With bankruptcy suits and court decisions finally out of the way, the Rothbury Music Festival can finally start looking forward to its second annual incarnation, which as we discovered today, about as stellar as the first one was.

The Dead (in what is the legendary outfit’s only summer appearance), Bob Dylan, The String Cheese Incident, Willie Nelson & Family, and The Black Crowes will head the lineup for the 2009 edition of Rothbury, scheduled to take place over Fourth of July weekend (July 2-5) at the Double JJ Resort in Rothbury, Michigan. Other acts of note include Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley & Nas, STS9 (2 shows: full band/Live PA Set), G. Love & Special Sauce, Gov’t Mule, Broken Social Scene, Cold War Kids, Matisyahu, Guster, Les Claypool, Chromeo, Girl Talk, The Hold Steady, and Ani DiFranco.

All in all, the 2009 lineup looks something like this:

The Dead, Bob Dylan (and His Band), The String Cheese Incident, Willie Nelson & Family, The Black Crowes, Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley & Nas, STS9 (Full band & Live PA Set), G. Love & Special Sauce, Gov’t Mule, Broken Social Scene, Yonder Mountain String Band, The Disco Biscuits, Les Claypool, Cold War Kids, John Butler, Chromeo, Ani DiFranco, Matisyahu, Guster, Girl Talk, Femi Kuti & The Positive Force, MSTRKRFT, Martin Sexton, Flogging Molly, Railroad Earth, The Hold Steady, Toots & The Maytals, Ralph Stanley & The Clinch Mountain Boys, Brett Dennen, Zappa Plays Zappa, Grace Potter and the Nocturnals, Shpongle (DJ Set), Son Volt, Jackie Greene, Soulive, Man Man, Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band (w/ Tony Rice), EOTO, King Sunny Adé & His African Beats, Lotus, Kid Cudi, The Glitch Mob, Davy Knowles and Back Door Slam, Pretty Lights, Moseley, Law, Sipe & Droll, Rebelution, Quannum All Stars (feat. Lyrics Born, The Mighty Underdogs, Gift of Gab & Lifesavas), Toubab Krewe, Sam Roberts Band, Hill Country Revue, Kyle Hollingsworth Band, Lipp Service, 2020 Soundsystem, Break Science (feat. Adam Deitch), The Hard Lessons, The Low Anthem, Underground Orchestra, Future Rock, The Macpodz, Steppin’ In It, Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad, Chris Pierce, Rachel Goodrich, The Ragbirds, Four Finger Five

General admission weekend passses will go on sale beginning Friday, March 20th via Ticketmater.com. Like most other festivals this summer, a layway payment play will also be available.