{"id":870,"date":"2022-06-22T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-06-22T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.nysmusic.com\/2022\/2022\/06\/22\/20-years-later-the-first-bonnaroo\/"},"modified":"2022-06-22T13:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-06-22T13:00:00","slug":"20-years-later-the-first-bonnaroo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.nysmusic.com\/2022\/2022\/06\/22\/20-years-later-the-first-bonnaroo\/","title":{"rendered":"20 Years Later: The First Bonnaroo"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Today we look back at perhaps the most memorable and influential music festival of the 21st century, the first Bonnaroo. Held June 21-23, 2002 in Manchester, TN, Bonnaroo has helped pave the way for the success of the modern day music  festival. The original 2002 edition skewed jam band-heavy when compared to the contemporary version, but the communal vibes and appreciation for live music that the festival has fostered over the years have only gotten stronger. Discover how the first Bonnaroo Music and Art festival came to fruition, the memorable musical offerings that weekend, and how the festival laid the groundwork for successful music festivals in the years and decades that followed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.nysmusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/CamScanner-06-22-2022-00.35_3-768x263.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-420938\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">photo by Pete Mason<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Origins<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bonnaroo, in name alone, is steeped in musical culture. The word derives from the French words &#8220;bonne,&#8221; meaning &#8220;good,&#8221; and &#8220;rue&#8221; which means &#8220;street.&#8221; This was done out of respect for the music tradition of New Orleans, a spirit the founders of Bonnaroo were looking to carry over into their next venture. And even more fittingly, &#8220;bonnaroo&#8221; also serves as Creole slang for a &#8220;really good time,&#8221; the very essence of any successful music festival.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not only that, Angola Prison was located on Bonnaroo Avenue. To be on that street, and not in prison, was naturally, a good thing. The cajun expression &#8220;desitively bonnaroo&#8221; came to mean &#8220;better than the best,&#8221; originating among the inmates of the South Louisiana prison, for if you were on that street and not in the prison, it was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.superseventies.com\/spdrjohn.html\">&#8220;desitively bonnaroo.&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Live From Bonnaroo Music Festival 2002 - DVD Trailer\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1lOFScjENNQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not only that, Angola Prison was located on Bonnaroo Avenue. To be on that street, and not in prison, was naturally, a good thing. The cajun expression &#8220;desitively bonnaroo&#8221; came to mean &#8220;better than the best,&#8221; originating among the inmates of the South Louisiana prison, for if you were on that street and not in the prison, it was &#8220;desitively bonnaroo.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The closing of Knoxville&#8217;s World&#8217;s Fair Park in 1999 unknowingly got the ball rolling for the creation of Bonnaroo. The park had been the yearly home of the Hot Summer Nights music festival until construction forced concerts to no longer be held there. Festival founders AC Entertainment were forced to pivot and look elsewhere and from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.knoxnews.com\/story\/news\/2021\/04\/28\/bonnaroo-how-knoxville-worlds-fair-park-inspired-tennessee-music-festival\/7211168002\/\">there<\/a> the seeds of Bonnaroo were hatched.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The closing of the World\u2019s Fair Park for concerts precipitated getting creative and trying to find, \u2018OK, if we can\u2019t do this anymore, how can we still participate in the summer outdoor concert business,&#8217; and it was from that that Bonnaroo was ultimately launched.<\/p>\n<cite>Ashley Capps, co-founder AC Entertainment<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bonnaroo seemed like a natural name for the massive new venture on a giant farm in Manchester, TN. Not only for the aforementioned translations, but the term itself wasn&#8217;t completely foreign either after being introduced to pop culture through Dr. John&#8217;s 1974 release <em>Desitively Bonnaroo<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.nysmusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/db.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-419728\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Superfly, who produced shows during New Orleans Jazz Fest in the late 90s, had experience in staging 28 shows over 8 nights at various New Orleans venues, typically late-night and catering to jam band fans. Superfly founders Kerry Black, Rick Farman, Richard Goodstone and Jonathan Mayers had attended Glastonbury and Coachella Festivals in years prior, and used these experiences to frame their vision for Bonnaroo Music and Art Festival. