Bonnaroo '09 Dates/Pre-Sale

2nd weekend of june... no way... never.

wow!!! 250 for pre-order... Man has this festival gone downhill since 03!!! never again.. too many drug wookies and custies... but seriously that is crazy.. support smaller festivals!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

well i disagree dank. been to 6 of 7 roos and its still fun. tickets sales are getting carried away, but you pay for what you get and bonnaroo brings mainly the best acts out there. too many drug wookies and custies???? ummmmmm why do you feel people go to smaller festivals man? cmon now. Anyways i just dont think that i will be back at the farm, or any festival at that this year, sept Rothbury because its 2 hrs away because of PHISH.

Indeed...I wentr the first four years and I could see that the winds of change were a'blowin'. You could go to five small festivals for the price of one Bonnaroo ticket. I can't believe how fast this went from a grassroots jam festif=val to a full blown frat boy fest.

And I love Lewis Black...but lay off the obvious cue card reading man.

Any word on headliners yet? I heard it was The Dead, Phish, and Billy Joel, but I know that cant be true.

Best lineups.....just deal with it, ever thought about seeing music instead of worry about what the crowds like??? this year has to make up for kanye last year, its gotttta be BIG!!!

Is it possible that Phish will be headlining this year?

You people need to lay off the drugs. There is no way Phish would ever play at Bonnaroo.

Id say no, thats not possible. How long has it been since phish has shared the stage with another band? if they play a festival, itll be them by themselves for three days.

^^^^

3 day Phish festival sounds great

Phish will never play rothbury or the Roo. if they do a fest it will be their own.

i personally cant think of a better way for phish to kick everything back into gear than by headlining the largest and most popular festival in America. im almost betting they will play, because 1. bonnaroo isnt dumb and last years turnout was a lesson learned 2. the crowd size phish would draw would make it possible for bonnaroo to make an offer i doubt they could refuse.

yall are retarted if you think phish will play bonnaroo.. Seriously

Phish should play a festival of their own while Bonnaroo is going down. Might keep the frat element suppressed. The second week in June is too F%#*ing hot to do anything in the South anyway..except backpacking in the cool mountain air! Who is willing to buy tickets without any sort of lineup?

damn it this is back again... this is one embarassing festival the US has.. yall have have fun at your frat boy and teenie booper festie... tell me how guns and roses are this year...

Fuck Bonnaroo. Why would anyone want to go that shitfest anymore

'Roo is a lot of fun. So much to do and the latenight atmosphere is unbelievable. But damn, for early bird tickets that is a particularly steep price. Rothbury and Roo are both pretty far from me, so I'm gonna hold off until lineups are released, but I'm definitely going to one of them.

ps. It's gonna be pretty funny when Phish DOES play 'Roo.

Been going downhill for the past couple years. Spend the money on 4 or 5 smaller festivals and you will get way more for your money ! !

despite how counterintuitive this might seem, there are serious rumors that it will be Phish and Bruce Springsteen headlining Bonnaroo this year (with someone else of course who i don't know about) but I heard that from a good source. Just something to consider...

Insiders have confirmed:

3 sets of Phish in one day. Afternoon>Evening>Latenight

We can only hope that The Dead Phish and Allmans (reschedule from 08') all are playing. That meing said, every other musicly diverse band helps make the experiance wonderful and all exclusive. Cant wait to get my GOLDEN TICKET!!!!!!

All the PT fans need to stop hating!

Phish might play. There is a pretty strong (historically) relationship between Trey and Superfly. Plus jam is back kidz! Dead tour, Phish tour...

Ps,

I was way spun at Mule/Lewid Black durring the water bottle toss! It totaly ruined my high until John Paul Jones came out! What a night!

This will be 7 out of 8!

all you phish fans need to take your band off this stupid high horse you have put them on. they are good, yes, but no band is too good to headline a festival. you guys really think this band is TOO good to headline the BIGGEST festival in america? sorry, youre wrong. and when superfly throws a fat check in their face i bet they would jump on stage as fast as possible.

Rolling stone did a huge article about bonnaroo that consisted mostly of how easily you can find every drug known to man. I wouldn't be suprised if coffee county made this bitch as shady as wakarusa.

PHISH will headline Rothbury if anything. Remember, the reunion started thier last summer, maybe they'll finish it this summer. The only band I heard was rumored to be "confimred" for Bonnaroo was the Killers as one of the latenight headliners. However, it's still just a rumor. I wouldn't doubt The Dead, and RHCP, only because Bonnaroo is one of the only big festival they havn't played yet. Anyone else notice the Headliners seem to rotate between Bonnaroo, Coachella, and Lolla for the past 4 years?

ALSO, Trey turned down bonnaroo last summer, and choose to play Rothbury instead, maybe he just felt he belonged there more than he did at bonnaroo now a days. Bonnaroo has become more like Lollapalooza now, and less like "Bonnaroo". (the early Bonnaroo that we all love and miss).

MEH. I will save my $$$ for the smaller fests, like bearcreek.

there was no conflict of schedules there. and you don't have to walk far, and there is shade and a place to swim.

I really don't care about Roo anymore, its too commercial.

so what if Phish is there? I rather see them play a three night run at the fox in atlanta or something.

maybe britney spears, bruce springsteen, and ricky martin will headline for you roo lovers..

last year I went was 2006. sucked. oh, you still had some fun cause your peeps were there, but it was even more obvious than before that a serious shift was well in place.

I wonder how many guns were at Bonnaroo last year with Kanye headlining?

Obvious headline choice this year...Guns and Roses as mentioned above. Why do Bonnaroo insist on having acts that bring people of other genres on the bill. Do they not understand that along with appealing to more people, they've also polluted and diluted the scene. Boy, how I love getting the stank-eye at festivals from backward baseball cap wearing wannabes.

