Widespread Panic summer tour enough said
Anyone been to or going to Bonnaroo?
I did Bonneroo a couple of years back and decided to never return. That was one hell hole. If they changed the date to a cooler time of the year, it would have been more enjoyable, but it was miserable standing in the unshaded cow fields in the heat. Then when it did rain, it poured, the ground became a mud track about 20" deep where everyone walked. The humidity went sky high. For the last show, I stood in mud up to my knees and watched Trey Anastasio (formerly of Phish) play with the Nashville Symphony Orchestra (I think) as the rain continued to drip on my exhausted head.
In summary, Bonnaroo was too hot, too wet, traffic going to the show was too slow (a four hour drive to go less than 3miles) and had about 95,000 people too many for me to enjoy the shows. Somewhere back in time, I lost the enjoyment of such an event.
Here is the 2006 line-up for Bonnaroo (it is no wonder why 150,000 people roll into this small community of less than 3,000 people):
Radiohead
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
Phil Lesh & Friends
Beck
Elvis Costello & the Imposters feat. Allen Toussaint
Oysterhead
Bonnie Raitt
Death Cab for Cutie
moe.
Bright Eyes
The Neville Brothers
Les Claypool
Bela Fleck & the Flecktones
Buddy Guy
Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley
Ben Folds
Robert Randolph & the Family Band
Dr. John
Matisyahu
G. Love & Special Sauce
Cypress Hill
Blackalicious
The Streets
Lyrics Born
My Morning Jacket
Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder
Common
Sonic Youth
Matt Costa
Steel Pulse
Mike Gordon and Ramble Dove
Cat Power
Medeski Martin & Wood
Nickel Creek
Gomez
Atmosphere
Steve Earle
Blues Traveler
Amadou & Mariam
The Refugee All Stars
Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks
Umphrey's McGee
Disco Biscuits
Dresden Dolls
Son Volt
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
Jerry Douglas
Soulive
Rusted Root
Devendra Banhart Band
Donavon Frankenreiter
Mike Doughty
Sasha
Grace Potter & the Nocturnals
The Magic Numbers
Bill Frisell
Seu Jorge
Bettye LaVette
Dungen
Shooter Jennings
Rebirth Brass Band
Robinella
Andrew Bird
Ivan Neville's Dumpstaphunk
Steel Train
Jackie Greene
Devotchka
The Wood Brothers
dios (malos)
Toubab Krewe
The Motet
Marah
I-Nine
Balkan Beat Box
The Cat Empire
Tortured Soul
Deadboy & the Elephantmen