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inc.com\/magazine\/201106\/how-we-did-it-superfly-presents.html\">Superfly <\/a>team brought in Coran Capshaw, who managed Phish and Dave Matthews Band, among others, to assist with financing, and worked with regional promoter Ashley Capps (AC Entertainment), based out of Knoxville. Working together, Superfly, Capshaw and AC Entertainment combined resources and dove in feet first, creating America\u2019s most successful multi-day camping music festival since the original <a href=\"https:\/\/nysmusic.com\/site\/tag\/woodstock\">Woodstock<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Farman spoke to <a href=\"https:\/\/jambands.com\/features\/2011\/04\/22\/back-to-bonnaroo-superfly-productions-rick-farman-2002\/\">Relix in April 2002<\/a> noting that the first task was to establish bonafides to the fans:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The first thing that I think is important to let everybody know is that we have an extremely experienced and professional crew behind this event. I know many people know Superfly from the events we\u2019ve done at Jazz Fest and other things. And I know people know AC for the events he\u2019s done. But what I really wish to emphasize is that we have hired the best people in the camping festival business to help us put on this event. We have a lot of experience between AC and us in putting on concerts and concert promotion but we certainly understand that our experience is limited in putting on an event of this size.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our basic plan has been to make the learning curve zero. Most of the people that we\u2019ve hired were also key players in putting on the big Phish events- everything from our project manager, site coordinator, vending consultant, production manager, parking company, business manager, the head of security and the different security companies that were hiring. We&#8217;re going to have Clean Vibes out there, which I think people know through many events, including the big Phish events. So in terms of the quality of the people putting on the event and the quality of the facilities, its really going to be top notch.<\/p>\n<cite>Rick Farman, as told to <a href=\"https:\/\/jambands.com\/features\/2011\/04\/22\/back-to-bonnaroo-superfly-productions-rick-farman-2002\/\">Relix<\/a><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The location the team would choose was found in Central Tennessee, in the small <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coffeecountytn.gov\/\">Coffee County<\/a> town of Manchester. Located an hour drive southeast of Nashville, the town of less than 9,000 at the time had previously served as host to at least one previous music festival, Itchykoo. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.nysmusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/itchykoo-5-768x951.jpg\" alt=\"itchykoo\" class=\"wp-image-420712\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Named for the Small Faces song &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=fayL1WTR1Go\">Itchykoo Park<\/a>,&#8221; the festival was held only once, from August 12-15, 1999, featuring 40 bands over four days and nights. The event sold 20,000 tickets, but the event did not repeat, something apparent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stites.com\/resources\/trademarkology\/5250\">before the weekend concluded<\/a>, with event staff reportedly departing mid-shift when it became clear their work would not be paid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The classic rock-centric festival featured Dave Mason, Survivor, Rick Springfield, Blue Oyster Cult, Sammy Hagar, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, Iron Butterfly, Leon Russell, Davy Jones and Mickey Dolenz (performing separately), Starship and the Wilson sisters from Heart. The lineup, while ambitious, did not have a true headliner, but instead a list of classic rock bands with no clear connection between the artists. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.nysmusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/itchykoo-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-420708\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Itchycoo not returning to Manchester for additional installments, coupled with World&#8217;s Fair Park closing for construction, made the perfect conditions for Bonnaroo to arrive in 2002. Of course, the two festivals would have a similar sounding name, and an ambitious first year endeavor like Bonnaroo needed to establish their brand as distinct from the predecessor, at least to all who were aware of Itchykoo. With a name that signified a &#8216;good time,&#8217; was the name of a street in New Orleans as well as a Dr. John album, confusion with the 1999 festival was not a factor. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The location in Manchester, <a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/MQKU2BZ81MNzVxuP6\">a 700-acre farm<\/a> with access roads left over from Itchykoo gave it perfect location next to I-24, something that was a necessity for any major music festival to ensure easy access for arriving fans. The farm was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/music-news\/bonnaroo-land-deal-details-revealed-1325572\/\">purchased in 2007,<\/a> and a permanent power source was added shortly after, so as not to use the <a href=\"https:\/\/books.google.com\/books?id=ScqFpB4lJg4C&amp;pg=RA12-PA11#v=onepage&amp;q&amp;f=false\">TVA hookup that accounted for 70% of all power<\/a>, with the rest coming from generators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On March 13, 2002, with little advertising, tickets for Bonnaroo went on sale, at an initial cost of $100, eventually sold for as much as $170. Tickets were sold exclusively through the Bonnaroo website, with 10,000 tickets sold the first day. Within the first week, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inc.com\/magazine\/201106\/how-we-did-it-superfly-presents.html\">70,000 tickets were sold,<\/a> and the festival announced a sell out on March 24. Within 11 days, and mostly by word-of-mouth, Bonnaroo had sold out their first year with a lineup and vision that fans agreed with.