2010 Bonnaroo Music Festival Explained

The 2010 Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival was held on June 10–13, 2010. The line-up was announced Tuesday, February 9, although the original line-up release date was scheduled for February 2. It was broadcast live on YouTube.^[1] Pre-sale tickets went on sale November 27, 2009.^[2]

Line-up

The majority of artists were announced on Bonnaroo's official MySpace and Twitter pages over a span of nine hours.^[3] On March 4, Ween, John Butler Trio, Umphrey's McGee, Galactic, The Gossip, and Circa Survive were added to the line-up. On March 11, it was announced that Conan O'Brien would stop at the festival during The Legally Prohibited from Being Funny on Television Tour. Recordings of Tenacious D's performance on June 11 were released for free on the Live Music Archive.^[4]

Thursday, June 10

(artists listed from earliest to latest set times)^[5]

This Tent:
That Tent:
The Other Tent:
The Comedy Theatre:
- J. B. Smoove with Julian McCullough & Rob Cantrell (2 Sets)
- Margaret Cho with Baron Vaughn & John Roberts (2 Sets)
Cinema Tent:
- Short Circuit
- Corey Haim Rules: The Lost Boys
- Green Screens presented by Rock the Earth: Gasland / The World Ocean: Trashed
- Countdown to Zero
- Adult Swim's Aqua Teen Hunger Force
- The Raspberry Brothers: The Karate Kid
- The Hangover
- Jaws 3-D
- When You're Strange

A Film About The Doors

Troo Music Lounge hosted by Budweiser
- Joe Robinson
- The Non-Commissioned Officers
- Frontier Ruckus
- Elizabeth Cook
- Sarah Jarosz
- Tiny Animals
- Frank Turner
- The Constellations
- Joshua James
Solar Stage:
- Hunab Kru Breakdancing
- Gypsy Hands Tribal Dance
- The Wildrovers
- Jaik Willis
- African Drum and Dance by Mawre & Company
- Bonnaroo Beard & Mustache Competition
- Jonathan Sexton and the Big Love Choir
- African Drum and Dance by Mawre & Company
- Poetix / Hunab Kru Breakdancing
- RhythMystik Tribal Percussion
The Silent Disco Powered by Vitaminwater:
- DJ Equal
- Gypsyphonic Disko
- Eclectic Method
- Jared Dietch
The Lunar Stage:
- Experience
- 2010 NBA Finals Game 4
- Dieselboy
- LA Riots
- Afrojack
- Sharam

Friday, June 11

(artists listed from earliest to latest set times)^[5]

