For the second consecutive year, a Hip Hop act will headline Tennessee’s annual Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival. After Jay-Z shared top billing with Stevie Wonder in 2010, Eminem and Lil Wayne will headline the 2011 edition, which marks the tenth anniversary of Bonnaroo. Eminem is currently confirmed to headline Chicago’s Lollapalooza, and he’s rumored as the headlining act for the U.K.’s Glastonbury festival as well.
Should the pair perform their collaborations “Forever,” “No Love” and “Drop the World” together, it would cap off a string of public appearances that was only briefly interrupted during Lil Wayne’s stint in Rikers Island. Since lobbying to work with Em in 2008, Wayne has performed with Eminem at the Grammy Awards, “Saturday Night Live” and a few other venues.
The 2010 edition of Bonnaro featured acts such as Jay-Z, Damian Marley and Nas and Kid Cudi, the tenth anniversary keeps the tradition going. Wiz Khalifa, Big Boi, J. Cole are scheduled to appear. For those planning to be in the Tennessee area from June 10 through 12, the full Bonnaroo lineup is listed below. For information on parking, camping and tickets, visit the official Bonnaroo website.
2011 Bonnaroo Lineup:
Eminem
Arcade Fire
Widespread Panic
The Black Keys
Buffalo Springfield
My Morning Jacket
Lil Wayne
String Cheese Incident
Robert Plant & Band of Joy
Mumford & Sons
The Strokes
The Decemberists
Ray Lamontagne
Bassnectar
Iron & Wine
Girl Talk
Primus
Dr. John and The Original Meters performing Desitively Bonnaroo
Alison Krauss & Union Station
Pretty Lights
Florence + the Machine
SuperJam with Dan Auerbach and Dr. John
Explosions in the Sky
STS9
Gogol Bordello
Beirut
Big Boi
Scissor Sisters
Gregg Allman
Ratatat
Global Gypsy Punk Revue curated by Eugene Hütz
Robyn
Warren Haynes Band
Deerhunter
Opeth
Atmosphere
Old Crow Medicine Show
Bootsy Collins & the Funk University
Wiz Khalifa
Matt & Kim
Grace Potter & The Nocturnals
The Del McCoury Band & the Preservation Hall Jazz Band
Mavis Staples
Béla Fleck and the Flecktones
Chiddy Bang
Jovanotti
Bruce Hornsby
Loretta Lynn
Cold War Kids
The Walkmen
Devotchka
Wanda Jackson
Neon Trees
Portugal. The Man
Sleigh Bells
Amos Lee
Best Coast
Dãm-Funk & Master Blazter
The Sword
The Drums
The Black Angels
School of Seven Bells
J. Cole
Nicole Atkins & the Black Sea
Wavves
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Junip
Freelance Whales
Justin Townes Earle
Ryan Bingham & The Dead Horses
Deer Tick
Band of Skulls
Sharon Van Etten
Abigail Washburn
Omar Souleyman
Twin Shadow
Kylesa
Man Man
The Low Anthem
Alberta Cross
Railroad Earth
Jessica Lea Mayfield
Smith Westerns
The Head and the Heart
Karen Elson
Beats Antique
22-20s
Phosphorescent
Clare Maguire
Hayes Carll
