Bonnaroo or Bust!

The weather out there could be worse...so let's get the mud out of the way tomorrow night...and brace for the heat on Sunday. The Silver Bullet is getting packed as we speak and we should be on the road by 8. We will keep you posted.

My Only Issue With the Bonnaroo Schedule...

Is this chunk of time on Saturday night.
I mean, there's no doubt who I am catching...I just wanted to catch the other guys, too.

I never miss an opportunity with Ben.

Bonnaroo Schedule

Thursday

Friday [12:30 PM - 8:00 PM]

Friday [9:00 PM - 3:00 AM]

Saturday [12:30 PM - 11:00 PM]

Saturday [11:30 PM - 3:30 AM]

Sunday

Bonnaroo Artist Additions

The 'Roo can't get here soon enough. After the job is over. Before the grad school begins. It will all unravel in Manchester, TN. Artist additions from Bonnaroo.com:

Ornette Coleman
El-P
David Bromberg and Angel Band
Flight of the Conchords
The New Orleans Klezmer Allstars
Yard Dogs Road Show

MP3: TV On The Radio - "Hours" (El-P Remix)

Hold Steady Tour Dates

I will see you in Bonnaroo. Finally. Here are the dates:

05-12 Harrisburg, PA - Abbey Bar at Appalachian Brewing Co.
05-13 Cleveland, OH - Beachland Ballroom
05-14 Newport, KY - Southgate House
05-15 Detroit, MI - Magic Stick
05-16 Grand Rapids, MI - Intersection
05-17 Milwaukee, WI - Miramar
05-18 Madison, WI - Orpheum Stage Door
05-20 Omaha, NE - Sokol Underground
05-22 Denver, CO - Ogden Theatre
05-23 Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge
05-24 Boise, ID - Neurolux
05-26 George, WA - The Gorge (Sasquatch! Festival)
05-28 Portland, OR - Crystal Ballroom
05-30 San Francisco, CA - Slim's
05-31 Los Angeles, CA - El Rey Theatre
06-02 Phoenix, AZ - Brick House
06-16 Manchester, TN - Bonnaroo Festival

Bonnaroo: The Poster

Bonnaroo Possibilities - John Butler Trio

This is a pretty beast cut from the frontman/guitarist of the John Butler Trio. I love the sound of 12-string guitars. Absolutely beautiful.

John Butler - "Ocean"

DVR: Ben Harper on Last Call Tuesday Night

From their newsletter:

LAST CALL WITH CARSON DALY AIRS LATE TUESDAY NIGHT!
Watch Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals perform live on NBC's "Last Call with Carson Daly" with the song "Dressed In Black," featuring blues harp legend Charlie Musselwhite. Check local listings for the time in your area. We're going to offer a limited amount of benharper.net edition "Both Sides of the Gun" box sets featuring the track at The Official Ben Harper Store starting that night. We'll also have it playing in the BHIC Radio Jukebox and MySpace. Finally, you can get to know a little more about Charlie in an exclusive interview just posted at www.benharper.net.
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BHIC RETURN TO BONNAROO IN SUMMER 2007
Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals will make their third appearance at the massive Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival on Saturday, June 16th. Tickets go on sale Friday, February 23, 2007 at 12:00 PM EST through BonnarooTickets.
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BEN TO PLAY TIBET HOUSE BENEFIT & WITH PETE TOWNSHEND
Ben will join Michael Stipe, Patti Smith, Sigur Rós, Lou Reed and more at the 17th annual Tibet House Benefit on February 26th at Carnegie Hall in NYC. Call 212.247.7800 or visit the Carnegie Hall Box Office (57th St. & Seventh Ave.) for tickets.
He will also appear at the Hotel Cafe in Los Angeles on March 3rd with the legendary Pete Townshend. Ticket info is not available at the present time. Please check the venue's website frequently for details when they become available.

Coachella: Staying Put & Sold Out. Bonnaroo: On Sale 2.23.07.

Coachella 2007
From Billboard.com:

In a first, the 2007 edition of the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival is officially sold out in advance, more than two months prior to its April 27-29 engagement at Empire Polo Field in Indio, Calif. And despite rumors to the contrary, Coachella will remain at the palatial desert venue for the foreseeable future, according to Goldenvoice co-founder Paul Tollett, who books the festival.

