Merle Haggard, the Zac Brown Band,
Cherryholmes and the SteelDrivers
will be joining Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band, Phish,
the Beastie Boys and Nine Inch Nails at the 2009 Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival set for June 11-14 in Manchester, Tenn.
Other country, bluegrass and Americana-leaning acts booked for the festival include Wilco, Elvis
Costello, the Del McCoury Band, the David Grisman
Quintet, Lucinda Williams, Neko Case, Robert
Earl Keen, Tift Merritt, Alejandro Escovedo
and Todd Snider. The lineup also features TV on the Radio, Al Green, David Byrne, Snoop
Dogg, Allen Toussaint, Animal Collective, Gov't Mule, Ben Harper, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Femi Kuti and Mars Volta. Bonnaroo
takes place on a 700-acre farm located 60 miles south of Nashville. More than 120 musical acts and 20 comedians will perform
at the festival. Tickets go on sale Saturday (Feb. 7) at www.bonnaroo.com and are available
in five installments of $50 each.




