Sunday, June 14, 2009

Bonnaroo Blog '09-3rd entry

ok, another quick update here before going on the air again...what a night!

In the Top 10 of things I never thought I'd see in my life but have in the last month

Leonard Cohen at Radio City Music Hall, NYC

"Burning Down the House" performed by a band including David Byrne at Charlottesville Pavillion

Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band performing "Santa Claus is Coming To Town" at Bonnaroo!

it was a request, complete with a life-size Santa sign...3 hours worth of Bruce was hard to top for the best of day 3...

Jenny Lewis (and her band) backing Elvis Costello on "What's So Funny 'Bout Peace, Love & Understanding" was pretty awesome (he came out during her set too)

Triumph the Insult Comic Dog (he's here for The Tonight Show and the Comedy Tent) joined in a mostly hilarious, slightly awkward mid-afternoon press conference with Tift Merritt, Alejandro Escovedo, and Elvis Perkins

Rodrigo Y Gabriela are mind-blowingly fast guitar players

1am crowds for Nine Inch Nails, Ben Harper & Relentless 7 and MGMT were massive...there's no sleeping at Bonnaroo (well, until 3 or 4am anyway)!

and it's been nice to have 2 dry days in a row, although it's still a muddy, muggy mass of humanity here in Tennessee!

ok, more later...check out the pics page too! thanks for listening and reading and looking!