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Post by BrokenLight on Dec 20, 2010 16:26:05 GMT -5
Radiohead Neil Young Widespread Panic Furthur My Morning Jacket Arcade Fire The Strokes CAKE The Roots with John Legend The Chemical Brothers Primus Portishead Modest Mouse 311 Vampire Weekend Bright Eyes Mos Def Slightly Stoopid Spoon Monsters of Folk Broken Social Scene Broken Bells G. Love and Special Sauce Robert Plant and the Band of Joy Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings Explosions in the Sky The Hold Steady Manu Chao Social Distortion The Word Empire of the Sun Ray LaMontagne and the Pariah Dogs Warren Haynes Band Mumford and Sons Joanna Newsom Old Crow Medicine Show Major Lazer Bela Fleck, Edgar Meyer and Zakir Hussain Fistful of Mercy The Airborne Toxic Event Deerhunter Ratatat Dirty Dozen Brass Band The Felice Brothers Sara Watkins Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears Antony and the Johnsons Florence + the Machine The Brian Jonestown Massacre Preservation Hall Jazz Band Neon Trees BLK JKS A Place to Bury Strangers Cloud Cult Deer Tick The Dynamites featuring Charles Walker Bat for Lashes Best Coast Surfer Blood Beach House Sleigh Bells The Heavy Will Hoge Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band Noah and the Whale Bowerbirds The Morning Benders The Books Elf Power Cults Phantogram Villagers Clare and the Reasons
Natedogg i think if G Love is there he will have the Avett Brothers backing him up, they are his backing band for the new album and they are producing it
Post by BrokenLight on Dec 20, 2010 16:58:11 GMT -5
^ hadn't yet heard that. knew he was putting something out in early 2011. figured it's been what since 06 when he played? think i'd take the avetts backing him up over his band.
Radiohead Neil Young Widespread Panic Furthur My Morning Jacket Arcade Fire The Strokes CAKE The Roots with John Legend The Chemical Brothers Primus Portishead Modest Mouse 311 Vampire Weekend Bright Eyes Mos Def Slightly Stoopid Spoon Monsters of Folk Broken Social Scene Broken Bells G. Love and Special Sauce Robert Plant and the Band of Joy Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings Explosions in the Sky The Hold Steady Manu Chao Social Distortion The Word Empire of the Sun Ray LaMontagne and the Pariah Dogs Warren Haynes Band Mumford and Sons Joanna Newsom Old Crow Medicine Show Major Lazer Bela Fleck, Edgar Meyer and Zakir Hussain Fistful of Mercy The Airborne Toxic Event Deerhunter Ratatat Dirty Dozen Brass Band The Felice Brothers Sara Watkins Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears Antony and the Johnsons Florence + the Machine The Brian Jonestown Massacre Preservation Hall Jazz Band Neon Trees BLK JKS A Place to Bury Strangers Cloud Cult Deer Tick The Dynamites featuring Charles Walker Bat for Lashes Best Coast Surfer Blood Beach House Sleigh Bells The Heavy Will Hoge Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band Noah and the Whale Bowerbirds The Morning Benders The Books Elf Power Cults Phantogram Villagers Clare and the Reasons
Ten headliners? Does the festival start Wednesday?
Radiohead Neil Young Widespread Panic Furthur My Morning Jacket Arcade Fire The Strokes CAKE The Roots with John Legend The Chemical Brothers Primus Portishead Modest Mouse 311 Vampire Weekend Bright Eyes Mos Def Slightly Stoopid Spoon Monsters of Folk Broken Social Scene Broken Bells G. Love and Special Sauce Robert Plant and the Band of Joy Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings Explosions in the Sky The Hold Steady Manu Chao Social Distortion The Word Empire of the Sun Ray LaMontagne and the Pariah Dogs Warren Haynes Band Mumford and Sons Joanna Newsom Old Crow Medicine Show Major Lazer Bela Fleck, Edgar Meyer and Zakir Hussain Fistful of Mercy The Airborne Toxic Event Deerhunter Ratatat Dirty Dozen Brass Band The Felice Brothers Sara Watkins Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears Antony and the Johnsons Florence + the Machine The Brian Jonestown Massacre Preservation Hall Jazz Band Neon Trees BLK JKS A Place to Bury Strangers Cloud Cult Deer Tick The Dynamites featuring Charles Walker Bat for Lashes Best Coast Surfer Blood Beach House Sleigh Bells The Heavy Will Hoge Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band Noah and the Whale Bowerbirds The Morning Benders The Books Elf Power Cults Phantogram Villagers Clare and the Reasons
Would love it, but doesn't seem likely. A lot of the undercard seems likely though. Monsters of Folk and MMJ and Bright Eyes wouldn't happen, plus MoF said at the end of their ACL performance they said "goodbye for quite a while." Would imagine that both Bright Eyes and Robert Plant/Band of Joy would be higher up a well.
