To my dismay, when I last reported on Bonnaroo the only information I had to offer up was simply the tour dates for this fine festival. I am pleased to say that I have more information for you blazing Bonnaroo fans. Superfly Productions and A.C. Entertainment have announced the initial lineup for the 2004 Bonnaroo Music Festival, and folks, it is pretty killer. This year’s fest will sport such acts as The Dead, Bob Dylan, Dave Matthews & Friends and Trey Anastasio. In case you all forgot to write down the dates last time we told you, the third annual three day camping music festival will take place on June 11-13 in Manchester, TN.
Bonnaroo is not just for hippies anymore, folks. This year’s line up gets ever more edgy, while still staying true to the concepts that founded Bonnaroo. ìBonnaroo fans appreciate great music of all kinds,î says A.C. Entertainmentís Ashley Capps. ìWe want to reinforce that sentiment with adventurous booking that builds on a solid foundation of grassroots rock.î Bonnaroo regulars like The Dead and Trey Anastasio will once again be gracing the stage, but along with them will come a younger crop of acts such as the Southern rock revivalists Kings Of Leon, singer/songwriter Damien Rice and Nigerian afro-beat star Femi Kuti. If this doesn’t wet your whistle enough, I’ll be nice and give you the whole lineup as it now stands. Tickets for, as Rolling Stone once called it, “The American rock festival to end all festivals” will go on sale on February 21 at 10:00 AM Eastern time though Bonnaroo’s official web site.
2004 Bonnaroo confirmed acts:
The Dead
Dave Matthews & Friends
Bob Dylan
Trey Anastasio
Willie Nelson
David Byrne
Primus
Wilco
Burning Spear
String Cheese Incident
Ani DiFranco
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Gov’t Mule
Los Lobos
Galactic
Yo La Tengo
Femi Kuti
Medeski Martin & Wood
Gomez
Yonder Mountain String Band
Damien Rice
North Mississippi Allstars Hill Country Review
Beth Orton
My Morning Jacket
Gillian Welch
The Del McCoury Band
Taj Mahal
Sam Bush Band
Vida Blue feat. the Spam Allstars
Los Lonely Boys
Grandaddy
Kings of Leon
Bill Laswellís Material
Soulive
Neko Case
Calexico
Leftover Salmon
Cut Chemist
Chris Robinson
Umphrey’s McGee
Maroon5
The Black Keys
Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra
The Bad Plus
Marc Broussard
Donovan Frankenreiter
Blue Merle
Stay tuned, as more acts will be announced in the coming weeks.
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