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Springsteen lifts spirits at Bonnaroo festival

Jun. 15, 2009
Bruce Springsteen astonished the Bonnaroo crowd with a passionate three-hour performance, offering sweat and rock 'n' roll to inspire, he said, in "hard times." Springsteen made a rare appearance Saturday night at the Tennessee music festival, only the...
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MANCHESTER, Tenn., June 14 (UPI) -- More than 75,000 people attended this weekend's Bonnaroo Music Festival in Manchester, Tenn., USA Today reported Sunday.
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Kanye West explains Bonnaroo delay

Kanye West explains Bonnaroo delay

LOS ANGELES, June 25 (UPI) -- Hip-hop star Kanye West says he was late performing at the Bonnaroo music festival in Tennessee because the previous act played longer than expected.

The Police reunite for Bonnaroo festival

MANCHESTER, Tenn., June 18 (UPI) -- The Police reunited for one show at the Bonnaroo Music Festival in Manchester, Tenn., playing to a sold-out crowd of nearly 80,000.

2007 Bonnaroo Festival to be in Tennessee

MANCHESTER, Tenn., Dec. 12 (UPI) -- The sixth Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival, named by Billboard as top festival for three years in a row, is set to be held in Manchester, Tenn.

Festival lets bands hear each other

MANCHESTER, Tenn., June 16 (UPI) -- Sonic Youth's Thurston Moore says the best part of performing at the annual Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival is the chance to see other bands play, too.

Bonnaroo Festival is all about the music

MANCHESTER, Tenn., June 9 (UPI) -- Rocker Dave Matthews says music is the key to the success of the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival in Manchester, Tenn.

Two die at Bonnaroo music festival

NASHVILLE, June 14 (UPI) -- The third annual Bonnaroo festival, held on a 700-acre farm near Nashville, Tenn., attracted more than 90,000 fans -- but recorded two deaths.

Giant music fest Bonnaroo set for June

NASHVILLE, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- Bonnaroo, the second largest U.S. annual music festival, will be held June 11-13 in Manchester, Tenn., Billboard reported Monday.

Bonaroo NE canceled

NEW YORK, June 11 (UPI) -- Organizers of Bonnaroo NE have canceled a festival scheduled for Aug. 8-10 after failing to obtain permits for the Long Island, N.Y., festival.
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler