So I can honestly say I'm a big fan of music festivals. Why wouldn't I be?!? There basically big parties with great live music and art. From what I've heard, the best music festival in the United States is Bonnaroo. Although some argue Burning Man is a great time, I don't really put that in the music category... it does have the arts tho.
Bonnaroo is the best because they are the modern day Woodstock. Gathering the biggest and best artist from all genres, they're doing what so many of us have always asked for. These music festivals are usually a great time, but I've heard Bonnaroo is on some other ish! Music, Art, Beer, Good Bud, Partying all night, the option to camp all weekend and everything in between.
Check out this years line up at the 2011 Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival which is held in Manchester, Tennessee from June 9th to the 12th.
- Eminem
- Arcade Fire
- Widespread Panic
- The Black Keys
- Buffalo Springfield feat Richie Furay, Stephen Stills, Neil Young, Rick Rosas, Joe Vitale
- My Morning Jacket
- Lil Wayne
- String Cheese Incident
- Robert Plant & Band of Joy
- Mumford & Sons
- The Strokes
- The Decemberists
- Ray Lamontagne
- Bassnectar
- Iron & Wine
- Girl Talk
- Primus
- Dr. John and The Original Meters performing Desitively Bonnaroo
- Alison Krauss & Union Station featuring Jerry Douglas
- Pretty Lights
- Florence + the Machine
- Superjam ft. Dan Auerbach and Dr. John
- Explosions in the Sky
- STS9
- Gogol Bordello
- Beirut
- Big Boi
- Scissor Sisters
- Gregg Allman
- Ratatat
- Global Gypsy Punk Revue curated by Eugene Hütz
- Robyn
- Warren Haynes Band
- Deerhunter
- Opeth
- Atmosphere
- Old Crow Medicine Show
- Bootsy Collins & the Funk University
- Wiz Khalifa
- Matt & Kim
- Grace Potter & the Nocturnals
- The Del McCoury Band and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band
- Mavis Staples
- Béla Fleck & the Flecktones
- Chiddy Bang
- Jovanotti
- Bruce Hornsby & the Noisemakers
- Loretta Lynn
- Cold War Kids
- The Walkmen
- Devotchka
- Wanda Jackson
- Neon Trees
- Portugal. The Man
- Sleigh Bells
- Amos Lee
- Best Coast
- Dãm-Funk & Master Blazter
- The Sword
- The Drums
- The Black Angels
- School of Seven Bells
- J. Cole
- Nicole Atkins & the Black Sea
- Wavves
- !!!
- Junip
- Freelance Whales
- Justin Townes Earle
- Ryan Bingham
- Deer Tick
- Band of Skulls
- Sharon Van Etten
- Abigail Washburn
- Omar Souleyman
- Twin Shadow
- Kylesa
- Man Man
- The Low Anthem
- Alberta Cross
- Railroad Earth
- Jessica Lea Mayfield
- Smith Westerns
- The Head and the Heart
- Karen Elson
- Beats Antique
- 22-20s
- Phosphorescent
- Clare MaGuire
- Hayes Carll
With a line up as crazy as this, I definitely hope I can make it for the first time. Worse comes to worse, I'll be hitting up a local festival like Gathering of the Vibes which is in CT. Aside from the money I'd save on gas from driving down there, the general tickets should be much cheaper as well which means more money to spend on the festivities! So if your planning on going to Bonnaroo, or any other festivals for that matter, definitely be safe, and enjoy yourself~
