Jonathan Cohen, N.Y.
The eighth Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival will be held June
11-14, 2009, on its usual site in Manchester, Tenn., an hour
southeast of Nashville. The first round of ticket pre-sales begins
Thursday (Dec. 4); a lineup announcement is expected early next
year.
The initial batch of tickets will be available for the first time
as part of a payment plan, encompassing five installments of
$50.
Last month, Bonnaroo won the Top Festival honor at the Billboard
Touring Awards for the fourth time. The event's 2008 lineup
featured Metallica, Pearl Jam, My Morning Jacket and Widespread
Panic, among many others.