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Hangout On The Beach With Paul Simon, Foo Fighters and Widespread Panic

nate — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 23:16:14 +0000

In year one – 2010 – the Hangout Music Festival in Gulf Shores, Alabama made their mark in the festival world as the only one of its kind, featuring artists like Trey Anastasio, the Zac Brown Band, John Legend, The Roots, Ben Harper and the Black Crowes, among many, many others. In 2011, Hangout will …

20 Predictions for Bonnaroo 2011

nate — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 05:54:34 +0000

Inspired by one of the best in music festival coverage – Consequence of Sound (though specifically their recent Coachella predictions), I thought why not put together something similar regarding my one true love – the Bonnaroo Music Festival. Every year for about the past half decade, I’ve made extensive lists containing hundreds of bands I thought might be possible to …

Bonnaroo Announces Late Night Bands

nate — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 04:31:00 +0000

One of the biggest things that sets Bonnaroo apart from “all the other festivals” is that those other festivals have a curfew. At Bonnaroo, they don’t tell the bands they have to stop at a certain time, although bands are typically scheduled until 4 am. In the past, some bands and fans have managed to …

Bonnaroo Additions Round One

nate — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 20:33:14 +0000

The first round of artist additions were announced today for this summer’s Bonnaroo Music Festival. Fans of Bonnaroo’s past will be happy, with bands like Ween, Galactic, Umphrey’s McGee and the John Butler Trio, each of whom have played the festival multiple times since its 2002 inception. Marking their first appearances at the festival this year …

Bonnaroo 2009 Artist: Galactic

nate — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 17:35:00 +0000

Galactic is a New Orleans jamband that formed in the mid-90′s. They combine elements of jazz, electronica, world music, funk and as of more recently, hip-hop. Several hip-hop artists have collaborated with Galactic including Boots Riley, Gift of Gab and Chali 2na. Founding members, Robert Mercurio and Jeff Raines, began the band while attending college …