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Dave Matthews Band

Widespread Panic

John Mayer

311

Phil Lesh and Friends

Primus

Thievery Corporation

Snoop Dogg

Modest Mouse

Michael Franti and Spearhead

Gov't Mule

STS9

Colbie Caillat

Slightly Stoopid

The Black Keys

Yonder Mountain String Band with Jon Fishman

Gogol Bordello

Citizen Cope

Keller Williams and The WMD'S

The Disco Biscuits

Medeski Martin & Wood

Ray LaMontagne

Derek Trucks & Susan Tedeschi Soul Stew Revival

Drive-By Truckers

Of Montreal

The Dresden Dolls

Gomez

Brett Dennen

Taj Mahal

Mike Gordon

Zappa Plays Zappa

Crystal Method DJ Set

JJ Grey & MOFRO

The Greyboy Allstars

The Secret Machines

Beth Orton

Jakob Dylan and the Green Mountain Rebels

A 3

Bettye LaVette

Lotus

Yard Dogs Road Show

State Radio

The Beautiful Girls

Sage Francis

Tea Leaf Green

Emmitt Nershi Band

EOTO

Panjea with Michael Kang

Railroad Earth

Bassnectar

Pnuma Trio

Diplo

Flosstradamus

The Juan Mclean

The Dynamites featuring Charles Walker

Dead Confederate

DJ Rekha

Motion Potion

DJ Rootz

SOJOURN

Busdriver

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I actually like this bill. It's balanced.

The true test is when the schedule is let out.

Maybe there won't be any scheduling conflicts for ya.

Anyway, Rothbury is ~ 3-4 hours away from here.

It's an hour and a half north of Kalamazoo / Grand Rapids area.

~G.

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I'm actually pretty excited about this. Since Bonnaroo's headliners are... well... lackluster. I'm not sure how the atmosphere is going to be with metallica fans. Metal, metallica, death and destruction are not my cup of tea, nor did I think it was bonnaroo's.

 

Rothbury is far closer to home , and the surrounding area is really, really nice. Sliver lake has some of the best dunes I have ever been to, and Oceana County is one of the most beautiful in the lower peninsula. The lineup isn't amazing especially for $245 ticket prices, but it's better than anything else around here besides lolla(which doesn't really have the camping experience). Rothbury is definitely an option for me right now.

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I'm actually pretty excited about this. Since Bonnaroo's headliners are... well... lackluster. I'm not sure how the atmosphere is going to be with metallica fans. Metal, metallica, death and destruction are not my cup of tea, nor did I think it was bonnaroo's.

 

I am sure making money is one of the goals of the backers of the festival. Maybe the indie hipsters and the metalheads can have a fight to the death.

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The Headliners don't do it for me, except for Modest Mouse and Primus. The rest of the festival looks pretty good though. It's only a few short hours from Chicago and it's been 2 years since I've hit up a camping festival, I may just do it for the kicks.

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I feel sorry for Of Montreal and a couple of others on that list. Yeesh! Where is this happening? (So I can avoid it.)

Well, most festivals start out as primarily jamband things. Face it, that's your core festival audience. There are some very good bands in there. Granted, Dave Matthews and John Mayer at the top of the list don't do much for me, but there is plenty of good music in that list.

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The tickets are starting at $245?

That's ludicrous.

Agreed, that's kind of a lot. I like the idea of festivals--its neat to see a lineup with a bunch of bands I'd like to see, but I don't have the time or the money to commit to a multi-day thing for hundreds of dollars per ticket, so I'll probably never go to one of these.

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