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Taking a further look at the Bonnaroo 2012 lineup
16 Feb
As everyone knows, the Bonnaroo lineup was released earlier this week and all I can keep thinking about is, will June 7 just get here already?!
So in anticipation, I put some of my thoughts together on the lineup. I’m also amazed at how many of the bands I’ve actually seen live before.
- Radiohead – never been a big fan of them (a little shocker, I know) but seeing them in the middle of nowhere should be awesome
- Red Hot Chili Peppers – yes, yes, yes! If you’ve ever been to a RHCP show you know what I’m talking about
- Phish – been a while since I’ve seen them live, can’t wait (Bart Scott voice)
- Bon Iver – have to be honest, not a big fan but will check them out
- The Beach Boys – this one is growing on me, I am just imagining hanging out in the field listening to the Beach Boys on a hot summer day in Tennessee
- The Avett Brothers – if you have never seen these guys live, WOW!
- The Shins – yes! Catching them this spring too!
- Foster The People – seen them way too many times in the last 12 months and thrilled to see them getting bigger and bigger
- Skrillex – just doesn’t fit in Bonnaroo if you ask me but I’m sure the kids will be going crazy
- Aziz Ansari – crazy to me he’s getting a big slot this year as the “comedy headliner” – introduced the Black Keys last year
- Dispatch – one of my dreams coming true, finally getting to see them live
- Feist – actually excited about this
- The Roots – there is nothing quite like a Roots show, simply amazing
- Alice Cooper – I can hear “School’s Out For Summer” in my head
- SuperJam – oh who will it be this year
- Black Star – yes sir!
- The Word (featuring John Medeski, Robert Randolph and North Mississippi Allstars) – are you effen kidding me!
- Ludacris – throw dem bows!
- Ben Folds Five – I hope this is better than just a Ben Folds show
- Flogging Molly – woohoo, let the ruckus begin!
- Spectrum Road (featuring Cindy Blackman Santana, Jack Bruce, John Medeski and Vernon Reid) – solid!
- Mac Miller – get to check what this kid is all about
- Childish Gambino – my surprise of the festival last year, should be a blast
- Major Lazer – I love this call!
- tUnE-yArDs – mad excited to see them live
- Afrocubism
- Flying Lotus – late night bonanza
- Umphrey’s McGee – yes, the jamming
- Little Dragon – stoked!
- St. Vincent – really intrigued with all the press and push over the
- City and Colour – big fan of Dallas Green
- The Civil Wars – super excited for this performance although I wonder if Joy Williams’ pregnancy will prevent them from performing. Let’s hope not.
- Young The Giant – so stoked for these guys and having seen them live in tiny rooms, concert halls and a festival atmosphere, I can’t wait for Bonnaroo to get rocked by them
- Two Door Cinema Club – one of the more energetic and fun live bands
- Punch Brothers – ready for a get down
- NEEDTOBREATHE
- Fitz & The Tantrums – if you’ve never seen Fitz live, it is a must
- Bad Brains – taking it back, let’s rage!
- Yelawolf – never got into his music, maybe I’ll give it a gander
- Dawes – awesome live, incredibly talented, can’t wait to see them on The Farm
- Battles
- Danny Brown – YES YES YES! His coming out party continues
- The Black Lips – there is really nothing like a Black Lips show, trust me
- SBTRKT – I am just picturing a late night get down!
- Phantogram – continuing to rise
- Kendrick Lamar – one of the breakout artists of 2012, let’s see it!
- Charles Bradley and his Extraordinaires – oh man this may be one of the best shows at the festival
- The Kooks – another band from across the pond I can’t get enough of
- The Joy Formidable – fun live if you’ve never seen them before
- The Antlers – dreams are starting to come true, can’t wait for this performance
- Kathleen Edwards
- Mimosa – just starting to listen to them, getting excited
- Kurt Vile & The Violators – yes, another artist everyone should get excited to see
- Alabama Shakes – HOLY AMAZING – when I first heard them I was in lvoe
- Das Racist – kinda indifferent
- Delta Spirit – just saw one hell of a rocking show with these guys.
- Gary Clark Jr. – welcome back to Roo! Incredible talent
- Ivan Neville’s Dumpstaphunk – oh yeah!
- Laura Marling – love, love, love her voice
- Trampled by Turtles – JUST A LITTLE EXCITED!
- Mogwai – not my cup of tea but…
- The War On Drugs – Thanks, Kurt Vile!
- Ben Howard – killer voice
- Grouplove – they had my favorite album of 2011, are incredible live and will take the energy of Bonnaroo through the roof!
- Blind Pilot
- ALO – been a minute since I’ve seen them live. Fun show!
- The Devil Makes Three
- White Denim – get ready to take yourself on a rock experience
- EMA
- Here We Go Magic – P A R T Y
- K-Flay
- The Lonely Forest – on tour with Portugal. The Man right now
- Mariachi El Bronx – oh this is going to be a special one at Bonnaroo!
