MANCHESTER, TN (CelebrityAccess MediaWire) — The lineup for the Bonnaroo 2007 has been announced. Bonnaroo, one of the largest and most anticipated Summer festivals in the US will return to Manchester Tennessee for its sixth installment on June 14-17.
Produced by Superfly Productions and A.C. Entertainment, the festival has been taking place on a 700 acre farm south of Nashville since 2002. It features a diverse selection of music around the clock along with a comedy club, cinema, silent disco, arcade, Internet cafés, restaurants, yoga classes and hundreds of high quality craft vendors.
This year, Bonnaroo will host the recently reunited rock legends the Police, along with performances by Tool, Widespread Panic and the return of the White Stripes after their lengthy break. Other performers fans will have a chance to see include Manu Chao, Wilco, Franz Ferdinand, the Decemberists, Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals, the String Cheese Incident, Regina Spektor, the Flaming Lips and Damien Rice amongst scores of others.
Alternative arts entertainment has always been an integral part of the Bonnaroo experience. Comedy is a hit among Bonnaroo fans, who pack in to see sets at Yet Another (Comedy) Tent, the festival's on-site comedy club. This year's comedy lineup includes sets by David Cross, Dave Attell and Lewis Black, who is returning to Bonnaroo for the second year in a row.
The list of confirmed artists is extensive and more will be announced. The current list include:
The Police
Tool
Widespread Panic
The White Stripes
Ben Harper & the Innocent Criminals
Wilco
The Flaming Lips
Manu Chao
The String Cheese Incident
Franz Ferdinand
Bob Weir & Ratdog
Damien Rice
Ween
Gov't Mule
Ziggy Marley & the Melody Makers
The Decemberists
Kings of Leon
Michael Franti & Spearhead
Wolfmother
Regina Spektor
Galactic
The Black Keys
DJ Shadow
Gillian Welch & David Rawlings
Spoon
Keller Williams (WMD's)
Sasha & John Digweed
STS9
Old Crow Medicine Show
The Hold Steady
North Mississippi Allstars
Fountains Of Wayne
Hot Tuna
Feist
Hot Chip
Lily Allen
John Butler Trio
Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mountain Boys
Aesop Rock
The Richard Thompson Band
Dierks Bentley
Xavier Rudd
Gogol Bordelo
Junior Brown
Tortoise
T-Bone Burnett
Mavis Staples
Clutch
Cold War Kids
Dr. Dog
Paolo Nutini
Brazilian Girls
RX Bandits
The Nightwatchman
The Slip
Girl Talk
Railroad Earth
Martha Wainwright
Rodrigo y Gabriela
Annuals
Tea Leaf Green
Sam Roberts Band
Elvis Perkins in Dearland
Charlie Louvin
Sonya Kitchell
Mute Math
Apollo Sunshine
Uncle Earl
James Blood Ulmer
The National
The Little Ones
Ryan Shaw
Comedians:
Lewis Black & Friends
Dave Attell
David Cross
– CelebrityAccess Staff Writers