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.nysmusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/CamScanner-06-22-2022-00.35-768x359.jpg\" alt=\"bonnaroo 2002 ticket\" class=\"wp-image-420936\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There was of course another failed festival in 1999 that also had an impact on Bonnaroo, and music festivals in general. <a href=\"https:\/\/nysmusic.com\/site\/2020\/07\/25\/woodstock-99-revisited\">Woodstock 99<\/a>, which quite publicly showed Baby Boomer greed meeting Gen X angst, in full view on MTV. While Itchykoo failed due to lack of headlining acts and lack of funding, Woodstock tarnished a brand permanently, with founder Michael Lang unable to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Woodstock with a festival 20 years later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--nextpage-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2002, the jam scene was ripe for tapping into, with scenes across the country finding core audiences for Umphrey&#8217;s McGee, Disco Biscuits, String Cheese Incident, Galactic, among many others. It was also the second year in a row of Phish taking a hiatus from touring, leaving the door open for their southern jam peers Widespread Panic to headline the fest, as well as other bands to fill the void. The Other Ones and Phil Lesh and Friends were the two main touring acts of former Grateful Dead members, and would combine forces for their appearance at the first Bonnaroo. Add in artists like Robert Randolph, Norah Jones and Jack Johnson who were ready to burst onto the national scene, and the stars had aligned over Coffee County, metaphorically and literally; the first Bonnaroo changed the tone of what music festivals could aspire to be as both and event and a brand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One thing that may go overlooked 20 years later is that Bonnaroo was the first national musical event to take place after the harrowing acts of 9\/11 the previous year. Fans were not only looking for a proverbial &#8220;release&#8221; valve, they were doing it in massive numbers. And with massive numbers, comes massive traffic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The first Bonnaroo started with an epic traffic jam\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/keU_h60lblE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Traffic would also be a factor given Itchykoo in 1999, with concert promoters telling skeptical local officials &#8220;Traffic will be backed up for 20 miles.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inc.com\/magazine\/201106\/how-we-did-it-superfly-presents.html\">Concert promoters knew to expect 80,000 fans<\/a>, and planning for the impact to local traffic, as well as on I-24, helped establish a strong relationship with Manchester, in addition to contributing $20 million to the local economy each year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Bonnaroo parking\/camping lot.  June 22, 2002\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TLobb5vuupk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition to the small army of cars en route to Tennessee, the area was also experiencing a significant heat wave, with temperatures easily <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wunderground.com\/history\/weekly\/us\/tn\/nashville\/KBNA\/date\/2002-6-22\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">soaring into the low 90s<\/a> for the weekend. Between that and a noticeable lack of rain in Coffee County and the rest of the state of late, veritable dust bowl conditions were almost inevitable. Dirt and dust were continuously kicked around and baked into the festival grounds over the course of the weekend. Water, like always, was essential this weekend and fans were looking out for their neighbors left and right, with bands doing their best to remind everyone to hydrate, only adding to the strong communal vibe Bonnaroo inspired early. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.nysmusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/MMS_3222-768x488.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-420643\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-first-bonnaroo-lineup\">The first Bonnaroo Lineup<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The location in Tennessee being key to the festival, it was the lineup that led to the festival&#8217;s sell out in 11 days, and stands as one of the best festival lineups of all time. Heavy hitting headliners included Widespread Panic, Trey Anastasio Band, String Cheese Incident and Phil Lesh and Friends with Bob Weir, were the biggest of names to find on the lineup, and were bolstered by the additions of Galactic, Karl Denson&#8217;s Tiny Universe, moe., Ween, Keller Williams, The Disco Biscuits, Umphrey&#8217;s McGee, Col. Bruce Hampton, North Mississippi Allstars and Soulive all added up to the jam scene fans across the country coalescing at Bonnaroo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.nysmusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/bonnaroo02-768x1207.jpg\" alt=\"bonnaroo 2002 lineup poster\" class=\"wp-image-420965\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Notably, and more apparent now than in past years, is the limited gender parity among artists on the lineup. Among the more than 48 artists on the first Bonnaroo lineup, only two acts (Norah Jones and Dottie Peoples) were female led; overall, less than 10 total musicians and\/or singers were women, including Jones, Tara Nevins from Donna the Buffalo, Jennifer Hartswick and Natalie Cressman of Trey Anastasio Band, and three members of Dottie Peoples &amp; People&#8217;s Choice Choir. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For comparison, by 2012, the lineup would feature 125 artists, with 6 female-fronted bands (<a href=\"https:\/\/nysmusic.com\/site\/2022\/06\/20\/tune-yards-celebrate-new-life-at-brooklyn-steel\/\">Tune-Yards<\/a>, Alabama Shakes, Little Dragon, St. Vincent, Phantogram, The Joy Formidable) and 5 female solo artists among them (Laura Marling, Big Freedia, Sarah Jarosz, Kathleen Edwards, Feist). At this year&#8217;s Bonnaroo, among the 143 artists on the lineup, more than 30 were female fronted, solo, or duo artists, plus headliners Stevie Nicks, and The Chicks. Times have changed, and Bonnaroo has made progress, even if incremental.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With the shift from the male-dominated jam scene to the more diverse pop and indie scenes, Bonnaroo has evolved with the times in bringing together a diverse lineup on the gender level, to match their long history as a genre-diverse music festival.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Day One &#8211; Friday &#8211; June 21, 2002<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.nysmusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/CamScanner-06-21-2022-08.34_1-768x895.jpg\" alt=\"first bonnaroo\" class=\"wp-image-420656\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Amongst a sprawling festival grounds, the music for the weekend was spread across four separate stages, each conveniently spaced apart so as to limit audio interference. The largest and main stage called The Stadium and a slightly smaller one called The Arena were both out in the open, offering a massive spaced out &#8220;lawn&#8221; for patrons to enjoy music. The two smaller areas, dubbed The Theatre and The Ballroom, offered a circus-like tent for sun blockage and added acoustics and served as the homes for much of the late night activity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.nysmusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/MMS_3214-768x745.jpg\" alt=\"first bonnaroo\" class=\"wp-image-420644\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Big Wu, one of the early pioneers of the jam scene, was one of the first acts to play at The Ballroom, getting the weekend off to a roaring start. One of their signature songs, &#8220;Kangaroo,&#8221; conveniently had some of the lyrics altered to &#8220;Bonnaroo.&#8221; Check out their set on archive.org <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/wu2002-06-21.mbho.shnf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">New York State had the some early representation at Bonnaroo with an afternoon set from none other than Donna The Buffalo in an afternoon set that followed on the same stage. Umphrey&#8217;s McGee followed suit in the The Theatre that afternoon as well. Their grand introduction to a national audience was a long set of music that consisted of such classics like &#8220;Push The Pig,&#8221; All In Time&#8221; and &#8220;Hurt Bird Bath.&#8221; Take a listen to it <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/um2002-06-21matrix.shnf\/um2002-06-21d1t01.shn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Umphrey\u2019s McGee was a late add to the inaugural Bonnaroo lineup in 2002. We were elated to be playing at all &amp; were able to sync up a new album release with the performance. Scheduled for a 5:30 Friday set we weren\u2019t sure if anyone would be there yet. But when we stepped on stage we were welcomed by about 10,000 raging fans who wanted to see what we were all about. 75 minutes later we had made some new fans from all over the country and sold something like 800 copies of our new album \u201cLocal Band Does OK.\u201d It was like we had played 50 shows in one day. Quite a kick off to the summer and our most impactful show to date. I\u2019ll never forget that first huge festival play &amp; the excitement the festival fans brought for our music.<\/p>\n<cite>Joel Cummins, Umphrey&#8217;s McGee<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Another one of New York&#8217;s finest in Soulive played an afternoon set at The Arena. But one of the main attractions of the weekend was the first of two performances from Widespread Panic, some of the last shows the late, great Mike Houser would play with the band. One of the first night highlights was indisputably the Dirty Dozen Brass Band joining Panic in the second set for a stellar &#8220;Red Hot Mama&#8221; &gt; &#8220;Fishwater&#8221; pairing. Gov&#8217;t Mule&#8217;s Matt Abts sat in on percussion and Randall Bramblett made multiple appearances on saxophone during the evening as well. Listen to the June 21st performance via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.panicstream.com\/vault\/widespread-panic-06212002-manchester-tn\/\">PanicStream<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The opening night late night duties were handled by <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/kdtu2002-06-22.shnf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Karl Denson&#8217;s Tiny Universe<\/a> underneath one tent and Keller Williams Incident in the other with String Cheese Incident essentially serving as the backing band for Williams. The tent was abuzz as the set began with Keller classics like &#8220;Best Feeling&#8221; which spawned a hearty jam that bled right into &#8220;Freaker By The Speaker.