Bonnaroo, I'm not one of you....anymore.

well i am not expecting anything great this year.. i bet the jonas brothers will headline with the way this festival has been going... the lineup prob wont come out for a couple months anyways.. youd be either retarded or deaf to buy tickets to this early... id wait it out... plus roth is only going to outdo itself.. unlike the trend roo has been following... save your money for july

Phish and Bruce Springsteen

prob not goin, gotta see the lineup

def goin to summercamp 09 though

I'll be waiting for line-ups before I decide between Roo or Roth... I will probably be back at Roo though:)

Rothbury OWNED Any FEST I've been to! (exept Phish fests) Bonnaroo SUCKS NEVER AGAIN! The Selling on shakedown is just ridiculous now! They go after everybody! Even peeps selling food, fuck that. Bonnaroo can suck a dick, have fun in TN, Roo is the worst weather wise. I prob won't even go unless Phish and the Dead are on the same Bill

Ok last years bonnaroo was amazing and i was at both roo and rothbury and the lineup don't compare bonnaro was better. This will be my first year missing it because of my cousins wedding and im thoroughly disappointed it isn't on fathers day weekend

Roo was the first festival i ever went to and 06 was my last year. I agree you could definetly see the change. It happans. Im not mad at that because so many other, and a lot cooler festivals, have started because of what Bonnaroo did. Everybody has their opinion on why this festival is good/bad and I think thats cool. Everybody should be able to experience music this way. The truth is though Bonnaroo is overpriced and quite frankly I dont think it will ever return to its former glory. Even if Phish and The Dead play here this year, which I doubt one if not both dont do, who are they going to follow up with next year??? The roo has lost its identiy as the premier festival, you cant argue that. The only thing it has going for it is its name. There are better lineups out there, better locations, better venues. For that we all have Bonnaroo to thank.

1. Phish will never play Bonnaroo 2. If u cant handle the heat step out of the kitchen

i hate how people complain that bonnaroo is too commercialized. people, this business Roo is in is to make MONEY. and personally i like where they have spent their cash to create a better overall centeroo. now granted they have over extended with MLB booths and such. ive been to 3 roo's, and i skipped out on last year because the lineup wasnt my cup of tea, but either way, i am getting annoyed with people complaining about what the initial point of this festival is, and first and foremost thats to make cash. everyone here acts like these organizers are somehow obligated to book the same 10 acts each year. Ill leave that to summercamp, allgood, and 10klf.

phish at roo. it's on. shhhh...

SCIFreak....good go to Rothbury, that way you will be sitting in a field crying all by yourself with nothing to do. It aint going to happen brother!!!

Lenox...."all you phish fans need to take your band off this stupid high horse you have put them on. they are good, yes, but no band is too good to headline a festival. you guys really think this band is TOO good to headline the BIGGEST festival in america?" Do you know how Superfly came to be??? Do some research. It was indirectly spawned by Phish being @ Jazzfest in 1996. The BIGGEST festival in America.....is PHISH.

i'd rather hang out w/ plaxico burress in a night club

To all you people that say your better off going to 4 or 5 smaller fest because they will be cheaper...are you kidding me? Do you not add travel expenses in when you consider a trip? I guess not because you dont have jobs and you live off you pop's credit card

What isn't commercialized these days people? I don't suppose you've noticed the merch tables at EVERY SHOW EVER. Everyone's trying to make a buck. I'll admit, the commercialism bothers me too, but we don't need to get all huffy about it. Maybe the lineup will be sick, we'll just have to wait and see. Nobody likes an elitist.

bonnarroo was cool for one year. Billy Joel rumours? HAHAHAHAHAHA!!! That's about as lame as it gets folks. By the way, All the kids out there entertaining the idea that phish may play there....ya don't know phish, that's all I'll say.

Wow, checked on the internet a little bit, and there's about 750 different bands rumored to be headlining. I'm guessing by the big jump in ticket prices that they've booked somebody that charges quite a bit for a performance. I'm guessing either Paul McCartney or Nine Inch Nails(2 of the names which seem to be popping up alot). neither one would surprise me, and both charge an arm and a leg when it comes to tickets.

Bonnaroo 1 was great, but If you want your moneys worth go to Jazzfest NOLA

all good

My thoughts are just that if the Dead and Phish are smart they would do this festival. There's too much hating going on with you critics blogging about how it would be a horrible move to do so or that they would never in their right minds go to the roo, but the Dead did do the Roo and Trey as well along with Mike Gordon, so the possibility is there. I would love for it to go that way, but who knows. I think if Bonnaroo wants to get back to its roots that's exactly what they should do. The Dead and Phish will already be the concerts to be at next year and if roo wants any credibility back then they should sign them up. It would be a nice way of bringing the tribes together and build this jam community back up from its distruction.

It sounds like Phish IS going to play Bonnaroo from the people I've talked too

I thought this promo video was a clever way for Bonnaroo promoters to acknowledge criticism and descent suggesting that they've "sold out"

Not trying to be an elitist or put Phish on a pedistal (sp?), but I agree with Broesau above...if you think Phish will play Bonnaroo, you don't know Phish. They have never played a huge fest like this since they started going down (first roo), even though they have been rumored to play at just about every single one. Also, they have had their own successful festivals. I just don't think they would play a big fest b/c they know that their fan base along is so dedicated that they will follow them around whenever and wherever they are playing. As for the money, I dont even think that's part of the equation. Phish has plenty of money. If they wanted to make a bunch of loot, don't you think they would play a larger venue than Hampton and charge more than $50/ticket.

So basically, us Phish fans are not saying they are too good for a festival, it's just not their style. Never has been, and I don't see them heading in that direction just a few months after returning to the scene.

Just my opinion!!

i've heard a lot of the same coolmike. it wouldn't surprise me either; trey has gone on record several times in praise of superfly - specifically the bonnaroo festival. this year was the first year that i didn't go to roo. i chose to switch it up a little and focus on more intimate musical experiences (i did jam cruise 6 > amberland > bear creek), and i wouldn't change it for anything.

like miles said above, even if phish were to play bonnaroo... at this point in my life, i would much rather catch them during a 2 or 3 night run at any theatre or venue besides that dustbowl in manchester. i had fun at bonnaroo. i give tons of credit to roo '02 for helping me alter my perspective on a lot of things in life. superfly created a wonderful, magical event that became a really, really big music festival. i can't hate 'em for it, but to say that it hasn't changed (for the worst for most of us) is not an accurate statement. roo delivers really diverse lineups that appeal to pretty much everybody. that is superfly's strongest and weakest marketing move to date - just depends which side of the coin you prefer.

