Even though the Bonnaroo official unveiling is still a few days away, more and more of the lineup is coming out.

While Jay-Z, Dave Matthews Band and Kings of Leon are all widely expected, so are: Paul Simon, [newly-crowned] Grammy-award winning act Zac Brown Band and Bonnaroo vets My Morning Jacket.

Confirmations of these bands are now making their way around Bonnaroo circles and third-party web sites. If these quasi-confirmed additions are to believed, the 2010 ‘Roo party could be the biggest to date. And adding to the hype are the cancelations of Michigan’s Rothbury festival and Minnestoa’s 10,000 Lakes festival. More acts for us, eh?

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As far as rap acts go: 2008 was Kanye. 2009 was Snoop and Public Enemy. Now what? Well all indications point to Jay-Z as the next major rap act to hit The Farm. According to several outlets,  Jay-Z has signed on to be one of this year’s headliners, exciting news for any fan of hip-hop. As for which night and stage he’d play on, I’d have to think it’d be the big stage. Hova is simply too big for any other stage, in my opinion, even for a festival with jam band roots. I, for one, wi’ll be interested to see where he is placed, if the many rumor mill is to be believed.

Side note, if Jay does indeed play, there is a very good chance Kanye would join him on stage. Read about that possibility here: http://www.ruralminority.com/trm/2010/01/25/bonnaroo-2010-perfect-platform-for-kanye-west-return/

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Bob Dylan at Bonnaroo 2010?

Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, Jay-Z at Bonnaroo 2010?

“Over the past couple of days, the Bonnaroo Twitter feed has been drip-dripping a series of clues — some harder to decipher than others — about this year’s festival lineup.

First came the promise of a “bigger bang” this year, which appears to be an allusion to the Rolling Stones (or a coded message about the drugs). Then there’s the “big pimpin’ “reference, which certainly points to Jay-Z (though the Jigga Man is already slated forCoachella), and the “jokerman” reference suggests Bob Dylan. Not sure if all the “monkey” clues have anything to do with Gorillaz or Michael Nesmith, and I’m at a loss with this one. Just as well, since we’ll all know soon enough, but in the meantime, let the speculation continue unabated!”

Taken from HERE.

I mean, if Dylan is there I will lose it (even though I despised him after seeing him act like a complete asshole in the Prudential Center a few years back.  And the Stones?  Are you kidding me?   Next fucking level.

Great Bonnaroo rumors out of Nashville…and it ain't from Rusty… is a post from: Rural Minority

Any ideas?

I feel like a moron because I have a feeling this might be obvious.  What do you guys think?

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Seems the Nashville-based rockers are heading home this summer as various ‘Roo clues point towards this happening. The latest being a ‘Roo staffer telling CoS that one of the headliners ‘wasn’t around 10 years ago’ – further cementing KOL’s likely showing.

Can’t see them as a headliner, but they may be placed in the third or fourth slot.

Kings of Leon All But Assured for Bonnaroo is a post from: Rural Minority

It seems like the perfect match, doesn’t it? The biggest rock band in the world playing North America’s largest festival.

Ever since U2 signed on to play Glastonbury last month rumors have been circulating that U2 was being lined up for next year’s Bonnaroo. And while this may have been well-wishing at the beginning, it sounds like it may not be well-wishing after all. According to Alex Young, CEO of online music publication Consequence of Sound, Bonnaroo officials have not ruled the band out, an about face from 2008′s ‘Roo when promoters came out of the wood work to kill Led Zeppelin rumors. While the U2 buzz may not have reached Zeppelin heights it still proves that the ‘Roo promoters are not afraid of squashing rumors.

Young states: “U2 feels more and more like Springsteen last year — it was hard to imagine, but in the back of our minds, we knew it was going to happen. U2 is certainly capable of hitting Manchester even despite the fact they’ll be in the west coast. Bruce & Co. flew from Europe last year. I do not have any specific word of them being confirmed yet, but I have not got one blatant “no” from the people I’ve talked to.”

If Bono, The Edge, Adam and Larry do indeed choose to grace the Manchester farm this summer, it won’t be a stretch for the Irish quartet to fit right in. In addition to being in the midst of a world-wide tour, the lads have also played their fair share of festivals over the years.

As for Roger Waters, the moon and the stars may be aligned for an appearance this upcoming summer. Waters came out earlier this year saying he has been working on The Wall Tour, tentatively slated to be played in 2010 and 2011. While there is no concrete news that he has signed on to play the farm, he has been the subject of conversation for some time…and many times where there is smoke, there is fire.

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According to the web site Consequence of Sound, here are some educated guesses on who may be heading to Bonnaroo next year (and yes, pumped about the first one, if it’s true):

Bonnaroo (June 10-13; Manchester, TN):

• U2 - It’s beginning to appear more and more that Bono and Co. will be making their way to Manchester.

• Roger Waters performing The Wall - Word on the street is that The Who isn’t happening. Roger Waters seems like a suitable replacement.

• The String Cheese Incident – This year’s Phish.

• Guns N’ Roses – If Axl were to play any music festival this summer (and we know he wants too), then it would have to be Bonnaroo.

• Jay-Z - Might be a bit of a stretch considering he already has a date in Europe that weekend, but Bonnaroo does need some hip-hop and it only makes sense that the world’s biggest festival would tap the world’s biggest rapper. Late night set? Thank goodness there are things such as airplanes.

• Pavement - Exclusivity won’t matter by then. Why not have them?

• Pixies - Keeping the reunion going.

• My Morning Jacket – My Morning Jacket and Bonnaroo belong together.

• Others: The Flaming Lips, Them Crooked Vultures, She & Him, The Whigs, Deftones, The National, Rufus Wainwright, Drive-By Truckers, STS9, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros

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