Santigold was one of the bands that played today that I really wanted to check out so I headed over to That Tent where they were already bringing down the house (tent) with an amazing mix of fun indie rock and Brooklyn-style hip hop.
The Yeah Yeah Yeahs were playing at the exact same time as Santigold so I headed towards the Which Stage to see the exciting indie rock act. I could not believe how many people were there checking them out. There were people literally in the trees watching the Yeah Yeah Yeahs play.
The one-and-only Al Green played the What Stage just as the sun was starting to feel a little cooler. The Reverend started off his set playing some of his gospel hits for everyone. I really wanted to hear some of the classics but had to wait though a couple of track from his newer albums before he broke into songs everyone seemed to sing along to, including “Let’s Stay Together”.
One of the highlights to the Al Green set was when he asked the crowd if they knew where romance comes from. He immediately broke into covers of classic R&B tracks such as “My Girl” by the Temptations as well as played some Sam Cooke and Otis Redding. It was quite the highlight of the set.
Once Al Green finished up, I slowed made way to the Which Stage to see TV On The Radio perform. As they played I looked around me and saw that many people were just hanging out now. It looked like the sun got the best of them but in reality they were just recharging their batteries for the duration of the day.
While waiting for the Beastie Boys to perform on the What Stage, my friend and I made a lap around the grounds again where we saw performances by The Features, Lucinda Williams, Ani Difranco, and also a great band called Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band.
During this small trek to kill time we also engaged in our first meal of the day. Blackened gator is actually pretty tasty as are fried oysters. I loved having such a huge selection of cuisine to dine on in Centeroo but the prices were a little steep.
By the time we were done eating it was time to head to the What Stage to see one of my highlight bands of the weekend play, the Beastie Boys. Mix Master Mike opened up the show with an insane scratching session and soon introduced the Beastie Boys to the stage.
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