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Bonnaroo Unveils 2017 Club Stage Artists
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Following a main stage lineup announcement, a comedy slate, daily lineups, and even the introduction of a “new” stage, Bonnaroo is inching closer, and that means it’s time for the full lineup to be rounded out with the addition of this year’s Club Stage bands. For the uninitiated, the Club Stages (the New Music on…
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Omega Swan, Creature Comfort, The Bumbs, & Forest Fire Gospel Choir Compete in FREE Road to Roo Finals | TONIGHT @ The Basement East
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After last week’s second Road to Roo 2017 semifinal round, the bracket-style battle of the bands competition inches closer to a close with the City Finals tonight, March 28 at The Basement East. Whittled down from an initial 16 competitors, just four bands remain, after two preliminary and two semifinal rounds, and those four will play longer sets…
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Forest Fire Gospel Choir, Kid Freud, The Bumbs, & Lydia Brittan Compete in FREE Road to Roo Semifinals | TONIGHT @ 3rd & Lindsley
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After last week’s first Road to Roo 2017 semifinal round, the bracket-style battle of the bands contest sees the second round of semifinalists compete tonight, March 23 at 3rd & Lindsley, before heading into the finals on Tuesday. Of the eight remaining bands from the initial 16, four were chosen at random to compete last week and tonight, and tonight’s…
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Bonnaroo Announces New All-Night EDM and Hip Hop Stage
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Bonnaroo unveiled its full 2017 lineup (save, presumably, for the Club Stage bands) earlier this year, 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. And, last…
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Omega Swan, Creature Comfort, The Middle Ground, & Daniel Donato Compete in FREE Road to Roo Semifinals | TONIGHT @ The Basement East
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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
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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
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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
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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!
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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
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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…