Photo by Victor R. Caivano, Associated Press
Paul McCartney performs in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, May 23, 2011. Victor R. Caivano, Associated Press
Paul McCartney, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, Mumford and Sons, Wu-Tang Clan, Bjork and Wilco will be some of the headlining performers at Bonnaroo 2013. The line-up for more than 100 artists was announced between 1 and 2 p.m. Tuesday on Bonnaroo’s YouTube channel (www.youtube.com/user/bonnaroo365).
The 2013 line-up is consistent with line-ups in the past, combining old legends with young acts and a wild mix of genres, as well as concerts seen as one-of-a-kind events. One of the events in the 2013 line-up is a jam featuring Jim James (of My Morning Jacket), John Oates (of Hall and Oates), Zigaboo Modeliste (of legendary New Orleans funk band The Meters), Preservation Hall Jazz Band and others.
Photo by Wu-Tang Clan
Wu-Tang Clan
Photo by Saul Young
R. Kelly reaches out to his fans during his performance at the Tennessee Theatre on Tuesday, December 4, 2012 during the Single Ladies Tour.
Photo by Brian Kersey/Associated Press
Wilco performs at the 20th anniversary Farm Aid concert, Sunday, Sept. 18, 2005, at the Tweeter Center, in Tinley Park, Ill. The day-long concert is the culmination of a week of events to benefit family farmers. (AP Photo/Brian Kersey)
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Icelandic artist Bjork performs on the Chapiteau stage, during the Paleo Festival in Nyon, Switzerland, Wednesday, July 25, 2007. (AP Photo/Keystone, Martial Trezzini)
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Mumford and Sons plays on the Which Stage at the 10th Annual Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival in Manchester, Tenn., Saturday, June 11, 2011.
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Tom Petty performs with The Heartbreakers during a stop on his summer tour at Madison Square Garden Tuesday, June 17, 2008 in New York. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)
McCartney, of course, is the biggest name in the event. One of only two surviving Beatles, McCartney has been active on the touring circuit recently. Considering that headline acts often have special guests appear with them, there’s always the hope that McCartney could have fellow surviving Beatle Ringo Starr as a guest, marking a rare appearance that the two have appeared on stage together.
Bonnaroo began in 2002 on the same farmland in Manchester, Tenn., where it has been held ever since. The festival was an immediate success and draws between 70,000 and 90,000 music fans to Coffee County each year. This year’s festival will be held June 13-16. The festival has become one of the most successful festivals in the world.
Previous headlining acts have included Radiohead, The Police, Bob Dylan, James Brown, Metallica, Phish, Widespread Panic, Tool and Bruce Springsteen.
Related database:Bonnaroo through the years
Other acts performing this year include: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, R. Kelly, ZZ Top, A$AP Rocky, Lumineers, Pretty Lights, Amadou & Mariam, Matt & Kim, Dirty Projectors, 1980s star Billy Idol and comedian Daniel Tosh.
Over the past few years the line-up announcement has been made in a variety of unusual ways, including once letting the artists themselves announce their appearances through social media. Weird Al Yankovic was enlisted as host of this year’s announcement, and let callers viewing YouTube announce many of the acts as the event streamed live. Approximately 17,000 viewers were watching early in the announcement.
A significant number of tickets were sold last year at a discount price, prior to any information on which artists would perform. Regular tickets go on sale at noon Saturday, Feb. 23, at www.bonnaroo.com. Ticket prices are tiered with prices escalating after a designated number of tickets are sold. Prices are $260.80, $280.80 and $295.80, plus shipping charges. VIP packages are available for $1,530.40, per pair, plus shipping charges. Various add-on packages are available. Tickets regularly sell out before the festival begins.
A complete list of Bonnaroo acts announced on Tuesday, Feb. 19
Paul McCartney
Mumford & Sons
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
Björk
Wilco
Pretty Lights
R. Kelly
Wu-Tang Clan
Daniel Tosh
The National
The Lumineers
David Byrne & St. Vincent
Passion Pit
The xx
Kendrick Lamar
Grizzly Bear
Animal Collective
Of Monsters and Men
Nas
ZZ Top
Beach House
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Cat Power
Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeroes
A$AP Rocky
Jim James
“Weird Al” Yankovic
Tame Impala
SUPERJAMS:
Soul SuperJam ft. Jim James with John Oates, Zigaboo Modeliste (of the Meters), Preservation Hall Jazz Band and more TBA!
Ed Helms Bluegrass Situation Superjam with special guests
Boys Noize
Glen Hansard
Gov’t Mule
Gaslight Anthem
Portugal. The Man
Wolfgang Gartner
Billy Idol
Sam Bush & Del McCoury
Dwight Yoakam
Foals
Porter Robinson
Local Natives
Matt & Kim
Dirty Projectors
Trombone Shorty
John McLaughlin and the 4th Dimension
Noam Pikelny & Friends
Amadou & Mariam
Alt-J
Father John Misty
Baroness
The Tallest Man On Earth
Walk The Moon
Preservation Hall Jazz Band
A-Trak
The Vaccines
Earl Sweatshirt
Paper Diamond
Holy Ghost!
Divine Fits
Mike Birbiglia
Purity Ring
Swans
Frank Turner
Big K.R.I.T.
Allen Stone
Cults
Lee Fields & The Expressions
Fatoumata Diawara
Two Gallants
The Sheepdogs
Four Tet
Calexico
Japandroids
Death Grips
Conspirator
Wild Nothing
AraabMUZIK
John Fullbright
Django Django
HAIM
Killer Mike
Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti
Action Bronson
Clockwork
twenty | one | pilots
Reptar
DIIV
Milo Greene
Lord Huron
Futurebirds
Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit
Charli XCX
JEFF The Brotherhood
Drew Holcomb and the Neighbors
Sea Wolf
JD McPherson
Trixie Whitley
Deap Vally
Patrick Watson
Nicki Bluhm & the Gramblers
The Stepkids
Aoife O’Donovan
Bombino
Bernhoft
Matthew E. White
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Comments » 5
Mithrasana writes:
In the 6th paragraph, you mistakenly wrote Macklemore and Ryan Kelly instead of Ryan Lewis. :)
So excited! How many opportunities does a person have to see Sir Paul McCartney? I had no plans of going, but I'll definitely be there now!
iamapotatohead writes:
I want to go.
Sand_Pebble writes:
I feel the same way about seeing McCartney performing in person at least once in my life but I seen him on T.V at the Rock in Rio 2011 show and on SNL over the holidays and the guy is too old to be performing. I felt bad for him both times. No energy, hardly moving and no facial expressions. I bet I would have felt the same watching Mohamed Ali in his later years fighting, nice to see him in person but not to take a beating.
bobo1593028 writes:
Much as I would love seeing Paul, Tom Petty, and Weird Al, there's no amount of money that would compel me to attend Bonaroo. Too much crazy and crowds and mess.
Shmohawk writes:
Don't go by those brief TV appearances. I saw Sir Paul perform an entire concert in 2009 in Atlanta, and he was incredible. He played for over 2.5 hours nonstop. He sounded great, had great energy for his advanced age, and was funny in his occasional banter with the crowd. He played most of the biggest Beatles hits, several Wings songs (which I like), and several later years solo songs. The crowd sing-along at Bonnaroo during "Hey Jude" will be a beautiful moment.
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