Bonnaroo 2020 Lineup & Interview with Bryan Benson of AC Entertainment: Tool, Lizzo, Tame Impala, Oysterhead and More
Bonnaroo 2020 will feature headliners Tool, Lizzo and Tame Impala, offering a trio of top-tier performers that are both commercially and critically acclaimed.
From June 11-14, the mega-festival will return to Manchester, Tenn.’s Great Stage Park for it’s 19th year, with additional performers like Oysterhead, Lana Del Rey, Primus, Vampire Weekend, Miley Cyrus and more.
“It’s a big puzzle,” says Bryan Best, who books the festival as part of the AC Entertainment team. “In terms of the headliners we want to get acts that are both musically diverse and artists core to Bonnaroo.”
Tool last performed at Bonnaroo in 2007 and, according to Benson, they were one of AC Entertainment’s top choices for 2020.
“It’s a pretty big deal for us to get Tool back on The Farm,” he explains. “They still have one of the most legendary sets ever played [at Bonnaroo]. To get them back, they’re bigger than they’ve ever been at this particular point. That record they put out last year was incredible and to have those guys back out there is going to be amazing.”
On the other side of the musical spectrum, Benson taps chart-topper Lizzo as “one of the most relevant artists on the planet and one of the most important artists” in music today.
“For us to have her in headline position is a no-brainer. It will be one of the highlights of the weekend,” he concludes.
Benson also sees Tame Impala as a “core Bonnaroo act” that will act as the center of events on Sunday.
Speaking of artists core to Bonnaroo, Oysterhead will make their return to The Farm in 2020, bringing their highly-anticipated reunion tour full circle, to the same stage where the played their last pre-hiatus show in 2006.
“Building off of having Phish return last year, we made that booking a priority,” Benson said of the Trey Anastasio, Les Claypool, Stewart Copeland trio.
Other jam scene regulars on the Roo 2020 lineup include Andy Frasco, Pigeons Playing Ping Pong, Billy Strings, Greensky Bluegrass, Turkuaz (performing Remain in Light with Jerry Harrison and Adrian Belew), The Marcus King Band and more.
“That jam thread is still very important to the festival and to us, and it’s something that we want to continue to have a prominent presence on the lineup,” Benson says. “Hopefully the fans of that world are excited about our offerings this year.”
The event’s primary SuperJam for 2020 will be helmed by electro-pop duo Sylvan Esso, which leaves the door open for “It will be Sylvan Esso and a lot of their core friends, so let your imagination run in terms of who that might be. We think that’s going to be a really really special moment at the festival this year.”
Physical updates to The Farm for 2020 include extending music on The Other stage until sunrise, adding to the size of the Which stage, general improvement to onsite traffic and a new GA+ ticket type (with Centeroo bathrooms, shade, AC and exclusive bars).
Tickets for Bonnaroo 2020 – including General Admission and VIP passes – will go on sale Thursday, Jan. 9, at 12 Noon ET.
Visit Bonnaroo.com for more information.
Check out the full lineup below:
BONNAROO 2020
THURSDAY, JUNE 11
(in alphabetical order)
99 Neighbors
Andy Frasco
Big Something
Briston Maroney
Dabin
Devon Gilfillian
Ezra Collective
The Funk Hunters
Grand Ole Opry
HE$H
Kursa
Larkin Poe
Liz Cooper & The Stampede
MIZE
Scarypoolparty
S.P.O.C.K.
Sweet Crude
Taska Black
The Regrettes
Too Many Zooz
Zía
FRIDAY, JUNE 12
Tool
Miley Cyrus
Bassnectar
The 1975
Run The Jewels
Glass Animals
Young The Giant
Megan Thee Stallion
Tipper
Brittany Howard
Primus
Dashboard Confessional
Big Wild
Ganja White Night
Lennon Stella
The Band Camino
Wallows
Pigeons Playing Ping Pong
Turkauz with Jerry Harrison & Adrian Belew: Remain In Light Turns 40 Ekali
Svdden Death
Still Woozy
Tones and I
Marc Rebillet
Yola
Lucii
ATLiens
Detox Unit
Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats
Resistance Revival Chorus
Phutureprimitive
Luzcid
Altın Gün
PLS&TY
Mdou Moctar
Dynohunter
SATURDAY, JUNE 13
Lizzo
Flume
Oysterhead
Tenacious D
Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard
DaBaby
Seven Lions
Superjam: Sylvan Esso Presents WITH Kevin Gates
Nelly Performing Country Grammar
TroyBoi
Dermot Kennedy
Subtronics
Denzel Curry
J.I.D.
Mandolin Orange
The Growlers
Billy Strings
Mt. Joy
Yaeji
Moody Good
EOB
The Marcus King Band
Wooli
Surfaces
Slowthai
Dr. Fresch
Hero The Band
Nilüfer Yanya
Jupiter & Okwess
William Black
Lick
DJ Mel
SUNDAY, JUNE 14
Tame Impala
Lana Del Rey
Vampire Weekend
Leon Bridges
Young Thug
Grace Potter
Flogging Molly
REZZ
Boombox
Cartel
Greensky Bluegrass
The Struts
CAAMP
Oliver Tree
PEEKABOO
Morgan Wallen
LSDREAM
Pinegrove
Cuco
Saint Jhn
Orville Peck
Femi Kuti & Positive Force
Colony House
Bonnie X Clyde
Bill Frisell: Harmony featuring Petra Haden, Hank Roberts & Bergman Elderbrook
Makaya McCraven