&#8221; A cover of &#8220;Men Smart, Women Smarter&#8221; and SCI&#8217;s own &#8220;Little Hands&#8221; are also featured in this iconic late night set which can be heard <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/KWI2002-06-21.akg480.ck63\/kwi02-06-21d1t02.shn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/embed\/kwi2002-06-21.shnf&amp;playlist=1\" width=\"500\" height=\"300\" frameborder=\"0\" webkitallowfullscreen=\"true\" mozallowfullscreen=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><center><\/center><\/center>\n\n\n\n<!--nextpage-->\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Saturday<\/strong> &#8211; <strong>June 22, 20<\/strong>02<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.nysmusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/CamScanner-06-21-2022-08.34_2-768x1017.jpg\" alt=\"first bonnaroo\" class=\"wp-image-420657\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Saturday brought with it more warm weather and had the right type of relaxed, acoustic and near tropical type of music to go along with it, starting with an early set from Australia&#8217;s John Butler Trio. A set from Ben Harper that followed soon after is lauded as one of his finest and served to set the proper mood that afternoon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ben Harper Burn One Down\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/X19Fje5_Zqo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not to be outdone, Hawaiian son Jack Johnson played a set on the Arena stage not that much later in the day. Johnson, who was still growing in popularity in 2002, delighted the growing crowd with his early hits like &#8220;Bubbletoes,&#8221; &#8220;Flake,&#8221; and, of course, &#8220;Rodeo Cowboys,&#8221; which can be seen after this quick clip below. For the rest of the set, listen <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/jj2002-06-22.km184.shnf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Bonnaroo Fans 2002 Shnare (Tony Behr) dancing a jig 56 sec in. then Jack Johnson (Rodeo Clowns)\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/t9hyEWU4b8c?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Saturday afternoon also produced <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/rrfb2002-06-22.mb603.shnf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a set<\/a> at The Arena from pedal steel extraordinaire <a href=\"https:\/\/nysmusic.com\/site\/2022\/06\/09\/juneteenth-unityfest-2022-event-announced-by-the-robert-randolph-foundation\/\">Robert Randolph<\/a> and his Family Band. Randolph, hailing from Irvington, NJ and certainly no stranger to New York, shared with NYS Music some of his thoughts about the very first Bonnaroo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We were definitely a new act, I had just quit my job eight months before that working in New Jersey and heard everyone talking about it. All the bands were literally at one hotel, everyone had to share rooms and switch with bands, everyone stayed pretty much the whole weekend. People camped and partied and hung out there, it was a treat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I remember telling so many people I was gonna do this festival and there were people from Morristown where I moved and they drove down there and waited in 10 hours of traffic &#8211; we snuck some people on the tour bus, they parked their cars in Nashville.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> It was the most people I had ever seen, 30-40,000 people watching us. The first and next year were the two biggest years, and to this day I\u2019ve never seen a crowd this big, this crowd of people having the best time of their lives and I was just amazed. I think everything the festival stood for was good; the love and having a great time, coming off of where we were as a world, as a country.<\/p>\n<cite>Robert Randolph<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.nysmusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/CamScanner-06-22-2022-00.35_2-768x631.jpg\" alt=\"first bonnaroo\" class=\"wp-image-420937\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Robert Randolph and the Family Band &#8211; photo by Pete Mason<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For those in another frame of mind, The Disco Biscuits were more than happy to oblige in a late afternoon set of their own at The Theatre that served as an early national introduction to the powers of jamtronica. Dubbed the &#8220;derelict tent&#8221; by guitarist Jon Gutwillig at the beginning of<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/db2002-06-22u89.shnf\"> the set<\/a>, the Biscuits went on to delight an absolutely rabid crowd with signature hits like &#8220;King Of The World,&#8221; &#8220;Aceetoobee,&#8221; and a &#8220;Confrontation&#8221; and &#8220;Mindless Dribble&#8221; both played in <a href=\"https:\/\/discobiscuits.net\/resources\/music\">inverted<\/a> fashion, a concept still foreign to many at the time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When we stepped out onto stage at the first Bonnaroo, there was an electricity in that tent, and it still stands as one of the top 10 most exciting moments in 27 years of playing. Bonnaroo set the standard for large scale events in this country, paving the way for the golden era in American festivals.