 | The Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival is a four-day annual music festival created and produced by Superfly Productions and AC Entertainment, first held in 2002. The festival is held on a 700-acre farm in Manchester, Tennessee, 60 miles southeast of Nashville, Tennessee. The main attractions of the festival are the multiple stages of live music, featuring a diverse array of musical styles including indie folk, world music, hip hop, jazz, americana, bluegrass, country music, folk, gospel, reggae, electronica, and other alternative music. |
| The festival features craftsmen and artisans selling unique products, food and drink vendors, and many other activities including some put on by various sponsors. Sponsors of the festival are required to provide free activities for attendees. The main stage, named the What Stage (capacity 100,000 people) and the second stage, named the Which Stage (capacity 30,000 people) are the two main performance areas, open approximately noon to midnight CST each day of the festival. Centeroo is a 24-hour gathering place, featuring three large music tents (This Tent, That Tent and the Other Tent), the Bonnaroo Market (craft and merchandise vendors), an arcade tent, music sharing areas, a cinema tent, a comedy tent and other special events. Most activities and vendors in Centeroo are open 24 hours with live music in the tents from noon to 7:30 p.m. CST and midnight to 5 a.m. The word Bonnaroo, popularized by New Orleans R&B giant Dr. John (see image) with his 1974 album Desitively Bonnaroo, is a Cajun slang word meaning "a really good time." The name was chosen for its literal meaning, and also to honor the rich Louisiana music tradition that inspired the organizers' desire to provide many styles of quality live music for appreciative fans. The 2008 Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival will be held from June 12-15, 2008. In recent years, festival organizers have placed great emphasis on using recycled paper for concessions and converting their generators to bio-diesel during the event. Watch their greening segment featured on Current TV to learn more about their greening efforts. 2008 Lineup |
| Pearl Jam Metallica Jack Johnson Kanye West Robert Plant & Alison Krauss Phil Lesh & Friends My Morning Jacket The Allman Brothers Band The Raconteurs Willie Nelson Death Cab for Cutie Tiësto B.B. King Sigur Rós Levon Helm and the Ramble on the Road Ben Folds O.A.R. Cat Power The Bluegrass Allstars Feat. Luke Bulla, Jerry Douglas, Bela Fleck, Edgar Meyer and Bryan Sutton M.I.A. Umphrey's McGee Iron & Wine Stephen Marley Yonder Mountain String Band The Swell Season Talib Kweli Derek Trucks & Susan Tedeschi's Soul Stew Revival | Gogol Bordello Broken Social Scene Zappa Plays Zappa Robert Randolph's Revival Rilo Kiley The Disco Biscuits Mastodon Lupe Fiasco Against Me! Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings Pat Green Ozomatli Tegan and Sara Solomon Burke Drive-By Truckers MSTRKRFT !!! The Avett Brothers Israel Vibration Animal Liberation Orchestra Abigail Washburn & the Sparrow Quartet featuring Bela Fleck Phil Lesh / Larry Campbell / Jackie Greene Aimee Mann Ladytron Orchestra Baobab Ghostland Observatory | Dark Star Orchestra The Fiery Furnaces Jose Gonzalez Minus the Bear Donavon Frankenreiter Lez Zeppelin State Radio Battles Jakob Dylan Two Gallants The Sword Vampire Weekend Little Feat Nicole Atkins Chromeo The Felice Brothers Mason Jennings MGMT The Lee Boys Rogue Wave Serena Ryder Steel Train Grupo Fantasma Back Door Slam Newton Faulkner |
| Event: 2008 Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival Date: June 12 (Thursday) - 15 (Sunday), 2008 Location: Manchester Coffee County, Tennessee USA |
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