2008 Bonnaroo Music Festival
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  • Black Kids
    Black Kids
    Black Kids is an American indie pop band from Jacksonville, Florida. The band's debut EP, Wizard of Ahhhs, received favorable critical response in 2007, and was followed by the Partie Traumatic album, which debuted at #5 on the UK Albums Chart in July 2008.-History:Black Kids formed in Jacksonville...

     appeared on the initial lineup, but were later removed.
  • The Allman Brothers Band
    The Allman Brothers Band
    The Allman Brothers Band is an American rock/blues band once based in Macon, Georgia. The band was formed in Jacksonville, Florida, in 1969 by brothers Duane Allman and Gregg Allman , who were supported by Dickey Betts , Berry Oakley , Butch Trucks , and Jai Johanny "Jaimoe"...

     cancelled two months prior to the festival due to health issues. Their replacement, Widespread Panic
    Widespread Panic
    Widespread Panic is an American rock band from Athens, Georgia. The current lineup includes guitarist/singer John Bell, bassist Dave Schools, drummer Todd Nance, percussionist Domingo "Sunny" Ortiz, keyboardist John "JoJo" Hermann, and guitarist Jimmy Herring...

    , was announced as Sunday's festival closer.
  • Due to a schedule conflict David Cross
    David Cross
    David Cross is an American actor, writer and stand-up comedian perhaps best known for his work on HBO's sketch comedy series Mr...

     had to cancel his appearance and was replaced by Louis C.K.
    Louis C.K.
    Louis Szekely , known professionally as Louis C.K., is a stand-up comedian, television and film writer, actor, producer, and director...

     in the Bonnaroo Comedy Theatre.
  • The surprise SuperJam was composed of Les Claypool
    Les Claypool
    Leslie Edward "Les" Claypool is an American musician and writer, best known as the lead vocalist and bassist in the band Primus. Claypool's playing style on the electric bass mixes tapping, flamenco-like strumming, whammy bar bends and slapping.Claypool has also self produced and engineered his...

     on bass/vocals, Eugene Hutz (guitar/vocals), Sergei Ryabtsev (violin), Oren Kaplan (guitar), and Yuri Lemeshev (accordion) of Gogol Bordello
    Gogol Bordello
    Gogol Bordello is a Gypsy punk band from the Lower East Side of Manhattan, formed in 1999 and known for theatrical stage shows and persistent touring.Much of the band's sound is inspired by Gypsy music...

    , and Claypool's touring drummer (and Cake
    Cake (band)
    Cake is an American alternative rock band from Sacramento, California. Consisting of singer John McCrea, trumpeter Vince DiFiore, guitarist Xan McCurdy, bassist Gabe Nelson and drummer Paulo Baldi, the band has been noted for McCrea's sarcastic lyrics and deadpan voice, DiFiore's trumpet parts, and...

     member) Paulo Baldi on drums. They were later joined by Kirk Hammett
    Kirk Hammett
    Kirk Lee Hammett is the lead guitarist and a songwriter in the heavy metal band Metallica and has been a member of the band since 1983. Before joining Metallica he formed and named the band Exodus. In 2003, Hammett was ranked 11th on Rolling Stones list of The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time...

     of Metallica
    Metallica
    Metallica is an American heavy metal band from Los Angeles, California. Formed in 1981 when James Hetfield responded to an advertisement that drummer Lars Ulrich had posted in a local newspaper. The current line-up features long-time lead guitarist Kirk Hammett and bassist Robert Trujillo ...

     on guitar for three numbers. Hammett was introduced by Claypool as "some guy that used to sell me weed back in high school." The set consisted of eleven Tom Waits
    Tom Waits
    Thomas Alan "Tom" Waits is an American singer-songwriter, composer, and actor. Waits has a distinctive voice, described by critic Daniel Durchholz as sounding "like it was soaked in a vat of bourbon, left hanging in the smokehouse for a few months, and then taken outside and run over with a car."...

     covers ("Russian Dance" was performed twice, the second time as an encore), along with a single Claypool song, "D's Diner".
  • Chris Rock's
    Chris Rock
    Christopher Julius "Chris" Rock III is an American comedian, actor, screenwriter, television producer, film producer and director. He was voted in the US as the 5th greatest stand-up comedian of all time by Comedy Central...

     main stage set was billed as being "one of the largest ever for a comedy show".
  • Kidz Jam, a non-profit organization out of Dayton, Ohio provided free entertainment, water, earplugs and safety information for the families which attended Bonnaroo in 2008.
  • Kanye West
    Kanye West
    Kanye Omari West is an American rapper, singer, and record producer. West first rose to fame as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records, where he eventually achieved recognition for his work on Jay-Z's album The Blueprint, as well as hit singles for musical artists including Alicia Keys, Ludacris, and...

