What they're saying about Bonnaroo

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Comedian Conan O'Brien, right, appears on stage with Jack Black of the band Tenacious D at the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival in Manchester, Tenn. Friday, June 11, 2010.

Here's another sampling of Bonnaroo coverage from Friday.

Weezer record unofficial U.S.A. World Cup anthem: WEEZER will cheer on the U.S.A. soccer team at Saturday's (12Jun10) Bonnaroo festival in Tennessee by debuting frontman RIVERS CUOMO's unofficial new anthem.

CoCo Rocks! Former 'Tonight Show' host makes appearance at Bonnaroo Music Festival: Meet CoCo the rock star.

Ousted "Tonight Show" comedian Conan O'Brien stopped at the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival and brought his "Legally Prohibited from Being Funny on Telev

Gossip Take the Long Road to Bonnaroo: nstead of traveling on a giant tour bus to Bonnaroo, the Gossip decided to take a completely different route.

She and Him Cast Their Spell at Bonnaroo - Spinner: As She and Him's Bonnaroo set came to a close, the band didn't have too many options left for an encore. M. Ward and Zooey Deschanel had already played a good portion of their songs from their two critically-acclaimed albums, 'Volume One' and 'Volume Two.'

Getting close to Bonnaroo ? The Pendulum Online: I roll into Manchester through some mountains ? fog hanging drearily between the peaks and a lake set against the side of the highway. After 14 hours on a bus, the trip is starting to come to a close. Bonnaroo is close.

Bonnaroo Grooves to Neon Indian, Local Natives | Rolling Stone Music: Local Natives drew a massive audience for their gorgeous three-part harmonies and fuzzed-out instrumental outbursts. The joyous "Camera Talk" off last year's Gorilla Manor proved an early highlight with its explosive Afro-pop chorus. The L.A. group certainly emphasized rhythm, busting into the alarming dance beat of the Talking Heads' "Warning Sign."

Bonnaroo 2010: Flaming Lips Play Pink Floyd - Speakeasy - WSJ: Wayne Coyne: Having older brothers that loved music and loved drugs, I could not have been alive in the ?70s without feeling the impact of bands like Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin. People talk about the album?s popularity and dismiss that it?s worth listening to, and I think that?s ridiculous. If the album was obscure, people would hail it as great. Of course, I?m connected to it. Without a group like Pink Floyd, there probably wouldn?t be a Flaming Lips, making this ridiculous, drug-damaged, expansive music.

Bonnaroo Music Festival: The Incomplete Guide - Culture - The Atlantic: Bonnaroo! The very name conjures up... we're not actually sure. Its roots seem to lie in Dr. John's 1974 album Desitively Bonnaroo, apparently an attempt by the good doctor to cram as many made-up words into a record title as the law would allow at the time. We can say this for sure about Bonnaroo, though: it takes place in Tennessee, it brings together musicians, comedians, and artists from all over the world, and it's happening right now.

Bonnaroo: Team #Cocoroo Celebrates Conan O?Brien - ArtsBeat Blog - NYTimes.com: Conan O?Brien was swarmed with love on Friday afternoon at Bonnaroo, where he performed as part of his ?Legally Prohibited From Being Funny on Television? tour.

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