The Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival is renowned for its hot days, good music, and huge crowds. A literal city is put up in two days to accomodate all the visitors from around the world. The festival is usually one of the best opportunities to see a plethora of famous bands all in the same area, all in one weekend. However, this year's line-up seems to be a little bit lacklustre.
Huge names are usually at this festival. Last year The Police reunited for a headlining concert at Bonnaroo; before that the likes of Radiohead and Beck rocked the fields of Manchester, Tenn. This year, however, there are no names worth the steep $200 to $300 ticket. Supposedly, 2008 was going to be a huge year for Bonnaroo. Their were even whispers of the ultimate rock band, Led Zeppelin, making a triumphant return at the music and arts festival this year, but Bonnaroo ticket holders had no such luck. With rumors of this being the biggest Bonnaroo ever slowly being dispelled, where does that leave the good Manchester festival?
In all fairness, there are some talented and enjoyable bands playing this year. According to Bonnaroo's official website, Pearl Jam, Kanye West, Robert Plant and Alison Kraus (Robert Plant, but no Led Zeppelin. That is not fair!), Ladytron, Lcd Soundsystem and others will all be playing crowd pleasing shows. Yet as great as those bands are, there simply is not one name that is dropping jaws and making tickets sell like they usually do. Bonnaroo will still probably be a great time for all that go, let's just hope this does not become a pattern at one of the biggest music festivals in the world.
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