Where else can you see Kings of Leon, Dave Matthews Band, Steve Martin and Jay-Z on the same stage?
OK, yeah, maybe it could happen if the stars aligned and the musicians did some killer movie tracks and Martin was hosting an awards show, but, when you toss in the Flaming Lips performing Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon, the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival is the only possible place to see them all in one fell swoop.
The ninth annual music and camping fest, returning to the 700-acre farm in Manchester, Tenn., from June 10 to 13, has announced a lineup of more than 125 bands and 20 comedians set to take one of 13 stages over the course of four days.
For Kings of Leon, the appearance is historical: They're the first act to have started on a small tent stage (in 2004) and work their way up to headliner status.
Here's the full list of acts traveling 60 miles south of Nashville this summer:
- Dave Matthews Band
- Kings of Leon
- Stevie Wonder
- Jay-Z
- Tenacious D
- Weezer
- The Flaming Lips with Stardeath and White Dwarfs perform Dark Side of the Moon
- The Dead Weather
- Damian Marley & Nas
- Phoenix
- Norah Jones
- Michael Franti & Spearhead
- John Fogerty
- Regina Spektor
- Jimmy Cliff
- LCD Soundsystem
- The Avett Brothers
- Thievery Corporation
- Rise Against
- Tori Amos
- The National
- Zac Brown Band
- Les Claypool
- John Prine
- The Black Keys
- Steve Martin & the Steep Canyon Rangers
- Jeff Beck
- Dropkick Murphys
- She & Him
- Against Me!
- The Disco Biscuits
- Daryl Hall & Chromeo
- Jamey Johnson
- Clutch
- Bassnectar
- Kid Cudi
- Baaba Maal
- Kris Kristofferson
- Medeski Martin & Wood
- The xx
- GWAR
- Dan Deacon Ensemble
- Tinariwen
- Wale
- Deadmau5
- The Melvins
- Gaslight Anthem
- Miike Snow
- Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
- Dr. Dog
- They Might Be Giants
- Punch Brothers
- Isis
- Blitzen Trapper
- Blues Traveler
- Miranda Lambert
- Calexico
- OK Go
- Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue
- Martin Sexton
- Lotus
- Baroness
- Dave Rawlings Machine
- Mayer Hawthorne and the County
- Japandroids
- Jay Electronica
- Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros
- Ingrid Michaelson
- The Dodos
- Manchester Orchestra
- The Temper Trap
- Cross Canadian Ragweed
- Big Sam's Funky Nation
- Carolina Chocolate Drops
- Tokyo Police Club
- The Entrance Band
- Local Natives
- Brandi Carlile
- Mumford & Sons
- Rebelution
- Diane Birch
- Monte Montgomery
- Julia Nunes
- The Postelles
- Lucero
- Here We Go Magic
- Hot Rize
- Neon Indian
- B.O.B
- Needtobreathe
For ticket information, visit Bonnaroo.com.
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