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Phish and Springsteen Set to Headline Bonnaroo 2009

2/3/09, 12:00 am EST

Photo: Mazur/WireImage

As Rolling Stone first predicted in December 2008, Phish will headline two nights at this year’s Bonnaroo Music Festival, with Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band also topping the bill. While the two marquee acts don’t really come as a surprise following months of rumors and speculation, the talent underneath the headliners is sure to drop some jaws: The Beastie Boys, Nine Inch Nails, Wilco, Snoop Dogg, David Byrne, Al Green, TV on the Radio and many more will be on hand at the Manchester, Tennessee festival on June 11-14th. Tickets go on sale February 7th, and are being offered in a recession-happy plan that includes five $50 payments.

Need more incentive to attend? How about Animal Collective, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Elvis Costello, MGMT, Girl Talk, the Mars Volta, Jenny Lewis, Santogold, Merle Haggard and more as 120 bands and over 20 comedians will perform at the 2009 festival. (Want to put yourself in a festive mood? Browse a photo gallery of Bonnaroo 2009’s lineup). For Phish fans, this festival provides an opportunity to get some tickets after the Live Nation ticket troubles from last weekend. The addition of Phish also represents the ‘Roo reconnecting with its more jam-band-oriented past after a few years that saw bands like Tool and Metallica serve as headliners. Other jam-friendly acts on the bill include moe., Gov’t Mule and the Del McCoury Band. Bonnaroo organizers promise to add more acts in the coming weeks.

Of course, Rock Daily will be all over Bonnaroo this summer, giving you reports from the frontlines and front rows. While we pack up the Winnebago, check out the full list of announced artists below and compare it to the recently announced Coachella lineup:

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band
Phish (2 Shows)
Beastie Boys
Nine Inch Nails
David Byrne
Wilco
Al Green
Snoop Dogg
Elvis Costello Solo
Erykah Badu
Paul Oakenfold
Ben Harper and Relentless7
The Mars Volta
TV on the Radio
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Gov’t Mule
Andrew Bird
Merle Haggard
MGMT
moe.
The Decemberists
Girl Talk
Bon Iver
Béla Fleck & Toumani Diabate
Rodrigo y Gabriela
Galactic
The Del McCoury Band
Of Montreal
Band of Horses
Allen Toussaint
Coheed and Cambria
Booker T & the DBTs
David Grisman Quintet
Lucinda Williams
Animal Collective
Gomez
Neko Case
Down
Jenny Lewis
Santogold
Robert Earl Keen
Citizen Cope
Femi Kuti and the Positive Force
The Ting Tings
Robyn Hitchcock & The Venus 3
Grace Potter and the Nocturnals
Kaki King
Grizzly Bear
King Sunny Adé
Okkervil River
St. Vincent
Zac Brown Band
Raphael Saadiq
Ted Leo and the Pharmacists
Crystal Castles
Tift Merritt
Brett Dennen
Mike Farris and the Roseland Rhythm Revue
Toubab Krewe
People Under the Stairs
Alejandro Escovedo
Vieux Farka Touré
Elvis Perkins In Dearland
Cherryholmes
Yeasayer
Todd Snider
Chairlift
Portugal. The Man.
The SteelDrivers
Midnite
The Knux
The Low Anthem
Delta Spirit
A.A. Bondy
The Lovell Sisters
Alberta Cross

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WOW | 2/3/2009, 1:07 am EST

THIS LINEUP IS FUCKING SICK!!!! There will be soooo many Phish wookies there, but who cares, cause that looks AMAZING. Count me in.

professor doctor | 2/3/2009, 1:56 am EST

awesome possum.

dan | 2/3/2009, 4:11 am EST

bonnaroo suuuuuuuuuuuuxxxx

Anonymous | 2/3/2009, 4:30 am EST

GOV’T MULE, PHISH, AND THE MARS VOLTA ALL IN ONE FESTIVAL?!?!?!

Kims Deeler | 2/3/2009, 8:40 am EST

Delta Spirit, Animal COllective, MGMT, Of Montreal, THE BOSS!

Cpt Zoots | 2/3/2009, 9:52 am EST

pSYCHED

dan | 2/3/2009, 11:22 am EST

I wonder if it will actually sell out this year

Anonymous | 2/3/2009, 11:26 am EST

Springsteen and Trey…the NJ connection…hopefully they will play together as we were already teased with ‘Born to Run’ on 7/16/99!

