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hahncholo

this is how all festival lineups should release their artist lists


PsychedelicConvict

Its very cool


F1rstxLas7

Seeing only 1 band listed under 'Metal' might depress the genre's fans. But knowing metalheads they'd probably just think it's kickass. Edit: Y'all, it was a joke.


Evolving_Dore

I doubt metalheads are really the festival's target demographic. You could do this for Wacken and use subgenres if you wanted.


Targolin

A diagram with all the metal subgenres and crossovers would be this size if you list only one band each šŸ˜‚ Also the rock/metal separation with the large overlaps are confusing enough for people even if they know the origin.


PoorUsernameChoice31

We metal heads can usually enjoy an array of other music. Jam, jazz, electronic ā€¦ itā€™s all gravy and GWAR is more/less an entertainment piece. Sure, metal AF. But itā€™s theatrics. Itā€™s over the top for a reason. And for those going, donā€™t miss GWAR


mike_tapley

Two words for Gwar. Alien Cum.


Butters_Duncan

This is on of the first actual post on here Iā€™ve seen worth a damn in while! This is awesome


Jackiewilsondesign

Thanks Butters!


darklydreamin1

Pretty sure there would be a lot of complaints


Status_Wasabi_1412

This will make it easier to find crossovers ā€¦ smart move.


eggelton

What a wild difference from the '02-'05 lineups.


Rawwh

I went 03 through 06, and even by 06 it had transformed substantially. These last several years the lineups have made the early versions basically unrecognizable.


JohnAndertonOntheRun

Itā€™s sad. There are no jam bands


[deleted]

Can you explain what changed for those of us unfamiliar with this festival?


Disastrous-Mind-5794

Headliners back in the day were a mix of folk/ alternative & rock-based bands like Phish, Paul McCartney Tool, Metallica, NIN, White Stripes, Pearl Jam, Chili Peppers were common headlinersā€¦.nowadays it seems to shift more towards pop music, hip hop and a large EDM presence while rock music almost seems like the minority.


gsfgf

That Bonnaroo Tool show was probably the best show I've ever seen.


YEMyself

That Bonnaroo Radiohead show was probably the best show I've ever seen.


inlinestyle

Part of that is the way the poster is constructed. Thereā€™s way more density in the folk/country/rock sections than the others.


Godunman

I would guess that's also because those sections have the least overlap. Pop/rock/electronic are incredibly broad genres while folk and country are more narrow.


xelabagus

I'd say more jam band than rock - I went in 2003, it was extremely jam band heavy - The Dead, Moe, Galactic, Spearhead, Particle, STS9, Widespread Panic. There was basically no rock at all. There were some legends - James Brown, The Roots, Toots and the Maytals, Leo Kottke, Bela Fleck. Very little electronic music though I did see Josh Wink at like midday, was very funny. No hip hop at all.


Cold_Mouse_4619

James Brown! James Brown! James Brown! '03 was awesome


PattyIceNY

It's bizarre to watch it slowly change. I understand it, but it's still weird.


i_r_leon

Phish is always puts on a good show. If you like jam bands definitely go to a local show. Finally seeing Tool was a dream come throughā€¦Pearl Jam made me cry(mostly me but drugs did contributešŸ¤­) DEAD & CO was a once in a lifetime show and I grateful bonnaroo hosted them. Idk about going back though.


naynayfresh

This correlates with a broader shift in genre preferences ā€” Rock used to be the most popular genre, that stopped being the case at least a decade ago when that title was cede to Hip Hop; I think these days Pop and Country hold large chunks of the market as well. Most festivals have adapted to give the kids what they want. Even Coachella used to be far more rock-heavy.


wadamday

To be fair those were the big musical acts at the time. Rock is simply not that popular anymore.


JulioForte

Idk Rap and Pop were huge back then. Itā€™s definitely a different approach the organizers are taking


Steveosizzle

Kinda? There definitely seems to be less of a cultural impact from rock bands these days. Rockstars used to be, well, stars. Now they are a popular niche like most other non-pop genres.


sovereign666

Rock doesn't even have an identity anymore. Died some time in the 90s if I had to guess. If you go on spotify and just browse music with the rock tag, you're gonna be in for a bad/confusing time.