Radiohead Neil Young Widespread Panic Furthur My Morning Jacket Arcade Fire The Strokes CAKE The Roots with John Legend The Chemical Brothers
Ten headliners? Does the festival start Wednesday?
I'm assuming that you are referring to the top 10 on his list. If you are, then why are you assuming all these bands are "headliners"?
The main headliners would be Radiohead, Neil Young, and either Panic or Furthur. Whichever one doesn't headline can take one of the late night slots on the Which stage.
The other which stage late night would be My Morning Jacket.
Arcade Fire and Strokes are big but both could be put in the Sunday Which Stage closer while the other is a pre-headliner. The Roots could have a late night, and not sure where Cake or Chemical Brothers fit but it's not in the headlining slot I can tell you that.
Post by The Wookie Monster on Dec 20, 2010 19:33:37 GMT -5
believe me, I'd hope for Furthur too but my problem is that they play the southeast in April. Do you think they start a summer tour that soon after a spring tour?
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Post by The Wookie Monster on Dec 20, 2010 20:26:09 GMT -5
I don't think it means anything. Rhythm Devils are on Jam Cruise as Bob Weir Scaring the Children. And then Furthur in the spring. If it came from The Dead instead of The Grateful Dead, then we would have something.
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I don't think it means anything. Rhythm Devils are on Jam Cruise as Bob Weir Scaring the Children. And then Furthur in the spring. If it came from The Dead instead of The Grateful Dead, then we would have something.
Arcade Fire and Strokes are big but both could be put in the Sunday Which Stage closer while the other is a pre-headliner. The Roots could have a late night, and not sure where Cake or Chemical Brothers fit but it's not in the headlining slot I can tell you that.
I'm going to say absolutely not. Arcade Fire is mad hot right now and only getting bigger. Strokes are the fucking Strokes. They both held headlining spots at Lollapalooza this year. Either one could headline Which, but neither belongs in the Zac Brown Band spot. Sorry.
I guess you could do something like Byrne/Beastie Boys -> LN Phish a couple years ago. But then we're doing three late nights, which either means stacking more headliners against each other or having late night shows all three nights. I mean, I'd be down for something like Widespread Panic/Strokes -> LN Furthur (or Dead!). I think slotting Arcade Fire and Strokes against each other is a bad idea, but that might work. Or a Thursday headliner. This is the ten year.
But at the end of the day I think we're trying to shove too many headliners in. Radiohead/Neil Young/Panic/Furthur/MMJ/Arcade Fire/Strokes is still seven headliners, which just isn't realistic.
(Portishead, BTW, can be considered an eighth headliner)
Post by Mista Don't Play on Dec 21, 2010 15:44:50 GMT -5
I don't see The Strokes being any higher than a Which closer spot, except maybe some form of a late night. Arcade Fire could go a couple different places though, depending on how they schedule things.
I'm going to say absolutely not. Arcade Fire is mad hot right now and only getting bigger. Strokes are the quacking Strokes. They both held headlining spots at Lollapalooza this year. Either one could headline Which, but neither belongs in the Zac Brown Band spot. Sorry.
I guess you could do something like Byrne/Beastie Boys -> LN Phish a couple years ago. But then we're doing three late nights, which either means stacking more headliners against each other or having late night shows all three nights. I mean, I'd be down for something like Widespread Panic/Strokes -> LN Furthur (or Dead!). I think slotting Arcade Fire and Strokes against each other is a bad idea, but that might work. Or a Thursday headliner. This is the ten year.
