2009 Bonnaroo Music Festival

The 2009 Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival was held from June 11 to 14, 2009 at a 700-acre (2.8 km²) farm in Manchester, Tennessee.^[1] There were roughly 75,000 people in attendance.^[2] The onset of Bonnaroo 2009 was punctuated by monstrous thunderstorms. Thursday night included heavy rain, lightning, strong winds and hail. A lighter storm passed over the farm on Friday. The resulting mud became a hardship for some and a plaything for others.

Lineup

The initial lineup was released on the festival's website at midnight on February 3, 2009.^[3] Phish performed a traditional two-set headlining spot on Sunday night as well as a late night set on Friday night. Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band performed Saturday.

The previously annual Superjam did not take place, and for the first time in Bonnaroo's eight-year history, not a single member of the Grateful Dead performed at the festival.^[4]

June 11th

(artists listed from earliest to latest set times)

• This Tent:
  • Erick Baker
  • White Rabbits
  • Hockey
  • Chairlift
  • Passion Pit
  • Delta Spirit
• That Tent:
  • Charlie Allen
  • Alberta Cross
  • Portugal. The Man
  • The Low Anthem
  • Zac Brown Band
• The Other Tent:
  • Janelle Monáe
  • Murs
  • The Knux
  • People Under The Stairs
  • Midnite
• Comedy Sweet Humored by Butterfinger:
  • Comedy Carnivale: Christian Finnegan, Arj Barker, Janeane Garofalo, Nick Thune & Pete Holmes (3 Sets)
  • Bonnapoo 2009 Starring Triumph the Insult Comic Dog
• Cinema Tent:
  • Chuck Norris Rules: Missing in Action
  • Kids Play
  • Primus: Blame It on the Fish
  • The Present
  • Green Screens presented by Rock the Earth: Mountaintop Removal Q&A: Ben Sollee/Maria Gumoe
  • 2009 NBA Finals Game Four
  • Teen Wolf
  • House Party
  • Chuck Norris Rules: Lone Wolf McQuade
  • The Simpsons Movie
• Arcade Discothèque Powered by Xbox 360:
  • Tobacco
  • DJ Quickie Mart
  • Gypsyphonic Disko (DJ Set by Ben Ellman of Galactic)
  • Kraak & Smaak
• Troo Music Lounge Hosted by Budweiser:
  • Jedd Hughes
  • Roger Alan Wade
  • Julia Nunes
  • The Black Lillies
  • Erin McCarley
  • Those Darlins
  • Tanglers Blues Band
  • American Princes
  • Tobacco
• Solar Stage:
  • Hunub Kru Breakdancing
  • Poetix
  • Bonnaroo Buskers
  • Now The River: Eco-Folk Music
  • African Drum and Dance By Mawre Company
  • Gypsy Hands Tribal Dance
  • Bonnaroo Buskers
  • Yoga Out of Bounds
  • Hunab Kru Breakdancing
  • Stephen Smartt & Brian Pierce
  • Poetix
  • Ogya
  • Bonnaroo Buskers
  • Hunub Kru Breakdancing
  • Gypsy Hands Tribal Dance
• Silent Disco Powered by Vitaminwater Sync:
  • J. Boogie (including Latin Funk Dance Hour)
  • Aaron LaCrate
  • The Hood Internet
  • Motion Potion

June 12th

(artists listed from earliest to latest set times)