Phish, the Dead and Billy Joel? I'd make the trip down from Maine again. Everyone always hates on the roo but i have never had a bad time. I don't understand how anyone could have a bad time at a music festival. It is what you make of it. Anyone who says Billy Joel is lame may be right, but I would go see him over most of the other headliners they have got in the past.

bonnaroo sucks. let's keep our fingers crossed for a phish summer tour 09!

I was at the first roo was the fifth care through the gate. I would never go back ever. I believe it has turned into a corporate Mtv driven nightmare. As corporate as Phish may have become I still don't believe they would play at such an event as bonaroo and disrespect their die hard phans. Phish should play a fest of their own in the Northeast. lets not forget about two days 3 sets a night. Bonnaroo can forget about offering that to Phish

Phish could play Roo because Coventry was a disaster. It costs a ton of money to put on a festival. Why not collect almost the same amount of money for putting in 1/100th of the production costs. Also, they are just getting back on their feet maybe they don't want to be put under so much pressure at their own festi. I can't wait for everyone to eat your words once they are put on the bill. Does that mean none of you will buy tickets if they are headlining?

fuck roo.....PHISH TOUR 2009!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Are tickets $700 this year?

what about the big cypress 10 year anniversary rumors? if that is the case let them play wherever they want this summer! or what about limestone? they put on 3 GREAT festies up there!

Lets leave ROTHBURY outta any roo talk...

Come to 10KLF.

Roo sucks!!! Been going down hill since 2006 when Radiohead decided to a festival HAHAHAH. If Phish was to go to a fest it would be ROTHBURY since that was 3/4 of the reunion, and the start of the rumors. Plus Rothbury is the best fest, best venue, and best weather. Screw Roo!!! i will see you in the sherwood forest

my only dilemma is rothbury or high sierra

I cant wait to see the lineup when either the dead or fish plays, and have all the people who are saying this fest sucks, turn around and say this will be the place to be in summer. Weather? since when does weather count? its hot, get over it. when I went in 07, first time in since 05, I realised, no matter what is said, its still bonnaroo

omg, why the FUCK do people complain about commercialization?! ITS THE WORLD WE LIVE IN PEOPLE. i know you like to think somehow you are making a difference by not giving your money to "the man" but every single festival holder has the EXACT same intentions as the bonnaroo people, and that is to make money, plain and simple. And guess what, they are amazing at what they do. lets be honest, the real reason most of you call roo commercialized is because people outside of the jam scene actually know about bonnaroo and its a great place for many first time festival goers. ive been to 3 bonnaroos and had a blast at each and every single one, and other than this "being too commercial" lame excuse, ive never heard of one person who can give a reason why they didnt have a blast at roo (unless of course you only listen to the same standard jambands non-stop, then i understand, diversity isnt for you.)

headliners-phish (2 nights) , The Dead, Allman Brothers

late night - sts9

RothburyFields... Thom Yorke said that their Bonnaroo show was probably their best show ever, so I don't know what you are inferring...

"I can't wait to the line up when either the dead or fish plays" - Recreational Chemist

Learn how to spell the name of the band first then you can start predicting when they play. You know nothing.

""I can't wait to the line up when either the dead or fish plays" - Recreational Chemist

Learn how to spell the name of the band first then you can start predicting when they play. You know nothing."

your trying way too hard to be a dick joselave. ease it back a little buddy.

Let me get this straight...it's $250 now, and it's going to go even higher before they announce a single band? Is everyone in the crowd going to be wearing top hats and monocles and drinking martinis? Well fuck it, I'll get my own festival, with black jack! and hookers! You know what? Forget the blackjack! And the Festival!

Lenox - "You just ease up there on your corduroy jacket" - Phil Weston

hey i dont care what ne says about ne festival. If its to hot or to commercialized Im just going to go to the festival with the best lineup. If its bonnaroo then sweet. If its rothbury thats ok with me, i was there last year nd it was amazing. The primary reason we go to festivals is for the music. Ill wait to c the lineups then make my decision.

Anyone ever heard of inflation? You hatemongerers. If you haven't been to the festival in six year, then shut your mouth. Commercialization isn't what's wrong with this festival so much as it is the naysaying assholes that surround it. If you don't like it, fine. Keep it to yourself. I felt that this past year's Bonnaroo was the best since '04 and that is, in large part, due to the fact that there were less people there (aka less negativity) that carried a large spirit of being there for the music. As for Phish playing Bonnaroo or not, or The Dead. I would not be at either show because I don't care for their styles but that doesn't mean that they don't have a place at a MUSIC festival. Everyone needs to think about the big picture of life and not hate on four days in June, in the middle of Tennessee, just because you don't like advertisements. Take a look at the borders of this website. As we stand as a society, the outlets that we love so much are incapable of flourishing without selling to something. I don't like the advertisements or the commercial development of such a large festival, but good things cost money. For me to have my annual four-day reprieve from reality, I will pay $250 for several bands that I love to be accessible to me. No commercial advertisements = no Jambase = Bonnaroo. Try dealing with life instead of complaining about how 'bad off' you have it.

Phish will play in Maine in august at their own festival and ONLy their own festival

This will be Bonnaroo's last year when ticket sales are as low as they will be with 400 dollar tickets

Roo is too commercialized. Those of you who enjoy taking it in the ass can buy tix anyway and talk about amaking money by presenting music the fans don't want to hear.

