The Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival lifted the curtain Tuesday on the lineup of acts for its annual artsy get-together in Manchester, Tenn. This year’s fest, set for June 10-13, features headliners Jay-Z, Weezer and The Flaming Lips. How does it stack up against two other recently announced music lineups — the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, Calif., and the Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicago?
Top-billed headliner
Bonnaroo: Jay-Z
Coachella: Jay-Z
Pitchfork: Pavement
Edge: Bonnaroo and Coachella
Headliner gimmick
Bonnaroo: Flaming Lips to perform Pink Floyd’s “Dark Side of the Moon” with Stardeath and White Dwarfs
Coachella: Faith No More reunites a year after frontman Mike Patton performed at the fest solo with a beatboxer
Pitchfork: Pavement reunion
Edge: Bonnaroo
Indie darlings
Bonnaroo: Japandroids, Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers, Wale, many others
Coachella: Vampire Weekend, Yeasayer, Camera Obscura, Wale, some others
Pitchfork: The entire lineup
Edge: Pitchfork