• What Stage:
  • The Itals
  • Galactic with Trombone Shorty and Corey Henry
  • Al Green
  • Beastie Boys
  • Phish
• Which Stage:
  • Gomez
  • Animal Collective
  • Yeah Yeah Yeahs
  • TV on the Radio
  • David Byrne
• This Tent:
  • Tift Merritt
  • Kaki King
  • Grace Potter and the Nocturnals
  • Grizzly Bear
  • Lucinda Williams
  • Public Enemy
  • Paul Oakenfold
• That Tent:
  • Katzenjammer
  • Dirty Projectors
  • St. Vincent
  • Santigold
  • Ani DiFranco
  • Phoenix
  • Crystal Castles
  • Girl Talk
• The Other Tent:
  • Toubab Krewe
  • Vieux Farka Touré
  • Béla Fleck & Toumani Diabaté
  • King Sunny Adé & the African Beats
  • Amadou & Mariam
  • Femi Kuti and the Positive Force
  • Pretty Lights
• Sonic Stage:
  • Portugal. The Man
  • Alberta Cross
  • The Low Anthem
  • Patterson Hood & The Screwtopians
  • moe.
  • Kaki King
  • Galactic (Interview Only)
  • Béla Fleck & Toumani Diabaté
  • Toubab Krewe
• Comedy Sweet Humored by Butterfinger:
  • Comedy Carnivale: Christian Finnegan, Arj Barker, Janeane Garofalo, Nick Thune & Pete Holmes (3 Sets)
  • Bonnapoo 2009 Starring Triumph the Insult Comic Dog (2 Sets)
• Cafe Where Hosted by AT&T:
  • The Belleville Outfit
  • Ben Sollee
  • Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band
• Cinema Tent:
  • Cold Souls
  • Q&A: Don Hertzfeldt
  • Green Screens presented by Rock the Earth: Flow Q&A: Gill Holland/Intro: Adam Yauch
  • Anvil! The Story of Anvil
  • Happiness Is
  • Chuck Norris Rules: Missing in Action
  • Tropic Thunder
  • The Dark Knight
• Arcade Discothèque Powered by Xbox 360:
  • The Hood Internet
  • Aaron LaCrate
• Troo Music Lounge Hosted by Budweiser:
  • Moonalice
  • Everest
  • Evan Watson
  • Dirty Sweet
  • The Features
  • Jets Overhead
  • Justin Townes Earle
  • The Protomen
  • Ki Theory
• Solar Stage:
  • Gypsy Hands Tribal Dance
  • Rock The Earth Panel Discussion: "Social Change Through Music"
  • Poetix
  • African Drum and Dance by Mawre Company
  • Rock The Earth Interview and Performance
  • Bonnaroo Buskers
  • Justin Townes Earle
  • Poetix
  • Cotton Jones
  • African Drum and Dance by Mawre Company
  • Bonnaroo Buskers
  • Hunab Kru Breakdancing
  • Gypsy Hands Tribal Dance
• Silent Disco Powered by Vitaminwater Sync:
  • Motion Potion (including 70's Funk Hour)
  • J. Boogie's 80's Dance Party
  • Gypsyphonic Disko
  • Kraak & Smaak

June 13th

(artists listed from earliest to latest set times)

• What Stage:
  • Wailing Souls
  • Rodrigo y Gabriela
  • Wilco
  • Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band
• Which Stage:
  • Ilo & the Coral Reefer All Stars featuring Jimmy Buffett
  • Heartless Bastards
  • Booker T & The DBT's
  • Gov't Mule
  • The Mars Volta
  • Nine Inch Nails
• This Tent:
  • Elvis Perkins in Dearland
  • Robyn Hitchcock & The Venus 3
  • Bon Iver
  • of Montreal
  • The Decemberists
  • moe.
• That Tent:
  • Alejandro Escovedo
  • Allen Toussaint
  • Raphael Saadiq
  • Jenny Lewis
  • Elvis Costello Solo
  • Yeasayer
  • MGMT
• The Other Tent:
  • The SteelDrivers
  • Cherryholmes
  • Tony Rice Unit
  • The Del McCoury Band
  • David Grisman Quintet
  • Ben Harper and Relentless7
• Sonic Stage:
  • Chairlift
  • Katzenjammer
  • Grace Potter and the Nocturnals
  • Brett Dennen
  • Heartless Bastards
  • Allen Toussaint
  • Cherryholmes
  • Raphael Saadiq
  • Tony Rice Unit
  • Travelin' McCourys
• Comedy Sweet Humored by Butterfinger:
  • Bonnapoo 2009 Starring Triumph the Insult Comic Dog
  • Daily Show Stars: John Oliver, Rob Riggle, Rory Albanese, Wyatt Cenac, Kristen Schaal, Kurt Braunohler
  • Jimmy Fallon with Wayne Federman (2 Sets)
  • Daily Show Stars
• Cafe Where Hosted by AT&T:
  • William Elliott Whitmore
  • Zee Avi
  • Cotton Jones
• Cinema Tent:
  • Beautiful Losers
  • Lebowski Fest - Movie Party
  • Green Screens presented by Rock the Earth: Grand Canyon Adventure
  • Q&A: Don Hertzfeldt
  • Polanskied:
    • Chinatown
    • Rosemary's Baby
    • The Tenant
  • Cold Souls
• Arcade Discothèque Powered by Xbox 360:
  • Kraak & Smaak
  • Aaron LaCrate
• Troo Music Lounge Hosted by Budweiser:
  • Turbine
  • Fiction Family
  • Joe Pug
  • Dan Dyer
  • BrakesBrakesBrakes
  • Jerry Hannan
  • Russian Circles
  • The Giraffes
  • Kuroma
• Solar Stage:
  • African Drum and Dance by Mawre Company
  • Rock The Earth Panel Discussion: "Social Change Through Music"
  • Poetix
  • Rock The Earth Interview and Performance
  • Rock The Earth Interview and Performance: Ben Sollee
  • Bonnaroo Buskers
  • Gypsy Hands Tribal Dance
  • Julia Nunes
  • Poetix
  • The Black Lillies
  • Bonnaroo Buskers
  • African Drum and Dance by Mawre Company
  • Poetix
  • Hunab Kru Breakdancing
  • Gypsy Hands Tribal Dance
• Silent Disco Powered by Vitaminwater Sync:
  • DJ Quickie Mart (featuring Old School Hip Hop Hour)
  • The Hood Internet
  • J. Boogie (featuring 80's Dance Party)

