Bonnaroo is what happens when Coachella, Electric Daisy Carnival, and Stagecoach crowds party on a farm together.
The 700-acre farm, located in Manchester, Tenn., has been home to the four-day festival for over 10 years now and annually features an eclectic mix of musicians and comedians seldom seen anywhere east of California. It's gotten so big Uber is offering round-trip helicopter lifts from Nashville for a hefty $1,500 per ride.
Given this year's lineup, some Bonnaroo attendee's won't mind paying up.
It won't be unusual to see Deadmau5 fans' mau5heads bobbing while Earth, Wind & Fire's jams, or for thrash-metal band Slayer to stick around for R&B singer-songwriter D'Angelo's closing set on Saturday night. That is what Bonnaroo is all about; creating tolerance by bringing people together under a single tent.
General admission tickets are still available, but the $324.50 price tag may be a bit steep for some concertgoers. Luckily, the music festival has partnered with Red Bull to bring weekend-long coverage on redbull.tv/bonnaroo beginning Thursday night at 7 p.m. CST.
When: Thursday, June 11 - Sunday, June 14, 2015
Where: Great Stage Park, Manchester, Tenn.
Live stream: Redbull.tv
Artists to watch:
Tove Lo (Thursday) - Won Swedish Grammis awards for her breakthrough single "Habits" and was featured artist on EDM DJ Alesso's hit "Heroes."
Alabama Shakes (Friday) - The soulful rock group received 2013 Grammy nominations for their debut album, Boys & Girls, and has been tapped to headline September's Boston Calling Music Festival.
X-Ambassadors (Saturday) - Mostly known for their song "Renegades" being featured in a recent Jeep commercial, this Ithaca, N.Y. quartet walks the line between pop and alternative rock.
Twenty One Pilots (Sunday) - Tyler Joseph and Josh Dun are finally getting the main stage notoriety they deserve, having just claimed their third straight top 10 track on the Billboard alternative charts.
Live stream schedule (all times CST):
Thursday, June 11
Channel 1
7:15 p.m.: Unlocking the Truth
8:15 p.m.: DMA'S
9:00 p.m.: Temples
9:45 p.m.: Glass Animals
11:15 p.m.: Courtney Barnett
Channel 2
7:15 p.m.: Ryn Weaver
8:00 p.m.: Iceage
9:00 p.m.: Dopapod
9:45 p.m. Houndmouth
10:30 p.m.: The Growlers
11:15 p.m.: Benjamin Booker
Friday, June 12
Channel 1
5:05 p.m.: Royal Blood
6:15 p.m.: Dawes
7:15 p.m.: Guster
8:15 p.m.: Alabama Shakes
11:00 p.m.: Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals
12:45 a.m.: deadmau5 (partial set)
Channel 2
5:05 p.m.: SOJA
6:05 p.m.: Against Me!
8:30 p.m.: Tears for Fears
9:45 p.m.: Ben Folds and yMusic
11:15 p.m.: Run the Jewels
12:15 a.m.: Earth, Wind & Fire
Channel 3
5:05 p.m.: Between the Buried and Me
6:05 p.m.: Unknown Mortal Orchestra
7:15 p.m.: Moon Taxi
8:15 p.m.: Sylvan Esso
9:15 p.m.: Atmosphere
11:15 p.m.: Medeski Martin & Wood with John Scofield
12:15 a.m.: Mac DeMarco
Saturday, June 13
Channel 1
5:05 p.m.: Rhiannon Giddens
5:45 p.m.: The War on Drugs
6:45 p.m.: Bleachers
8:00 p.m.: My Morning Jacket
10:15 p.m.: Hozier
11:30 p.m.: Mumford & Sons
Channel 2
5:00 p.m.: Trampled by Turtles
6:15 p.m.: Jamie xx (partial set)
7:30 p.m.: Gary Clark Jr.
8:30 p.m.: Belle & Sebastian
9:45 p.m.: ODESZA
Channel 3
6:00 p.m.: Bahamas
7:00 p.m.: SZA
8:15 p.m.: Atomic Bomb! Who is William Onyeabor?
9:45 p.m.: Gramatik
10:45 p.m.: SBTRKT
12:15 a.m.: Tycho
Sunday, June 14
Channel 1
5:05 p.m.: Twenty One Pilots
6:30 p.m.: AWOLNATION
8:00 p.m.: Robert Plant and the Sensational Space Shifters
9:30 p.m.: Billy Joel
Channel 2
5:05 p.m. Madisen Ward and the Mama Bear
6:15 p.m.: Brandi Carlisle
7:45 p.m.: Spoon
9:00 p.m.: D'Angelo and the Vanguard
Channel 3
5:05 p.m. Bela Fleck and Abigail Washburn
6:15 p.m.: Jerry Douglas Presents Earls of Leicester
7:15 p.m.: Rudimental
8:30 p.m.: Punch Brothers
9:30 p.m.: The Bluegrass Situation SuperJam featuring Ed Helms and special guests
10:45 p.m.: Caribou
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