You people need to stop the bitchin til we see the list of bands...if Phish plays, which they will, then like a few others say on here, YOU will be going. Rothburyfields can suck it saying Roo went down with Radiohead, Radiohead is the shit and they've conquered the concert scene this year and the fact that they themselves said it was the best show they've ever played says a lot. And stop saying that Phish doesn't do festivals like this, they haven't done any shows in 4 now going on 5yrs, so whos to say what they will do...YOU CAN'T cause YOU'RE NOT THEM!

Yeah we've all heard of inflation, but we've also heard of recession. I had to sell tickets to Loki because gas prices hit record highs here in NC. When it costs hundreds of dollars to get to a festival you can't charge $250 plus fees for early bird tickets. That's going to be nearly $300 at the earliest. Phish may or may not play Bonnaroo. Who knows? You can't base it on what they did in the past. They said they weren't getting back together either, but we all see what happened there. Bonnaroo's biggest problem is they are trying to cater to too many crowds. They sold just as many if not more tickets when it was all jambands and the usual festival crowd. If they get back to their roots I'm in, but when you have 1 band for every musical taste why am I going to pay $300. I'll go to a festival that is tailored to my preferences. If You love the Roo go. Say hello to my dad. Stop by his house, I'm sure he'll feed you.

yea smaller festies= more concentration of heads = i like smaller festies more :)

does anyone who actually attended last yr's roo feel like it sucked? cause im willing to bet the all the cats in here saying last year sucked werent even there

you guys are awesome, all this bitching and not even ONE confirmed act/artist...

no ghilliesblunt. no one whos ever been to a roo ends up saying it sucks. For whatever reason people think its cool to act like you hate commercialism and that you are somehow not plugged into the driving machine known as the economy.

Bonnaroo sucks?? Bonnaroo is overpriced??? WTF are u talking about...yeahh it really sucks drinking beers all day chillin on some cattails and listening to hours and hours on incredible live music...yeahh can't me freaking out

Bonnaroo ticket $250...if I take my wife to a nice dinner than go out for a night of cocktails. That is an easy $200 in chicago for one night out...bonnaroo for 250 u get a 4 day pass and parking..parking alone in chicago for 4 days is a cool 80$..people get your head out your ignorant ass...either way it;s a slamming party...I'll be there and NLPQ all summer long...I will skip rothbury though..last year was cool but now it's wayy to commercial in the rich hippy land rover crowd..peace!!

I'M DROPPING FUCKING LOADS, ALL OVER BONNAROO'S GLASSES!!!

That place is S-h-a-d-y.

The problems with Bonnaroo don't have as much

to do with the bands or the prices as they have

to do with scumbags who hang around that joint.

I know you gotta make your money on tour, but most of

the folks out there with your drugs on the shakedown

are liars and assholes, selling bunk shit.

You better eat some mushrooms, because any LSD sucks

unless you meet someone legit wondering around the

camps, or maybe real lucky and it's your neighbor.

People out there running 3 card monty, or whatever

the hell, ripping folks for hundreds at a time.

It's a disgrace, when only a few years ago this festival

was full of family.

I do think, if the right band(s) played there, maybe

the crowd could change that vibe that Bonnaroo has

taken on.

i have never been to the roo. but i have heard it is a good time. i have also heard about some shitty times as well. there are to many points on this board to even try to touch on them all. fuck comercialization fuck kids that wear backwards hats fuck young kids fuck the bands. Comercialization is every where, unless your buying stuff with wampum or bardering your using a visa or american express card (commercialized forms of purchasing) or something. i know plenty of people that wear backwards hats that arent douchebags, we were all young at one time it happens you have to evolve. the bands to each their own, ya like rap power to you, ya like reggae power to you, ya like county jazz jam rock metal soft rock power to you. like i said never been there so i dont know what its like and really long as you go have a good time who the hell cares. if its not for you power to you as well. enjoy whatever festival or band(s) or venue that you will see in the future. sorry for the rant. A good show to one and all...enjoy

hahahah to all the people saying Phish will never play Bonnaroo... prepared to be dead fvcking wrong.

I went to the first three bonnaroo's and the 2nd and 3rd one were fun but never came close to the first year. The first year was the best experience, best music and greatest collection of people at the best kept/unknown place in the world. That first year was so special and unless you were there you will just never understand.

By the way my ticket was only 140 bucks that first year and was worth every penny

you, yes you, are a custy

so sorry for the ultimate insult to fish phans everywhere

Fuck Yeah Rothbury....oh shit this is about Roo huh, sorry, all i keep hearing is Rothbury. ROTHBURY OWNS IT, STS9 had everybody in a fuckin trance. I remember walking up to the Sherwood Stage area and all i could see was a sea of glowing people!!!! oh my god i hope the new property will as good as the old. Have fun with Billy Joel and Paul McCartney kids.....hahaha! Peace Bitches

Have any of you heard this one? (I copied it from another blog)

"I heard that they wanted to BOOK the Bonnaroo site for a special 2/3 night run and not actually play at the festival."

possum2431975, Good bit of info,although not reliable I think that would be pretty f`n sweet

10 bucks says they play Bonnaroo, Rothbury, and at least 5 more festivals

^^ I'll take that bet.

What's this deal with Rothbury...yeah, it was good, it was great,

but don't act like it wasn't packed with the same people that you

all claim kill the other festivals. It was the same thing, but a first

year festival, which is when a festival tends to be a bit more real.

Yeah, I think that would be a pretty good idea. A little more centrally located than the tips of the country (Limestone/Big Cypress).

Why don't all of you chmps taling about Rothbury SHUT UP! This is not about that festival. Talk about it when they put their tickets on presale. Technopagan is 100% right. Everyone use to say that Bonnaroo was the shit and everything else sucked. On to Phish, everything you are hearing are rumors, not facts. If you say that you had a reliable source, then you why would you tell everyone? So you could lose that reliable source? Yes, that would be nice if Phish went on tour, but it is not confirmed. Until these rumors are facts, why waste your time. I live closer to Bonnaroo than Rothbury so I will probably attend that over Rothbury depending on a line up. Plus, Billy Joel will not be playing.

rothburyfieldsforever, you are a tool. 3/4 of a reunion? what the fuck does that mean? oh, they'll play rothbury because three out of four members bands played at one festival. guess what, trey, mike,(in the superjam) and page played at bonnaroo one year. does that count? you are a tool. hey they played at roo too.

