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the Bonaroo 2009 a blast
Ira f
Miller
On the town
Bon naroo IS a
marathon of music,
exhaustion combined
with exhilaration.
There were more than
160 acts packed into the
four-day weekend start¬
ing June 12. I saw as
many as was humanly
possible.
Once again, my pain
will be your gain. While
I will continue to bring
you highlights through¬
out the year as Bonnaroo
acts head to Atlanta,
here is as much of the
weekend as 1 can fit.
Phish reunited for the
first time in five years,
twice.
Trent Re/nor of Nine
Inch Nails declared it
would be his last live
show in the U.S.
Bruce Springsteen
performed “Santa Claus
is Coming to Tow n."
David Byrne per¬
formed in a ballerina
costume.
Jimmy Buffet showed
up on Saturday to per¬
form with llo and the
Coral Reefer Band.
Triumph the Insult
Comic Dog joined
Springsteen on stage
Saturday.
Springsteen joined
Phish on stage Sunday.
And those are only a
few of the highlights.
On Eriday. 1 saw Tift
Merritt. Gomez, Gala¬
ctic, The Yeah. Yeah,
Yeah's. Grizzly Bear, TV
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On the Town - Atlanta Entertainment During the Next Two Weeks
Kid Rock and Lynyrd Skynyrd Tonight Aaron's Amphitheatre at Lakewood $20 $226
The Beach Boys Tonight Frederick Brown Jr. Amphitheatre $35 $70
Thomas & Friends Live! A Circus Comes To Town Today The Fabulous Fox $15 $40
Demi Lovato 6/29 The Arena at Gwinnett $39.50 $49.50
Boz Scaggs & Michael McDonald 7/1 Chastain Park Amphitheatre $25- $80
An Evening with II Divo 7/1 Fabulous Fox Theatre $53.78 $128.75
Beyonce 7/1 Philips Arena $20.75 - $109.75
The Orb 7/2 Variety Playhouse $20
50's Family Sock Hop 7/3 Frederick Brown Jr. Amphitheatre $17 $20
Big & Rich,Cowboy Troy, and Craig Morgan 7/3 Verizon Amphitheatre at Encore park $10.79 - $60
311 with Ziggy Marley and the Expendables 7/4 Aaron's Amphitheatre at Lakewood $38.50
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra: All American Celebration 7/4 Verizon Amphitheatre at Encore Park $21 - $59
Lenox Mall 50th Anniversary 4th of July Celebration 7/4 Lenox Mall Free
Gladys Knight and Smokey Robinson 7/8 Chastain Park Amphitheatre $25 $75
The Wallflowers 7/10 Atlanta Botanical Garden $35
Lynyrd Skynyrd, Toto, Steppenwolf and Journey 7/10 Frederick Brown Jr. Amphitheatre $15 $40
Kansas with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra 7/10 Chastain Park Amphitheatre $25 S59
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra: Star Wars and More 7/11 Verizon Amphitheatre at Encore Park $21 $59
Diana Krall 7/11 Chastain Park Amphitheatre $35 $96
Randy Travis 7/11 The Villages Amphitheatre $35 $62.50
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Jam band Phish performs during the 2009 Bonaroo music festival in Manchester, Tenn.
on the Radio, The Itals,
Ani DiEranco, Lucinda
Williams. Femi Kuti and
I'he Beastie Bovs.
I am not particularly
a jam band kind of guy,
but there was something
masiical about the Phish
reunion.
1 also wandered over
to catch Public Enemy
with Flavor Elav and
Chuck D at the mic.
Did I mention Flavor
Flax was there? Need I
sav more?
On Saturday 1 started
the day with Jimmy
Buffett and ended it with
Springsteen and Nine
Inch Nails.
That was worth every
minute of the three-hour
drive to Manchester,
Tenn., right there.
In between I saw
Robyn Hitchcock <£ The
Venus 3, Raphael
Saadiq. Wilco, The
Decemberists, The Mars
Volta and an absolutely
awesome solo Elvis
Costello set filled with
classic hits.
1 also discovered
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The band plays light¬
ning-fast classical guitar.
The style is absolutely
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The weather was
tempered by threatening
rain, but the 90-plus
degree temperatures
made the air-conditioned
Butt erfi nger Comed y
Tent a double pleasure.
Robert Smigel as
Triumph the Insult
Comic Dog put on an act
custom made for
Bonnaroo and filmed for
segments on the Tonight
Show with Conan
O'Brien.
One liners like.
"Bonnaroo is kind o!
like the Superdome at
Hurricane Katrina, only
outdoors and without the
hope." and. "Phish is
getting back together
alter five years, it’s a
shame because they
could have played four
or five songs in that
time," had me rolling.
Jimmy Fallon blew
me away with one of the
best comedy routines 1
have ever seen.
He closed his act with
a tribute to all the comedi¬
ans that ever played
Bonnaroo.
His impressions, from
Bill Cosby to Chris Rock,
were all dead on and
hilarious.
Sunday 1 got my sec¬
ond wind. It would have
been a fairly laid back day
with Citizen Cope,
Andrew Bird. Todd
Snider. Erykah Badu.
Band of Horses. Neko
Case, topped with a sec¬
ond helping of Phish.
However, the festival
dedicated the That Tent to
metal, and these bands
rocked like thev had
something to prove.
Dillinger Escape
Plan’s lead singer Ben
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Weiman could not be con¬
tained.
Cage the Elephant.
High on Eire and
Shadow's Eall were awe¬
some.
However, it was New
York band Coheed and
Cambria that took it to
another level.
Their metal is so grand
in scope I was captivated.
But 6 p.m. Sunday
was really the moment the
diversity and wonder of
Bonnaroo sank in.
I was at Merle
Haggard watching a
country legend perform at
the top of his game and
then walked over to the
main stage to check out
Snoop Dogg.
Where else would
such a tiling be possible?
More than 75TMKJ peo¬
ple descended on the
grounds. While everyone
had to be hot and tired,
there was a smile on each
face.
That's a year's worth
of nights on the town in
three day s.
I get tired even think¬
ing about it. but by the
time Bonnaroo 2010
comes around 1 won’t
remember the sweat or
the swollen ankles, only
the incredible experience
etched in my memory for
a lifetime. I can’t wait to
do it again.
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If Bonnaroo hasn't
become a yearly ritual for
you yet. it should be.
Check out the grid for
shows on the town. Ira
Miller nun he reached by
sending e-mail to
ira.miller@charter.net.
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