Danny | 2/3/2009, 11:39 am EST

No MMJ, No Kings? No thanks.

Although the Beasties would be a fun show.

Josh | 2/3/2009, 12:07 pm EST

Wow this is a hugeeee disappointment. I mean Phish for 2 nights??? 2 nights 2 many. Last years was way better, sorry I’ll hold off for lollapalooza and rothbury.

Josh is a Dick | 2/3/2009, 12:30 pm EST

I am sure the Chili Peppers at Lollapalooza will sing a song about California?

Jeff | 2/3/2009, 2:00 pm EST

Nice lineup! Looks like I’ll be making the trip this year.

Born to Phish | 2/3/2009, 2:25 pm EST

No other festival will come close to this. Bonnaroo’s format that gives artists more time onstage and their ability to get the best talent will once again put them over the top. Lollapalooza and Coachella have too short set times and I couldn’t imagine Rothbury getting a group this well-rounded. Will this sell out? Try in less than an hour. Phish fans alone will buy the tickets not already sold. Cheesecake!!!

Parker | 2/3/2009, 2:34 pm EST

Sick!

Greatest Line-up ever | 2/3/2009, 4:50 pm EST

Wow. Give us some Dead too, just to make it that much more ridiculous.

CpWildcat | 2/3/2009, 4:55 pm EST

PHISH for 2 nights will be sick! MMJ is going to take it easy this year, so i can see why they aren’t on the lineup. Can’t wait to see Beasties and MGMT!

SIIHB | 2/3/2009, 5:35 pm EST

This is incredible. Phish will melt minds.

awful lineup.......... | 2/3/2009, 5:39 pm EST

after Wilco and TV on the Radio………the rest blows!

banjo kazooooie | 2/3/2009, 5:57 pm EST

I don’t think the Roo can sell out can it? I mean they already have 80-90k people there. Whats a few thousand more? But seriously, has Bonnaroo ever sold out?

Ryan | 2/3/2009, 7:30 pm EST

Wow this is a hugeeee disappointment. I mean Phish for 2 nights??? 2 nights 2 many. Last years was way better, sorry I’ll hold off for lollapalooza and rothbury

There is no such thing as too much Phish, especially for someone who is talking about going to rothbury.

Big shot | 2/3/2009, 8:03 pm EST

I honeslty didnt feel the need to go until I saw the Mars Volta on the list

Stoked | 2/3/2009, 8:16 pm EST

Bonnaroo sold out the first year I went, 2007…with Tool and the White Stripes.

JD | 2/3/2009, 8:31 pm EST

As usual, it will be an amazing festival.

tbonespop | 2/3/2009, 8:49 pm EST

Sorry, I’ll take Coachella over this lineup any day.

OHYEAH | 2/3/2009, 9:28 pm EST

I am stoked!

OHYEAH | 2/3/2009, 9:28 pm EST

I am stoked!

Parker | 2/3/2009, 9:50 pm EST

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band
Phish (2 Shows)
Beastie Boys
Nine Inch Nails
David Byrne
Wilco
Al Green
Snoop Dogg
Elvis Costello Solo
Erykah Badu
Ben Harper and Relentless 7
The Mars Volta
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Gov’t Mule
MGMT
Girl Talk
Bela Fleck & Toumani Diabate
Galactic
The Del McCoury Band
Coheed & Cambria
David Grisman Quintet
Animal Collective
Kaki King
Toubab Krewe

This is the best Roo lineup ever. I can’t wait to see the artist additions. I’m hoping for The Allman Brothers Band or The Derek Trucks Band.

I'm not a square | 2/4/2009, 12:00 am EST

Its so funny how people wanna hate. Who hates on a party? HATERS. Whats funny is that these kids still try and get chronic in camping area off the real music kids. We can tell pretty quick who is down and who is there knowing whats up. When you smell Cali in the field keep walkin.

sarcastro | 2/4/2009, 1:51 am EST

Uh…you just hated on Cali.

Kentalope | 2/4/2009, 4:51 am EST

Phish sold over 100k tix at their own festy – with no other bands. Will be interesting to see how it sells. That being said, a Phish late-night set will be face melting. Throw in Animal Collective, Beasties, David Byrne, Girl Talk, NiN, Wilco, TVOTR, etc. etc – SICK FESTIVAL. I’m there. Trumps the crap out of Coachella (minus My Bloody Valentine).