<\/p>\n<cite>Marc Brownstein, The Disco Biscuits<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Another one of the marquee acts of the weekend was a notable supergroup that just happened to coalesce by chance. Originally, a project by the name of Praxis was scheduled to appear, which was to feature renowned guitarist Buckethead, rock drummer Brain, bassist Bill Laswell, and Parliament Funkadelic&#8217;s Bernie Worrell on keys. Laswell was unable to attend and Claypool stepped up to the rescue, forming a whole new supergroup called Colonel Claypool&#8217;s Bucket of Bernie Brains that would even go on to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.natternet.com\/buckethead-bonnaroo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">release an album<\/a> based on this happenstance collaboration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Colonel Claypool&#039;s Bucket of Bernie Brains - Number Two [HQ]\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/w8F7Nkyx-bw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Particle performed a daytime set right after Colonel Claypool&#8217;s Bucket of Bernie Brains, and many in the audience had not experienced the band\u2019s sound, with the energy through the roof. But that would not be the only time Particle played that weekend. Bassist <a href=\"https:\/\/nysmusic.com\/site\/2022\/01\/26\/pink-talking-fish-to-present-planetarium-at-the-capitol-theatre\/\">Eric Gould<\/a> (now of Pink Talking Fish and Prince\/Bowie), recalled a surprise set that led to a legendary first Bonnaroo experience for fans and artists alike:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The owner of the Cinema Tent stage wanted to hear more and worked with our manager to create an impromptu sunrise set that would happen AFTER the late night acts.&nbsp; We didn&#8217;t have a PA System, we didn&#8217;t have security, we barely had permission!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fortunately, the stars aligned.&nbsp; The band Psychedelic Breakfast (now called <a href=\"https:\/\/nysmusic.com\/site\/2019\/11\/02\/in-focus-the-breakfast-celebrate-the-80s-during-halloween-return-to-albany\/\">The Breakfast<\/a>), was on site and brought a PA System with them to jam in the campgrounds. They graciously loaned it to us and only asked to have this new budding guitarist named <a href=\"https:\/\/nysmusic.com\/site\/2018\/11\/03\/hearing-aide-the-breakfast-phantasmagoria\/\">Tim Palmieri<\/a> to sit in on a jam.&nbsp; This marked the beginning of an awesome friendship with these dudes!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We had to wait for Galactic to finish up and, after their final note, we scrambled to grab security fencing from their stage to build a barrier around the band.&nbsp; It was crazy!&nbsp; We started up and all of a sudden Bonnaroo was alive again as the morning sun shone on all of our faces.<\/p>\n<cite>Eric Gould, bassist for Particle and Pink Talking Fish<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During the Particle original, \u201cMetropolis,\u201d multiple guests joined including Palmieri and members of Galactic, Disco Biscuits, Umphrey&#8217;s McGee and more during one big jam. For Bonnaroo 2003, the festival invited Particle back for another late night set, this time starting at 3am, with no curfew, leading to a 5.5 hour set, with thousands screaming for more.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But the main event of the night, and possibly the weekend, was a two-set epic blowout from unofficial festival hosts Widespread Panic that was nothing short of religious. Aided soulfully by Dottie People and the People&#8217;s Choice Choir, they helped transform the opening set with their presence on a sequence of &#8220;Ain&#8217;t Life Grand&#8221; &gt; &#8220;Tall Boy&#8221; &gt; &#8220;Testify.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Tall Boy \u2192 Testify \u2192 Tall Boy (Bonnaroo 2002)\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ObDjQyG7dRE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The special guests didn&#8217;t stop there as the second set saw Randall Bramblett return once more and this time none other than Steve Winwood sat in on top notch covers of Traffic hits &#8220;Glad&#8221; and &#8220;Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys.&#8221; Winwood was recording in Nashville at the time and it was suggested he go to Bonnaroo to check out the event, which led to his sitting in with Widespread Panic for the band&#8217;s debut of &#8220;Glad&#8221; and often covered and and the regularly jammed &#8220;Low Spark.&#8221; DJ Logic even made an appearance on an ensuing &#8220;Drums&#8221; sequence, joined by Leon Mobley on djembe. The show will go down as one of the most iconic and memorable performances of the first Bonnaroo, and also marked the final time many saw Mikey Houser perform. Diagnosed with terminal pancreatic cancer in early 2002, a fair amount of Panic fans would depart on Sunday, bound for the next Widespread Panic show in Dallas on June 25.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Widespread Panic Bonnaroo 6-22-02 set 2\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WiXGEz2akaI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Another one of the undeniable highlights of the weekend was once again supplied by yet another New York band. This time time it was <a href=\"http:\/\/nysmusic.com\/tag\/moe\">moe<\/a>. performing a late night set at The Ballroom that, like late night counterpart Galactic, went until sunrise. The Upstate jam unit trotted out classics like &#8220;Mexico&#8221; and &#8220;Kyle&#8221; in the opening set before the show became a veritable grand introduction of the band&#8217;s friends and fellow jam laureates. Robert Randolph, who would wind up playing in a number of different settings throughout the weekend, joined moe. for a captivating, set-closing &#8220;Meat&#8221; that put the majesty of Randolph&#8217;s pedal steel prowess on full display for the masses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.nysmusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/CamScanner-06-22-2022-00.35_4-768x630.jpg\" alt=\"bonnaroo 2002 moe robert randolph\" class=\"wp-image-420939\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">moe. with Robert Randolph &#8211; photo by Pete Mason<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The second set of moe.