See You At ‘Roo

Superfly Productions and A.C. Entertainment have announced the initial lineup for the 2008 Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival.

The seventh annual four-day camping and music extravaganza will be held June 12-15 on the same 700-acre farm in Manchester, Tenn., 60 miles south of Nashville.

A full list of confirmed acts follows, and more will be announced in the coming weeks.

The final Bonnaroo 2008 lineup will total more than 100 bands and more 20 comedians performing on 13 stages over four days. Tickets go on sale exclusively through www.bonnaroo.com on Saturday, February 16 at 12 p.m. EDT.

As the only round-the-clock major U.S. music festival, Bonnaroo packs a staggering amount of entertainment options into its four days.

The event offers attendees the amenities and community spirit of a small city, with 24 hours of activities including a comedy theater, cinema festival, jazz club, silent disco, arcade, Internet cafés, restaurants, yoga classes and hundreds of high quality craft vendors.

Continuing the Bonnaroo tradition of diversity and dynamism, the 2008 lineup draws top-flight acts from a broad range of musical worlds.

This year, Bonnaroo welcomes metal maestros Metallica, the enigmatic Pearl Jam and acoustic rocker Jack Johnson, along with hip-hop star Kanye West, indie-rock staple Death Cab for Cutie and scores more.

Fresh talent like NYC buzz band Vampire Weekend and Austin electro act Ghostland Observatory will perform alongside revered legends such as Willie Nelson and the Band’s Levon Helm, who will bring his famous Woodstock-based Midnight Ramble show to the party.

Other special collaborations include the slow-burning duo of Alison Krauss and Robert Plant, roots-leaning couple Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi and bluegrass darling Abigail Washburn’s Sparrow Quartet with Béla Fleck.

The sprawling lineup also includes epic acts like Gogol Bordello, Against Me!, Sigur Rós and Bonnaroo favorite My Morning Jacket.

Bonnaroo’s popular Comedy Tent will once again host a lineup of first-rate standup sets in a seated, air-conditioned venue, including Janeane Garofalo, Zach Galifianakis, Mike Birbiglia, Jim Norton, Brian Posehn and the return of David Cross, who will host "Bonnaroo Late Time Chat About," an original midnight talk show complete with a house band, comic skits and special guests.

Tickets for the 2008 Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival go on sale Saturday, February 16th, 2008 at 12:00 PM EDT through www.bonnaroo.com

As a unique, offer to the festival’s fans, Bonnaroo is offering the option to purchase a commemorative DVD of the 2008 festival that will be sent to them in December.

At an exclusive price for ticket buyers, fans will have the option of ordering the DVD at the time of purchasing tickets to the festival. These DVDs will feature exclusive performances and backstage footage from the 2008 festival.

The featured video will be handpicked to showcase this year’s performance highlights as filmed by Bonnaroo’s team of directors. The DVD will include full-color packaging and artwork and a 5.1 audio mix created from Bonnaroo’s pristine soundboard recordings.

Other new features for 2008 will be announced shortly.

The confirmed artists thus far are:

Pearl Jam

Metallica

Jack Johnson

Kanye West

Robert Plant & Alison Krauss

Phil Lesh & Friends

My Morning Jacket

The Allman Brothers Band

The Raconteurs

Willie Nelson

Death Cab for Cutie

B.B. King

Sigur Ros

Levon Helm and the Ramble on the Road

Ben Folds

O.A.R.

The Bluegrass Allstars Feat. Luke Bulla, Sam Bush, Jerry Douglas, Bela Fleck, Edgar Meyer and Bryan Sutton

M.I.A.

Umphrey’s McGee

Iron & Wine

Yonder Mountain String Band

Swell Season

Talib Kweli

Derek Trucks & Susan Tedeschi’s Soul Stew Revival

Gogol Bordello

Broken Social Scene

Robert Randolph’s Revival

Rilo Kiley

Mastodon

Lupe Fiasco

Against Me!

Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings

Pat Green

Ozomatli

Tegan & Sara

Solomon Burke

Drive-By Truckers

!!!

The Avett Brothers

Israel Vibration

Abigail Washburn & the Sparrow Quartet featuring Bela Fleck

Phil Lesh / Larry Campbell / Jackie Greene

Aimee Mann

Ladytron

The Fiery Furnaces

Orchestra Baobab

Ghostland Observatory

Jose Gonzalez

Dark Star Orchestra

Minus the Bear

Donavon Frankenreiter

Lez Zeppelin

State Radio

Battles

Jakob Dylan

Two Gallants

The Sword

Vampire Weekend

Little Feat

Nicole Atkins

The Felice Brothers

Mason Jennings

MGMT

The Lee Boys

Black Kids

Serena Ryder

Steel Train

Grupo Fantasma

Back Door Slam

Bonnaroo Comedy:

Bonnaroo Late Night Chat About with David Cross

Janeane Garofalo

Zach Galifianakis

Jim Norton

Brian Posehn

Mike Birbiglia

John Mulaney

Michelle Buteau