Stevie Nicks, who additionally sang in Fleetwood Mac, will headline Bonnaroo.
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Our Nineteen Eighties goals are coming true: Stevie Nicks is again.
And she or he’s headlining Bonnaroo, turning into the first-ever girl to take action.
The music and humanities competition — slated for June 16 to 19 in Manchester, Tennessee — will function a efficiency by Nicks on the ultimate day of the weekend.
Nicks’ return to the big competition stage comes after she lamented the lack of her “youthful years” to COVID-19.
In 2020, she was cooped up in her house because of the pandemic, scared it was “stealing” her “final youthful years.”
“I don’t have simply 10 years to hold round and look ahead to this factor to go away,” Nicks advised the Related Press. “I've locations to go, individuals to sing for, one other album to make.”
And that she does.
Nicks is again after the pandemic induced an industry-wide live performance hiatus.
In each 2020 and 2021 Bonnaroo was cancelled — first for COVID-19, then for flooding — however, as promised final yr, the competition is again (so long as it doesn't meet the identical destiny because the Grammys).
Nicks will carry out at Bonnaroo with a slew of different big-name artists that span numerous genres.
Machine Gun Kelly, Roddy Ricch, 21 Savage and J. Cole are amongst the hip-hop and pop artists taking part in, whereas high DJs Flume and Illenium are additionally scheduled to carry out.
Different various indie artists, corresponding to Nonetheless Woozy, Position Mannequin and Wallows, can be entertaining concert-goers as effectively.
However followers weren’t thrilled by the lineup, taking to Twitter to voice some considerations.
“The optimistic aspect of that is that we all know the Coachella lineup can't be as dangerous as this!” tweeted one consumer.
“This seems just like the worst Bonnaroo lineup ever,” complained one other member of the Twitterati.
However Stevie Nicks followers had been having a second.
“I would like extra money,” wrote one Nicks devotee.
“Actually take everybody off the lineup n simply have Stevie sing all of her songs on repeat for 4 days n we’ll be blissful,” one other fan of the “Fringe of Seventeen” singer chimed in.
“Whoever received this line up put collectively deserves a elevate,” tweeted one other.
One superfan even stated they might fly from Southern California to the live performance simply to see Nicks carry out stay.
Tickets go on sale Thursday, Jan. 13 at 1 p.m. EST solely at www.Bonnaroo.com/Tickets, with a wide range of bundle choices.
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