaroo crowd  Jun 17, 2008
    Delayed Kanye West gig angers Bonnaroo crowd ... Delayed Kanye West gig angers Bonnaroo crowd ... - Kanye West's late night performance at Bonnaroo was delayed nearly two hours, angering the festival crowd who responded by chanting "Kanye sucks" and pelting the empty stage with glow sticks. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)

    Plant/Krauss, Panic Bring Bonnaroo Back To Its Roots  Jun 17, 2008
    If the first two days of Bonnaroo 2008 featured some of the heaviest rock bands ever to play the seven-year-old festival, the final day of music was a relatively sedate one focusing on American roots, blues and soul music ... Sunday wasn't exclusively devoted to roots music, of course, as the celebrated Senegalese Afro-cuban group Orchestra Baobab made its Bonnaroo debut (bring a saxophone-toting fan onstage to jam with the group), alongside Death Cab For Cutie and English electro/rock act... (Billboard.com)

    Organizers: Bonnaroo A Success Despite No Sell-Out  Jun 17, 2008
    An ambitious lineup helped the seventh Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival overcome inflated gas prices and a more crowded North American festival scene to post attendance of more than 70,000 ... That's shy of a Bonnaroo sellout of 80,000, but enough to please festival producers A.C. Entertainment and Superfly Presents ... When Bonnaroo began in 2002, major destination music festivals in North America were much more scare than they are now, with as many as a dozen new events cropping up in the past... (Billboard.com)

    The Game Moves 'LAX' Release Date Again  Jun 17, 2008
    June 16, 2008, 12:00 PM ET. Mariel Concepcion, N.Y. Originally due June 24 then July 8, the Game's third album, "LAX," is now set for release July 22 via Geffen. (Billboard.com)

    Late Kanye jeered at US festival  Jun 17, 2008
    Rapper Kanye West was booed after appearing over an hour and a half late at the Bonnaroo festival in Tennessee. Angry fans, who had to wait well into the early hours to see him, responded by chanting "Kanye sucks" and pelting the empty stage with glow sticks. (BBC News -- Entertainment)

    At Bonnaroo music festival, the old jams with the new  Jun 17, 2008
    Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam at the Bonnaroo festival in Manchester, Tennessee ... At around 3 a.m. Sunday at the 2008 Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival, Phil Lesh and Friends were harmonizing on "Sugaree," a song by Lesh's band mate in the Grateful Dead, Jerry Garcia ... That was just part of the musical spectrum of the seventh annual Bonnaroo festival, which took place Thursday through Sunday. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)

    Flaming Lips ends a rejuvenated City Stages  Jun 17, 2008
    By booking the Lips and Ben Harper, acts that have played Bonnaroo, City Stages drew new fans from across the country, he said. "It's been an amazingly well-behaved crowd.". (AL.com)

    * Into the wild rock yonder  Jun 16, 2008
    Evil Urges, released last Tuesday by ATO Records, is My Morning Jackets most commercial effort, a bid for a mainstream breakthrough at a moment when all the right promotional stars X the cover of Spin last month, a prominent Bonnaroo music festival booking X are in place. Songs like Highly Suspicious have the kind of taut, invigorating guitar riffs best heard blaring from car stereos, while quieter, more graceful songs mix musky Southern rock with something psychedelic and grand. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)

    Bonnaroo: Veterans Lesh, Helm, King Hit The Right Notes  Jun 16, 2008
    If Friday's day and night of music at Bonnaroo was marred by intense heat and, later, buckets of rain, the weather morphed into a cool summer evening for Pearl Jam's headlining set Saturday, during which some even threw on jackets or wrapped themselves in blankets ... With Bonnaroo's late-night sets now the thing of legend, Kanye West refused to be outdone, switching his 8:15 p.m. start time on Saturday to 2:45 a.m. Sunday morning, marking the first time main stage has seen action that late in... (Billboard.com)

    Pearl Jam Mixes Rarities, Hits, Politics At Bonnaroo  Jun 16, 2008
    Pearl Jam capped its headlining slot Saturday at Bonnaroo with an impassioned rendering of Bob Dylan's "All Along the Watchtower," with frontman Eddie Vedder urging the sprawling throng to vote for change this coming November ... Pearl Jam's appearance at Bonnaroo marked just its second U.S. festival date since nine fans were crushed to death during its 2000 set at Denmark's Roskilde Festival ... "[Bonnaroo] makes you realize how it could actually work. And on top of that it's a great f*ckin'... (Billboard.com)

    Metallica, My Morning Jacket Sizzle On Bonnaroo Day One  Jun 16, 2008
    In its first major U.S. outdoor festival date in several years, Metallica ran through a blistering, two-hour set Friday (June 13) to headline the first official day of music at the seventh Bonnaroo music festival in Manchester, Tenn. Augmenting its appearance with a slew of pyrotechnic explosions and even fireworks -- thus marking one of several Bonnaroo firsts during the festival experience Friday -- the world's biggest metal band mainly played its most popular and heaviest material (from... (Billboard.com)

    Tardy Kanye angers Bonnaroo crowd  Jun 16, 2008
    Delayed Kanye West gig angers Bonnaroo crowd ... Kanye West's late night performance at Bonnaroo was delayed nearly two hours, angering the festival crowd who responded by chanting "Kanye sucks" and pelting the empty stage with glow sticks ... West had been scheduled to take the main stage at the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival at 2:45 a.m. Sunday morning. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

    Musicians try to get out the vote at Bonnaroo  Jun 16, 2008
    (AP) - Bonnaroo, the annual central Tennessee music festival, is better known for dancing and campsite carousing than political activism ... Headcount is a nonprofit organization that's working to get people registered to vote and it does almost all of its work at festivals and concerts like Bonnaroo ... He says fans at Bonnaroo and other festivals are now more receptive to talking about voter registration. (KOLD.com, AZ)

