The eighth annual Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival kicked off late Thursday afternoon, and while the weather may not have cooperated by all accounts things got off to a great start. Here’s what’s gone down so far…

Day One:

• List Time: Best & Worst of Day  1 According To Spin
• Brooklyn buzz band Chairlift name checks Phish
• Delta Spirit missed their 7 PM slot after a canceled flight, but managed to finally make it to Manchester
• Thirty-five pounds of mushroom infused chocolate peanut butter cups were confiscated by local police
• Zac Brown Band peppered their set with covers from The Band, Charlie Daniels and a John Mayer/Stevie Wonder mash-up
• Check out Jambase’s Photo Gallery of Day One
• Relix walks you through the festival prep work

Day Two:

• The Beastie Boys brought out Nas to help out on a new tune
• World music was on display all day at The Other Tent
• Al Green delivered a set of new tunes and soul classics
• David Byrne sat in with The Dirty Projectors (as we predicted)
• Paste’s corespondent took in Santigold’s set
• Don’t forget to check in with Bonnaroo’s on-site bloggers
• Oh and Phish delivered a monster three-hour late night set

Day Three:

• The Boss’ twenty-eight song headlining appearance included a cover of Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
• Trent Reznor claims NIN’s set to be their last US show ever
• Triumph finds plenty of material during his time in Manchester
• Jimmy Buffet served as more than a backing musician, delivering an early afternoon set of the hits
• moe.’s late night set stretched deep into the night and included a full band switch with Grace Potter & The Nocturnals
• MGMT packed That Tent for their late night slot
• List Times: Spin’s Best & Worst Of Day Three

Day Four:

• Bonnaroo’s numbers “up dramatically” from last year
• Paste gushes over the Band Of Horses late afternoon performance
• Before hitting the stage with Phish, The Boss took in sets from Neko Case and Band Of Horses
• Erykah Badu joined Snoop Dogg for a cover of Lodi Dodi
• List Time: Top Ten Moments According To Billboard
• Check out Coventry’s favorite Tweets from the weekend

Jeffrey Greenblatt

Jeff joined the Hidden Track team full-time in 2008 and helps guide the site in his role as Managing Editor and Social Media Coordinator. Each week Jeff pens Pullin' 'Tubes, Tour Dates and Bloggy Goodness in addition to features, video posts and more. Jeff is a graduate of The George Washington University ('98), with a degree in Journalism, and has worked in the media and technology industry for the likes of MTV, VH1, A&E and Joost.

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