If only I were about 7 or 8 years younger, with one less kid in tow…I would have been first in line for Bonnaroo this past weekend! To be honest, I’d never heard of Bonnaroo until a girl I know was lucky enough to get to go. For those who have been living under the same rock I have, Bonnaroo is an annual music festival–seemingly not unlike Woodstock, in certain ways–that takes place in June each year. This year, it was held last weekend, June 11-14, in Manchester, Tennessee. Manchester is located 60 miles southeast of Nashville.

The music acts that perform there are insane!! This year, they had Bruce Springsteen, Phish, Beastie Boys, Nine Inch Nails, Snoop Dogg, Erykah Badu, Merle Haggard, Elvis Costello and Jimmy Buffett, just to name a few! Tickets are in the neighborhood of $250, depending on when you buy them, but knowing what you get for that, I think it’s well worth it!

One of the really neat things that grabbed my attention was the “Silent Disco” they have at night. Each person who comes is given a set of headphones to wear and everyone is listening to the same song and dancing along, but, to the average joe sitting outside, it would appear that they’re dancing with no music at all. This was designed to be fun for the night owls, while not disturbing the campers nearby.

And, if you need a break from the music, they have many comedians who perform nightly, as well. This year they had Jimmy Fallon and Triumph the Insult Comic Dog as well as many others.

I would LOVE to be able to go to Bonnaroo one year. I think it would be amazing and super fun!! Anyone wanna come along??

Check out these MP3 Downloads from Bonnaroo (I highly recommend Trani by Kings of Leon!)