The ninth annual Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival kicked off Thursday afternoon. As we hit the midpoint of the festie we thought we’d take a peak at what’s been going on in Manchester besides some blistering heat and humidity. Here’s what’s gone down so far…
Day One:
- Neon Indian brought some scantily clad ladies onstage with them
- All Songs Considered has some fantastic photos from day one
- Paste gives you the rundown on Thursday night’s festivities
- EW’s Music Mix calls England’s The xx a “glum, glum” band
- Spin gives you the breakdown of the Best And Worst of Day One
- Cover Alerts: Mayer Hawthorne tackled The Temptations and Biz Markie, while Diane Birch tackled Hall & Oates
Day Two:
- Conan “CoCo” O’Brien channeled his inner rock star
- Paste beats everyone to the punch with their Flaming Lips review
- NYT Ben Sisario gives you four-word reviews of day two
- Kid Cudi managed to make his late-night set hours after he was arrested in NYC
- Download This: The National’s Which Stage set
- The Gossip drove from Detroit to Tennessee after flight trouble
- Cover Alerts: She & Him tackled Chuck Berry & Screamin’ Jay Hawkins, Kings Of Leon tackle The Pixes
Day Three
- Pop-rock act OK GO premiere their new video at the Lunar Stage
- The Black Keys are one of four bands to get a special poster designed specifically for their Bonnaroo appearance
- NYT details the Clean Vibes efforts to keep the fest green
- Stevie Wonder “schools” the audience with mix of hits and covers
- Cover Alert: Norah Jones tackles The Kinks
- Muzzle Of Bees runs down their Day 3 at the fest
- AP talks about Saturday’s headliners Jay Z and Stevie Wonder
And of course, our own Jennifer Kirk is covering the ‘Roo for Hidden Track. Check out her reports from Thursday and Friday. Stay tuned for a rundown of Friday’s late-night action later today with much more to follow.