One of the key reasons: Goldenvoice committed to a second event at the Polo Field, the country festival Stagecoach, which will launch the weekend after Coachella. "There are rumors about that whole area being developed for houses and golf courses," he tells Billboard.com. "We said we'd make this commitment to them, but please don't make houses here, and it worked."

Bonnaroo 2007
[Photo Credit: Bonnaroo @ MySpace]

The fact that Tool is playing an additional live date at a venue that encourages long, big performances will bring in a lot of their fanbase, particularly those that missed their most recent run. The fact the Police are reuniting and this may be the easiest way to get a reasonable ticket outside of the Ticketbastard feeding frenzy and subsequent outrageous scalping means that Bonnaroo tickets are going to go quick. Note that the prices gradually increase. Early bird gets the worm. The following info is straight from Bonnaroo.com.

Tickets for the 2007 Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival go on sale Friday, February 23, 2007 at 12:00 PM EST through BonnarooTickets.com.

TICKETS
Tickets for 2007 Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival are priced at three levels.
The first tickets will be priced at a special rate of $184.50 each. There is a limited allotment of tickets at this price. When the first allotment is sold out, ticket prices will increase without notice to $199.50 and then again without notice to $214.50.

*All tickets are 4-day weekend passes, which include camping and parking (except for RVs, and other oversized vehicles, which will require an additional pass, see below).

*Prices do not include service and shipping charges.

*Service charges are $21.85 PER TICKET. This includes a $3 fee for Coffee County, $6 Facility Fee, and $1 for charity.

*You will be offered two shipping options: UPS 2nd Day Air- No Signature Required for $10.00 per order OR UPS Second-Day Air Signature Required for $12.00. Shipping costs for International Orders vary based on the country to which the order is being shipped.

*There is a limit of 10 tickets per order.

IMPORTANT: ALL TICKETS WILL BE SHIPPED ON Wednesday, May 30, 2007. PLEASE REMEMBER TO HAVE YOUR TICKETS SHIPPED TO AN ADDRESS WHERE YOU OR YOUR AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE WILL BE IN EARLY JUNE.

Guard your tickets carefully - just like cash! There will be ABSOLUTELY NO REISSUES for lost or stolen tickets! These tickets are like your children, except they won't ask you to put them through college. Please visit the website regularly for updated information about 2007 Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival. Please visit your dentist regularly for updated information about your incisors.

The ticket will be a specially designed souvenir ticket, unique to the 2007 Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival. Incidentally, your ticket will also make you more popular with the opposite sex and appear seven years younger. You will be notified via email as to precisely when the tickets will be shipped.

ALL SALES ARE FINAL. The 2007 Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival will take place RAIN OR SHINE. All acts advertised have confirmed their appearance at the 2007 Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival; however, acts are subject to change without notice.

Bonnaroo 2007 Lineup

Bonnaroo 2007
The Police · Tool · Widespread Panic · The White Stripes
Ben Harper & the Innocent Criminals · Wilco · The Flaming Lips
Manu Chao Radio Bemba Sound System · The String Cheese Incident
Franz Ferdinand · Bob Weir & Ratdog · Damien Rice · Ween
Gov't Mule · Ziggy Marley · The Decemberists · Kings of Leon
Michael Franti & Spearhead · Wolfmother · Regina Spektor
The Black Keys · Galactic · The Black Keys DJ Shadow
Gillian Welch · Spoon · Keller Williams (WMD's)
Sasha & John Digweed · STS9 · Old Crow Medicine Show
The Hold Steady · North Mississippi Allstars · Fountains Of Wayne
Hot Tuna · Feist · Hot Chip Lily Allen · John Butler Trio
Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mountain Boys · Aesop Rock
The Richard Thompson Band · Dierks Bentley · Xavier Rudd
Gogol Bordello · Junior Brown · Tortoise · T-Bone Burnett
Mavis Staples Clutch · Cold War Kids · Dr. Dog · Paolo Nutini
Brazilian Girls · RX Bandits · The Nightwatchman · The Slip
Girl Talk · Railroad Earth · Martha Wainwright · Rodrigo y Gabriela
Annuals · Tea Leaf Green · Sam Roberts Band ·
Elvis Perkins in Dearland · Charlie Louvin · Sonya Kitchell
Mute Math · Apollo Sunshine · Uncle Earl · James Blood Ulmer
The National · The Little Ones · Black Angels · Ryan Shaw

Comedians:
Lewis Black & Friends
Dave Attell
David Cross

...on it like Gin on Tonic, kid...