Best Photos from Bonnaroo 2011: Day 3
June 12, 2011 …
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June 11, 2011 Bonnaroo kicked off in earnest on Friday with My Morning Jacket's debut set as a headliner on the What Stage, and Lil Wayne's late-night party at the Which Stage. But there were plenty of other highlights. …
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June 11, 2011 It's been seven months since Weezy was freed. Seven months of court-prescribed sobriety, and seven months of speculation over whether the embattled rapper can maintain without his precious green matter and purple drank. But at Bonnaroo of all places, where temperance isn't exactly the norm, he quashed any doubt about his clear-headedness. …
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June 11, 2011 For generations in the South, one little-discussed ritual of youth has had a persistent influence -- the ceremonial cranking of southern rock (ironically or not) in your parents' car while driving to the laser light show. …
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June 10, 2011 The first day of Bonnaroo is mostly a "giant clothing-optional housewarming party," as SPIN's David Marchese writes in his blog. "It's the getting-acquainted calm before the real-shindig storm."
True, that. Still, even on opening Thursday there were a number of strong shows to be seen. Here are our Top 5:
5. J. COLE AT THIS TENT
J. …
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June 4, 2010 What follows is Ezra Koenig's personal take on summer festivals, as told to SPIN contributor Melissa Maerz.
Our drummer [Chris Tomson] went to the very first Bonnaroo, and he used to follow Phish around, so he could tell you some stories. …
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June 17, 2009 Sadly, we weren't allowed to build an actual fire at our Bonnaroo campsite, but we still kept a "Kumbayah" spirit afloat by inviting some of our favorite up-and-coming bands to visit our RV compound and play tunes for a few special guests -- including YOU, our beloved reader!
Check out video below of five fabulous, stripped down performances, recorded backstage at Bonnaroo: 1) mellow Americana enthusiasts Everest, 2) The Low Anthem, wh …
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June 13, 2009 At Bonnaroo's Budweiser Troo Music Lounge, a little oasis where fans cool off, browse the internet, and have a cold one, up-and-coming acts took the stage for their featured Bonnaroo sets. …
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July 21, 2008 What do Nicole Atkins and Gogol Bordello have in common? Outside of being red-blooded and enjoying the music-making process, probably not much. At least until they took a moment mid-Bonnaroo to grace SPIN's eager cameras for private acoustic renditions of the hits they would later bust out for thousands of adoring, sun-damaged fans. …
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Locrian, Return to Annihilation
Palms, Palms
Heliotropes, A Constant Sea
Spectrals, Sob Story
Red Hare, Nites Of Midnite
Christopher Paul Stelling, False Cities
Big Eyes, Almost Famous
Japanther, Eat Like Lisa Act Like Bart
Uncle Acid & the Deadbeats, Mind Control
Pure X, Crawling Up The Stairs
pacificUV, After The Dream You Are Awake
Destroid, The Invasion
Marques Toliver, Land of CanAan
Roomrunner, Ideal Cities
Gene The Southern Child & Parallel Thought, Artillery Splurgin'
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