- Bonnaroo is a four-day camping festival that is held on a 700-acre farm in Manchester, Tenn. This summer is the 10th anniversary of the festival and will feature artists like Lil Wayne, The Woodlands-native Arcade Fire and Rock & Roll hall-of-famers Buffalo Springfield.
Buffalo Springfield hasn’t played a show in Houston since their last tour in 1968, but they will be taking the stage Friday at Bonnaroo in Manchester, Tenn., as a part of their six-show reunion tour.
Providing a stage for special performances like this is what Bonnaroo does best — whether it was Radiohead in 2006, an incredible Super Jam in 2007 featuring ?uestlove, Ben Harper and John Paul Jones or 2008’s four hour performance by My Morning Jacket that featured guests Kirk Hammet of Metallica, comedian Zach Galifianakis and the Nashville-Louisville Horns.
Rolling Stone magazine called the festival one of the “50 moments that changed the history of rock and roll.” This year’s lineup promises to keep that legacy alive with a little bit of something for everyone — the event boasts music and more spread across nearly 100-acres of land.
This year’s lineup features headliners Eminem, album of the year Grammy winner Arcade Fire and Bonnaroo veterans Widespread Panic.
They will be joined during the four day festival by My Morning Jacket, the Black Keys, Buffalo Springfield, Florence and the Machine, Robert Plant & Band of Joy, Mumford & Sons and the Strokes.
This year’s Super Jam will feature Dan Auerbach of the Black Keys and Dr. John, whose 1974 record Desitively Bonnaroo is where the festival gets its name from. Bonnaroo is Cajun for “a real good time.”
In addition to the music, there will be an arcade, cinema, comedy festival and morning yoga sessions, as well as a micro-brew festival for the more than 90,000 fans expected to attend.
Bonnaroo kicks off with indie dance outfit Uncle Skeleton at 1 p.m. on Thursday and wraps fittingly with jam band Widespread Panic on Sunday night. More information about the festival can be found at Bonnaroo.com.