    Hot Fun in the Summertime: Bonnaroo returns to Tenn. amid increasingly crowded festival season  Jun 16, 2008
    Hot Fun in the Summertime: Bonnaroo returns to Tenn ... Hot Fun in the Summertime: Bonnaroo returns to Tenn ... When the tens of thousands of music-crazy fans gather in the Tennessee countryside this weekend for Bonnaroo, they'll be part of not just one of the summer's biggest music festival, but a nationwide revival. (Yahoo News)

    Pearl Jam wows Bonnaroo  Jun 16, 2008
    (AP) -- Pearl Jam wowed the Bonnaroo crowd with a three-hour performance late Saturday, returning the band to the grand stage of a music festival ... There were no mishaps at Bonnaroo, though, and Vedder's faith in festivals appeared to be restored ... Pearl Jam was the main stage headliner Saturday at the annual Bonnaroo Music Festival, which is held on a giant 700-acre site south of Nashville. (The Palm Beach Post)

    Beckinsale demands bottom double  Jun 16, 2008
    FOX23 News This Morning. Last Update: 5:54 am. (FOX23.com, OK)

    U2 Trumps Mariah, Kanye At Grammy Awards  Jun 16, 2008
    Pearl Jam capped its headlining slot Saturday at Bonnaroo with an impassioned rendering of Bob Dylan's "All Along the Watchtower," with frontman Eddie Vedder urging the sprawling throng to vote for change this coming November. Music veterans like Phil Lesh, Levon Helm and B.B. King showed the younger generation a thing or two on the second day of Bonnaroo, offering a strong contrast to performances by rockers like Pearl Jam and rappers like Kanye West. (Yahoo News -- Grammy Awards)

    Infotainment  Jun 15, 2008
    Free WillieManchester: Willie Nelson performs at the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival 2008. AP. (Daily Times, Pakistan)

    Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival  Jun 15, 2008
    Bonnaroo opens with Metallica, Chris Rock ... Bonnaroo opens with Metallica, Chris Rock ... - Bonnaroo began in earnest Friday with the rarest of double bills: Chris Rock followed by Metallica. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)

    B.B. King given key to the city at Bonnaroo  Jun 15, 2008
    B. B. King performs at the Bonnaroo music festival in Manchester, Tenn ... - B.B. King was awarded the key to the city Saturday at the Bonnaroo Music Festival ... King, 82, took a wheel chair to get to the stage at Bonnaroo, the annual festival held in the Tennessee countryside south of Nashville. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)

    Pearl Jam wows Bonnaroo with 3-hour performance  Jun 15, 2008
    Pearl Jam wowed the Bonnaroo crowd with a three-hour performance late Saturday night, returning the band to the grand stage of a music festival ... There were no mishaps at Bonnaroo, though, and Vedder's faith in festivals appeared to be restored ... Pearl Jam was the main stage headliner Saturday at the annual Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival, which is held on a giant 700-acre site south of Nashville. (International Herald Tribune)

    Missing Bonnaroo? Tune in  Jun 15, 2008
    That's not uncommon this weekend at the Bonnaroo Arts and Music festival going on in Manchester, Tenn ... He's a radio DJ and, right now, he's jamming along with a recording by Modest Mouse, a band that isn't even playing Bonnaroo ... Hammel works for Nashville's Lightning 100 FM-WRLT. But, on Friday, he's doing a guest spot on Bonnaroo Radio, the official station of the arts and music festival. (AL.com)

    Metallica, Chris Rock make odd Bonnaroo pair  Jun 14, 2008
    Bonnaroo fans walk past the Sonic Village stage at Bonnaroo Music and Arts FestivalonJune 13 in Manchester, Tenn ... - The smorgasbord of Bonnaroo began in earnest Friday with a packed slate highlighted by the rarest of double bills: Chris Rock followed by Metallica ... It was to be the first appearance for both at the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival, held annually south of Nashville on a 700-acre countryside site. (MSNBC -- Music)

    Bonnaroo 'all about the music, all about people'  Jun 14, 2008
    Bonnaroo 'all about the music, all about people ... - Bonnaroo, the arts and music festival that turns one Tennessee town into a musical megalopolis, kicked off with more than 80,000 people converging on the 700-acre farm to begin a weekend filled with loud music, hot days and sleepless nights ... Though the festival didn't officially start until Thursday, five Huntsville-area friends decided to start their Bonnaroo weekend a bit early. (AL.com)

    Plant and Krauss to continue their partnership  Jun 13, 2008
    Plant and Krauss are working together through July 19, when the tour wraps in Nashville (they also stop at the Bonnaroo Music Festival on Sunday). And both said that theyre enjoying the opportunity to expand and enhance their musical partnership on the road. (MSNBC -- Music)

    Listen Up: Live from Bonnaroo  Jun 13, 2008
    Bonnaroo 2008 - Listen Up - USATODAY.com ... set to fire off some snarling political punk on Saturday, the Thursday night performance from Nashville/Knoxville rock soldiers Superdrag may go down as the most punk rock moment of Bonnaroo 08, and possibly to date ... Coffee Country police reported by this afternoon, and Murfreesboro police busted one Bonnaroo-bound guy yesterday who had more than on him. (USA Today -- Life)

    My Morning Jacket Plans New Year's At MSG  Jun 13, 2008
    The group is one of the centerpieces of this weekend's Bonnaroo festival in Manchester, Tenn. where it will play a midnight to 3 a.m. set on Saturday morning. (Billboard.com)

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