Rothbury Music Fest Announces Line Up for 2009

    MUSIC NEWS - The intial batch of performers for 2009 Rothbury festival  (the 2nd) in Michigan have been announced - The Dead, Bob Dylan, The String Cheese Incident, Willie Nelson & Family, and The Black Crowes are among the headliners (full list below).  The festival, produced by Madison House Presents and AEG Live is set for the weekend of July 2 thru 5 at the Double JJ Ranch in Rothbury, Michigan, about three hours northwest of Detroit.  A jam-friendly festival will offer a wider range of  VIP options and a range of camping arrangements, including Safari tents and teepees.  Tickets go on sale on Friday, March 20 at rothburyfestival.com.   The first batch of "Early bird" tickets sold out in less than 24 hours !

Other performers on the bill-  Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley & Nas, STS9 (2 shows: full band/Live PA Set), G. Love & Special Sauce, Gov't Mule, Broken Social Scene, Cold War Kids, Matisyahu, Guster, Les Claypool, Chromeo, Girl Talk, The Hold Steady. Ani DiFranco, MSTRKRFT, Femi Kuti and King Sunny Ade.

Rothbury organizers will once again emphasize sustainability initiatives that aim to produce a near zero-waste event.  They are also promoting the Rothbury Think Tank, with educational sessions and community discussion groups that will focus on "New Green Economy" discussions.

Rothbury 2009 Line Up:

The Dead
Bob Dylan and His Band
The String Cheese Incident
Willie Nelson & Family
The Black Crowes
Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley & Nas
STS9
G. Love & Special Sauce
Gov't Mule
Broken Social Scene
Yonder Mountain String Band
The Disco Biscuits
Les Claypool
Cold War Kids
John Butler
Chromeo
Ani DiFranco
Matisyahu
Guster
Girl Talk
Femi Kuti & The Positive Force
MSTRKRFT
Martin Sexton
Flogging Molly
Railroad Earth
The Hold Steady
Toots & The Maytals
Ralph Stanley & The Clinch Mountain Boys
Brett Dennen
Zappa Plays Zappa
Grace Potter and the Nocturnals
Shpongle DJ Set
Son Volt
Jackie Greene
Soulive
Man Man
Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band w/ Tony Rice
EOTO
King Sunny Adé & His African Beats
Lotus
Kid Cudi
STS9 Live PA
The Glitch Mob
Davy Knowles and Back Door Slam
Pretty Lights
Moseley, Law, Sipe & Droll
Rebelution
Quannum All Stars ft. Lyrics Born, The Mighty Underdogs, Gift of Gab & Lifesavas
Toubab Krewe
Sam Roberts Band
Hill Country Revue
Kyle Hollingsworth Band
Lipp Service
2020 Soundsystem
Break Science ft. Adam Deitch
The Hard Lessons
The Low Anthem
Underground Orchestra
Future Rock
The Macpodz
Steppin' In It
Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad
Chris Pierce
Rachel Goodrich
The Ragbirds
Four Finger Five

More performers to be announced...

Comments

[Cody]

Hey! just saw these guys in atlanta. They did Michigan proud and are a heck of a show! I have a few pictures and a review of them and the Javelins at http://www.artstarblog.com/2009/03/sob-son-of-bob-no-south-of-broadno.html

Have a great one!