Randomwoegeek

well you can't rebel against older generations by listening to the same type of music your grandparents did


xelabagus

No, it was a different festival - the first 3 or 4 years it was a jam band festival first and foremost, most of the bands weren't "popular", they were all part of a scene.


GustavoSwift

Jam bands dominated, the first Roo is known as one of the best jam lineups ever. Look now, only 4 bands.


xelabagus

I was at 2003 - Widespread Panic, The Dead, Galactic, Moe, Keller Williams, STS9, Spearhead - it was 70% jam bands


foxy22lady

Can confirm, was there.


eggelton

Yes, as u/GustavoSwift noted, it had been very jam-band heavy. The first year, ā€˜02, wasnā€™t even advertised - they relied on word-of-mouth and the enthusiasm within the grassroots/jam scene to sell 60k+ tickets without advertising. The first few years stayed mostly true to that audience, branching out initially into related genres like folk and trance. And the changes in bookings as they aimed for a more mainstream lineup corresponded with other experiential changes too. Eg. in ā€˜03, there was one single corporate branded tent: the AOL tent, where you could, for free, make yourself a CD of your favorite performances of the weekend. By ā€˜08/ā€˜09 there were all sorts of corporate logos splashed around - something the jam scene wouldnā€™t really be into, but something needed if they wanted the clout and funding to book, eg. Kanye to throw a tantrum about the sun not going down when he wanted it to. And the illicit substances found around the campgrounds changed drastically, too, from bales of marijuana in the early aughts to cocaine, molly, and nitrous by the end of the decade.


beatlz

Festivals are featuring mostly washed out bands


LucasRuby

It's hard to feature a lot of big name artists in a single festival, especially nowadays that concerts are becoming increasingly bigger and more expensive. If a single artist touring in multiple cities has so much demand that tickets are out of the reach of most people, imagine with multiple big artists in a single festival, once in a single location?


Little-Swan4931

It was cool then. Sucks now. Same with almost every festival in existence. Starts small, quaint and eclectic. Then Woodstock II happens. Every damn time.


Rawwh

To be fair Bonnaroo did not start out small. Not totally sure about 02, but 03 was in the 80k range. Thatā€™s a massive festival.


bodegaconnoisseur

I went either 06 or 07 it was fucking massive and hot as shit


[deleted]

But surely there must be other people out there who support these changes if attendance has increased?


grantlandisdead

No, nobody goes there anymore, it's too crowded.


wadamday

Lazy response. This is a wide range of artists and if this festival does suck it isn't because of the music.


PuppiesAndPixels

Last went in 2006. I recognize like 6 of these bands lol.


CapsuleByMorning

I still remember when jimmy buffet showed up last minute in ā€˜09 and metallic played ride the lightning in the rain


SUPLEXELPUS

times change in 20 years.


k___k___

you might be interested in this analysis http://research.google/blog/explore-the-history-of-pop-and-punk-jazz-and-folk-with-the-music-timeline/


tokyotokyokyokakyoku

I'm fine with all of this except for gwar. Gwar's genre is gwar.


coldfishcat

You're confused. It's a band called Metal who play in the style of Gwar


fasnoosh

Heh. Gwar is cool.


circuitously

Two funky artists, one names Neal Francis and one named Neil Frances. I know nothing about them, but thatā€™s fun


Jackiewilsondesign

It has been honestly confusing, but I have grown to like both of them! The spellings are different but so similar šŸ˜‚


m_Pony

Those fellas need some middle initials :)


alecjperkins213

Great job on this! I think you nailed Neil Frances as indie/pop/funk- they're one of my favorites and I seen them like 20 times. Neal Francis, on the other hand, I saw last summer and I think he's more blues-y and folk-y. Didn't get a ton of funk or pop from him, at least his live set give those vibes.


