Coachella just got their ass completely kicked by a bunch of fucking hippies. What can I say except "Tennessee, here I come." Here it is, the official prelimimary 2006 Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival line-up......
BONNAROO MUSIC FESTIVAL | JUNE 16-18 | MANCHESTER, TN
Radiohead * Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers * Elvis Costello & the Imposters * Beck * Bonnie Raitt * Death Cab for Cutie * moe. * Bright Eyes * The Neville Brothers * Bela Fleck & the Flecktones * Buddy Guy * Damian Marley * Ben Folds * Robert Randolph & the Family Band * Dr. John * Matisyahu * G. Love & Special Sauce * My Morning Jacket * Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder * Steel Pulse * Mike Gordon and Ramble * Dove * Cat Power * Medeski Martin & Wood * Nickel Creek * Gomez * Steve Earle * Blues Traveler * Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks * Dresden Dolls * Son Volt * Clap Your Hands Say Yeah * Jerry Douglas * Soulive * Rusted Root * Devendra Banhart Band* Donavon Frankenreiter * Mike Doughty * Sasha * Grace Potter & the Nocturnals * The Magic Numbers * Bill Frisell * Seu Jorge * Bettye LaVette * Dungen * Shooter Jennings * Rebirth Brass Band * Robinella * Andrew Bird * Steel Train * Jackie Greene * Devotchka * Wood Brothers * dios (malos) * Toubab Krewe * Marah * I-Nine * Balkan Beat Box * Cat Empire
I wonder if Dove is Dove or Doves?
It would be nice if most of the following were playing on one day say that I could be in and out:
* Radiohead * Elvis Costello & the Imposters * Death Cab for Cutie * Ben Folds * My Morning Jacket * Dove(s?) * Gomez * Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks * Clap Your Hands Say Yeah * The Magic Numbers * Seu Jorge * Dungen * Andrew Bird * Devotchka * dios (malos) *
Posted by: Chris | January 31, 2006 at 10:48 PM
Everyone worth seeing is either playing Coachella this year or already just did in 04 or 05, except for Tom Petty and Elvis Costello
Posted by: Bort | January 31, 2006 at 11:58 PM
Beck too? Hmm. Radiohead owns all, so the headliners are better than Coachella's, but the rest of the lineup isn't so hot. If Radiohead weren't touring the US this summer then it might be worth the $500 more it would cost me to go to this than Coachella.
Posted by: Bort | February 01, 2006 at 01:36 AM
That's it...I'm awesome at predicting festival lineups. Those rumors of Radiohead, Tom Petty, and Beck that I posted on Wiki came straight off the top of my head, and now look at that lineup...damn I'm good. It's a great lineup, but so is Coachella.
Posted by: Erik | February 01, 2006 at 11:13 AM
are the ones you highlight supposed to be the draw? neville brothers? where was your highlighter on that one Gordon?
Posted by: corinne | February 01, 2006 at 02:14 PM
i didn't know it was a competition...
Posted by: no | February 01, 2006 at 03:30 PM
Seriously, how the hell does this beat Coachella this year? Or, for that matter, its track record? Give me a break...
Posted by: Austin | February 01, 2006 at 11:25 PM
seriously, radiohead isn't the EVERYTHING for a good time at a show. granted, i'm as big as a fan of those guys as ANYONE ELSE, and i'm FAR CLOSER to bonnaroo, but i'd still choose coachella simply because IT IS THE BEST. i'd love to see daft punk fit into bonnaroo... right.
Posted by: robbie dee | February 02, 2006 at 12:58 AM
the two festivals don't necessarily have to be compared. and i would go to both festivals if i felt they were both great. but i feel that the line up for coachella this year is pretty week so im gonna go to bonnaroo and not coachella this year. i guess for me bonnaroo kicks coachella's ass this year. sorry.
Posted by: halified | February 02, 2006 at 10:15 AM
21 good bands? 8 or so playing coachella also? that's one good day(actually, coachella has about 40 or so bands a day). look at the filler dude. at least coachellas "filler" is indie bands i'll most likely get into if i see them, not, um, rusted root
Posted by: jon | February 02, 2006 at 12:54 PM
there may be 40 bands a day at coachella but in that heat i would only see about 6-8 bands a day anyway. so ill take the kickass headliners at bonnaroo, see a handful of the "filler" during the day and then chill the rest of the time. anyways, Coachella rocks, I just think the line-up kind of blows this year. walking from stage to stage in 100 degree heat to see a handful of bands that I can see at the Bowery Ballroom seems pointless to me.
Posted by: halified | February 02, 2006 at 04:19 PM