Official Bonnaroo Line Up Announced
The official line up for this year's Bonnaroo Festival has been announced. Though it lacks some of the heavies that were on the bogus list that was circulating last month, the official line up retains some of its hipster-slant with acts such as The Decemberists, Hot Chip, Girl Talk, Cold War Kids, Franz Ferdinand, and Lily Allen.
The Police headline rumours were true as the recently reunited band will co-headline the Manchester, Tennesee festival with prog-metallers Tool.
If you got screwed when Coachella sold out in record time, be sure to have your mouse-click finger ready when Bonaroo tickets go on sale February 23rd at 12 noon.
Full Confirmed Bonaroo Line Up:
The Police Tool Widespread Panic The White Stripes Ben Harper & the Innocent Criminals Wilco The Flaming Lips MANU CHAO Radio Bemba Sound System The String Cheese Incident Franz Ferdinand Bob Weir & Ratdog Damien Rice Ween Gov't Mule Ziggy Marley The Decemberists Kings of Leon Michael Franti & Spearhead Wolfmother Regina Spektor The Black Keys Galactic DJ Shadow Gillian Welch Spoon Keller Williams (WMD'S) Sasha & John Digweed STS9 Old Crow Medicine Show The Hold Steady Lily Allen North Mississippi Allstars Fountains Of Wayne Hot Tuna Feist Hot Chip John Butler Trio Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mountain Boys Aesop Rock The Richard Thompson Band Dierks Bentley James Blood Ulmer Xavier Rudd Gogol Bordello Junior Brown Tortoise T-Bone Burnett Mavis Staples Clutch Cold War Kids Dr. Dog Paolo Nutini Brazilian Girls RX Bandits The Nightwatchman The Slip Girl Talk Railroad Earth Martha Wainwright Rodrigo y Gabriela Annuals Tea Leaf Green Sam Roberts Band Elvis Perkins in Dearland Charlie Louvin Sonya Kitchell Mute Math Apollo Sunshine Uncle Earl The National The Little Ones Black Angels Ryan Shaw Lewis Black & Friends Dave Attell David Cross
Free Music Alert: Cold War Kids Release Online EP
Pet band of the blogosphere, Cold War Kids, have released a covers EP, entitled Benefit At The District, for free download courtesy of their website. The recordings originate from a Breast Cancer Walk benefit performance this past September in Orange, California. The EP features the Fullerton, CA quartet on six loose renditions of tunes by the likes of Tom Waits, Fiona Apple, and Elvis Costello among others.
Cold War Kids will perform on Late Night with David Letterman December 21st and have a series of shows in New York and Los Angeles planned for January.
January Shows:
01/10/2007 09:00 PM - Pianos, New York, NY - 8$ advance
01/12/2007 08:00 PM - Silverlake Lounge, Los Angeles,CA
01/17/2007 09:00 PM - Union Hall, New York, NY
01/19/2007 08:00 PM - Silverlake Lounge, Los Angeles, CA
01/24/2007 08:00 PM - Mercury Lounge, NY
01/26/2007 08:00 PM - Spaceland, Los Angeles, CA
Further Listening:
"The Soloist in The Living Room" MP3
"Heavy Boots" MP3
Recommended Viewing:
Cold War Kids' video for "Hair Down" from their album Robbers & Cowards
and a live performance of "Hospital Beds"
Further Perusal:
Cold War Kids' Myspace