From http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2007/06/19/j eff-tweedy-of-wilco-makes
From http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2007/06/19/j eff-tweedy-of-wilco-makes-peace-with-mellow-swings-baseball- bat-wildly-at-bonnaroo/
Bonnaroo has started to fade in our memory, but the smells, the ringing in our ears, the vague nausea from heat, remain. One of the best memories is our chance encounter with Jeff Tweedy of Wilco at the festival's batting cage: He talked about baseball, the response to his new album and why being called "mellow" might not be the worst thing in the world.
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From: http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2007/06/18/b onnaroo-video-festival-w
From: http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2007/06/18/b onnaroo-video-festival-white-stripes-franz-ferdinand-the-pol ice-wilco-mavis-staples-cold-war-kids-john-paul-jones-the-ro ots-lily-allen-rolling-stone-magazine/ Nobody ever has a more bizarre experience at the Bonnaroo Festival than the Smoking Section. In just three days on site — at the seven-hundred acre, steaming-hot cow pasture in Tennessee — we hung out with Wilco leader Jeff Tweedy in the backstage batting cages, sat down with Led Zeppelin bassist John Paul Jones, ripped a couple J's with the Kings of Leon, ate paella prepared by world-music superstar Manu Chao, caught insane sets by The Police and Tool, and kissed the gospel-soul legend Mavis Staples (on the lips)!
It was the Smoking Section's fifth trip to the 'Roo in the festival's six-year history, and, we must admit, it's been crazy to watch Bonnaroo transform itself from a straight hippie-fest into offering America's deepest, and most diverse outdoor music events.
Within an hour of arriving on site, we found ourselves in the company of greatness, sitting on a couch backstage next to John Paul Jones. JPJ - it's cool to call him that, he assured us - had just stepped offstage after playing mandolin with Uncle Earl, an all-lady bluegrass team from Nashville, whose album, Waterloo, Tennessee, he had recently produced. JPJ was sweating profusely, and while the Uncle Earl girls hung around him - including the young bassist Mary Lucy, who didn't even know what instrument he played in Zep - JPJ told us about that night's SuperJam, in which he'd play alongside Ben Harper and Roots drummer ?uestlove. "I can't wait," Jones said, adding that, at that point, he had yet to hash out a set with his new bandmates. "In fact, I've never even met them."
On the other side of the festival, in the artists' area, we caught up with Ben Harper, who, unlike JPJ, was nervous about what to play at the SuperJam. We assured him that if he ripped out some Zeppelin riffs, the band would surely follow. "I'd love to do 'Good Times, Bad Times' and 'When the Levee Breaks,'" Harper said. Hours later, at the late-night set, his dreams became a reality. For good measure the trio also jammed on "Dazed and Confused" and "Immigrant Song." Look out for that bootleg. "It was a jolly good time," JPJ said in the van, on the way back to the artists' compound after the show. "I should like to do that again."
The five main performance areas (two big stages, three tents) at Bonnaroo were buzzing all weekend. And the crowd of 80,000 was as bizarre as ever. Scores of tie-dyed hippies danced around, hula-hooped, and a few even bathed under an enormous, mushroom shaped shower. Skinny hipsters sought out sets by the White Stripes and Regina Spektor. Bare-breasted babes on stilts cruised the dusty site, and out in the sprawling campground — which weere divided into little hamlets, such as Camp Chewbacca — folks bought and sold drugs on Shakedown Street.
The Cold War Kids gained hundreds of new fans during their sweaty, high-energy set at That Tent, while Feist dazzled with cuts from The Reminder at This Tent. Wolfmother debuted their newest cut, "Pleased To Meet You," on Which Stage and Kings of Leon played in front of 35,000 — and busted out their new single "Fans" — on the What Stage. Ween — who were welcomed into the jam band scene after Phish began covering their song "Roses Are Free" — performed for more than two hours, bustin' out classics like "Spinal Meningitis," "Bananas and Blow" and "Baby Bitch." Seeing Ween again reminded us of the inaugural Bonnaroo, when guitarist Gene Ween taught us hotel golf: Find the longest hallway in a hotel; place a plastic cup on one end of it; whack the ball down the hallway into the cup. (Of course, heavy drinking, lots of Marlboros and gambling were also involved.)
This year, we also learned a lesson from Lily Allen: That it's possible to pop a Xanax, drink a half-bottle of Jagermeister and still deliver a killer set. The cheeky Brit sang her heart out, and when the S.S. caught up with Lily after her set, she was suffering from the drunken munchies, victimizing a bag of Nacho Cheese Doritos.