Weezyphish, I couldnt agree more. I did the first 3 Roos as well. The first one was an amazing experience in every way. The community feeling was very strong. Never had to worry about a thing. We left all our stuff just sitting out at our site and not one thing went missing. Cant say the same thing for the 3rd year. In my opinion Bonnaroo lost its luster around 03,04. Just my opinion. I hope everyone that goes has a great time!

limestone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

toeknee: droppin loads all over high pitch mike

Are Rihanna and Nickelback going to be headlining with the real acts on smaller stages? I sure hope they learned their lesson last year.

I went last year and since I'm not into getting wasted in 100 degree weather, I actually thought it sucked. The dust the heat the drunken idiots passing out all around me really killed the vibe. Seriously, the fest has changed. A few years ago it was 99% pot smoking hippies and it was really laid back. The music trumped everything. My personal preferences in music were all over the place. Last year it was a struggle to find shows I wanted to see. No bands were overlapping. I had to pick several times I had to choose between artists I didn't even care about. So since I don't go to festivals to get fucked up. I really didn't have a good time last year. So yes I'm one person that did go and is bashing Bonnaroo.

"Bonnaroo 2009"? Thats a funny way to spell "Woodstock '99"

i'll hold full judgement until i see the line-up, regarding prices however, last time i went i saw about 26 bands in 3 days. if you do the math it comes out to cheaper than seeing all of them at at a local venue individually.

i'm glad i missed the one with kanye though.

Anyone who went to Bonnaroo last year or any year and experienced the festival to the fullest, cannot deny that the music was great. Barring some real question marks (Metallica), the music as a whole was fantastic. Dark Star Orchestra played an amazing set on Thursday night to kick off the jam fest. Friday Bisco played out of they're minds for 3 and a half hours. Saturday BB King, The Roots, and Pearl Jam tore apart What Stage. Not to mention the 4 hour long Phil Lesh & Freinds set long into the wee hours of sunday morning. Thats just to name a few of Bonnaroo 2008's Highlights. Get over the fact that the festival has to be shared with a few frat boys, or Bunk dealers. Bonnaroo is a huge party with amazing music, what more can I say.

hugetrucker9er: AAAHHHHHH dropping loads! You have the best post in this very entertaining forum. Be careful though, you're getting high pitch mike excited.

Mike mac - Just because you are a dirty wookie and sneek into bonnarro every year to slang fake paper and steal anything you can get your hands on, dont hate on a legit festival like ROTHBURY, where you could actually trust your neighbors. I guarantee that Rothbury will have the best lineup of the year again. Actual bands that festival goers want to listen to live. not some EMO and radio shit. once you have expierienced rothbury theres is no going back to a place like Roo. Why be hot, paranoid, and hoping that you got what you paid for, when you can be cozy, carefree, and walking down the sherwood forest losing your mind. isnt that what a festival is all about

There is no way that much inflation has occurred between last year and this year, in fact we have gone into a recession and may even being experiencing deflation. A price jump this big (if the $250 is out now, I'm imagining $300+ at the door) means one of two things: either they decided they're entitled to a much bigger profit than before or they've blown an incredible sum on getting some superstar headliner I could care less about like the aforementioned Billy Joel, Paul McCartney, Bruce Springsteen, etc.

I laugh when people try to pass of mainstreaming as "diversity" and label all who oppose it as wanting to listen to only jambands. If you want diversity let's bring in more music from other countries (check out the Gangbe Brass Band from Benin, Africa, if you can find them, oh my fucking god!), more underground hip-hop (how about Immortal Technique or Talib Kweli?), neo-old time groups like the Wiyos, insane gypsy folk rock like Gogol Bordello, the Dresden Dolls, and Luminescent Orchestrii, some drum n bass, psytrance, or twisted beats like the glitch mob and bassnectar. Yes I know, bonnaroo has booked some of these acts before, I'm just saying it's seeking out those kinds of artists that make a festival diverse, not choosing them based on the cover of Rolling Stone. I swear to god if I have to sit through Death Cab for Cutie or anything similar ever again I'm going to tear the stage down.

I heard this from a friend who lives in Manchester. He said he saw Trey, P Diddy and Billy Ray Cyrus all down at the local Waffle House and they were playing rock paper scissors to see who would play sunday nights set. So it's official.

Na, she is playing the Sonic Stage during the day.

In 2002 I would have never expected to seePhish play a fest like Bonnaroo. But let's keep in mind that part of the reason Phish called it quits was that they had a huge infrastructure to support. It's a lot of work to put on a festival. I don't find it hard to believe that today Phish would rather just show up and play a few sets of music and let Superfly/AC handle all the rest of the logistics of the festival. The Phish organization has been dismantled. Musictoday handles their ticketing and even merchandise these days. So...Phish playing Bonnaroo is not as far-fetched as it sounds.

Jbleiche is the only one with the correct info. Didn't know there were any other cool kids who actually read this thing. He's got it correct though. It all makes COMPLETE and PERFECT sense.

Mike Mac- i heard the Jonanahs Bro.(sp) and new kids on the block booked for super jam this year it came from an inside source SLIM SHADY will we headlining friday.... and page never played super jam with trey and mike it was the duo i wasnt even there and i knew that you were probably to busy going through the campsites... have fun at blowaroo...

shit....only $250 for the pre order....damn...thats a straight up deal compared to the hampton assfuck by scalpers. For the price of one hampton show i can get like 50 bands. glad i didnt drop the $1200 bucks on the weekend. thats just for the shows....not to mention gas, food, hotel, ect.

Bonnaroo sucks its a frat boy fest. Your extra 150 or so of your ticket goes into the stupid silent disco or the video game tent which 75% of people don't want to/don't get to see that stuff because they're trying to watch SCI or STS9 at the same exact time etc...

