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Saw Ben Folds last night in Milwaukee...pretty good live show. He can definitely rock out a piano. I probably would've enjoyed it more if I had known more of his material. But he would be a good late afternoon Which performance IMO.
He also did a cover of Kesha's get sleazy, pretty funny.
If 311 plays, they need to go very light on new material. If they played a lot of stuff from Music, Grassroots, Transistor, and Soundsystem, it would be a very cool show.
I completely agree, I think they would be up to the task tho, they know what the audience wants and at Roo, well I can just imagine the clouds of smoke now..
Saw Ben Folds last night in Milwaukee...pretty good live show. He can definitely rock out a piano. I probably would've enjoyed it more if I had known more of his material. But he would be a good late afternoon Which performance IMO.
He also did a cover of Kesha's get sleazy, pretty funny.
I've seen him twice. Once I was in high school and only new a handful of the songs he did live (I only knew older stuff from a friend's older brother's album I copied), and I had no voice due to a sinus infection. I still went since the show was free, and had a blast despite the fact that I could sing (didn't know many words + no voice). The next time I saw him was Bonnaroo 08 and it was also a really great show. I would kill to have seen him in his prime, but he's still a talented and creative musician who puts on a great live show. I'd really love to see him at the farm again!
Also, to APC, I think I remember Maynard saying he didn't like his 07 show, too. I hated when he ended the show early because people wouldn't follow his request and stop flashing cameras, but that extended Lateralus with Tom Morello was a moment I'll never forget. I hope APC comes!
Ben Folds was fun in 06... skipped him in 08 (I think it was?), because I figured there was little reason to see him again. He'd be a good add, though... fun music.
Yeah it was a fun show, they're real energetic all the way through. His set kind of carried on too long IMO though, he played for like 2 1/2 hours and like I said, I don't know much of his stuff so a lot of it was just kind of like...meh. But obviously if you were are hardcore fan I could've seen it being an amazing show. But I would really like to see him at a festival setting so I'd have the option to leave if I was getting bored or whatever.
He lead into Bright Eyes, which had a guest spot from Jim James... really introduced me to both entities. I left before Death Cab, though... that just wasn't my bag.
Superfly Productions and A.C. Entertainment are excited to announce the initial lineup for the tenth annual 2011 Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival. The four-day camping and music festival will be held on June 9 - 12 on the same beautiful 700-acre farm in Manchester, Tennessee, 60 miles south of Nashville. Every year Bonnaroo seeks to make history by offering unique and exclusive performances by rock’s greatest legends as well as its most significant newcomers. A full list of confirmed acts follows, and more will be announced in the coming weeks. The final Bonnaroo 2011 lineup will total over 120 bands and over 20 comedians performing on 13 stages over four days. Tickets go on sale exclusively through www.bonnaroo.com on Tuesday, February 8 at 12:00 PM Eastern.
2011 Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival Confirmed Artists: Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young The White Stripes Widespread Panic My Morning Jacket The Strokes Massive Attack Queens of the Stone Age Robert Plant & the Band of Joy Primus Ben Harper & Relentless7 Mos Def & Talib Kweli are Black Star 311 The Doobie Brothers Big Boi CAKE DJ Shadow moe. The Roots Broken Bells The Decemberists Toots & the Maytals Gregg Allman Blues Band Iron & Wine Gogol Bordello Girl Talk Bruce Hornsby Jimmy Eat World Joanna Newsom Mumford & Sons Old Crow Medicine Show Scissor Sisters Wiz Khalifa Janelle Monáe Flying Lotus Galactic Florence + the Machine Ray LaMontagne Against Me! Street Sweeper Social Club Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings Cold War Kids Omar Rodriguez-Lopez Major Lazer Kylesa Cage the Elephant deerhunter Curren$y Matt & Kim Tallest Man on Earth EOTO Sleigh Bells Karen Elson Portugal. the Man Preservation Hall Jazz Band Delta Spirit Tame Impala Black Moth Super Rainbow Titus Andronicus Twin Shadow Wavves Best Coast Rebirth Brass Band The Felice Brothers The Greenhornes Skrillex Trampled by Turtles Menomena Alberta Cross Man Man Aloe Blacc Tokimonsta The Budos Band Jessica Lea Mayfield Those Darlins Good Old War Lee Fields and the Expressions
All I can say is WOW. The conflicts in schedule would probably turn me into a paranoid schizophrenic though.
yeah but Mumford and Sons is the breakout act of the year they wont be a headliner but they will definitely be a preheadliner. Phoenix blew up like this 2 years ago, now its mumford that is enjoying that rapid success.
Mumford has one album and a few EPs, most of which they played at 'Roo last year, I assume. Phoenix had a deep catalogue before they exploded. Also, that lineup is sick.
Again I am putting my ignorance on display...What do you MMJ fans consider their best songs? I dont know much by them, only have the Evil Urges album (well i have Z on my itunes, but i dont think i ever listened to it)...but Librarian is a great song.