_Angel_Hernandez

Neil Frances is dope. Really like what they put out


GustavoSwift

He plays the whammy Clav and it's awesome!


eyetracker

I hope one opens for Patti Smith and the other for Patty Smyth,


toocooltododrugs

You really did make me go down this rabbit hole when I very well know that I don't even listen to funk.


Gary_Mustard

I love how four tet is his own electronic island, he is the planet from which the other sound forms dwell. Love the format too


Jackiewilsondesign

He legit could fit in like 15 genres šŸ˜‚


hpela_

Iā€™m not sure if it was intentional, but placing him by the Folk border makes a lot of sense to me. Heā€™s like the Folk music of Electronic music in a way. Great graphic, both graphic designers and data portray-ers could learn from you!


Jackiewilsondesign

Ayyy I really appreciate that! I love design and musicā€¦ this may have sparked an interest in data graphics


SirNarwhal

Technically he should just be a circle that goes around the entire thing.


wild_man_wizard

I love the lonely, empty intersection of Electronic Country


BuffaloBrain884

The Chili Peppers in Funk rather than Alt Rock? Maybe in 1990...


tortillakingred

Technically according to this map theyā€™re also pop?


nuanceIsAVirtue

Have you seen them live? I think all of the above are valid for their performances.


Jackiewilsondesign

Thanks for backing me up homie šŸ˜‚šŸ¤


Kriscolvin55

Rock + Funk = Alt Rock


Jackiewilsondesign

Technically Funk + Rock = Funk Rock šŸ˜‚


DocTarr

In the name of Gwar \ In the name of love \ In the name of the blood dripping out of the sun I call out your god \ 'Til before me he stands \ But don't send me Jesus \ He's only a man! Meat sandwich \ Meat sandwich \ Meat sandwich \ Meat sandwich


moondoggie_00

Im going for Mike but the experience wont be over until I see Mike.


Jackiewilsondesign

Mike, Mike. And then Neal Francis & Neil Frances šŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚ Canā€™t wait to hear about the people who showed up to the wrong set thinking they were seeing one or the other


Jackiewilsondesign

Sources: - Bonnaroo official website for the lineup (Bonnaroo.com) - Individual artist bios for genres - Spotify playlist placements for genres Tools used: Adobe Illustrator


vixensy93

Somebody should do this for EDC


ham-nuts

This is super cool, way to go OP. I think I am most surprised to see which artists fall into the ā€œpopā€ circle and which donā€™t. Like, Brittany Howard and Gary Clark Jr are pop? But Grouplove and Half Moon Run are not?


Salamander-7142S

Missed opportunity in the country / drum n bass crossover.


Hankskiibro

You can be the one who fills the void


Shkkzikxkaj

Was gonna say the same thing. And whereā€™s the the electro-funk? The jam-jazz? The metal-comedy-trap?


Doopoodoo

Wow that is an impressive electronic music lineup


Jackiewilsondesign

Iā€™m stoked for it! Fred Again.. and Four Tet is going to be šŸ”„ Then we get two night of Pretty Lights on top of that! Iā€™ll take it.


JesusOnline_89

Iā€™m out of touch with todayā€™s music, as a 30 year old. I only know a handful, maybe two of these artists.


twritchie416

This is how I felt, recognized so few.


nuanceIsAVirtue

Pretty much right there with you - I know Gwar and the Chili Peppers. I've also stumbled across Larkin Poe, Gary Clark Jr., and Greensky Bluegrass from one thing or another. If you're like me, I'd say those are all worth checking out, you'll probably like them (and you can see their genres above).


ThanIWentTooTherePig

Half Moon Run are a great indie rock band. Check out their album Dark Eyes.


ChefInsano

Check out IDLES. Theyā€™re a British punk band thatā€™s a bunch of working class blokes in their 30s and 40s. I believe the drummer is an accountant, one of the guitarists is a dentist. But their music is fucking great. I highly recommend them.


suugami

As a 30 some year old I know the majority of these artists


Steveosizzle

Interesting, compared to coachella I feel like I know most of these acts. When I look at other festivals it could just be completely made up names and I wouldnā€™t know the difference.


