Devon Alter

Happy Bonnaroo! June 16, 2009

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Monday night, I returned from Bonnaroo, and it was in no fewer words AMAZING! I have been to Austin City Limits (ACL), but Bonnaroo is so vastly different than my experiences there. And the music was amazing. This is the first of a few posts about my Bonnaroo experience. But as I am still exhausted from the 4-day festival, the following is a quick overview who I saw/listened to this weekend.

THURSDAY:

Leave Austin at 8 am, arrive in Nashville at 11
Take the shuttle from Nashville to Manchester, arrive 12:30
Carry large suitcases and 50-pound bag of camping gear to campsite, unpack and explore
Heard:
  • Erin McCarley
  • MURS
  • The Knux
Attempt to sleep through a tornado watch…

FRIDAY:

Heard:

  • Gomez
  • Kaki king
  • Belleville Outfit (Austinites should check them out!)
  • Galactic w/ Trombone Shorty and Corey Henry
  • Yeah Yeah Yeahs
  • Santigold
  • Al Green
  • Ani DiFranco
  • Beastie Boys (guest appearance: Naz)
  • David Byrne
  • Phish
  • Girl Talk
  • Pretty Lights

SATURDAY:

Heard:

  • Jimmy Buffett w/ ILO & the Coral Reefer AllStars
  • Bon Iver
  • Allen Toussaint
  • Jenny Lewis
  • Of Montreal
  • Wilco
  • Elvis Costello (guest appearance: Allen Toussaint)
  • The Decemberists
  • Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band
  • Ben Harper & Relentless 7
  • MGMT
  • moe.

SUNDAY:

Heard:

  • Erin McCarley (yes…again)
  • Todd Snider (guest appearance: Robert Earl Keen)
  • Citizen Cope
  • Erykah Badu
  • Andrew Bird
  • Snoop Dogg
  • Phish (guest appearance: Bruce Springsteen)

I don’t think I have forgotten anyone. For a full schedule, please click here Bonnaroo 2009. Thanks for reading. More to come about the overall experience.

 

 
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