Bonnaroo 2011

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Event Date:	Event Title:	Event Description:
02/14/2011	Conan O'Brien reveals line-up	The late-night TV host announced the line-up after playing Bonnaroo in 2010.
02/19/2011	Line-up	The lineup was officially put up on Bonnaroo's website and included headliners Eminem, Arcade Fire, Widespread Panic, The Black Keys, Buffalo Sprinfield and My Morning Jacket.
06/08/2011	The Traffic	While some Bonnaroo attendees waited in traffic for nearly a day, others found backways and communicated with other festivalgoers via Twitter about new ways to enter the festival.
06/09/2011	Lewis Black	Lewis Black captivated the Comedy Tent at Bonnaroo. The comedian opened with jokes about the heat, saying, "If you don't know how hot it is outside, you're overdosing." Luckily, the Comedy Tent at Roo is air-conditioned.
06/09/2011	Childish Gambino on Thursday	Rapper Donald Glover performed as Childish Gambino at This Tent Thursday evening.
06/10/2011	Drink Water	While temperatures soared Friday afternoon, fesivalgoers stayed in the shade and drank water in preparation for the afternoon, evening and late-night lineup.
06/10/2011	Campgrounds	Bonnaroo attendees cook bacon for breakfast on a portable grill.
06/10/2011	Friday evening	Friday night proved to be everything the festival stands for, as the late afternoon and early evening started out with acts such as Florence + the Machine, The Decemberists and Grace Potter and the Nocturnals. The night brought on powerhouses such as My Morning Jacket and Arcade Fire. Late night shows included Bassnectar and Pretty Lights.
06/10/2011	Mushroom fountain	The giant mushroom fountain also served as a cold relief from the heat with gallons and gallons of water flowing through it at most times.
06/10/2011	Mumford & Sons Encore	Mumford & Sons called Old Crow Medicine Show onstage with them to perform a folk rendition of "Amazing Grace." The band drew one of the largest crowds of the weekend and played most of the songs from their first LP, "Sigh No More."
06/11/2011	Ferris wheel	If you needed a break from the music or the heat, Roo offered a bit of Tennesee breeze in the ferris wheel and also had a water slide for cooling off.
06/11/2011	Saturday night	Arcade Fire My Morning Jacket The Black KeysWith powerhouses like The Black Keys, My Morning Jacket and Arcade Fire playing Saturday night, Centeroo was buzzing with excitement Friday night.
06/11/2011	Scissor Sisters	The late-night shows turned into early-morning shows Saturday night as Scissor Sisters, Girl Talk, The String Cheese Incident and STS9 (among others) took the stage post-midnight.
06/12/2011	Sunday	The Strokes and Widespread Panic closed out the festival on Sunday evening.
06/12/2011	Sunday crowd	Come Sunday, the little makeshift town of Bonnaroo was still full with nearly 100,000 people in attendance.
06/13/2011	Leaving	Exhausted yet sad festivalgoers packed up and left the campgrounds in Manchester by noon on Monday.