February 6, 2008 at 11:07:00 AM | more stories by this author
Annual Tennessee festival gets Metallica, Pearl Jam, Kanye West, Jack Johnson, Willie Nelson, Sigur Ros, plenty of jam-friendly acts, and loads more.
As has been long rumored, the music of Led Zeppelin will indeed be bursting from the speakers at the 2008 Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival.
But though Zeppelin frontman Robert Plant will be at the seventh annual event, he'll be playing with recent collaborator Alison Krauss. The Zeppelin part of the festival will be represented by Lez Zeppelin, an all-female Zeppelin cover band.
Bonnaroo unveiled its most diverse lineup yet today, with Metallica, Pearl Jam, Jack Johnson, and Kanye West headlining a bill featuring more than 100 bands and 20 comedians performing on 13 stages over four days. Bonnaroo is set for June 12-15 on a massive farm in Manchester, Tennessee.
The lineup includes the likes of Willie Nelson, Sigur Ros, Ben Folds, The Raconteurs, Death Cab For Cutie, B.B. King, Levon Helm and the Ramble on the Road, Talib Kweli, Lupe Fiasco, Mastodon, Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings, Broken Social Scene, M.I.A., Iron & Wine, Ghostland Observatory, and José González.
But as has long been Bonnaroo tradition, there is plenty of fare for the jam-band crowd. Phil Lesh & Friends; My Morning Jacket; The Allman Brothers Band; The Bluegrass Allstars feat. Luke Bulla, Sam Bush, Jerry Douglas, Bela Fleck, Edgar Meyer, and Bryan Sutton; Umphrey's McGee; Yonder Mountain String Band; and Derek Trucks & Susan Tedeschi's Soul Stew Revival are all on the bill.
Bonnaroo's Comedy Tent will host Janeane Garofalo, Zach Galifianakis, Mike Birbiglia, Jim Norton, Brian Posehn, and David Cross.
Tickets go on sale exclusively through Bonnaroo.com on Feb. 16 at noon. Ticket buyers will have the option to purchase a commemorative DVD of the 2008 festival that will be sent to them in December.
Here are confirmed artists for the 2008 Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival:
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
B.B. King
Sigur Ros
Levon Helm and the Ramble on the Road
Ben Folds
O.A.R.
The Bluegrass Allstars feat. Luke Bulla, Sam Bush, Jerry Douglas, Bela Fleck, Edgar Meyer, and Bryan Sutton
M.I.A.
Umphrey's McGee
Iron & Wine
Yonder Mountain String Band
Swell Season
Talib Kweli
Derek Trucks & Susan Tedeschi's Soul Stew Revival
Broken Social Scene
Robert Randolph Gospel Show
Rilo Kiley
Gogel Bordello
Mastodon
Lupe Fiasco
Against Me!
Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings
Pat Green
Ozomatli
Tegan & Sara
Solomon Burke
Drive-By Truckers
!!!
The Avett Brothers
Israel Vibrations
Abigail Washburn & the Sparrow Quartet featuring Bela Fleck
Phil Lesh / Larry Campbell / Jackie Green
Aimee Mann
Ladytron
The Fiery Furnaces
Orchestra Baobab
Ghostland Observatory
Jose Gonzalez
Dark Star Orchestra
Minus The Bear
Donavon Frankenreiter
Lez Zeppelin
State Radio
Battles
Jakob Dylan
Two Gallants
The Sword
Vampire Weekend
Little Feat
Nicole Atkins
The Felice Brothers
Mason Jennings
MGMT
The Lee Boys
Black Kids
Serena Ryder
Steel Train
Grupo Fantasma
Back Door Slam
Bonnaroo Comedy:
Bonnaroo Late Night Chat About with David Cross
Janeane Garofalo
Zach Galifianakis
Jim Norton
Brian Posehn
Mike Birbiglia
John Mulaney
Michelle Buteau






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