What Stage:
- Mighty Clouds of Joy
- Damian Marley & Nas
- Tenacious D
- Kings of Leon
Which Stage:
- Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue
- The Gaslight Anthem
- Umphrey's McGee
- The National
- Michael Franti & Spearhead
- The Flaming Lips & Stardeath and White Dwarfs perform The Dark Side of the Moon
This Tent:
- Julia Nunes
- Jay Electronica
- Gossip
- She & Him
- Tori Amos
- Bassnectar
- LCD Soundsystem
That Tent:
- Punch Brothers featuring Chris Thile
- Carolina Chocolate Drops
- Hot Rize
- The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
- Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers
- The Black Keys
- Kid Cudi
- B.o.B
The Other Tent:
- Tokyo Police Club
- Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros
- Dr. Dog
- OK Go
- Les Claypool
- Daryl Hall & Chromeo
- Galactic
Sonic Stage:
The Comedy Theatre:
- Conan O'Brien
- Margaret Cho with Baron Vaughn & John Roberts (2 Sets)
- Jeffrey Ross Roasts Bonnaroo with Chelsea Peretti
Cafe Where?:
- Jill Andrews
- The RBC
- Boy Crisis
- Alyssa Bonagura
- Samantha Crain
Cinema Tent:
- Super Fly
- Conan O'Brien (Live Feed from The Comedy Theatre)
- The Raspberry Brothers: Footloose
- Rock the Earth Q&A: Sarah Bush and Anne Bedarf
- Salva Tres Palmas
- Adult Swim's Childrens Hospital
- Adult Swim's Robot Chicken
- Shaun of the Dead
- Zombieland
- Inglourious Basterds
Troo Music Lounge hosted by Budweiser:
Solar Stage:
- Shiloh Circle
- Gypsy Hands Tribal Dance
- Rock the Earth Panel Discussion "Social Change Through Music"
- The Poetix Vanguard
- Rock the Earth Interview & Performance Diane Birch
- Rock the Earth Interview & Performance Special Guest
- Josh Phillips Folk Festival
- Bonnaroo Beard & Mustache Competition
- African Drum and Dance by Mawre & Company
- Joshua James
- Here's To the Long Haul
- The Poetix Vanguard
- Hunab Kru Breakdancing
- Gypsy Hands Tribal Dance
- Miss Lolly Pop's Burlesque Coterie
The Silent Disco Powered by Vitaminwater:
- Motion Potion
- Eclectic Method
- DJ Equal
- DJ Logic
The Lunar Stage:
- Live Screening of Conan O'Brien from The Comedy Theatre
- Experience
- Eclectic Method
- Hercules and Love Affair (DJ Set)
- The Crystal Method
- Mark Knight
- Lee Burridge

Saturday, June 12

(artists listed from earliest to latest set times)^[5]

What Stage:
- Big Sam's Funky Nation
- Jimmy Cliff
- The Dead Weather
- Stevie Wonder
- Jay-Z
Which Stage:
- Rebelution
- Baaba Maal
- Norah Jones
- The Avett Brothers
- Weezer
This Tent:
- Circa Survive
- Isis
- Melvins
- Jeff Beck
- Dan Deacon Ensemble
- Deadmau5
That Tent:
- Langhorne Slim
- Brandi Carlile
- Dave Rawlings Machine
- Mumford & Sons
- John Prine
- Thievery Corporation
- Disco Biscuits
The Other Tent:
- Bomba Estéreo
- Mexican Institute of Sound
- Nortec Collective Presents Bostich and Fussible
- Aterciopelados
- Los Amigos Invisibles
- Ozomatli
- Clutch
- GWAR
Sonic Stage:
The Comedy Theatre:
- Conan O'Brien
- Jeffrey Ross Roasts Bonnaroo with Chelsea Peretti
- Aziz Ansari, Nick Kroll, Paul Scheer & Rob Huebel
- Benson / Burnham / Giraldo featuring Chelsea Peretti
Cafe Where?:
- Imelda May
- Morning Teleportation
- Angus & Julia Stone
Cinema Tent:
- 180 South
- Conan O'Brien (Live Feed from The Comedy Theatre)
- Green Screens: Ryan Stasik (Umphrey's McGee) / Q&A Monnie Monteleone
- When You're Strange

A Film About The Doors

- The Secret To A Happy Ending (Drive-By Truckers Documentary)
- The Decemberists

Here Come the Waves

- Adult Swim's Childrens Hospital
- The Hangover
- Footloose
- Short Circuit
Troo Music Lounge hosted by Budweiser:
- Jonathan Tyler and the Northern Lights
- Elmwood
- Truth & Salvage Co.
- Paper Tongues
- Red Cortez
- The Middle East
- Harper Simon
- Jonathan Sexton & The Big Love Choir
- Lissie
Solar Stage:
- The Wildrovers
- Hunab Kru Breakdancing
- Rock the Earth Panel Discussion "Social Change Through Music"
- The Poetix Vanguard
- RhythMystik Tribal Percussion
- Rock the Earth Interview Baaba Maal
- Rock The Earth Interview & Performance Julia Nunes
- The Poetix Vanguard
- Bonnaroo Beard & Mustache Competition
- Ogya
- African Drum and Dance by Mawre & Company
- Jill Andrews
- The Poetix Vanguard
- Hunab Kru Breakdancing
- Gypsy Hands Tribal Dance
- Miss Lolly Pop's Burlesque Coterie
The Silent Disco Powered by Vitaminwater:
- DJ Logic
- DJ Equal
- Motion Potion
The Lunar Stage:
- World Cup: England v. USA
- Experience
- Eclectic Method
- Danny Howells
- Kaskade
- Timo Maas

