I am a total blog slacker this year

:( I've kept myself too busy and haven't had the chance to properly prepare for this momentous occasion. That being said, my wristband came in!



The bad news is that because it's plastic, I may have to retire all three this year :(

Neil Young Fans Have Spoken

Here is this year's *initial* lineup!

I'll have to get on that playlist here soon... but right off the top, I'm most excited about: Arcade Fire! The Black Keys! BUFFALO SPRINGFIELD!!!!! MMJ! Lil Wayne! The Strokes! The Decemberists! Girl Talk! Big Boi! Gregg Allman!!! The Walkmen! Smith Westerns.... and many more to come.

Stay tuned. For now I actually have some work to get done

Happy Lineup Day!

The Bonnaroo X lineup drops today at 11 a.m. (CST) and I will be at the computer mostly the whole day if you need me. Reactions after. (Follow me @lauranette, see widget at right).

New website design is up!

Woohoo! The new Bonnaroo.com website design is up. Lineup drops on Tuesday, tickets go on sale again on Saturday. I will be spending the weekend at Inforoo...

Pre-Sale on Black Friday

Reminder from my e-mail:

"Don't forget, we're going to give you the opportunity to purchase tickets at a very special price - an amazing $209.50 (plus service charges) - this Friday, November 26. Luckily for you and your sleep schedule, our ticket sale begins at 12/noon Eastern Standard Time and doesn't involve a coupon of any kind.

After that first allotment of pre-sale tickets is gone, we'll continue to offer tickets at a great value of $224.50 (plus service charges)."

I'll be there ;)

I Actually Got in the Fountain This Year

One more thing before I call it a night...

I actually got in the Centeroo fountain this year, and it felt. like. HEAVEN. Luckily, I got in on that Thursday and it hadn't turned brown yet. I'm the one in the red Champs shirt above. Below is a video on Bonnaroo's YouTube. No, I'm not in it.

Was Dave a Little Weird for Anyone Else?

Dave Matthews Band is one of my favorite bands of all time, and when I remember seeing him before, I remember it being epic - so of course I looked forward to them closing out this year's festival.

"Shake Me Like a Monkey" was a highlight for me, even though it's off the new album. It was a little disappointing they didn't play more of the stuff everyone knows. Personally, amongst a crowd like Bonnaroo where maybe everyone isn't a huge DMB fan that's on top of everything the band's done lately, I would have thought they would have made the show more accessible.

David and Justin didn't like it, I could tell, and I think that affected my opinion of the show. I tried to be off in my own little world as I danced to the music, but everyone leaving also had me a little distracted.

Also, it kind of seemed like Dave was super high or drunk or something.

How about that -"shake your sexy ass" breakdown he came up with out of no where? That was entertaining.

Anyway, we left right after the show and we were all kind of tired and cranky so that might have had some effect on how I felt about what I'd just seen. I'm curious - what did everyone else think?