Anonymous | 2/4/2009, 11:20 am EST

Serious question: What is the point of the Beastie Boys in 2009? They’ve put out one (horrible) album in the 21st century, and they don’t play any of the good old stuff any more. Why would anybody possibly still care?

Anonymous | 2/4/2009, 11:22 am EST

I’ve been to all the major festivals, and I’ll never go back to Bonnaroo. For some reason, everyone who goes is an asshole.

Darrin | 2/4/2009, 3:42 pm EST

Can I please get Kings Of Leon, The Allman Brothers, and My Morning Jacket. Thanks in advance Bonnaroo..

Kristin | 2/4/2009, 5:54 pm EST

Maybe Austin City Limits will be better??

Nathan | 2/4/2009, 6:34 pm EST

Is Phish headlining two nights, with an additional late night set? Or is the late night set the second show?

Kentalope | 2/5/2009, 12:15 am EST

Late-night set is the 2nd show. It will be worth the ticket price for this alone.

carol | 2/5/2009, 1:15 pm EST

why the fuck is springsteen at this event?

Red Tide | 2/5/2009, 2:29 pm EST

I am definitely not going with Phish headlining. All those dread-headed sheep following those nerdy fuckers around can go to hell.

Kentalope | 2/5/2009, 6:36 pm EST

Red Tide, if you’ve never been to a show then STFU. Phish is one of the best live acts in the world. If you hate shredding guitar, groove-laden funk and fun jazz-inspired fugues, stay home. You know not of what you speak. Back to the sandbox.

iheartmusic | 2/6/2009, 4:56 pm EST

Looks like a pretty rad, despite Phish being there. On a different note, they’re doing something totally different this year – instead of paying an arm and leg for water while you’re at the show, you can buy a Stanley ninteen13 stainless water bottle and get free water for it for the entire time you’re there. And a dollar from every sale goes to the Global Water Challenge. If you are there, check it out – it’s a good cause.

Dylan | 2/6/2009, 9:05 pm EST

Ahhhh. Wow. I think I might have. Scratch that. Did. Just jizz my pants.
Bruce Springsteen
Phish
The Mars Volta
TV On the Radio
Moe.
Bon Iver
Coheed and Cambria
MGMT
Nine Inch Nails
Beastie Boys
Wilco
The Decemberists
Zac Brown Band
Crystal Castles
Gov’t Mule
Paul Oakenfold

Wow. That’s all I have to say. Wow.
I’ll say it three more times. Wow. Wow. Wow.

loose cannon | 2/7/2009, 12:02 pm EST

I may attend, even if I do not care for Phish. I’ll just leave before they take the stage. I also will have to excuse myself when the Beastie Boys perform. Im sure somebody will kindly save my spot as I hide in a tent until they finish. I just can’t endure such rubbish. It would be nice if REM played. Wilco will be great as always.

loose cannon | 2/7/2009, 12:04 pm EST

In addition, Merle Haggard will be great. What a way to stick it to these phony country folks like Brad Paisley and Toby Keith. In addition Neko Case and Lucinda Williams. Whooo!!!

cattymelt | 2/10/2009, 2:15 am EST

i would definitely go if the white stripes were added…for now i’m waiting for lolla or opting for coachella with the black keys.

Beastie Boys still ILL | 3/20/2009, 1:06 pm EST

Why do people talk bout things they have no knowlege of?…beastie boys still play all the classics. Go buy “I f*#king shot that” its a b-boy concert DVD. Thier new album THE MIX UP is so sick it will be a great addition of vibes at the “Good time” music festival aka ‘ROO. Why hate music? Its all good. Further more, think about it Phish created the “big festivals” and the only other band to do similar is the Beastie Boys. did ya forget the Tibetan Freedom Concerts??? People who dont know jack-sh*it think ‘ROO is the first big fest since woodstock, YOU ARE WRONG!! Its gonna be the best BONNAROO ever SO PLEASE STOP HATIN MUSIC btw so you know: its a going to be dominated by the PHISH crowd so ya might wanna stay home if thats a problem, seriously.

jacob | 3/24/2009, 5:06 pm EST

phish and the bboys are good quit hating….

roo rat 2009! | 6/16/2009, 12:14 am EST

Guess what…

the White Stripes played an acoustic backstage set on Sunday! You DEF should have gone, it was a fanfreakingTastic series of shows!

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