 Bonnaroo has become a landmark event since it started in 2002. It is revered as "Festival of the Year" by Pollstar, Spin, Billboard and Rolling Stone. A four-day, multi-stage camping festival and will be held on June 10-13, 2005, on the same 700-acre farm in Manchester, Tennessee, 60 miles south of Nashville. The event's first three annual installments each sold out up to 90,000 tickets with no traditional advertisingan unprecedented achievement.
With headliners like Dave Matthews & Friends, The Dead, Trey Anastasio, Bob Dylan, and Widespread Panic, Bonnaroo features many of the top artists in the grassroots rock genre, along with hosts of acts in complementary styles such as jazz, bluegrass, singer/songwriter, hip hop and electronica. Bonnaroo programming combines the richness of roots traditions with the freshness of the cutting edge, combining many styles and formats into one dynamic experience. In its three years of existence, a staggering range of artists have performed at Bonnaroo. They range from veteran legends such as James Brown, Neil Young, and Emmylou Harris, to hip-hop groups like Jurassic 5 and The Roots, to eclectic singer-songwriters Ben Harper and Jack Johnson.
Bonnaroo features 8 music stages and a 100-acre entertainment village. Bonnaroo takes on the microcosmic economy and infrastructure of a small city. In addition to dozens of epic performances, the festival buzzes with round-the-clock attractions and activities including a classic arcade, cinema, comedy club, theater performers, beer festival, playground, kids area, artist workshops, yoga classes, and a music technology village.
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