It’s almost March which means festie fans start turning their thoughts to a certain massive field in Manchester, Tennessee . Yes, the mighty Bonnaroo (June 13-16, 2013) is upon us and today they released their super-sized 2013 lineup today with all sorts of fanfare and such on the YouTube. The big “gets” of this year are Paul McCartney, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Bijork, and Mumford & Sons.
Regular festival whores in the lineup include Pretty Lights, The Lumineers, Passion Pit, The xx, Grizzly Bear, Of Monsters and Men, Animal Collective, and Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros. What is there to say? Bonnaroo is one of the best festivals in the country. Grab a ticket now.
See the full list for yourself below.
Keep in mind that:
1) This isn’t the full artist list.
2) Tickets go on sale February 23, 2013, at Noon EST.
3) Nobody cares that you think Bonnaroo is “overrated” or that that “this lineup blows.”
Funnyman Daniel Tosh announces the Bonnaroo lineup:
Bonnaroo 2013 Lineup
Paul McCartney
Mumford & Sons
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
Bjork
Wilco
Pretty Lights
R. Kelly
Wu-Tang Clan
Daniel Tosh
The National
The Lumineers
David Byrne & St. Vincent
Passion Pit
The xx
Kendrick Lamar
Grizzly Bear
Animal Collective
Of Monsters and Men
Nas
ZZ Top
Beach House
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Cat Power
Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeroes
A$AP Rocky
Jim James
“Weird Al” Yankovic
Tame Impala
Wolfgang Gartner
Glen Hansard
Gov’t Mule
The Gaslight Anthem
Portugal. The Man
Boys Noize
Billy Idol
Sam Bush & Del McCoury
Dwight Yoakam
Foals
Porter Robinson
Local Natives
Matt & Kim
Dirty Projectors
Trombone Shorty
John McLaughlin and the 4th Dimension
Noam Pikelny & Friends
Amadou & Mariam
Alt-J
Father John Misty
Baroness
The Tallest Man On Earth
Walk The Moon
Preservation Hall Jazz Band
A-Trak
The Vaccines
Earl Sweatshirt
Paper Diamond
Holy Ghost!
Divine Fits
Mike Birbiglia
Purity Ring
Swans
Frank Turner
Big K.R.I.T.
Allen Stone
AraabMUZIK
Cults
Lee Fields & The Expressions
Fatoumata Diawara
Two Gallants
The Sheepdogs
Four Tet
Calexico
Japandroids
Death Grips
Conspirator
Wild Nothing
John Fullbright
Django Django
HAIM
Killer Mike
Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti
Action Bronson
Clockwork
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Reptar
DIIV
Milo Greene
Lord Huron
Futurebirds
Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit
Charli XCX
JEFF The Brotherhood
Drew Holcomb and the Neighbors
Sea Wolf
JD McPherson
Trixie Whitley
Deap Vally
Patrick Watson
Nicki Bluhm & the Gramblers
The Stepkids
Aoife O’Donovan
Bombino
Bernhoft
Matthew E. White