2 of the first 3 bands listed from the Rothbury 2008 Artist lineup:

Dave Matthews

John Mayer

Aren't those two of the biggest mainstream, catering-to-generic-college- kids, crap acts that exist today? Give me Billy Joel and Bruce Springsteen everyday of the week over those 2 clowns.

Mr. rothburyfieldsforever,

I think you may need to attend a few more spelling classes over festivals. You are 100% right that I am a dirty wookie that sells fake paper. In fact, that is the only reason why I go to festivals. To rip people off like you and to just be a wookie. You have no idea what you are talking about. I go to see music and that is it. I don't do hallucins of any form, unlike yourself (who must have been ripped off a few too many times). A festival is not about "losing your mind", it is about seeing a diverse musical scene all in one area. Stop talking shit when you don't know shit, junkie. Jgtwentysix is right about seeing the boss and billy joel. PheelinPhunky, I never said that Page was in the superjam, he sat in with spam allstars. nice try though.

lol people who buy fake shit are morons. i only buy from people who sell out of their campsite, cause people who sell out of their tents arent selling fake shit when they know someone can just come right back to their site and call them out.

Lewis Black sucks, anyone who thinks the root of all evil is a funny show is just plain dumb, peace

last time I checked rothbury was more exspensive or very very close to what 'roo costs.....I would totally go to rothbury but I don't want to chill with a bunch of rich fake hippy wannabee's....I don't think there was one band on the rothbury line-up that hasn't played 'roo already......

Dear String Cheese Dick,

Phish will never, ever, ever play bonnaroo. Why you may ask? because that festival is for fart sniffing faggots....the same ones that go to see Phish so people like myself who have been seeing phish since 91 can custy the shit outta them for the tools they are. Have fun at bonnaroo you 2 hole touchers!!! by the way, SCI sucks my balllzzz!!

Lenox - what i usually do is hang around others campsites and wait for them to leave to go see music and i sit right in front of their site and pretend it's my site, works everytimes.

Ok, people are making good points as to why Phish could and why the should play a festival but bottom line, it's never happened in the past and until i see it i'm not going to get my hopes up about it. So come up with all the theories you want, but until i see them on a festival bill other then their own Phish festival.....

Roo '09 = Nickelback, Three Dorrs Down , Stain'd and Kanye. BOYCOTT ROO. S'AllGood or Rothbury kicks Roo's arse.Phish isn't going to play Roo.

Don't be surprise if Phish surprises you.....

To everyone who is saying that Bonnaroo tickets are starting at $250, your fucking idiots. It is the same exact price as last year. If your in the last group of people to buy your ticket, then you will end up paying $250. The early bird special is $209. Stop your bitchin and realize the fact that shit costs money, and each year those costs go up. Inflation is not a new practice. If you want an idea of what you get for your money, in 2007 The Police headlined. They were also doin a tour in which face price tickets were $100+. So to see multiple bands of that magnitude for $250 along with the long time festi favorites is awesome. And to anyone who thinks Dave Matthews Band is a worthy JamFest headliner is one of those rich hippy punks who doesn't have to worry about the price of a ticket anyway. Dave Matthews rapes his audience in his ticket prices and they all sell out to crowds of these fo-jam fans.

^ It's not considered rape if the act is consentual and lord knows 99% of the fans in the audience would allow it. Fags.

Thank God some one who finally agrees, those kids think Dave Matthews is the end all be all of music. And thats just a joke.

I did too, when i was 15 years old.

I will give him credit, he is very talented but that crowd got old quick.

I don't care what you losers say; I totally bought my early bird Bonnaroo ticket today. :) I have been 6 of the last 7 years, and I have had a blast every year. It's what you make of it. Are you going to let the frat boys and wookies ruin your time...really??? B/c I don't. Yeah, some of the music sucks, but there are sooo many GREAT bands that it doesn't matter. In fact, I'm glad they have crappy ones b/c it makes my decisions easier. I CHOSE to go see Ghostland Observatory and Phil and Friends over crappy Kayne. And don't fool yourselves, EVERYTHING is commercialized now-a-days, so quite using that as an excuse. NOTHING beats a Bonnaroo late night. Period. And the money issue-shit, I blow $300 paying for a show and hotel room for one night on New Year's. Bonnaroo, bitches!

I decided to go ahead and get Roo tickets today too. My husband and I have had fun every time we have gone. We've also met some very nice people that we are still friends with today. Everything about Roo is not as bad as most of the people on here would have us to believe.

Los Lobos (Sun)

Black Crowes (Sat)

Umphrey’s McGee (Fri)

Femi Kuti & Positive Vibration

David Grisman Quartet

The Fray

Keane

Robert Randolph & The Family Band

Travis

Lucinda Williams

Beuna Vista Social Club

Galactic

TV On The Radio

Blind Boys of Alabama

Ray Lamontagne

Super Furry Animals

Fleet Foxes

Trombone Shorty

Lucero

Howlin Rain

Blitzen Trapper

Ivan Neville’s Dumphstapunk

The Dodos

MGMT

Black Mountain

Atmosphere

The Sword

Papi Mali

Broken Social Scene

Awesome Color

Cold War Kids

Jason Marz

Old Crow Medicine Show

Pearls In Brass

The Redwalls

Magnolia Electric Co.

Ratatat

Ezra Furman & The Harpoons

The Streetdogs

Pepper

Local H

Stephen Kellog & The Sixers

Taj Mahal

The Grascals

High Places

The Egg

They Might Be Giants

Poi Dog Pondering

Salvador Santana Band

The Waco Brothers*

The Wilders

Carolina Chocolate Drops

Ha Ha Tonka

The Devil Makes Three

Hillstomp

The Duke Spirit

The Toasters

Legendary Shack Shakers

Chicago Farmer

Hot Buttered Rum

The Steepwater Band

Jazzanova

Chicago Afrobeat Project

The Macpodz

I went in 04 & 05, and this would be my line-up. Just having some fun, and it's my day off of work. Thanks to jambase for always showing me new music and giving me a heads up about shows in my area.

id see the black crowes play at bonnaroo if they promised to never play a song off that horrid new album of theirs.