Beyond the SuperJam — which was quite super — we were blown away by Gogol Bordello, the Gypsy-punk freaks from New York City. Jeff Tweedy took some cuts in the batting cages, but the Chicago native wouldn't cop to the S.S. whether he favored the Cubs or the Sox, though he wore a Sox helmet). Later, Tweedy joined Wilco for a memorable set on the main stage, offering new gems like "Impossible Germany," "Sky Blue Sky" and "Side With the Seeds" and older faves like "Jesus, Etc" — as well as a revamped, psychedelic-plus version of "Spiders". But the killer set of the weekend was Mavis Staples, slaying the crowd at the Other Tent with versions of "For What It's Worth," "Respect Yourself" and "I'll Take You There." Her new album, We'll Never Turn Back, is a catalogue of tunes that the Staples Singers once performed at freedom rallies alongside Martin Luther King, Jr, and cuts like "Eyes on the Prize" deeply resonated with the crowd at Bonnaroo. Staples was in such a playful mood that, later in the day, she joined The Decemberists onstage for a rousing rendition of "The Weight," and planted a kiss on one of her biggest fans, Yours Smokingly.
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From http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2007/06/17/b onnaroo_video_the_police_
From http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2007/06/17/b onnaroo_video_the_police_rolling_stone_sting_message_in_a_bo ttle/ Saturday was another extraordinary day for the temporary residents of Planet Bonnaroo, thanks to standout performances by Flaming Lips, Ween, Gogol Bordello, Franz Ferdinand and so many more. But one show towered above the rest: Hundreds of fans waited in line all day at the main stage or, "What Stage," in 'Roo parlance (as opposed to the Which Stage, That Tent, and This Tent), hoping to gain admission to the area closest to the feet of The Police. Finally, the gate was opened for these dedicated festival goers about 40 minutes before the legendary trio commenced their set. Rolling Stone talked with a few of these fans as the excitement was mounting...and mounting...and mounting. And, of course, we stuck around for the show as well.
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From http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2007/06/16/b onnaroo-day-two-ben-harpe
From http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2007/06/16/b onnaroo-day-two-ben-harper-roots-led-zeppelin-superjam-plus- lily-allen-on-xanax/
What a crazy day at Bonnaroo. Though Friday was Day Two at the Tennessee festival, it marked the moment when Bonnaroo officially went off the hook. Lily Allen popped a Xanax (before her set) and drank half a bottle of Jagermeister (during her set) but neither pharmaceuticals nor excess quantity of alcohol could deter her from delivering one of the days hottest performances. (We caught up with her back at her bus, where Allen celebrated by plowing into a bag of Nacho Cheesier Doritos.) Elsewhere, Cold War Kids frontman Nathan Willett described to us how the kids at the 'Roo lose their minds, and The Roots covered "Roxanne" in anticipation of The Police's Saturday gig at Bonnaroo. Tool closed the main stage, unveiling an insane laser show, but the highlight of the day (in fact, it was the wee hours of Saturday morning) was the annual SuperJam, which this year featured Ben Harper, Led Zep bassist John Paul Jones and Roots drummer ?uestlove, who smoked out snippets of Zep classics like "Immigrant Song," "When the Levee Breaks" and "Good Times, Bad Times."
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From http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2007/06/15/b onnaroo_festival_tennesse
From http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2007/06/15/b onnaroo_festival_tennessee/
Rolling Stone sent a crack squad down to a massive cow pasture in Tennessee to soak up the sixth annual Bonnaroo Festival, which kicked off yesterday, but is just beginning to heat up. So far, The National and the Cold War Kids, and Kings of Leon have delivered intense sets to throngs of sweaty fans.
The highlight so far: This morning we sat down with Led Zeppelin's John Paul Jones, who kicked off Friday by joining the Nashville all-lady bluegrass group Uncle Earl and will play later tonight in the annual Super Jam alongside Ben Harper and Roots drummer ?uestlove. In true Bonnaroo fashion the trio has yet to rehearse. Said JPJ "I haven't even met them yet."
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From: http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2007/06/13/b ehind-the-scenes-at-the-
From: http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2007/06/13/b ehind-the-scenes-at-the-police-cover-shoot/
Our recent cover shoot with the Police was shot by none other than Jordan Copeland, Stewart Copeland's son, which might explain why the band was comfortable enough to dress up in wacky costumes for the camera.
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