The Bonnaroo Music & humanities Holiday will stretch across 700-acres of almost shade-less farmland in Manchester, Tennessee this week, bringing many thousands of music fans to Middle Tennessee June tenth thru 13th. This year, I can be representing the Flyer among the ocean of of acid-ingesting, sunburnt, barefoot hippies, and will most likely be filing reports across the fest. Stay tuned. Some of this year’s performer’s latterly held court at a press meeting promoting the event, and we had an opportunity to listen in. Fri.
Headliner Kings of Leon has been working on a yet-to-be-released fun record, which drummer Nathan Followill asserts has songs that are beachy ; songs that are a bit more like our Youth & Young Manhood days. It will be hard not to play the entire thing at Bonnaroo. Followill asserts the members each have their go-to songs the tunes that we can show off on, but they’ll perform a pleasant mix of oldies, goodies, and a couple more newer ones than fans may expect. We could have 2 aces up our sleeves, perhaps a pair of cool covers, so it will be interesting, he asserts.
It’s in our yard, in Tennessee, so it will be fun. In spite of their increasing popularity and countless holiday performances in Europe, Followill says he is still twitchy about playing to such a big, hometown crowd.
Glaringly there’s going to be some jitters, but if you are not twitchy getting up there playing, then you must give up because it isn’t fun anymore, he asserts. Followill, a vet of the holiday, asserts Bonnaroo is a fest for music fans. Irrespective of what kind of music you are into, there’s going to be a tent or stage somewhere playing what you are needing to hear. He is likely right. This year’s lineup isn’t quite the mega-hippie fest of Bonnaroos past. Scheduled to perform : Stevie Wonder, Jay-Z, Stalwart D, Norah Jones and ( one I am truly stoked about because I adore this person ) Steve Martin & the Steep Ravine Rangers.
The best thing about it is you finish up discovering cool bands you had no idea even existed, Followill claims. Get a little humming on and just sort of ramble from stage to stage. When he is not doing that, Followill asserts he will be able to spend his free time at the batting cages. Therefore now you know whereabouts to find him.