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Springsteen, Phish Do Bonnaroo
Phish, Beastie Boys, Nine Inch Nails and, in their only North American festival appearance this year, Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band lead the lineup for the 2009 edition of the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival .
The eight annual four-day camping and music festival will take place June 11-14 on its usual 700-acre farm in Manchester, Tenn., 60 miles south of Nashville.
Photo: Bart Stephens
Phish improvises at New York City’s Radio City Music Hall.
Other artists signed on to perform on the fest’s 13 stages so far include TV On The Radio, Wilco, Al Green, David Byrne, Snoop Dogg, Merle Haggard, Erykah Badu, MGMT, Bon Iver, The Decemberists, Lucinda Williams, Femi Kuti, Mars Volta, Coheed and Cambria, Del McCoury Band, Alejandro Escovedo and Rodrigo y Gabriela. All in all, more than 120 bands and 20 comedians are expected to round out the roster.
Additional performers will be announced in the coming weeks.
Photo: John Davisson
Tickets go on sale Saturday, February 7 at high noon (Eastern time). Complete info on tickets, camping and other activities at the event is available at Bonnaroo.com.