Sunday, June 13

(artists listed from earliest to latest set times)^[5]

What Stage:
Which Stage:
- Tinariwen
- Calexico
- Regina Spektor
- Ween
- Phoenix
This Tent:
- Japandroids
- Lucero
- Against Me!
- Dropkick Murphys
- Rise Against
That Tent:
The Other Tent:
- Ingrid Michaelson
- Martin Sexton
- Blues Traveler
- They Might Be Giants
- Medeski Martin & Wood
Sonic Stage:
- Truth & Salvage Co.
- Danny Barnes
- Orgone
- Harper Simon
- Medeski Martin & Wood
- Martin Sexton
- John Butler
- Cross Canadian Ragweed
- Monte Montgomery
- Blues Traveler
The Comedy Theatre:
- Aziz Ansari, Nick Kroll, Paul Scheer & Rob Huebel
- Benson / Burnham / Giraldo featuring Chelsea Peretti
- Aziz Ansari, Nick Kroll, Paul Scheer & Rob Huebel (2 Sets)
Cafe Where?:
- Danny Barnes
- How I Became The Bomb
- Mike Posner
Cinema Tent:
- Love Noise
- Green Screens by Rock the Earth: The Cove with John Popper, Joseph Chisolm, Charles Hamberton
- Infantree: Food for Thought
- Exit Through the Gift Shop
- Adult Swim's Tim and Eric's Check It Out!
- The White Stripes

Under Great White Northern Lights

- Country First
- Inglourious Basterds
Troo Music Lounge hosted by Budweiser:
- The Devil Makes Three
- Caitlin Rose
- Tamarama
- Supagroup
- Space Capone
- Everest
- Orgone
Solar Stage:
- Ogya
- African Drum and Dance by Mawre & Company
- Rock the Earth Panel Discussion "Social Change Through Music"
- The Poetix Vanguard
- Rock The Earth Interview & Performance Here's to the Long Haul
- Rock the Earth Interview & Performance Special Guest
- Rock the Earth Interview & Performance Danny Barnes
- The Poetix Vanguard
- Bonnaroo Beard & Mustache Competition
- Hunab Kru Breakdancing
- Gypsy Hands Tribal Dance
- Josh Phillips Folk Festival
- Gypsy Hands Tribal Dance
The Silent Disco Powered by Vitaminwater:
- Motion Potion
The Lunar Stage:
- World Cup: Germany v. Australia
- Experience
- 2010 NBA Finals Game 5

Notes

As in 2009, no Superjam took place. It returned in 2011.

Notes and References

Web site: Bonnaroo 2010 Dates Announced!. Bonnaroo. December 2, 2008. December 9, 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20091229191017/http://www.bonnaroo.com/news/2008/12/02/bonnaroo-2010-dates-announced.aspx. December 29, 2009. dead. dmy-all.
News: Pareles. Jon. Generations Mingle at This Year's Bonnaroo . NY Times . June 14, 2009 . June 17, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20150220002340/http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/15/arts/music/15bonnaroo.html. February 20, 2015. live.
Web site: Bonnaroo Lineup Announced | News . Pitchfork . February 9, 2010 . February 19, 2015.
Web site: Tenacious D : Free Music : Free Audio : Download & Streaming : Internet Archive . Archive.org . February 19, 2015.
http://mindreader.bonnaroo.com/bonnaroo-2010-schedule.html