DIVERSITY is key...OPEN your minds HIPPIES !!!!!!!!!

Dear Ben

Nobody cares that u seen phish in 1991. What do u mean phish would never play the 'roo....lets' see trey plays the 'roo every year almost...gordo has played 'roo...your logic is so far up your ass u have no clue...why is it strange that a second rate festival band would play a festival???

when was the last successful Phish festival? Conventry yeah right? The phish crowd is so fucked up right now there won't be a venue or lcation that could possibly pay the very very very high insurance cost's to hold a phish festival.....it is clear that they would play 'roo to avoid these type of logistic issues.....I saw phish when they were in college so you are my custy

guys phish is not going to play multi band festi's. they are going to throw their own shows and sell out everyone just like hampton. Why split money and showtimes with 100 different bands when you they can pocket all the dough and play all night long. summer 09 is goiog to be the shit. Dead, phish and allmans all touring. Woot woot

seein' as how all this talk is the same talk that surrounds 'roo every year, i'll say exactly what i say about roo every year: you won't catch me out in that big hot ass crowded field. doesn't even sound the least bit appealing, especially not for that much money.

both rothbury and bonnaroo are way too expensive....summer camp '09!

people hate on bonnaroo because is has "sold out", you cant blame a company for trying to expand their musical base. Bonnaroo is a festival with top notch musicians. People think they are being "open minded" by boycotting music that is corporate, when really, it just goes to show how closed minded they really are, good music is good music, regardless of a fan base. If you want to hear the widest variety of bands/musicians around, go to bonnaroo, simply put.

is it just me, or do you have to be $uper rich to see phish these days? I mean, you better buy your $209 pre-sale bonnaroo ticket now cause if phish decides to play there i can forsee scalpers selling tickets to bonnaroo for no less than $5000 a ticket. I mean look at hampton. A $50 general admission ticket is now going for $350 - $1000 a pop. So since bonnaroo presale tix only cost $209, then once scalpers get a hold of them, which they will because thats the accepted system these days, expect a ticket for bonnaroo to go for no less than $5000.

I am not richie rich. I would have loved to get in on hampton, but i'm not made of money. Thanks to the band for realizing that 90% of their "fans" can't afford to see them anymore. I mean, I'd put my house up for sale, but then baby daddy would be homeless. But hey....its just inflation.

So expect bonnaroo to be like $5000 - $1,000,000 per ticket. Since Phi$h is gonna play.

who else here saw phish for FREE in 1994? god those were the days.

The funniest thing about the bonnaroo haters is that the only reason they hate the festival is because of drug related reasons. You know, the majority or people are there for the music. It is a music festival. I happily bought my pre-sale ticket knowing i'll get at least 10-15 bands that I really want to see. Fuck shakedown, i'll buy a small bag of pot when I get there that will last me all weekend because I am enjoying music too much to care about taking halluci's and shit. I think some of you have forgotten how to enjoy music without drugs...it's a shame really, you are the ones destroying the culture.

worst festival there is nowadays... They ruined something great!

Floridajam- God you obv. I'd have to disagree with you. Where the hell were you Summer 03? I got in to soo many shows for free. Tickets were on the ground if you looked hard enough. Hampton tix will get down in price after tour is announce. NOBODY will pay scalper 5 gs for a roo ticket, so Scalpers will get fucked in the first place. 209 dollars is not bad for Phish and a ton of other bands ( we're only talking if Phish plays Roo tho, other-wise yea you're right it's a rip off) I've been to 02,03,04,07 and I swore I'd never ever go back. But who Am I kidding! Just because of the Phish rumors I bought a ticket, I think it would be amazing if they'd play Roo. I mean I love Phish fest 3 sets, 2 days. But I have to admit seeing a Phish show + another 30 great shows wouldn't be such a bad Idea. If there is one place on earth people should get wacked out of their minds is def. Bonnaroo. Just know that if you can't handle the heat stay out of the kitchen.

it's the same thing year after year....I saw Phish in '91 therefore I know what's up...I went to the first 2 bonnaroos and the rest suck....Rothbury was the best fest ever (1st year)...I guarantee u will hear man that fest has changed it sucks and is commercial....hippies ripp on the roo for advertising and selling out....I happen to see at every single fest hippies trying to sell me BS t-shirts, glass pipes, burritos, grilled cheese, beer, cd's, cloths, u name it a hippie can get it and sell it to u....I think hippies are way bigger sell outs than bonnaroo music fest...

Man oh man, there are a whole lot of presumptuous idiots commenting on this.

We don't only dislike bonnaroo because of the drugs, if I was THAT concerned

with getting off, I would bring my own shit.

Bonnaroo is:

Hot as fuck (every year)

Rainy as fuck(most years, especially 04, lots of people lost everything

they brought in the near floods.

Windy as fuck (every year)

Crowded as fuck (every year, once again especially 04)

No one likes walking 2 miles to go to centerfuck-a-roo

No one likes waiting in the car for 12 hours to get in, give or take

No one like the crowd it draws...most people going as of 3 years ago

had never even heard of it until it became cool to pay 250 bucks to

see 129 bands they've never heard of and to see the one they have,

someone like say jack johnson or OAR or some shit

There are endless reasons that it sucks, and a few reasons its great.

Rothbury headlined Dave Matthews because his record label owner, or producer, or some bullshit like that put the damn festival together -

and he will likely headline the thing again. If you were there, you know

that yeah, fucking 80% of the people there were there for dave, LAME.

I ran into I don't know how many people who had never even heard of Primus

or the Disco Biscuits.

And shut the fuck up with this phish stuff, buy a ticket if you think

they will be there, and don't if you don't, jesus fucking christ, how many

articles can turn into a fucking phish-off.