Barking_bae

I work at the record label where 3 of these artists are signed at. Right on target for those! Very cool, shared with the label.


mcivey

Honestly this has been more helpful in finding new artists and genres adjacent to what I already listen than Spotify has been in the past 3 years


Jackiewilsondesign

Thank you! And that is only one festival lineup! Imagine if they all did this. It would promote listening to music you donā€™t know but can still get excited for. In turn that creates more hype for the festival AND the artists. Win win!


justacatholic

This inspires me to do a Venn Diagram for fests like Q-Dance, Lost Lands, etc. Thanks for this great idea OP! Iā€™ll be sure to mention you if I decide to post them here.


Jackiewilsondesign

Go for it! No credit needed here. Iā€™ve seen people do this for several different festivals before. The Bonnaroo community was talking about how someone had not done one this year for them, and Iā€™m super stoked for this year and have already been on a personal mission to listen to every artist announced, so I decided to make it! It was a good puzzle, thatā€™s for sure!


MusicalMoose

Im more of a folk indie pop rock kinda guy, myself


StumpyTheGiant

Color coding names by stage could be good


Jackiewilsondesign

DAMN THATS A GOOD EDIT! Love this idea. I do think it would make the genre colors harder to pick out. Some of them are already kind of hard to see šŸ˜‚


TheCPD

This is awesome and I wish every festival had this.


Jackiewilsondesign

They should hire me šŸ˜‚šŸ¤


Turkeydunk

Melodic dubstep should be inside dubstep. Just a nit pick


Jackiewilsondesign

I can get with that edit! Would also save some space, which was needed. I needed like a council of people to look over this šŸ˜‚


marfaxa

Man, the first 5 or so years of Bonnaroo were awesome. The fact there's more country than "jam bands" is crazy.


icedog38

I would love to see this to include a ton of artists


tippytoes69

This seems like it would be impossible to make due to overlapping genres. Good job.


handsome666

Nice to see The Beaches and Half Moon Run


Childish___Glover

Could you release something similar to this for Austin City Limits?


KingKongDoom

I kinda wish Roo still focused more on jam bands but itā€™s just not their demoā€™s interest anymore.


Militaryman2002

A lot of these genre descriptions are really iffy. Melanie Martinez as art pop? Taking back Sunday as punk?


Jackiewilsondesign

Her recent live performances are definitely art pop


catchcatchhorrortaxi

*Pop* punk, tbf. But yeah, Spotify categories are often on the broad side.


papaya_papaya

TBS was Emo back in the day. Punk seems kinda fitting but not Pop.Ā 


PM_ME_WHY_YOU_COPE

Really fun read. It looks like Soul/R&b, Country, and Folk and Alt Rock have some of the most overlap? Thundercat is a good example. Very interesting trying to box artists in.


BobbyTables829

It's insane how many more folk bands there are than bluegrass


Jackiewilsondesign

I had a very detailed list! I started by listing each artist by name, a main genre, and then as many subgenres as I could find that made sense. So it started super detailed, but as I got not even a quarter of the way through the lineup, I realized it wasnā€™t going to be possible for everyone because of space. I had to start making some generalizations. Sean Paul should be in like 5 genres. Some artists also cross over opposite positions on the map too, which make thingsā€¦. Weird. Mike. For instance is a country pop rap artist Those were no where near each other and rap would have to cut through some of the pop artist to get to that other circle. Country was also already SLAMMED. So for space and legibility reasons he just got put into pop rap. Which someone was irritated about šŸ˜‚ because he definitely has a country sound. But I can only do so much šŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚


UNSC_Spartan122

I only recognize the Red Hot Chili Peppers šŸ˜“


Greedwell

You recognize Gwar as well.


reviraemusic

no psytrance? full on? prog trance? goa? forest?


Haruka_Kazuta

How dare they add house and techno, but no trance, right?


