The Festival that was Bonnaroo ‘09: The Part Where We Recap
To put it bluntly, today was a Bonnaroo kind of day here on CoS. In fact, we posted so much on last weekend’s festivities that in order to make sure nothing gets lost in the shuffle, we thought we’d offer a nice recap.
So, without further ado…
- Day One: Delta Spirit, MURS, White Rabbits, Passion Pit, Hockey, Tobacco and more!
- Day Two: David Byrne, Phish, Beastie Boys, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Animal Collective, Phoenix, St. Vincent, Al Green, Dirty Projectors and more!
- Day Three: Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band, Wilco, Nine Inch Nails, The Mars Volta, Of Montreal, Bon Iver, MGMT and more!
- Day Four: Phish, Snoop Dogg, Band of Horses, Citizen Cope, Okkervil River, Ted Leo & the Pharmacists and more!
- The Comedy: Jimmy Fallon, Janeane Garofalo, Triumph the Insult Comic Dog and more!
animal collective was horrible. most disappointing show at the roo.
Jun 20th, 2009 at 9:57 am
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Jun 20th, 2009 at 9:56 am
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Jun 17th, 2009 at 9:31 pm
[...] In a set that consisted mainly of Merriweather songs, the collective was as loose as ever, stretching three minute studio tracks into fifteen minutes, to no contest. It was clear that Avey Tare, Panda Bear, and Geologist, were letting the Bonnaroo vibes rub off on ther acid drenched sound. This was one of the jammiest Animal Collective sets we’ve ever seen. But, it was a great one at that. The thing is, with the Baltimore trio, you never do know exactly what you’re going to get. That’s where half the fun lies. As the guys fluttered through their noisy pop, at times the sound was a bit softer than it could have been, but at others you could shut your eyelids and hear waves of static crash against you. They built a wall of sound and it was easy to get lost in it, as was especially clear in the near 20 minute rendition of “Fireworks”. Ending with the dancy “Brothersport”, Animal Collective closed the door on another great Bonnaroo experience. (also available at Consequence of Sound) [...]