Posts Tagged ‘Bonnaroo’
Passion Pit and DJ Jazzy Jeff Included In Bonnaroo 2013 Silent Disco Lineup
While Silent Discos have been a part of the European club scene for some time now, Bonnaroo was one of the first events to bring the experience stateside a few years ago when they added the Silent Disco experience for the first time several years ago. Now a Roo tradition,... more
Seven Must-See Sets on Bonnaroo’s Newly Released Schedule
A day after announcing who would be playing late nights on The Which Stage and in This, That and The Other Tents, the festival has announced the schedule for the 12th Annual round-the-clock music, comedy and arts festival in Manchester, TN. As with any of these mega fests, fans will... more
Bonnaroo Announces 2013 Late Night Lineup
The late night scene at Bonnaroo is arguably unparalleled on the American festival circuit when it comes to producing legendary, one-of-a-kind performances on a yearly basis. The festival has just announced this year's lineup and the following bands will be performing their set late night on the Bonnaroo stages this... more
WATCH: D’Angelo & Questlove Bonnaroo Superjam Features Ohio Players and Funkadelic Snippets
The Bonnaroo 365 video archive is a veritable treasure trove of documentary material and intriguing never-before-seen live performance videos. Today's Superjam Episode Two release features more backstage footage prior to and during this past summer's already-legendary surprise session featuring the D'Angelo-and-Questlove led funk-and-soul troupe. The 7 1/2 minute clip shows... more
Bonnaroo 2013: Comedy Lineup Announced (Daniel Tosh, Bob Saget, David Cross and More)
Superfly and A.C Entertainment have announced yet another exceptional comedy lineup to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Bonnaroo's hugely popular Comedy Theatre. In keeping with tradition, the 700-acre farm in Manchester, TN, from June 13 - 16, will play host to national headlining comics at its inimitable air-conditioned venue, where... more
Bonnaroo 365 Releases D’Angelo and Questlove Superjam Mini-Doc
At this past summer's 11th Annual Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival, organizers, as they've done for a few past Superjams, left the Superjam's main attraction as a big mystery until the band took the stage. D’Angelo lead Questlove and a polished backing band on a Prince cover. The Manchester, TN... more
Reactions from The Prince Tribute @ Carnegie Hall w/ The Roots, D’Angelo, Chris Rock & More
Thanks to Paul N. Peck of Bonnaroo for sharing the review and videos! Also, be sure to check out the Roo's new Bric-a-Bric series feature on Bonnaroo Collaborations! I came in 20 seconds into the first tune -- "Purple Rain". Those are 20 secs that I'm devastated to never get back... more
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers 2013 Tour Dates and LA / NYC Residencies
Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers will play shows throughout North America this summer, including headline appearances at major festivals, arenas and amphitheaters, plus multi-show residencies at the intimate Beacon Theatre in New York City and The Fonda Theatre in Los Angeles. Pre-sale links and info for the tour can be... more
NEW VIDEO: Remembering My Morning Jacket’s Legendary Late Nights at Bonnaroo ’06 & ’08
Ever since the release of Z in 2005, to varying degrees of enthusiasm, My Morning Jacket has been my favorite band. For those of us who grew up listening to the classic rockers of the 60s and 70s, it was always a topic of conversation with peers and those of... more
Bonnaroo 2013 Lineup: Paul McCartney, Mumford & Sons, Tom Petty, Bjork, Pretty Lights, Wilco and more
The lineup for Bonnaroo has been announced! Headlining this year's festival will be Paul McCartney, Mumford & Sons, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, Bjork, Wilco, Pretty Lights and R. Kelly! Tons of amazing talent is on this lineup including LMB faves like David Byrne & St. Vincent, Animal... more
Bonnaroo 2013: Lineup Announcement Live on YouTube Today!
