2006 Bonnaroo Music Festival Explained

The 2006 festival ran from June 15–18. The headliners for the 2006 festival included Radiohead, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Beck, and Phil Lesh and Friends. The Preservation Hall Jazz Band was featured in their own tent for three days and nights. The festival reportedly sold over 80,000 tickets. Radiohead's Ed O'Brien has described the band's headlining set as one of their best performances. ^[1]

Lineup

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June 15th

(artists listed from earliest to latest set times)

This Tent:
That Tent:
- The Motet
- The Cat Empire
- DeVotchKa
- Toubab Krewe
The Other Tent:
Sonic Stage:
- Nug Jug
- Gypsy Hands Tribal Belly Dance
- Moonshine Still
The Bonnaroo Comedy Theatre:
- Vic Henley, Morgan Murphy, Jon Reep, Tom Papa, Demetri Martin
- Patton Oswalt and Jasper Reed (2 sets)
Cinema Tent:
- Real Genius
- Superman III
- Mayor of the Sunset Strip
- Walk the Line
- 2006 NBA Finals Game Four
  - - The Shining
- The Street Fighter

June 16th

(artists listed from earliest to latest set times)

What Stage:
Which Stage:
This Tent:
- Robinella
- Seu Jorge
- Mike Gordon & Ramble Dove
- Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder
- Lyrics Born
- Common
- Blackalicious
That Tent:
- Andrew Bird
- Devendra Barnhart
- Nickel Creek
- Cat Power and the Memphis Rhythm Band
- My Morning Jacket
The Other Tent:
- Bettye LaVette
- Donavon Frankenreiter
- G. Love & Special Sauce
- Robert Randolph & the Family Band
- Umphrey's McGee
- Disco Biscuits
Sonic Stage:
- I-Nine
- DeVotchKa
- The Wood Brothers featuring John Medeski & Kenny Wollesen
- Toubab Krewe
- World Party
- Umphrey's McGee
- Devendra Banhart
- Steel Train
The Bonnaroo Comedy Theatre:
- Patton Oswalt and Jasper Reed (2 sets)
- Vic Henley, Morgan Murphy, Jon Reep, Tom Papa, Demetri Martin (2 sets)
Blue Room Café:
- Vorcza
- Eliot Morris
- American Minor
Troo Music Lounge:
- Corn Mo
- Tyler Ramsey
- Hector Qirko Band
- Die Nachtigallen
- Bobby Bare Jr.
- Samantha Stollenwerck
- Hot Buttered Rum
- Infradig
Cinema Tent:
- - - - She's the Man
- Madagascar
- King Kong
- Wetlands Preserved
- Superman III
- Rosemary's Baby

June 17th

(artists listed from earliest to latest set times)

What Stage:
- The Neville Brothers
- Elvis Costello & the Imposters featuring Allen Toussaint
- Beck
- Radiohead
Which Stage:
This Tent:
That Tent:
The Other Tent:
- Jackie Greene
- Bill Frisell
- Amadou & Mariam
- Medeski Martin & Wood
- Balkan Beat Box
- The Dresden Dolls
- Sasha
Sonic Stage:
- Tom Hamilton of Brothers Past
- Les Claypool
- Blues Traveler
- Gomez
- moe.
- Jackie Greene
- Buddy Guy
- The Disco Biscuits
- Dungen
The Bonnaroo Comedy Theatre:
- Lewis Black and Kjell Bjorgen (2 Sets)
Blue Room Café:
- Grayson Capps
- Gran Bel Fisher
- Phil Pollard & His Band of Humans
Troo Music Lounge:
- Trevor Hall
- Mutemath
- Zac Brown Band
- Artvandalay
- Tishamingo
- The Avett Brothers
- Garage Deluxe
Cinema Tent:
- Fan-Submitted Short Movies
- USA vs. Italy
  - - Eight Legged Freaks
- Scarface (Widescreen Anniversary Edition)
- Rocky IV
- Real Genius
- Walk the Line

June 18th

(artists listed from earliest to latest set times)

What Stage:
Which Stage:
This Tent:
- Mike Doughty's Band
- Soulive
- The Streets
- Atmosphere
That Tent:
- Be Your Own Pet
- Deadboy & the Elephantmen
- Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks
- Sonic Youth
The Other Tent:
- Shooter Jennings
- Jerry Douglas
- Son Volt
- Steve Earle
Sonic Stage:
- Matisyahu
- Andrew Bird
- Rusted Root
- Mike Doughty's Band
- Jerry Douglas
- Eric Krasno and Reggie Watts of Soulive
- Béla Fleck and the Flecktones
The Bonnaroo Comedy Theatre:
- Lewis Black and Kjell Bjorgen
Blue Room Café:
- JD & The Straight Shot
- The Rockwells
- Tim Lee Band
Troo Music Lounge:
- Abigail Washburn
- Leslie Woods
- Mitch Rutman Group
- Bojones
Cinema Tent:
- Before the Music Dies
- Press On
- Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars
  - - 2006 NBA Finals Game Five

Superjam

(Core band members only, guests not included)

Trey Anastasio (guitar), Mike Gordon (guitar), Phil Lesh (bass), Marco Benevento (organ, keyboards), Joe Russo (drums)

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Notes and References

Greenhaus, Mike https://relix.com/articles/detail/ed-obrien-third-rock-from-the-sun/ Relix
Web site: Bonnaroo 2006 Schedule . 2009-06-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090209025951/http://www.bonnaroo.com/schedule/2006.aspx . 2009-02-09 . dead .
Web site: Bonnaroo Superjam Archive. live. 2012-06-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20160318060315/http://archive.org/search.php?query=bonnaroo%20superjam . 2016-03-18 .