    's Saturday night set, originally scheduled for the which stage, was moved to the main stage at his insistence. Mr. West was then two hours late to take the stage, despite forcing Pearl Jam to cut their legendary headlining set short by several songs, and upsetting many by cutting off Phil Lesh & Friends scheduled 4 hour set reducing the set in half.

Lineup



Somethin' Else- New Orleans:

  • Porter
    George Porter, Jr.
    George Porter, Jr. is a musician best known as the bassist and singer of The Meters. Along with Art Neville, Porter formed the group in the mid 60's and came to be recognized as one of the progenitors of funk. The Meters disbanded in 1977, but reformed in 1989...

     - Batiste - Stoltz
  • Dirty Dozen Brass Band
    Dirty Dozen Brass Band
    The Dirty Dozen Brass Band is a New Orleans, Louisiana, brass band. The ensemble was established in 1977 by Benny Jones together with members of the Tornado Brass Band...

  • Big Sam's Funky Nation
  • Morning 40 Federation
    Morning 40 Federation
    Morning 40 Federation is a jazz, funk and rock band from the Ninth Ward of New Orleans. The band began in 1998 and cites influences of King Oliver, Tom Waits and Jon Spencer. The Morning 40 Federation disbanded after their last show at One Eyed Jacks on Toulouse Street in New Orleans . They have...


  • Ivan Neville
    Ivan Neville
    Ivan Neville is a multi-instrumentalist musician, singer, and songwriter. He is the son of Aaron Neville and nephew to members of The Neville Brothers....

    's Dumpstaphunk
  • Walter "Wolfman" Washington
  • Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue
  • Harrybu McCage

  • Henry Butler
    Henry Butler
    Henry Butler is an American jazz pianist.He is known for his technique and his ability to play in many styles of music. Referred to by Dr...

     and the Game Band
  • Anders Osborne
    Anders Osborne
    Anders Osborne is a songwriter and singer.Anders was born in 1966 in Uddevalla, Sweden, left home at age sixteen, and hitchhiked and played music throughout Europe, North Africa, the Middle East, Asia, and the U.S...

  • Soul Rebels Brass Band
  • New Orleans Superjam led by George Porter, Jr.
    George Porter, Jr.
    George Porter, Jr. is a musician best known as the bassist and singer of The Meters. Along with Art Neville, Porter formed the group in the mid 60's and came to be recognized as one of the progenitors of funk. The Meters disbanded in 1977, but reformed in 1989...


Bonnaroo Comedy:

  • Chris Rock
    Chris Rock
    Christopher Julius "Chris" Rock III is an American comedian, actor, screenwriter, television producer, film producer and director. He was voted in the US as the 5th greatest stand-up comedian of all time by Comedy Central...

  • Louis C.K.
    Louis C.K.
    Louis Szekely , known professionally as Louis C.K., is a stand-up comedian, television and film writer, actor, producer, and director...

  • Janeane Garofalo
    Janeane Garofalo
    Janeane Garofalo is an American stand-up comedian, actress, political activist and writer. She is the former co-host on the now defunct Air America Radio's The Majority Report. Garofalo continues to circulate regularly within New York City's local comedy and performance art scene.-Early...

  • Reggie Watts
    Reggie Watts
    Reggie Watts is a Seattle-based comedian and musician. His shows are mostly improvised and consist of stream of consciousness stand-up in various shifting personae, mixed with loop pedal-based a cappella compositions. He also performs regularly on television, radio, and in live theater...


  • Zach Galifianakis
    Zach Galifianakis
    Zachary Knight "Zach" Galifianakis is an American stand-up comedian and actor known for his numerous film and television appearances including his own Comedy Central Presents special...

