Scene and Heard

You can’t possibly see everything or every show at Bonnaroo. Based on the choices I made here is my list of standout shows.

Best Performances Friday

1. Flaming Lips – Friday Late show, balls, balloons, confetti, amazing stage   lighting and “Dark Side of the Moon” combine to overload your senses.
2. Tenacious D-   Even Conan bowed down to them
3. Kings Of Leon-  Labeled the Kings of Bonnaroo
4. The Black Keys -Powerhouse set that kept many from the beginning of Flaming Lips
5. Daryl Hall and Chromeo- Halls voice is still on of the best soul voices in music
6. The National –    better live than the albums

Friday Best of the Rest

1.The Gaslight Anthem – Second coming of the “Boss”

1. Nitty Gritty Earth Band- These guys can still play!
2. Michael Franti- Positive beat and tons of energy
3. She and Him- getting comfortable on stage the music was always there.
4. Dr. Dog- always entertaining and their new album rocks.

Best Performances-Saturday

1. Avett Brothers- solid music with amazing harmonies
2. Jeff Beck-  A Legendary Guitar God
3. Stevie Wonder- Incredible voice range and Hall of Fame set- Great performance, but didn’t fit Saturday night at Bonnaroo
4. Weezer their set woke up and a heat drained crowd.
5. Dead Weather- great beat and stage show. They even made it rain for their opener for a brief time.
6. Jay Z- filled the entire lawn with dancers.

Saturday Best of the Rest

1.John Prine- Legendary music