I'm a little late in posting about Bonnaroo 2009 but better late than never.
A quick overview of the festival:
- 9 hour line-up to get onto the grounds
- 1.5mile run to catch up with our car when the line-up shot forward (we were playing soccer)
- 4 days of music
- 5 main stages (This, That, Which, What, Main)
- 2 nights in a hotel (one there, one coming back)
- 4 states we past through on the way (Michigan, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee)
Highlights:
Bon Iver - 5,000 people all singing "what might have been lost." spine-tingling good.
The Decemberists - rock opera. dueling female performances. amazing.
Band of Horses - best end of the weekend.
Low Anthem - best discovery of the weekend. multi-instrumentalists from Providence, RI.
MGMT - performed new tracks.
Girl Talk - epic dance party.
Bruce Springsteen - singing "Santa Claus is Coming To Town"
Wilco - always amazing live.
Snoop Dogg - classic hip hop show.
Erykah Badu - so groove. beyond groove.
Phish - popped my Phish cherry.
videos and links coming soon. [re: when i've got time!]