I went to the first five (the best) Bonnaroos, and I'm only going back if Prince headlines ...

Phish will not play Bonnaroo. Yes all four members have attended but that is not Phish.

Someone had posted that Phish disbanded due to there huge operations, wrong. After Kuroda's OC rehab and Trey's multi year OC then Junk Then OC binges the band saw themselves as people they thought they would never become. To save Trey from the path of many a rock star it was the only thing to do. The second (out of possibly hundreds of reasons) was the scene which followed them.

It happened with The Grateful Dead also, too many fans showing up for the party. deer creek 95? Phish lots have become tour rat crime zones. youtube red rocks phish and watch the news reports of the scene acting worse than date raping frat boys and that was over ten years ago. Anyone who claims that they have seen the scene change during the course of bonnaroo hasn't been paying attention.

The truth is that you are accumilating more experience and noticing your environment and surroundings better. The scene is not falling down around you, you are rising above the scene.

But seriously, Phish will not play ANY festival. Farm Aide 98 will be listed from here on out as Phish's last multi-band appearence.

I love how people on here can say things as if they are fact. Here's a fact 5 years ago I would have said this "Metallica will never play Bonnaroo". So the "Phish will never play Bonnaroo" claims are far from fact. Maybe they will, maybe they won't, but nobody (at least nobody on this site) knows for sure. Just because you traveled with Phish in 91 doesn't mean you know them any better than the rest of us. Nobody knows what they will and won't do. I hope they do play. I still won't go to Bonnaroo, but I have friends in Manchester that would love to see Phish.

Also, Please help erase elitism in the Jam scene.

the only reason to go to bonnarro is to pull dumb sluts, hustle the urban outfitters, and go to the smaller shows w/ what shakes ure bodily fluid, get it right

Have a good time with your boyfriend at bonnaroo scifreak! You were right about the dresdan dolls rocking my socks off at the roth brah!

the fact there are over 152 posts about hti sfestival...shoes there is a shit load of interest in what Bonnaroo does...I can understand some folks wanting to see th elin-up before deciding to go or not...

I would pass on roth this year...my brother in law is a michigan state trooper and the local community was pissed about drugs and shit last year...very much unlike how the manchester community in tennessee loves bonnaroo.....the folks in michigan know all the fake rich hippies will be at roth this year.....they want to get paid was his exact words....have fun rich hippies

Bonnaroo - the chance for cities and towns to rid themselves of hippies for one weekend a year.

Smokey's Mom punches big black cock with her face!!!!

Smittea - lol

Florida- yea have fun being a broke-ass with your bastard child of yours. You're life sounds like a fucking fairy-tell! Yea you wish you were back in 94 so you could get a better degree so you too could afford tix.

Hey smokey, just because you dont have a job and arent a rich hippie like me, doesnt mean that you are a better hippie than me. Just get a job and hang out with the rest of us rich hippies at rothbury instead of the frat boys and Wookies that walk Bonarro every summer. And if you are into girls, which is a long shot, they come by the shitloads to ROTHBURY to see DAVE and the other mainstream bands which keeps most of the wookies out which was no problemo for me

And most of the people at rothbury are regular sucsessful people with regular haircuts and appearences that will not get bothered by a cop. If you have dreads and look like Linus from charlie brown you may have a problem. HIPPIE PROFILING

now how can the ticket prices keep going up and up? last years lineup was INSANE...anybody that says it wasn't is a fucking poser wanna-be hippie, sure the headliners weren't the best but just read over that lineup, what bad can you say...metallica? oh wait they kick ass their new album just proved that, jack johnson...well yeah you have a point there, pussy faggot...tiesto, club promoting cocksucker, yeah wow 2 bands that had big slots let down, so what else was playing during those bands, probably something kick ass...i think the scene is fucking lame at bonnaroo i've been there 03,04,05,06...and during 06 it was a shady reality that that festival died with the major cockriding corporate kiss asses, but still, if you want music...the roo provides, and if you want drugs...well you can't go wrong just choose any festival. and what's funny is most of you haters have either never been to the roo, or you were too fucked up on sass or were fucking some frat dudes ass to get some sass so you could get seoooo fucked up. get a life all you trolls. PHISSSSHHHHHHH

the roo was a great time...but it is way too expensive and crowded with some dirty shit. however...UM-late night-2004. bonnaroo sure did leave a good impression on me that weekend :)

maybe i'm just blind...but i was on the roo sight and couldn't find an '09 schedule yet. did i miss it or is the lineup just not decided yet??

actually scifag, i do wish it were 1994 again. Not because of my degree cause i got that in 1991 and it is still yielding piles of cash for me to roll around in in 2008. I would love to go back to 1994 and visit your 1st grade class. I'd interrupt your lesson on the number 2 and i'd smack your face. I don't usually hit 1st graders in 1994, but maybe that would slap some sense into you. I'll be like, "look idiot 9 year old, this is a ticket stub to a FREE phish show. In 19 years a bunch of you little assholes are gonna ruin the scene for everyone by supporting scalpers who sell tickets to snot nose punks like you"....but back in 1994 you were more concerned about that load of shit in your diaper. Jumping ahead to 2009 and your whole pre school class is in hampton with your $500 scalped ticket in hand going "look at us! were so cool!"

say hi to your boyfriend for me when your sweating your balls off at bonnaroo.

All you people bashing is rediclous! Gimme a break and grow up!!

The best Bonarroo was the first one! If you missed it, you'll never know.It will never live up to the energy of the first year, there was something special in the air; to think otherwise is just foolish. 2 of Mikey's last shows; Panic was on fire!! moe. and the KW Incident late nights! Cheese. The Col. Bruce Hampton. Phil and Bobby reuniting. 75k people whistling to an acoustic Bathtub Gin. Come on, now.

Phish performing there would be something to see, but seriously, they could draw just as many people on their own - remember! I'd rather see them alone.

I'll be saving for the Dead, Phish and Cheese, instead of a festival that has lost it's essence/meaning to the music community. It's a Commercial Sell-Out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!