- Big Freedia
- Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. – Detroit Rock City
- The Soul Rebels
- Kvelertak
- SOJA – Jah ready for a reggae good time? Don’t miss this show
- Steven Bernstein’s MTO Allstars Plays Sly
- Big Gigantic – hello late night!
- Sarah Jarosz
- Orgone – one of the more entertaining and talented bands I’ve seen live. F U N
- Darondo
- Fruit Bats – feeling a mid afternoon slot for them
- Moon Taxi – holy can’t believe they are on the line-up, so stoked for me and them!
So there you have it, some quick thoughts on the initial Bonnaroo 2012 lineup. The best part is we still have more acts to be announced!
Can’t wait to be in Tennessee again! A little over 100 days away, I’m not counting or anything.
BONNAROO 2012 LINEUP IS HERE! WOW!!!
14 FebHoly Bonnaroo! Are you kidding me? What a line-up SuperFly put together this year. Looks like The Farm is going to be a rocking for four amazing days. Sweet headliners! Tons of legendary acts! A stellar list of the rising stars of tomorrow! Bonnaroo favorites! I mean this is going to be B A N A N A S.
My thoughts on the GRAMMYs
13 FebAh the GRAMMYs, for one night to have all that talent in one room. I have to say, I did like LL Cool J hosting the awards show, he brought a nice touch to them and did a nice job paying respect to Whitney Houston (as did everyone else). But as much as I love seeing the performances, I have to ask, what happened to all the awards? I feel like there were maybe 10 awards presented on TV and every time someone was introduced it was like “with two new GRAMMYs tonight….,” okay but what did they win for? Want the full list, click here.
Also I have to say I was not a fan of so many musicians getting multiple performances at the awards. I get it, they crossover to different genres but there are plenty of musicians who made an impact in the last year of music who could have also had the grand stage to perform.
Enough rant, on to the performances.
- Bruce Springsteen – “We Take Care of Our Own” – loved the string section, and The Boss looked super calmed, relaxed and what a great way to start off the GRAMMYs. I really do love this song, it sounds like the gold old. Springsteen. Loved seeing Paul McCartney and Chris Martin singing along too.
- Touching tribute to start the GRAMMYs by LL Cool J
- Bruno Mars – Huge fan of his music and his appearance on the big stage confirmed it once again, he’s an electric personality and helping to bring back a style of music that has been missing from the mainstream attention. You couldn’t not be tapping your foot or clapping your hands during this performance.
- Alicia Keys and Bonnie Raitt – “Sunday Kind of Love” I could have listened to that for days, amazing voices.
- Chris Brown – The stage setup reminded me of Qbert, he keeps pushing to overtake Usher.
- Man, Kanye wins a GRAMMY and not present, go figure! Well we got once less random rant
- Jason Aldean and Kelly Clarkson – If country is your thing…..
- Foo Fighters – As expected, a rocking performance.
- Coldplay and Rihanna – I thought Rihanna did a great job and I loved the way the Staples Center looked during “Every Teardrop is a Waterfall.” I use to only like the remixed versions of that song and now I just love the original.
- Maroon5, Foster The People, Beach Boys – Who doesn’t love the Beach Boys? But I don’t know if it was just me but I was underwhelmed with this performance. I guess I was just expecting more and to be blown away. Plus all I kept thinking when I look at Mark Foster was commercial jingles.
- Paul McCartney, Diana Krall, Joe Walsh – One word, Beautiful.
- The Civil Wars – So proud they got to perform at the GRAMMYs just wish they gave them more air time. At least two GRAMMY wins substantiates why they deserve this.
- Taylor Swift – Great job. My favorite thing about Taylor Swift is she gets so amazed at the crowd reception of her performances. Crazy to think we have basically watched her grow up through these award shows. I can’t wait for ten years from now and what she’s singing about.
- Katy Perry – um no
- Adele – She makes it look so easy and effortless. I love the confidence she showed on that stage and if you weren’t a believer before, you sure must be now. And wow what a reception from the crowd.
- Derek Trucks sighting!
- Glen Campbell, The Band Perry and Blake Shelton – who doesn’t like Rhinestone Cowboy! As a non knowing Country music person, I wonder if The Band Perry are going to be the next big thing.
- Nicki Minaj – next please
- David Guetta, Chris Brown, Lil Wayne + Foo Fighters and Deadmau5 – I was really disappointed in how this appeared on TV, personally I think it was not as big, flashy and what it could have been on the biggest stage to date for EDM.
- Tony Bennett and Carrie Underwood – just another day at the office for the legend.
- Jennifer Hudson – For real? That was incredible.
- Paul McCartney, Bruce Springsteen, Joe Walsh, Dave Grohl– how can you not love seeing these legends just jamming to close out the awards.
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