  • Jim Norton
    Jim Norton (comedian)
    James Joseph "Jim" Norton, Jr. is an American stand-up comedian, radio personality, author, and actor. He is an on-air personality, often dubbed the 'third mic' on The Opie and Anthony Show, which airs on Sirius XM Radio...

  • Brian Posehn
    Brian Posehn
    Brian Edmund Posehn is an American actor, voice actor, musician and comedian, known for his roles as mail clerk Kevin Liotta on NBC's Just Shoot Me!, a cast member and writer on HBO's Mr. Show, and most recently as Brian Spukowski on Comedy Central's The Sarah Silverman Program.-Early life:Posehn...

  • Joe DeRosa
    Joe DeRosa
    Joe DeRosa is a referee for the National Basketball Association. He is in his 21st season as a referee and has officiated over 1,000 regular season games, 75 play-off games and 5 NBA Finals games...


  • Mike Birbiglia
    Mike Birbiglia
    -Professional work:Birbiglia has released three albums, including My Secret Public Journal Live, which was named one of the best comedy albums of the decade by the Onion AV Club....

  • John Mulaney
    John Mulaney
    John Mulaney is an American comedian and writer for Saturday Night Live .In addition to writing for SNL, Mulaney has appeared on the show's "Weekend Update" segment. Mulaney also previously made regular appearances on Best Week Ever on VH1. Mulaney appeared multiple times on Late Night with Conan...

  • Michelle Buteau
  • Leo Allen
    Leo Allen
    Leopold Rufus "Leo" Allen is an American stand-up comedian and writer from Detroit, Michigan, known as one half of the comedy team Slovin and Allen.- Career :Allen has been performing stand-up comedy since the late '90s...


Cafe Acts

  • Alana Grace
    Alana Grace
    Alana Grace is an American actress and singer-songwriter who is best known for her song "Black Roses Red" featured on the soundtrack of Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants...

  • Amy LaVere
    Amy LaVere
    Amy LaVere is an American singer, songwriter, upright bass player and actress based in Memphis, TN. Her music is classified as Americana, combining a blend of classic country, gypsy jazz, and southern soul...

  • Bear In Heaven
    Bear in Heaven
    Bear in Heaven is a Brooklyn-based rock band formed by Jon Philpot. The sound of the band incorporates influences from psychedelic music, electronic music, and krautrock....

  • Bombadil
    Bombadil (band)
    Bombadil is a four-piece band from Durham, North Carolina with guitar, bass, piano, and drums as their primary instruments. Their music is best described as folk-pop...

  • Carney
    Reeve Carney
    Reeve Carney is an American singer-songwriter and actor. He appears in the Broadway musical Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark as the character of Peter Parker/Spider-Man.-Early life:...

  • Colour Revolt
    Colour Revolt
    -History:Colour Revolt's members first played together while they were high school students at Jackson Academy in Jackson, MS under the name Foxxe, then changing to Fletcher and releasing a full length album entitled "Friends Don't Speak". They then moved on to become college students at the...

  • Cornmeal
    Cornmeal (band)
    Cornmeal is a roots and bluegrass jamband from Chicago, Illinois. Formed over 10 years ago. Heavily influenced by American roots and folk music....

  • De Novo Dahl
    De Novo Dahl
    De Novo Dahl is an Indie rock group from Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Formed in 2001, they were signed to Roadrunner Records and released from their contract in 2009. They are currently signed to Theory 8 Records.-History:...

  • Dead Confederate
    Dead Confederate
    Dead Confederate is an American alternative rock band formed in Augusta, Georgia and based in Athens, Georgia.The band's sound has been described as a mix of alternative country and grunge and has drawn comparisons to Nirvana and My Morning Jacket.-History:...

  • Electric Touch
    Electric Touch (band)
    Electric Touch is a rock band from Austin, Texas. The band, consisting of Shane Lawlor on lead vocals/guitar/piano, Louis Messina Jr. on drums, Christopher Leigh on lead guitar/vocals, Portland Musser on bass, and Isaac Strycker on keys/vocals...

  • Erick Baker
  • Extra Golden
    Extra Golden
    -History:Bandmember Ian Eagleson studied Benga music from Nairobi for his Ph.D. thesis, and received assistance from Otieno Jagwasi, a Kenyan musician who played in a group called Orchestra Extra Solar Africa...