But at the end of the day I think we're trying to shove too many headliners in. Radiohead/Neil Young/Panic/Furthur/MMJ/Arcade Fire/Strokes is still seven headliners, which just isn't realistic.
(Portishead, BTW, can be considered an eighth headliner)
I am with Itrain neither The Strokes or Arcade Fire would headline Bonnaroo. Despite how "big" Arcade Fire is right now in the South they play to about 4000 people that is not enough name recognition to headline 'roo. Also headlining Lolla is not near as prestigious a slot as headlining Bonnaroo. It is not even an unopposed set.
Lets not even start on MMJ or Portishead. Everyone needs to remember that just because you like a band, or they have a good spot at Bonnaroo that does not hean they are headlining.
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Post by The Wookie Monster on Dec 21, 2010 16:11:26 GMT -5
Bonnaroo is the only festival in North America that has unopposed headliners, and the headliners need to be able to entertain at least 50,000 people. That's all. Stevie Wonder can do that. Jay-Z can do that. Apparently KOL now can do that, and DMB can, as well as Phish/Boss/Pearl Jam/Metallica/etc etc.
Completely agree bigman, and I like that about Bonnaroo. Having unopposed headliners takes away the headaches that come with some awful Lolla or ACL conflicts over the last few years. If you need to be able to play for 50,000, then there are plenty of bands that would be able to do that.
Side note, it's hard for me to see Arcade Fire and The Strokes both playing Bonnaroo. I think they could both fit in to many different spots on the schedule, but I cannot see it for some reason.
Alright Airline, is this more realistic top 10? In order:
U2 The White Stripes Widespread Panic Portishead My Morning Jacket Paul Simon Robert Plant & Band Of Joy Lauryn Hill Primus Black Star
Yeah. It's closer. Not bad. I doubt we see Portishead, Lauryn Hill, and Black Star though. Not exactly Roo style bookings, though I could be wrong on Lauryn Hill with the AC/S shows.
Radiohead Furthur ft. Phil Lesh and Bob Weir My Morning Jacket Daft Punk Paul Simon John Legend and The Roots Primus Allman Brothers Band Vampire Weekend Drake Willie Nelson Social Distortion Fiona Apple Devo Gogol Bordello Florence + The Machine Big Boi Slightly Stoopid Bela Fleck and The Flecktones Stephen Marley The Decemberists Galactic ft. Corey Henry STS9 Mumford and Sons Rodrigo Y Gabriela Sharon Jones and The Dap Kings Cage the Elephant Iron and Wine Umphrey's McGee Emmylou Harris Shpongle DJ Set Grace Potter and The Nocturnals Against Me! Pete Yorn Cold War Kids Mavis Staples Thrice Rebirth Brass Band Jenny and Johnny Beats Antique The Sword Leon Russell Janelle Monae Felice Brothers Darius Rucker Matt and Kim North Mississippi All-Stars J.Cole Sam Bush Band Best Coast RJD2 Punch Brothers Jimmy Eat World Big Gigantic Ryan Bingham and The Dead Horses K'Naan Devotchka Portugal. The Man Jessica Lea Mayfield The Pimps of Joytime Ben Kweller Cut Copy Dredg Perpetual Groove Man Man Vieux Farka Toure The Greenhornes Caribou Ryan Montbleau Band Kylesa Cold Cave Akron/Family Balkan Beat Box Ted Leo (Solo) Clare and the Reasons Aloe Blacc Tame Impala Nosaj Thing Jake Owen Freelance Whales Those Darlins'
-When I Hear My Name -Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground -Blue Orchid -Passive Manipulation -Red Rain -Death Letter -My Doorbell -Hotel Yorba -Same Boy You've Always Known -Lovesick -Little Ghost -We're Going to Be Friends -The Hardest Button to Button -Black Math -The Nurse -I Just Don't Know What to Do With Myself
Encore: -Ball and Biscuit -Seven Nation Army -Screwdriver
I have to disagree with Jess 100%. Arcade fire easily had 50K + on a Sunday night with Phoenix playing opposite at lolla. I think they could easily headline the roo. I think it is more likely they will only play coachella though.