&#8217;s late night adventure provided even a better introduction to their signature &#8220;jam&#8221; style while also bringing along more friends for the ride. One of the show&#8217;s highlights was a near 30-minute &#8220;Recreational Chemistry&#8221; that saw the band replace bassist <a href=\"https:\/\/nysmusic.com\/site\/2022\/01\/05\/rob-derhak-of-moe-releases-solo-album-songs-for-other-people\/\">Rob Derhak<\/a> with the Disco Biscuits&#8217; Marc Brownstein with Aron Magner joining on keys that helped set the tone of amazing collaborations that transpired all weekend. To further prove this point, moe. later brought up Umphrey&#8217;s guitarist Brendan Bayliss to lend a hand on &#8220;Recreational Chemistry,&#8221; a song he had previously sent to moe.  as a recording that a fledgling Umphrey&#8217;s McGee were attempting to cover. Further confirmation and a recording of this legendary set can be heard <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/moe2002-06-22.mk4.shnf\/moe2002-06-22d1\/moe2002-06-22d1t01.shn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The late night set was kind of a blur being 20 years ago and all.&nbsp; I do remember that the energy was through the roof and it was a record set reaching upwards of 6 hours of music.&nbsp; I do remember some great sit ins and one fall down (Michael Travis of string cheese incident, sitting in and then taking out half of the percussion rig either coming on or off the stage.&nbsp; Funny and scary all at the same time&#8230;. seeing that moe.down and summercamp came first, maybe we should ask the question, how did we influence them?&nbsp; (Just kidding) I think that Bonnaroo has become the gold standard of rock festivals that all others strive to be.&nbsp; I am just glad that we got to be a part of so many of them (6 I believe) in the early days.. Being part of Bonnaroo is definitely something that has helped many bands increase their exposure and increase their fan base and even give bands some clout for other festivals and certain live events\u2026.<\/p>\n<cite>Vinnie Amico, moe.<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"moe. at Bonnaroo 6\/22\/02\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/E_5KrIF3hpY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<!--nextpage-->\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Sunday<\/strong> &#8211; <strong>June 23, 2002<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.nysmusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/CamScanner-06-21-2022-08.34_3-768x864.jpg\" alt=\"first bonnaroo\" class=\"wp-image-420658\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The spirits conjured up over the course of Saturday night carried right over into Sunday, starting with more early afternoon sets from Robert Randolph and Galactic as well. Dottie Peoples and the Blind Boys of Alabama followed Randolph and The Campbell Brothers in The Ballroom, closing up shop there for the weekend, making The Ballroom stage a veritable host for Sunday gospel music services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a religion of an entirely different sort, Ween brought their unique brand of rock to The Stadium, opening a 90-minute set with &#8220;Buckingham Green&#8221; which preceded a host of songs from their revered <em>Chocolate And Cheese<\/em> release. They also didn&#8217;t pass up the chance to remind the jam-heavy first Bonnaroo exactly who authored a recently popular <a href=\"https:\/\/nysmusic.com\/site\/2022\/02\/22\/ween-paints-port-chester-brown-during-three-night-capitol-theatre-run\/\">Phish<\/a> cover choice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ween - Roses are Free - Live from Bonnaroo 2002\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fELJJaqc_ko?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Over at The Arena during the afternoon, banjo master Bela Fleck and bassist Edgar Meyer joined their immense talents for a relaxed set of instrumental music that was something to behold. Their mesmerizing set featured songs from Fleck&#8217;s 2001 album,<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/album\/61CGK895iUoQmnzjGZMOMU?autoplay=true\"> <em>Perpetual Motion<\/em><\/a>, which Meyer played on, netting the pair a Grammy in 2002 for their arrangement of Debussy&#8217;s &#8220;Doctor Gradus Ad Parnassum,&#8221; in addition to winning the Grammy for Best Classical Crossover Album. The pair would later record and tour behind <em>Music for Two<\/em>, featuring originals composed by Fleck and Meyer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Accolades aside, the performance of classical music for banjo and bass, mid-day on a Sunday to a crowd of 30,000 elicited cheers with each composition, and featured the lone rain shower of the weekend. Listen to an audience recording of the full show <a href=\"https:\/\/we.tl\/t-XPjd6CUW5b\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"B Song - Bela Fleck and Edgar Meyer at Bonnaroo 2002\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Qfmio6wm94s?