  • Howlin Rain
  • Jake Shimabukuro
    Jake Shimabukuro
    Jake Shimabukuro is an ukulele virtuoso known for his complex finger work. His music combines elements of jazz and rock.- History :...

  • Jessie Baylin
    Jessie Baylin
    Jessie Baylin is a Nashville based singer/songwriter born April 4, 1984, in Gillette, New Jersey. Her debut album You was produced by Grammy Award winner Jesse Harris and is distributed only through iTunes....

  • Jypsi
    Jypsi
    Jypsi is an American country music group composed of four siblings, all with the surname Rische: Amber-Dawn , Frank , Lillie Mae , and Scarlett . Signed to Arista Nashville in 2007, the group has released three singles, including "I Don't Love You Like That", which reached #38 on the U.S. country...

  • K'naan
    K'naan
    K'naan , born Keinan Abdi Warsame in 1978, is a Somali Canadian poet, rapper, singer, songwriter and instrumentalist.-Biography:Born in Somalia, K'naan spent his childhood in Mogadishu and lived there during the Somali Civil War, which began in 1991. His aunt, Magool, was one of Somalia's most...

  • Lord T & Eloise
    Lord T & Eloise
    Lord T & Eloise are a crunk rap group from Memphis, Tennessee. Lord T dresses as an 18th century aristocrat, while Eloise wears a tuxedo and sports a "24-karat" gold skin...

  • Mike Farris
    Mike Farris (musician)
    Mike Farris is an American musician. He was the founder and lead singer of Nashville, Tennessee group Screamin' Cheetah Wheelies, but has been a solo act since 2001. He has put out 2 studio releases as well as a one live record as Mike Farris and the Roseland Rhythm Revue as well as a charity EP...

     featuring Roseland Rhythm Revue
  • The Nikhil Korula Band
  • Nomo
    Nomo
    Nomo is a band from Ann Arbor, Michigan. The band formed at the University of Michigan, and is not to be confused with the 1980's Pop/New Wave band of the same name fronted by California singer-songwriter David Batteau, which is best known for the 1985 minor hit "Red Lipstick".Fronted by Elliot...

  • Person L
  • Phonograph
  • The Postelles
  • Rotary Downs
    Rotary Downs
    Rotary Downs is an Indie Rock band from New Orleans, Louisiana. The band is made up of vocalist and guitarist James Maarler, guitarist Chris Colombo, keyboardist and trumpeter Michael Girardot, bassist Jason Rhein, and drummer Zack Smith.-History:...


  • Royal Bangs
    Royal Bangs
    Royal Bangs are an indie rock group from Knoxville, Tennessee. The band is composed of drummer Chris Rusk, singer and multi-instrumentalist Ryan Schaefer, and guitarist Sam Stratton .-History:...

  • Scissormen
  • Sometymes Why
  • stephaniesid
  • Tennessee Schmaltz
  • The Afromotive
  • The American Plague
  • The Big Sleep
    The Big Sleep (band)
    The Big Sleep are a three piece band based in Brooklyn, New York. The band consists of Sonya Balchandani , Danny Barria , and Gabe Rhodes...

  • The Duhks
    The Duhks
    The Duhks is a band from Winnipeg, Canada.The members play a blend of Canadian soul, gospel, North American folk, Brazilian samba, old time country string band, zydeco, and Irish dance music. Hailing from Winnipeg, Manitoba, their music draws heavily on all of the North American musical traditions,...

  • the Everybodyfields
    The Everybodyfields
    the everybodyfields were an independent folk/country band from Johnson City, Tennessee. The band was fronted by Sam Quinn and Jill Andrews who met when they were nineteen while both working at a summer camp. Most recently, they were joined by guitarist and keyboardist Josh Oliver, pedal steel...

  • The Greencards
    The Greencards
    The Greencards are a progressive bluegrass band that formed in Austin, Texas, and are currently based in Nashville, Tennessee. The band was founded in 2003 in Texas by Eamon McLoughlin, an Englishman, and Australians Kym Warner and Carol Young. The musicians originally performed in local Austin...

  • Weather Underground
  • Your Vegas
    Your Vegas
    Your Vegas are a British rock band from Leeds, England.-Background:The band started playing music together while attending Prince Henry's Grammar School in Otley, West Yorkshire. Their first band was called Orka but they later changed their name to Salvadore...

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