After making a lap around Centeroo to check out the random vendors I found myself back at the Which Stage to check out Animal Collective. I had heard of this band before and wanted to see what the talk was all about. Sadly it was not the type of music I was looking for and took off after a couple of rather experimental indie tracks blasted through my ears.
As I was searching for the next artist to check out I passed the Troo Music Stage where I heard a fun country steel-guitar-playing Earl Watson do his thing. While he and his band played, people with Budweiser were throwing out ice-water-soaked towels to people in the crowd. I wasted no time in catching one and threw it around my overheated neck.
Having some time to kill before some more acts played at various stages, my friend and I made way over to the main stage, the What Stage, where we discovered a small hidden tent also known as the Café Where tent. It just so happened at the time we walked past the tent a act called Belleville Outfit was playing. This band was one of those bands I made a note to check out when I get back home. I loved the cabaret, jazz, and even folk sounds they unleashed.
Once they finished it was time to head all the way back to the other side of the festival where St. Vincent was rocking out at That Stage. This band was one of those bands I could not tell if I liked or not as some of their songs were upbeat and others just dropped to a mellow slur of sorts.
I tried to check out Bela Fleck & Tourmani Diabate at the Other Tent, but so did almost everyone else in Centeroo. There was limited space and I could barely see the band. After a couple of songs I decided it would be best to just move on.
Grace Potter & The Nocturnals were playing some amazing R&B cheery music over at This Tent so I made sure I at least checked out a couple of her songs. The female-driven music was perfect to just chill out to on a day like today.
Still wanting to try and check out every artist playing at Bonnaroo, I left This Tent and returned over to the Troo Music Stage where Dirty Sweet was playing. Not feeling them I headed over to the What Stage where Galactic with Trombone Shorty and Corey Henry were entertaining a massive crowd with their mix of jam and hip hop. I really wish I could have skipped some of the previous acts I saw to take in Galactic and friends' entire set. It looked like a lot of the people were having the time of their lives.
Article comments
1 - El Bicho
Sorry to hear the cops hassled you. No doubt their hard work is keeping Bonnaroo drug free. What jackasses.
Good to see you paid some respect to Reverend Al.
PE did the same thing at Coachella.
Looking forward to Day Three.
2 - Jordan Richardson
Check D and Favor Flav announced that they would be playing their 1988 classic It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back in its entirety.
*drools*
3 - Glen Boyd
Don't miss Bruce Brian. The setlists have gotten much better in Europe...he played "fade away" a couple of nights ago for the first time in 26 years. If you get "The Price You Pay" (which I'm assuming from what little I know about you wouldn't be a big deal to you anyway), remind me that I may have to kill you.
Either way, I wish I was there. Just don't miss Bruce dude.
-Glen
4 - Snickers
Big mistake skipping out on Phish chief
5 - oneshowatatime
wow, written by a true rook. not even camping at the roo? please...
6 - El Bicho
Snickers, he can always catch Phish on Sunday
7 - Ilena
Phish sucks. The only thing good about them is their light shows. I would never have missed Phoenix for them!
But that sucks the cops hassled you. I would have been pissed. I mean it's not like 90% of the people were on fucked up on something all weekend.
It was amazing though! I'm sad it's over :(
8 - Sneed
Phish's first show and then Girl Talk starting at 2:30 in the morning was the best part of Bonnaroo, no lie