Scene and Heard

Almost 80,000 music lovers filled the now legendary 700 acre Manchester, TN farm for a weekend of music, camping and social vibes. Bonnaroo is an endurance test with four days of heat in the mid 90’s, acres of walking through hot and sweaty crowds and performances on seven stages that last until daylight.

People of all ages and personalities join together to celebrate the entire music spectrum.

Your senses are overwhelmed by the many activities, music, lights and attractions you find in this rolling field that turns the quiet little town of Manchester, into a music mecca for four days and forms one of the five largest cities in Tennessee.

In the center of it all you will find food clothing and plenty of artistic shopping. The main gathering place especially when showers are at a premium and the heat index is nearly 100 is a mushroom shaped fountain that many take advantage of to cool off while others just take in the sites of scantly clothed people splashing about.

At night a ferris wheel complete with spectacular changing light patterns, keeps you entertained even if you don’t go for a ride. For the ninth consecutive year, Bonnaroo, is the premier Midwest music event. A place to discover great new music and relish in todays top acts and enjoy a few of music’s legends.

Its impossible to take it all in, you have to make tough choices such as, the seven pm slot on Saturday between Weezer, Jeff Beck and John Prine or the Friday late night shows of The Flaming Lips, Darryl Hall with Chromeo or The Black Keys. Most of the time you try to split your time between shows.

Bonnaroo is a draining but wonderful experience. One that has us counting the days till next years version..

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