The last Bonnaroo I went to was in 2010 as the lineups have gotten sh%*tier every year after that. They no longer have comedians and the lineup is more pop than rock now by a large margin.
Compare this year to the lineup in 2010.
2023 Headliners: Foo Fighters, Lil Nas X, Korn, Zeds Dead, Liquid Lamar, Kendrick Lamar, Portugal the Man, Odesza, My Morning Jacket, Sheryl Crow, Revivalists, Pixies, Paramore, Subtronics, Griz, and Three Six Mafia.
2010 Headliners: Jay Z, Dave Matthews Band, Kings of Leon, Weezer, Stevie Wonder, Kris Kristofferson, Deadmaus, Jeff Beck, Mumford and Sons, Avett Brothers, Flaming Lips, They Might Be Giants, Blues Traveler, Tori Amos, Zac Brown Band, Dead Weather (aka Jack White’s “Supergroup”), Les Claypool and Primus, LCD Soundsystem, Jimmy Cliff, Norah Jones, Medeschi Martin & Wood, Ok Go and Against Me.
2023 Midtier Bands I recognize as good to great: Briscoe, AFI, Fleet Foxes, Vulfpeck, Umphreys McGee, The Band Camino, Rebelution, Alesso, and Louis the Child.
2010 Midtier Bands I recognize as good to great: Dropkick Murphies, Kid Cudi, Brandi Carlisle, Gwar, John Prine, Manchester Orchestra, She & Him (Zooey Deschanel’s band), Steve Martin and the Steel Canyon Rangers, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, The Black Keys, The Melvins, Trombone Shorty, Regina Spektor, Japandroid, and Needtobreathe.
2023 Comedians: None
2010 Comedians: Conan O’Brien, Tenacious D, Aziz Ansari, Nick Kroll, Bo Burnham, Jeffrey Ross, Greg Giraldo, Margaret Cho, Paul Scheer, Chelsea Peretti, John Roberts, Rob Huebel, Doug Benson and more. All doing Multiple Sets