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The final night of the first Bonnaroo was full of more memorable collaborations. Also at The Stadium, Phil Lesh &amp; Friends delivered <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/paf2002-06-23.JAZ.GEMS.ECM-MS908c.87082.flac16\/Phil2002-6-23trk01.flac\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a set of Grateful Dead classics<\/a> with Bob Weir along for the ride. The much anticipated get together delivered as promised, starting with a set opening &#8220;Liberty&#8221; and not ending until an appropriate &#8220;Tennessee Jed&#8221; closer two hours later. Opposite of this, Norah Jones was in the process of making herself a household name over at This Tent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the same time at The Arena, Fleck and Meyer found themselves in a collaboration of a whole different kind as <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/superjam2002-06-23.shnf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the first Bonnaroo Superjam<\/a> was unleashed to the world. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Superjam was my personal highlight, I was put in charge &#8211; it might have been Pete Shapiro&#8217;s idea &#8211; it was the first time he asked to do something like this.<\/p>\n<cite>Robert Randolph<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A core makeshift band consisting of Fleck, SCI&#8217;s Michael Kang on violin and mandolin, Robert Randolph on pedal steel and Jeff Raines on acoustic guitar brought a bevy of fellow musicians up on to stage to jam with them in another highly anticipated slot of music. Kang&#8217;s SCI bandmates Keith Moseley, Bill Nershi and Kyle Hollingsworth, along with Meyer, appeared for &#8220;Rivertrance.&#8221; Galactic&#8217;s Stanton Moore later got behind the kit for a cover of &#8220;Will The Circle Be Unbroken&#8221; as part of a turnstile of musicians that never seemed to end. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The first thing I think of is we had been on tour for almost a month so the band was really cooking and Bonnaroo was the last show of the tour so It made it even more monumental. When I got on stage to play you couldn\u2019t see any land just a sea of people, 80,000 if I\u2019m not mistaken. We played a great two sets, just cooking and one amazing thing I remember is when Trey did a call and response with the crowd it was the loudest thing I\u2019ve ever heard, so emotional! I was honored to be playing at the first Bonnaroo and it\u2019s still happening 20 years later shows that a large crowd of like minded peaceful people can get together and have a great time. Loved playing with TAB then and so happy we are still out there doing it.<\/p>\n<cite>Russ Lawton, Trey Anastasio Band<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nysmusic.com\/site\/2020\/11\/28\/trey-anastasio-closes-out-beacon-jams-series-with-love\/\">Trey Anastasio<\/a> was tasked with closing out this momentous weekend of music and the Phish frontman delivered with two sets of his band&#8217;s signature high-energy and improvisational rock as they wrapped up their Summer Tour. A lengthy &#8220;Push On &#8216;Til The Day&#8221; began the set which featured other early TAB staples &#8220;Cayman Review&#8221; and &#8220;Last Tube.&#8221; The second set went even deeper, featuring only three songs in total, with Trey channeling his inner <a href=\"https:\/\/nysmusic.com\/site\/2020\/10\/02\/the-many-nyc-halloween-shows-of-zappa-an-interview-with-scott-parker-host-of-the-official-frank-zappa-podcast\/\">Frank Zappa<\/a> and literally conducting his horn section at one point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2KGuBYhpEmk\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Returning to the stage for the encore, Trey took a few minutes to speak about the significance of the moment at this first Bonnaroo, before playing a pair of Phish-fan favorites in &#8220;Wilson&#8221; and &#8220;Bathtub Gin.&#8221; A fitting final encore of &#8220;Alive Again&#8221; closed the book on the first ever Bonnaroo and established what the music festival scene in America would become &#8211; alive, once again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Trey Anastasio Band 2002.06.23 Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival Manchester, Tennessee\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bMsnCHyuVKo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As fans departed from what has come to be known as &#8220;The Farm&#8221; and Clean Vibes got to work cleaning up after the festival, they no doubt reflected on the weekend they had just experienced. Whether it became clear during the festival or in the days or weeks after, attendees to the first Bonnaroo &#8211; the original <a href=\"https:\/\/support.bonnaroo.com\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/4403008247700-The-Bonnaroovian-Code\">Bonnaroovians<\/a> &#8211; knew they had been a part of something profoundly extraordinary, a gold star moment in American music history. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"bonnaroo 2002\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/videoseries?list=PLxxJxvJ3pYYjwjunYXeLUWvMygv_OlKMJ\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today we look back at perhaps the most memorable and influential music festival of the 21st century, the first Bonnaroo. Held June 21-23, 2002 in Manchester, TN, Bonnaroo has helped pave the way for the success of the modern day music festival. 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