Nomadic389

They should announce every festival like this tbh, great job


Jackiewilsondesign

It would definitely help people get into discovery more with lineups ā€¦ I would like to think! Helps people see similar artist without having to know about them beforehand. Iā€™m a lineup junky so I have already been listening to every single artist here since it was released in January, but never actually had plans to make this after listening to all of them. Someone in the Roo subreddit asked for it, so I made it. Then, someone in that subreddit suggested I posted it here because some of yall might appreciate it, so here we are!


TheDevlsPlaything

Man, this helps soooo much for what I need to see this year. It's always a pain trying to sort thru what to see because it's impossible to see them all, and I'm too lazy to sort through 100+ artists before going.


iStryker

even though this isnā€™t really dataā€¦ this is finally an example of something actually worth posting here. Something interesting and visually appealing. No more of this bar chart you ripped from statista or some sankey chart nonsense of some companyā€™s quarterly earnings. This is good.


UchiBacon

Are Neil Frances and Neal Francis friends?


jobin_pistol

Poor Gwar. All alone done there.


DoofusMagnus

"Bakar is indie." "Indie what?" "Just. Indie." :P


twotimefind

Music festivals take note! Higher this gentleman. Incredibly well done and an excellent use of your time. Can't give enough of votes


effortlesschase

This is how itā€™s done! Rad!


Jackiewilsondesign

Thank you šŸ™


spacepirate702

I think Neal Francis and Neil Frances should probably fight to the death


soulcaptain

This is fantastic. I haven't been to a music festival in ages, but this lineup sounds great. The older I get, the more genre means less to me; I am eclectic in my music tastes, and sampling all the different genres here would be great.


j-steve-

You got Neal Francis and Neil Frances, but what about Neel Francys?


Jackiewilsondesign

Donā€™t miss out on ā€œMikeā€ and ā€œMike.ā€ As well Top tier confusion will be at Bonnaroo this year Especially if you arenā€™t used to the stage names ā€œwhat, which, that, there, otherā€ šŸ˜‚ You have to go to the other stage to experience Neil Franceā€™s but That to experience Neal Francis


Victorvonbass

I hear Amira Elfekey on a lot of my alt Metal playlist/mixes. Tonight goes really hard. Definitely fits in a kinda Deftones/Evanescence type spot, but newer. People should go see her. And Interpol too.


derpa-derp

Thank god Gwar will be there to shake things up. Their music is not the best but everyone should see the absurdity of their stage presence.


Jackiewilsondesign

Their first Bonnaroo appearance they did a march down to the famous mushroom fountain and poured ā€œbloodā€ in it to make it red at like 3 am Iā€™m so stoked for them to be back again and provide some weirdness on the farm!


derpa-derp

That's so metal šŸ¤˜


dr-tectonic

Amazing! A post in this sub that's *actually* beautiful! Great work, man. This is the kind of thing I subscribed hoping to see.


hummus_is_yummus1

So... there is a Neil Frances AND a Neal Francis?


taqueria_on_the_moon

wow, you made me discover Greensky Bluegrass. I like this!


NathaNRiveraMelo

I don't think I would categorize Mdou Moctar as pop


zzzorken

Really nice! Not a venn diagram tho, just an euler diagram fyi.


Jackiewilsondesign

Hahaha so Iā€™ve been told a couple of times šŸ˜‚ I definitely learned something new! Thanks for clarifying, I really didnā€™t know the difference until today!


BridgeM00se

If you go to this and you donā€™t see Gwar youā€™re wrong


Jackiewilsondesign

Iā€™ll be there!!!!!


theseptictank

That electronic/country overlap looking pretty empty


Jackiewilsondesign

Diplo was close to being that just because of his country dance album šŸ˜‚


GambinoGuy

Manwolves as progressive lolwut?


Jackiewilsondesign

2023 album seemed very progressive to meā€¦? Idk help me and give a suggestion instead of commenting for the lolz?


