Clik here to view.
Lead singer Wayne Coyne crowd surfs during the Flaming Lips show June 16, 2007, at Bonnaroo in Manchester, Tenn. (photo: Sam Simpkins)
The folks behind the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival are tight-lipped as usual regarding who's performing at this year's fest, which takes place June 10-13 in Manchester - but that level of secrecy doesn't always extend to the artists scheduled to perform.
Case in point: In an interview with Spinner, Flaming Lips frontman Wayne Coyne has revealed that the band plans to perform Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon during the festival, in addition to a standard set of their own tunes.
"As of yesterday, we're gonna do it at Bonnaroo at the midnight slot, the first night," Coyne says. "We do a Flaming Lips set then starting about 2:30 we do this 'Dark Side of the Moon' thing. In that sense, it's perfect for that. It lets you play a little bit longer."
Coyne's saying the band's doing the midnight slot "the first night," but given that the Roo's two main stages aren't usually open on Thursday, we're putting our money on a Friday night slot on either the Which or What stage.
This info flies in the face of organizers' recently announced plans to reveal performers for the festival throughout the day on February 9.
A press release says the lineup "will unfold throughout the entire day creating a virtual event for Bonnaroo fans, who will be able to view and discuss the confirmed lineup on Bonnaroo.com as it is revealed."
