Bonnaroo 2016 Predictions
Every year, the world (well, at least our world) waits in suspense for the largest summer event. . . Bonnaroo. This January the suspense keeps growing, anticipating the lineup for the 15th anniversary of the music festival. With that in mind, let’s talk about who is going to kill it on the main stage this year!
Our 2016 headliner predictions are: Radiohead with Red Hot Chili Peppers or Coldplay with Pearl Jam.
Radiohead has been rumored to be headlining Bonnaroo since November of last year. The rumor has grown when it was discovered the band “coincidentally” has an open space in their tour this year. Coincidence. . . WE THINK NOT!
Red Hot Chili Peppers has not appeared at Bonnaroo for four years, the last time being in 2012 with Radiohead. Red Hot Chili Peppers is releasing a new album sometime this year, which is often a good indicator of a headliner of ‘Roo. Also, we really want them to be there *crossed fingers*.
Next is Coldplay, who just last December released their new album entitled A Head Full of Dreams. With completely new material, performing at this year’s Super Bowl with the queen herself, Beyoncé, as well as having never graced the Bonnaroo stage before, 2016 could be Coldplay’s year.
Finally, Pearl Jam recently confirmed they will be going on a 2016 United States tour, which also happens to have a four day gap the dates of ‘Roo. Combined with the fact that it has been eight years since Pearl Jam was last at Bonnaroo, this tour gap makes them likely headliners.
The rest of our predictions are as follows:
Ellie Goulding
Death Cab for Cutie
Halsey
Kanye
Alessia Cara
Elle King
Sia
James Bay
Bassnectar
Alabama Shakes
21 Pilots
Chance the Rapper
The 1975
Glass Animals
Lord Huron
Grace Potter
Purity Ring
Flume
Of Monsters and Men
Tame Impala
Tyler the Creator
Cage the Elephant
The Neighbourhood
Disclosure
Catfish and the Bottlemen
MGMT
Moon Taxi
Mac Demarco
Jeff the Brotherhood
X-Ambassadors
Dead and Company
Miley Cyrus and her Dead Petz
Ween
FIDLAR
The Mountain Goats
Lastly, on January 10th the world said goodbye to an amazing person, David Bowie. Rest in peace. “The stars look very different today” -Bonnaroo