Obviously if they are capable of a 4 hours set then i am missing out on a lot of good back catalog.
Just get Okonokos or download either their '09 show or NYE at Madison Square Garden.
Superfly Productions and A.C. Entertainment are excited to announce the initial lineup for the tenth annual 2011 Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival. The four-day camping and music festival will be held on June 9 - 12 on the same beautiful 700-acre farm in Manchester, Tennessee, 60 miles south of Nashville. Every year Bonnaroo seeks to make history by offering unique and exclusive performances by rock’s greatest legends as well as its most significant newcomers. A full list of confirmed acts follows, and more will be announced in the coming weeks. The final Bonnaroo 2011 lineup will total over 120 bands and over 20 comedians performing on 13 stages over four days. Tickets go on sale exclusively through www.bonnaroo.com on Tuesday, February 8 at 12:00 PM Eastern.
2011 Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival Confirmed Artists: Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young The White Stripes Widespread Panic My Morning Jacket The Strokes Massive Attack Queens of the Stone Age Robert Plant & the Band of Joy Primus Ben Harper & Relentless7 Mos Def & Talib Kweli are Black Star 311 The Doobie Brothers Big Boi CAKE DJ Shadow moe. The Roots Broken Bells The Decemberists Toots & the Maytals Gregg Allman Blues Band Iron & Wine Gogol Bordello Girl Talk Bruce Hornsby Jimmy Eat World Joanna Newsom Mumford & Sons Old Crow Medicine Show Scissor Sisters Wiz Khalifa Janelle Monáe Flying Lotus Galactic Florence + the Machine Ray LaMontagne Against Me! Street Sweeper Social Club Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings Cold War Kids Omar Rodriguez-Lopez Major Lazer Kylesa Cage the Elephant deerhunter Curren$y Matt & Kim Tallest Man on Earth EOTO Sleigh Bells Karen Elson Portugal. the Man Preservation Hall Jazz Band Delta Spirit Tame Impala Black Moth Super Rainbow Titus Andronicus Twin Shadow Wavves Best Coast Rebirth Brass Band The Felice Brothers The Greenhornes Skrillex Trampled by Turtles Menomena Alberta Cross Man Man Aloe Blacc Tokimonsta The Budos Band Jessica Lea Mayfield Those Darlins Good Old War Lee Fields and the Expressions
thanks for almost giving me a heart attack. haven't been on the boards all day and i see this thinking its the real deal. i just don't see csny or white stripes being there. and there will be well over 120 bands in all.
Post by BrokenLight on Jan 29, 2011 22:32:58 GMT -5
i could see it more like this:
u2 green day furthur arcade fire widespread panic my morning jacket the strokes massive attack queens of the stone age primus cake john legend and the roots bruce hornsby the decemberists robert plant and the band of joy jimmy eat world mos def and talib kweli are black star 311 galactic gogol bordello sharon jones and the dap-kings mumford and sons girl talk toots and the maytals scissor sisters old crow medicine show dj shadow big boi broken bells against me! street sweeper social club ray lamontagne wiz khalifa omar rodriguez-lopez cold war kids janelle monae major lazer preservation hall jazz band gregg allman blues band warren haynes band kylesa iron and wine joanna newsom deerhunter cage the elephant delta spirit the felice brothers matt and kim portugal. the man rebirth brass band florence + the machine sleigh bells beach house wavves best coast jessica lea mayfield karen elson the greenhornes those darlins the tallest man on earth titus andronicus twin shadow tame impala
I am surprised by the lack of speculation of Paul Simon headlining. He has what is getting buzz as a great new album coming out in April. If you haven`t heard the first single by all means look it up on his website and enjoy as its quite good. Of course his overall record speaks for itself, and while he does not do many festivals, he has headlined Jazz Fest twice in recent years, once by himself and once with Garfunkel.
In addition, he plays mainly 10,000 seat or up arenas on his tours which are of course several years apart. He would seem a perfect split Saturday night headliner to me in the Stevie Wonder spot last year. I could see Simon in a 9 to 1130 slot and then a late night What show of MMJ, Arcade Fire, or the like in the JAY-Z spot.
To add another name to the speculation, what about Rage Against the Machine as a regular or late night headlining possibility? I believe they would be excellent in the Saturday late night slot. If they are indeed working on new material perhaps they could debut some new stuff at Roo X!
RATM is the band I'd most like to see I think...hell..may just suck it up and go to Lolla is they are there again...Chicago in the summer just doesn't sound too fun!
RATM is the band I'd most like to see I think...hell..may just suck it up and go to Lolla is they are there again...Chicago in the summer just doesn't sound too fun!
How can you say that when Roo is so much hotter? Lolla is the coldest of the Big 4.
Post by champagne cory on Jan 29, 2011 23:26:05 GMT -5
Am I the only one who would actually be afraid if RATM played Bonnaroo? Imagine the riots in the campgrounds if they played Saturday/Sunday night. Hell, some one told me after their Lolla show that they would "Gut me like a fish and gouge my eyeballs out."