Bonnaroo '08 Line Up Announced

The initial line-up for the '08 addition of the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival has been revealed, here ya go (via NME)....

Pearl Jam
Metallica
Jack Johnson
Kanye West
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
Phil Lesh & Friends
My Morning Jacket
The Allman Brothers Band
The Raconteurs
Willie Nelson
Death Cab for Cutie
B.B. King
Sigur Ros
Levon Helm and the Ramble on the Road
Ben Folds
O.A.R.
The Bluegrass Allstars Feat. Luke Bulla, Sam Bush, Jerry Douglas, Bela Fleck, Edgar Meyer and Bryan Sutton
M.I.A.
Umphrey's McGee
Iron & Wine
Yonder Mountain String Band
The Swell Season
Talib Kweli
Derek Trucks & Susan Tedeschi’s Soul Stew Revival
Gogol Bordello
Broken Social Scene
Robert Randolph’s Revival
Rilo Kiley
Mastodon
Lupe Fiasco
Against Me!
Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings
Pat Green
Ozomatli
Tegan & Sara
Solomon Burke
Drive-By Truckers
!!!
The Avett Brothers
Israel Vibration
Abigail Washburn & the Sparrow Quartet featuring Bela Fleck
A Very Special Acoustic Performance by: Phil Lesh, Larry Campbell, Jackie Greene, Teresa Williams
Aimee Mann
Ladytron
The Fiery Furnaces
Orchestra Baobab
Ghostland Observatory
Jose Gonzalez
Dark Star Orchestra
Minus the Bear
Donavon Frankenreiter
Lez Zeppelin
State Radio
Battles
Jakob Dylan
Two Gallants
The Sword
Vampire Weekend
Little Feat
Nicole Atkins
The Felice Brothers
Mason Jennings
MGMT
The Lee Boys
Black Kids
Serena Ryder
Steel Train
Grupo Fantasma
Back Door Slam

Comedians
David Cross
Janeane Garofalo
Zach Galifianakis
Jim Norton
Brian Posehn
Mike Birbiglia
John Mulaney
Michelle Buteau

Pretty damn impressive, lots of first timers which is always great to see. More tomorrow.

NME To Announce Surprise Headliner

NME is reporting on their website that they will be announcing a "surprise" headliner on their site at midnight EST - head here.

All signs point to a midnight reveal on the full line-up for this years fest, so stay tuned.

Radio Bonnaroo Line Up Clues?

The Weight has a great post up on the somewhat cryptic messages that have been playing on Radio Bonnaroo that many seem to believe are clues to who will be on this year's line-up - read their thoughts here.

Here are the messages:

Clue #1 "There is more than one Manchester."
Clue #2 "Memphis isn't Albany"
Clue #3 "Clouds taste this way"
Clue #4 "Some Herrings are red, Jimmy"
Clue #5 "Hard Substance, Soft Substance"
Clue #6 "Janis Joplin's reserves will be preserved"
Clue #7 "Rumors are just rumors, but twist them sideways, grow your humor hair and they become a more yen reality. No, this is not about Fleetwood Mac"
Clue #8 "It's not sour, what is sowed in the earth"
Clue #9 "Three certain birds, add one"
Clue #10 "Look to the center of Europe to get the sound, but the band comes form all around."
Clue #11 "Here is another clue for you message board people. Open up the church and you will see the steeple. Some of your guesses have been way off but correct for the wrong clues. Now I must cough."

So let the guessing games begin. Thoughts? Leave your guesses in the comments.

Word on the street is the initial announcement will be this Wednesday so sit tight and get out your decoder rings in the meantime.

New Bonnaroo Website

The new and fantastically improved Bonnaroo website is now up and running with some very cool new features - including their very own social networking community.

Here's some info....

When you roll into Manchester each summer, you join a vital community of music fans from all across the nation and around the world. Now you can do that year-round, right from home. Our new Bonnaroo Community lets you create your own profile and meet fellow citizens of Bonnaroo online.

You can upload photos, share audio, show off your best Bonnaroo videos and riff in your own blog. We even have a "Ride Finder" message board set up to help you get to and from the grounds. Broadcast your past Bonnaroo experiences or make plans for this year's festival starting right now here. We're waiting for you!

So head on over, start exploring and make sure to add me as your friend!!

Willie Nelson Confirmed?

Thankfully someone is playing attention to potential Bonnaroo news - as The Weight's eagle eyes caught this posting on Pollstar indicating that Willie Nelson and will be playing Manchester this year. The Red Headed Stranger was on the bill a few years back, but had to pull out because of carpel tunnel syndrome - if memory serves me Steve Winwood replaced him on the bill.

Also country singer Pat Green looks like he will be there too, continuing the tradition of booking mainstream country acts that they started last year with Dirks Bentley.

Bonnaroo On Facebook

Looking to score some free passes to the '08 edition of Bonnaroo? Well become a "fan" of Bonnaroo on Facebook and you could win one of the following prizes....

GRAND PRIZE (2 Winners)
- 2 VIP Tickets to the 2008 Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival
- Bonnaroo Merch Pack

FIRST PRIZE (2 Winners)
- 2 Tickets to the 2008 Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival
- Bonnaroo Merch Pack

SECOND PRIZE (2 Winners)
- Bonnaroo Merch Pack

The contest will end on January 30th, 2008 and all winners will be chosen and contacted on January 31st.

Head here for more info.

Desitively Bonnaroo

Just thought I'd share this great post that's up on Aquarium Drunkard about the album that was the inspiration for the festival's name - Dr. John's Desitively Bonnaroo - head here.

Here's the good Doctor in full Night Tripper mode....