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Even though the Bonnaroo official unveiling is still a few days away, more and more of the lineup is coming out.

While Jay-Z, Dave Matthews Band and Kings of Leon are all widely expected, so are: Paul Simon, [newly-crowned] Grammy-award winning act Zac Brown Band and Bonnaroo vets My Morning Jacket.

Confirmations of these bands are now making their way around Bonnaroo circles and third-party web sites. If these quasi-confirmed additions are to believed, the 2010 ‘Roo party could be the biggest to date. And adding to the hype are the cancelations of Michigan’s Rothbury festival and Minnestoa’s 10,000 Lakes festival. More acts for us, eh?

As far as rap acts go: 2008 was Kanye. 2009 was Snoop and Public Enemy. Now what? Well all indications point to Jay-Z as the next major rap act to hit The Farm. According to several outlets,  Jay-Z has signed on to be one of this year’s headliners, exciting news for any fan of hip-hop. As for which night and stage he’d play on, I’d have to think it’d be the big stage. Hova is simply too big for any other stage, in my opinion, even for a festival with jam band roots. I, for one, wi’ll be interested to see where he is placed, if the many rumor mill is to be believed.

Side note, if Jay does indeed play, there is a very good chance Kanye would join him on stage. Read about that possibility here: http://ruralminority.com/trm/2010/01/25/bonnaroo-2010-perfect-platform-for-kanye-west-return/

Bob Dylan at Bonnaroo 2010?

Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, Jay-Z at Bonnaroo 2010?

“Over the past couple of days, the Bonnaroo Twitter feed has been drip-dripping a series of clues — some harder to decipher than others — about this year’s festival lineup.

First came the promise of a “bigger bang” this year, which appears to be an allusion to the Rolling Stones (or a coded message about the drugs). Then there’s the “big pimpin’ “reference, which certainly points to Jay-Z (though the Jigga Man is already slated forCoachella), and the “jokerman” reference suggests Bob Dylan. Not sure if all the “monkey” clues have anything to do with Gorillaz or Michael Nesmith, and I’m at a loss with this one. Just as well, since we’ll all know soon enough, but in the meantime, let the speculation continue unabated!”

Taken from HERE.

I mean, if Dylan is there I will lose it (even though I despised him after seeing him act like a complete asshole in the Prudential Center a few years back.  And the Stones?  Are you kidding me?   Next fucking level.

Any ideas?

I feel like a moron because I have a feeling this might be obvious.  What do you guys think?

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Seems the Nashville-based rockers are heading home this summer as various ‘Roo clues point towards this happening. The latest being a ‘Roo staffer telling CoS that one of the headliners ‘wasn’t around 10 years ago’ – further cementing KOL’s likely showing.

Can’t see them as a headliner, but they may be placed in the third or fourth slot.