Pullin’ ‘Tubes: Byrne’ing Questions
With each passing year the task of coming up with new and inventive strategies to keep things fresh for the masses of people that annually coming back to Manchester must get harder and harder. Among this year’s additions are an on-site Concert Poster Art Exhibit, Photo Scavenger Hunt, On-Site RV Rentals and Tweetaroo. The one that got us the most excited though was the announcement of Bonnaroo’s first ever Artist Curated Stage to be overseen by none other than David Byrne.
The former Talking Heads front man, who is currently in the midst of the tail end of his world tour behind Songs of David Byrne and Brian Eno, has taken over the programming duties of That Tent all day Friday offering up this diverse mix of acts – Katzenjammer, The Dirty Projectors, St. Vincent, Santigold and Ani DiFranco. As we’ve seen in the past sit-in aren’t for jamband acts only, so fully expect Byrne to be joining The Dirty Projectors for a take on Knotty Pine – the song they collaborated on for the Dark Was The Night
When Byrne’s curating duties are over, he will head over to the Which Stage for his headlining slot that kicks off at 8:45 PM on Friday night.
I've got some packing to do. I just looked it up. Southwest airlines lets you take two bags free. Last month's trip to NY, on two airlines that'll go nameless for now, I got hit at the counter for $15 for my one bag. Another $30 for an aisle seat. I was planning on scaling way back on camping goods I took from home, but now that I have all that extra room with a second bag, I'll take rain gear etc.
Should be a great weekend. It's a soundtrack for me and my brother to catch up on a year in the lives. It's a weekend in early summer containing more live music than most people will see all year, or two. It's the vibe. It's the Coffey County sherrifs who roll their eyes and wave you through to the next checkpoint. It's the country fried steak at the Waffle House, with grits, of course, on Monday morning. It's why I still do this shit at age 53.
Well, it's been a year already. And a year before that. And a year before that. And a year before that. This year marks the fifth June in a row that I have ventured east from the relatively safe confines of the Great Pacific Northwest to become a citizen of Tennessee's third largest city (for a weekend), 
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