Fans gather to watch Wiz Khalifa during the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival in Manchester, Tenn., Saturday, June 11, 2011. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)MANCHESTER, Tenn.-You never know who will show up at the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival. Friday night former porn and reality TV star Ron Jeremy was here, and Saturday, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar made an appearance.
The basketball legend was on a news conference panel that included Buffalo Springfield members Richie Furay and Stephen Stills, Jerry Greenfield of Ben & Jerry’s fame, singer Nicole Atkins and music producer/performer Daniel Lanois.
Jabbar was in Manchester to promote his film, “On the Shoulders of Giants,” a documentary about the black pioneers in professional basketball that was screened earlier in the week in the cinema tent.
Furay was asked about the development of the music festival, something he and Stills have watched grow during careers spanning five decades.
“If Woodstock had been like this, we’d never have left,” Furay said.