June 14th

(artists listed from earliest to latest set times)

• What Stage:
  • The 6th Ward Treme Allstars Brass Band
  • Erykah Badu
  • Snoop Dogg
  • Phish
• Which Stage:
  • Mike Farris and the Roseland Rhythm Revue
  • Citizen Cope
  • Andrew Bird
  • Band of Horses
• This Tent:
  • The Lovell Sisters
  • Todd Snider
  • Robert Earl Keen
  • Merle Haggard
  • Neko Case
• That Tent:
  • Cage the Elephant
  • The Dillinger Escape Plan
  • High on Fire
  • Shadows Fall
  • Coheed & Cambria
• The Other Tent:
  • A.A. Bondy
  • Ted Leo and the Pharmacists
  • Brett Dennen
  • Okkervil River
• Sonic Stage:
  • Ben Sollee
  • American Princes
  • Erin McCarley
  • Elvis Perkins
  • Julia Nunes
  • The Lovell Sisters
  • Ted Leo
  • A.A. Bondy
  • Mike Farris
  • The Nikhil Korula Band
• Comedy Sweet Humored by Butterfinger:
  • Daily Show Stars: John Oliver, Rob Riggle, Rory Albanese, Wyatt Cenac, Kristen Schaal, Kurt Braunohler (2 Sets)
  • Michael & Michael Have Issues (2 Sets)
• Cafe Where Hosted by AT&T:
  • Jessica Lea Mayfield
  • Outernational
  • The Heavy Pets
• Cinema Tent:
  • Green Screens presented by Rock the Earth: Earth Days Q&A: Robert Stone
  • Lewbowski Fest - Movie Party
  • Kids Play
  • 2009 NBA Finals Game Five
• Troo Music Lounge Hosted by Budweiser:
  • Sons of Bill
  • Mynameisjohnmichael
  • The Nikhil Korula Band
  • Madi Diaz
  • Dear and the Headlights
  • Dirty Guv'nahs
  • Vertigo
• Solar Stage:
  • Gypsy Hands Tribal Dance
  • Rock The Earth Panel Discussion: "Social Change Through Music"
  • Poetix
  • Rock The Earth Interview and Performance: Grace Potter and the Nocturnals
  • Rock The Earth Interview and Performance
  • Rock The Earth Interview and Performance: Brett Dennen
  • Hunab Kru Breakdancing
  • Gypsy Hands Tribal Dance
  • Bonnaroo Buskers
• Silent Disco Powered by Vitaminwater Sync:
  • Motion Potion
  • DJ Quickie Mart (featuring 80's Hip Hop/Soul Mashup Hour)