Bonnaroo is just under two months away and the four-day festival have unveiled its 2015 set times. Normally festivals wait until the week leading up to the event or a little before to release set times and make fans scramble to figure out their plans, but this time Bonnaroo has been generous in letting giving fans time to agonize over who they will see where and when. As is customary with any festival with this much talent, there will always be conflicts that arise when two or more great artists perform at the same time. 2015 is no exception with several pretty tough ones scattered across the four days.
Thursday is pretty clean with the sets staggered out evenly by time among the stages, giving fans enough time to go and see multiple sets during one slot. Friday it starts to get pretty dicey with the headlining slot being the most difficult. During the day there a few direct conflicts like Moon Taxi vs Rustie and Alabama Shakes vs Kacey Musgraves or Atmosphere, but most fans will know how to choose that based on interest.
The night presents a battle of old and new headliners with deadmau5, Earth Wind & Fire and Run The Jewels all performing during the 12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. slot. Good luck with that, especially since mau5 may be bringing his new setup, Earth Wind & Fire can still bring it and Run The Jewels are on top of the world right now.
Saturday during the day is messy with conflicts between Hozier, War On Drugs and Bleachers. Belle & Sebastian battles with My Morning Jacket, while SBTRKT goes up against Childish Gambino, who may be performing there for the last time. Saturday night is a bit crowded, but the genres are so different (Slayer vs Tycho) it isn't too much of a problem.
Sunday is remarkably easy to navigate, though you have the Bluegrass Superjam during Robert Plant and Caribou. The night caps off with a 2-½ hour set from Billy Joel. The "Piano Man" will be alive and kicking in Manchester this year.
See the full list of set times on Bonnaroo's website here.