In case you missed it elsewhere, the Bonnaroo lineup announcement will be going "live" this year with a broadcast of the lineup announcement scheduled to start at the Bonnaroo365 YouTube channel in about two hours. Weird Al is the host. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6juDCyJfPs Bonnaroo Lineup Announcement Megathon Schedule Noon - 1pm est - Classic... more
Fans Getting Antsy, Fake Bonnaroo Posters Begin Flooding In
Underwhelmed by Coachella's headliners? Perplexed by Pitchfork Fest's oddball selections? Confused as to why Maroon 5 is playing at Jazz Fest? Don't worry because (a) there's always plenty to enjoy in the smaller print at the aforementioned festivals (for P4K, we assume) and (b) there are still plenty of big... more
WATCH: Alabama Shakes @ Bonnaroo 2012 Hay Bale Sessions
The desitively happenin' Bonnaroo 365 YouTube channel rolled out more high-quality footage from their archives this morning. Today's videos feature Alabama Shakes, arguably the breakthrough band of both Bonnaroo and the entire 2012 major U.S. festival season. Check out a live video of "I Ain't The Same" from the backstage... more
Live Music Blog’s Best of 2012: Concerts, Albums, Artists and More (Part Two)
Last week, we rolled out Part One of LMB's Best of 2012 feature, highlighting this year's noteworthy albums (Tame Impala's Lonerism, Jack White's Blunderbuss and Alt-J's An Awesome Wave), artists (Alabama Shakes & Father John Misty) live moments (Phish Dick's 8/31/12, MMJ's 3-night LA "no repeats run" & Sigur Ros... more
Live Music Blog’s Best of 2012: Concerts, Albums, Artists and More (PART ONE)
While there's still plenty of live music magic yet to be made, the end is near and 2012 will be in the rear view in five short weeks. Furthermore, December is generally a skinny month for studio releases (although Big Boi's Vicious Lies & Dangerous Rumors drops on 12/11) so... more
WATCH: Tauk Plays “Side Project” on Jam in the Van at Bonnaroo
Our heady friends at Jam in the Van captured some uber high-quality video magic in their killer mobile studio at this year's 11th Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival and the Roo Team has been slowly rolling the Van vids out via their always-entertaining Bonnaroo365 channel. This session with the still-new... more
INTERVIEW / RECAP / PHOTOS: Big Gigantic @ Governors Ball 2012
Big Gigantic played The Governors Ball on Saturday just after 2pm. They are out in full force on festival-tour this summer and are in support of their latest release Nocturnal. As they took stage, Dominic (production/sax) welcomed everyone..."Thank you all for coming! We are happy to be here and are... more
VIDEOS: Phish @ Bonnaroo 2012 (official)
Not that this is a huge surprise by now, but it's worth rehashing more than a few times that the webcasts that YouTube put on from Bonnaroo were top notch this year. So many good band choices were happening all weekend and it really just culminated into a rager... more
Bonnaroo 2012: Highlights, Photos and Videos from Day Four (Beach Boys, Bon Iver, Phish)
And so came the final day of Bonnaroo 2012, a sad day in the lives of tens of thousands when reality forces them to return. But, the stages at Centeroo prevailed, giving us an abundance of music to ease us before our departure on this very cool, overcast day.... more
Bonnaroo 2012: Highlights from Day Three (Skrillex, Mogwai, Chili Peppers and more)
Saturday began and ended as one for the record books, as Charles Bradley, the “original victim of love,” and his Extraordinaires quickly took on the energetic crowd at What Stage. The Extraordinaires starting things off with a few sickly brouhaha jams, and then the soul spinner himself, Mr. Chalres... more
SETLIST / VIDEOS: Phish @ Bonnaroo Music Festival, 6/10/12
Phish is about to take the stage at Bonnaroo 2012 and we're hosting a kickass webcast party here at LMB SF HQ. We'll be doing our best to live-blog along here as well as provide some Twitter commentary as the show goes on, so make sure to follow along @LiveMusicBlog... more
Bonnaroo 2012: Photos and Videos from Day Three (Santigold, Superjam and Sunsets)
Continue below for a handful of photos and a few videos from Santigold, Das Racist, The Roots, a legendary Questlove/D'Angelo & Friends Superjam, Red Baraat, Mogwai Alice Cooper, Red Hot Chili Peppers and a glimpse of a rather glorious Saturday Sunset over Day Three at Bonnaroo 2012. Thanks to Billy... more
DOWNLOAD: Bonnaroo 2012 Superjam with Questlove, D’Angelo and more
Before Skrillex got started last night on the Which Stage, plenty of people had their eyes and ears glued to the sights and sounds coming from This Tent for the Questlove Superjam where nobody exactly knew what to expect before the lights went down. Turns out this Superjam was... more
VIDEO: Skrillex @ Bonnaroo 2012
Skrillex played the late-night slow on the Which Stage at Bonnaroo last night... I had the best time ever playing at Bonnaroo .... Incredible audience....tried some new stuff and fucked up a little but had so much fun — Skrillex(@Skrillex) June 10, 2012 The EDM producer's console was built into a stage... more
Bonnaroo 2012: Highlights from Day Two (Radiohead, The Word, The Soul Rebels)
And so it continued, with a crisp slice-of-pie sky and an urgent push for fun by all the Bonnaroo brethren. After draining a few delicious bottles of water and chowing down on a couple breakfast burritos, we were ready to roll into Centeroo for the ultimate show down of sound.... more
ROUNDUP: Radiohead @ Bonnaroo 2012
Radiohead headlined the What Stage last night at Bonnaroo and the entire webcast has found its way online for all of us to enjoy the next day. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nz96Vf_kKrE Here's the setlist: Radiohead @ Bonnaroo 2012 Setlist Bloom, 15 Step, Kid A, Weird Fishes/Arpeggi, Staircase, The Daily Mail, I Might Be Wrong, The... more
Thom Yorke hints at a Jack White / Radiohead collaboration
"This song is for Jack White," Yorke told the crowd, which dutifully erupted, before the band sunk its teeth into new song "Supercollider. "We saw him yesterday. A big thank-you to him, but we can't tell you why. You'll find out."
Bonnaroo 2012: Quick Highlights from Day One (White Denim, Alabama Shakes and more)
Ladies and gentlemen, Bonnaroo 2012 has arrived, and it began with explosive force on Thursday night with acts such as White Denim, Big Gigantic, The Alabama Shakes, Danny Brown, and a ton of other mind-altering performances. Naturally, things were destined to get raunchy from the beginning. On... more