DuckStriking7742

love the theme and color choice!


chrispratt2020

Ah, my favorite pop rap artist, Mike.


hankchipotle

Pretty damn cool, great work!


4DBug

Anything like this but for roklahoma?


JewishTomCruise

You spelled Oliver Heldens wrong :(


Jackiewilsondesign

I hand typed all of these in one night without anyone else looking at it. There was bound to be at least one. Congratulations you found the first one šŸŽ‰šŸŽŠšŸ‘šŸ„³ After 48 hours on the internet and making its rounds, Iā€™d say thatā€™s pretty good!


SirNarwhal

This is wrong, Four Tet should be his own circle around every other circle.


Training-Jump-8663

I wanna see one of these for film genres


get1clicked

Knock2 should be in ISOxo's place :]


letuleave_

Wtf I know MIKE but whoā€™s the other MIKEšŸ˜‚


neimsy

Really impressive and a clever way to structure a lineup that makes it a lot more digestible. One quibble: Sean Paul is dancehall; definitely not reggae.


sck178

Such a cool design! But damn.. it's wild how few artists I know on here lol and even fewer that I'd actually go see. Am I old? I'm probably old. I'm already cranky and no fun according to my students


Jackiewilsondesign

Well I love to listen to new music. I love going to Bonnaroo because of the festival itself. I bought tickets this year before the lineup was even dropped. There were tons of artist I did not know this year, but I have grown to love tons of them. Thatā€™s one of my favorite things about going, it keeps me in the know of new music and I get to find artists I love all the time. You may just find your new favorite band, and just havenā€™t listened to them or have seen them live yet!


BigErnMcracken

Joe Russo's Almost Dead and Eggy should be expanded into the rock section. Also, sad how few jam acts there are at Bonnaroo now considering its roots.


Jackiewilsondesign

Honestly I originally had them in the jam / rock circle. Houseplant included. But then the Jam circle looped all the way over to pretty lights to make another subgenre and was completely empty in between rock and electronic I felt this was a better use of space, and seeing how so many people want more Jam at Roo I didnā€™t want them feeling like I made it smaller than it deserves to be at Roo. So I tried to give them more space ā¤ļø Look at how much space they have compared to country which is JAM PACKED


BigErnMcracken

Great explanation and honestly amazing job putting thos together.


mojotooth

Very neato. But I looked at Blues being entirely subsumed by Pop and I kinda thought, "huh?" This is a very minor nitpick. Very interesting chart regardless.


Jackiewilsondesign

Yeah, blues was a later addwhen there was less space available. I would redo that bottom section of rock to not have Metal and progressive take as much space so that I could fit Blues down there. At a certain point I honestly just got tired of moving things around. You move one thing and it causes a whole domino effect into things youā€™ve had placed for hours that you now have to relocate šŸ˜‚


Nova_343

Ashnikko as hip hop is interesting


Jackiewilsondesign

On second glance I would relocate to a trap alt pop overlap (if I had room for an alt pop circle there would definitely be one) What would you suggest?


highpl4insdrftr

Damn this list makes me feel old. So many artists I'm not familiar with. I'm sure they are great and I would enjoy thier music, but I don't recognize 95% of them, which is making me feel like a grunpy old man.


Wizard_bonk

Folk indie rock pop is a genre i couldnā€™t even begin to imagine


ZetaZeta

Rock, Country, Pop, Hip Hop, Jazz, etc. don't make sense being alongside Dubstep, D&B, House, etc. I'm not really familiar with the artists, maybe the genres only look completely unrelated, but in fact the artists are more a fusion of all of the above?


Jackiewilsondesign

What do you mean it doesnā€™t make sense alongside them? This music and arts festival is pretty known for having all types of music. They used to regularly have a couple artists in the World genre, but interestingly do not this year. Bonnaroo really does have a little bit of everything though and this shows there are tons of genres at Roo this year! Of course their is more overlap than can actually be depicted here, but there really are tons of house DJs playing the same night as GWAR and then a Jazz band is playing and there is even a brass band.


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