In what has to be one of the most interesting ways for a festival to announce its lineup; the Bonnaroo Music Festival in Manchester, Tennessee has given fans the power to announce the lineup by calling in to their 1-800 number, waiting on hold, and then receiving the name of one of the artists. After that, all they are asking is fans share the name via social media with the hashtag #bonnaroo to give them the power of announcing an incredible lineup.
The festival will take place June 11-14 this year in its normal site in Tennessee. The Bonnaroo website has a feed dedicated to sharing the names being announced by the fans calling in. The artist announcements are as clever and creative as you can imagine; sort of like the festival’s announcement idea.
These are the announced artists so far. The festival is clearly not all electronic, though some giant names from the electronic world will be there to represent dance music, including: Deadmau5, Bassnectar, Odesza, and others. Tickets go on sale January 17th at noon est. I cannot wait to see any other announcements for this already diverse lineup. Stay tuned to the website for ticket information as well as any other artist announcements!
Here is a list of artists announced so far:
- Against Me!
- Alabama Shakes
- Ana Tijoux
- Atmosphere
- Atomic Bomb! Who is William Onyeabor
- Awolnation
- Bahamas
- Bassnectar
- Bela Fleck & Abigail Washburn
- Belle & Sebastian
- Ben Folds
- Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals
- Benjamin Booker
- Between the Buried & Me
- Billy Joel
- Bleachers
- Brandi Carlile
- Brownout Presents Brown Sabbath
- Caribou
- Catfish & the Bottlemen
- Childish Gambino
- Christopher Denny
- Courtney Barnett
- Dawes
- Deadmau5
- DEJ Loaf
- DMA’s
- Dopapod
- Earls of Leicester
- Earth Wind & Fire
- Florence + The Machine
- Flume
- Flying Lotus
- Freddie Gibbs & Matlib
- G-Eazy
- Gary Clark Jr.
- Glass Animals
- Gramatic
- Gregory Alan Isakov
- Guster
- Hiss Golden Messenger
- Houndmouth
- Hozier
- Hurray for the Riff Raff
- Iceage
- Jamie XX
- Jerry Douglas Presents
- Jessica Hernandez & the Deltas
- Jon Cleary & the Absolute Monster Gentlemen
- Jungle
- Kendrick Lamar
- King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard
- Mac Demarco
- Madisen Ward & The Mama Bear
- Medeski, Scofield, Martin, & Wood
- Mo
- Moon Taxi
- Mumford & Sons
- My Morning Jacket
- Odesza
- Pallbearer
- Phox
- Pokey Lafarge
- Priory
- Punch Brothers
- Rhiannon Giddens
- Robert Plant and the Sensational Space Shifters
- Royal Blood
- Rudimental
- Run the Jewels
- Rustie
- Ryn Weaver
- SBTRKT
- Shabazz Palaces
- Shakey Graves
- Slayer
- Soja
- Spoon
- Strand of Oaks
- STS9
- Sturgill Simpson
- SuperJam!
- Sylvan Esso
- SZA
- Tanya Tagaq
- Tears for Fears
- Temples
- The Bluegrass Situation Superjam Featuring Ed Helms & Special Guests
- The Districts
- The Growlers
- The Very Best
- The War on Drugs
- Tove Lotus
- Trampled by Turtles
- Twenty One Pilots
- Tycho
- Unknown Mortal Orchestra
- Unlocking the Truth
- Woods