Earlier today, Bonnaroo officials released their tentative music lineup. This is the moment that thousands of people have been waiting anxiously for. All I have to say is that the lineup is pretty damn solid.
Kanye West Responds to Bonnaroo Criticism through his Blog
On Tuesday, June 24th, Kanye West fought back against heavy criticism and defended his Bonnaroo performance via
I am sick of negative people who just sit around trying 2 plot my downfall… Why????
Nobody’s plotting your downfall, Kanye. The fans of Bonnaroo just wanted a good, entertaining, on time performance, and we didn’t get that. We got an egotistical Kanye who strolled onto the stage 2 hours late and didn’t even acknowledge the crowd once. It was bright out halfway through your performance.
Kanye West and his Glow in the Dark Tour Anger Fans at Bonnaroo by Being 2 Hours Late
We all know that there’s a time and place where it’s acceptable to be fashionably late. Bonnaroo is neither the
M.I.A. Performs Last Show Ever at Bonnaroo Music Festival
So on Friday June 13th, Mathangi “Maya” Arulpragasam, aka M.I.A., performed at the Bonnaroo Music Festival
in Manchester, Tennesee. All I have to say is HOLY FUCK. Her set was probably the most intense, high energy performance at Bonnaroo. I know this because I was lucky enough to witness it first hand and up close.
After an amazing set by !!! (chk chk chk), M.I.A. was scheduled to perform. !!! had set the bar quite high, and it was questionable whether or not M.I.A. could top it. There was even speculation that M.I.A. would literally be missing in action - nobody was even sure if she would show up for her Bonnaroo performance. This was because the Sri Lankan MC canceled her European tour, citing exhaustion as the main reason.