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Omega Swan, Creature Comfort, The Middle Ground, & Daniel Donato Compete in FREE Road to Roo Semifinals | TONIGHT @ The Basement East
After last week’s second Road to Roo 2017 preliminary round, the bracket-style battle of the bands contest enters the semifinals tonight, March 14 with a first round at The Basement East (and concludes with the second half of the semifinals March 23 at 3rd & Lindsley). Of the eight remaining bands from the initial 16, four were chosen…
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Allen Thompson, Creature Comfort, Stelle Amor, & More Compete in FREE Road to Roo Preliminary Round | TONIGHT @ Acme
We went over this last year, but former Battle of the Bands-style competition series the “Road to Bonnaroo,” in which three Mercy Lounge showcases resulted in three local bands earning a coveted Bonnaroo spot, came to a close after its 2015 season. However, last year, the similarly-named but very differently structured Road to Roo, hosted by…
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Bonnaroo Announces 2017 Daily Lineups
Last month, Bonnaroo unveiled its full 2017 lineup (save, presumably, for the club stage bands), featuring the likes of U2, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Weekend, Chance the Rapper, Lorde, The xx, Glass Animals, Tegan and Sara, Car Seat Headrest, The Front Bottoms, The Orwells, White Reaper, Cage the Elephant, Margo Price, and many more. Returning June 8-11 to Manchester,…
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Hannibal Burress, Natasha Legerro, Kyle Kinane, More Announced for 2017 Bonnaroo Comedy Theatre
Though music has always been Bonnaroo‘s main attraction, the long-running Manchester, Tenn. fest has long had a broader reach, showcasing film, artisan vendors, food and drink, sports, activism, culture, and, of course, comedy. Typically, at least a few big name comedians are announced along with the initial festival lineup (often helping make the announcement, in many instances), but…
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Bonnaroo 2017 Lineup Announced, feat. U2, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Chance the Rapper, & More!
Following in the earlier timeframe adopted over the past couple of years, and keeping in pace with other major national festivals, which have become increasingly more competitive in getting a jump on extra early lineup announcements, Bonnaroo has revealed its full 2o17 performance slate, featuring previously announced headliners U2, along with other top line acts Red Hot Chili…
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Bonnaroo Roo Clue 2017 Roundup: Lorde, Cage the Elephant, The Orwells, & More
Bonnaroo‘s annual lineup guessing game, Roo Clues, has moved in recent years to a social-media based, faster paced tease in the weeks leading up the festival’s full announcement. Though we long for the days that we had to scout out real world hints over multiple months to analyze mind-numbing puzzles, it’s still fun to solve…
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U2 Confirms Bonnaroo Performance for 30th Anniversary of ‘The Joshua Tree’
Reports have been swirling for a few weeks that U2 would make their first U.S. festival performance at Bonnaroo this summer as part of their 30th anniversary tour for their seminal record The Joshua Tree. Those reports were confirmed this morning by the band’s publicist, ahead of the official Wednesday, Jan. 11 Bonnaroo lineup release date,…
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Bonnaroo 2017 Lineup to Arrive Jan. 11
Following in the earlier timeframe adopted over the past couple of years, and keeping in pace with other major national festivals, which have become increasingly more competitive in getting a jump on extra early lineup announcements, Bonnaroo has revealed that its full 2o17 performance slate (at least all of it but the club stages, if pattern…
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No Country’s Bonnaroo 2017 Lineup Rumors, Speculation, and Predictions
Every winter, as the year winds down, we look forward to the holidays and begin our Bonnaroo speculation, in anticipation of our favorite fest’s official lineup announcement. While the annual event, which takes place June 8-11 in nearby Manchester, TN, is still seven months away, the 2017 pre-sale launched the day after Thanksgiving, and will conclude this Friday, Dec. 2 at…
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Bonnaroo 2017 Pre-Sale Begins Black Friday | Celebrate w/ a Video from The London Souls, Joseph, & Dylan LeBlanc!
While it feels like we were just at Bonnaroo, soaking up the good vibes and great music at this year’s 15th anniversary installment of the fest, the fact that it’s Thanksgiving week means, like clockwork, it’s already time to start thinking about next summer, because limited pre-sale tickets become available for you overly punctual (and frugal) Roovians beginning Black…