Thursday marks the beginning of my favorite stretch of days on the music calendar.
Bonnaroo begins Thursday and Riverbend the following day. That means live music will dominate my life for 10 straight days, and that is a very good thing. Those attending both will have the opportunity to choose between almost 150 acts.
Beginning Thursday afternoon, I will post updates on Facebook, Twitter and the our Bonnaroo page at fyi.timesfreespress.com detailing the things I see and hear on “The Farm” in Manchester.
If there is anything you’d like to know or want me to check out or you just want to share your thoughts on either or both events, send me an e-mail.
When it burst onto the music scene in 2001, Bonnaroo immediately became known as a jam-band hippiefest. Organizers have repeatedly said Bonnaroo was never intended to be solely a jam festival but rather a festival open to all genres as long as the fan base would also camp for the weekend.