Congratulations! If you’re reading this you survived the Day One of Bonnaroo 2013! Yesterday was only the warmup though because it is today that the festival starts rolling out some of the big names and Friday boasts what might be the most musically diverse day of the entire weekend. The entire day is packed with great acts and if you’re like me there will be lots of bouncing back and forth between the three tents and two stages in Centeroo to catch everyone you’ll want to see. To give you the time to recover from the previous day and night’s festivities the earliest shows in the morning start at noon but the first thing I’ll be awake to see will be Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue who are going to be laying down some gut busting funk over on “What Stage” from 12:30 to 1 while at the same time the indie rockers from Reptar play “The Other Tent”. If you aren’t tired of buzz bands after Thursday, Local Natives will also be playing “What Stage” from 2:30-3:30, immediately followed by folk rockers Of Monsters and Men on the nearby “Which Stage”. When you inevitably get tired of banjos though, you havevery good alternatives. From 4:00-5:00, Earl Sweatshirt of OFWGKTA (Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All) will be performing in one of his first festival appearances without the rest of the Golf Wang crew. However if vulgar, off kilter hip hop isn’t your cup of tea, electronic five piece Passion Pit is going to be rocking “What Stage” from 4:30-5:30 and from 4:45-6:00 the blind Malian couple of Amadou & Miriam will be playing their unique blend of Afroblues.

After this time in the afternoon, the festival really begins though with perennial indie favorites Grizzly Bear, Foals, and southern rapper Big K.R.I.T. all playing overlapping sets followed closely by Wilco, Jim James, and the recently reunited and touring Wu Tang Clan. From 9:00-11:30 though there is no choice as all eyes will be on “What Stage” where Sir Paul McCartney will be playing his headlining sets, likely drawing from the catalogues of Wings, The Beatles and his solo work.  THe party starts back up after Macca finishes his set with The xx playing on “Which Stage” while a hip hop fan’s wet dream of a Superjam happens in “That Tent” as RZA, DJ Jazzy Jeff, Earl Sweatshirt, ScHoolboy Q, Solange and Chad Hugo share a stage along with “Special Guests”. As if that wasn’t enough, to close the night out dubstep remix king Pretty Lights puts on his trippy concert experience from 1:30-3:15 also on “Which Stage” and closing the night out with their set ending at 4:00 is indie group Animal Collective.

Friday promises to be a great day for festival goers regardless of where their personal listening tendencies lean and everyone is sure to discover a new favorite r two. Stay hydrated and get some sleep while you can because we’re going to be right back here tomorrow for Day 3!

Bonnaroo 2013 Schedule | Friday, June 14th
What Stage: Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue 12:30 – 1:30 Local Natives 2:30 – 3:30 Passion Pit 4:30 – 5:30 Wilco 6:30 – 8:00 Paul McCartney 9:00 – 11:30	Which Stage: Trixie Whitley 12:00 – 1:00 Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit 1:45 – 2:45 Of Monsters and Men 3:30 – 4:45 Grizzly Bear 5:30 – 6:45 The xx 7:30 – 9:00 Wu-Tang Clan 11:30 – 12:45 Pretty Lights 1:30 – 3:15
This Tent: Sea Wolf 12:15 – 1:15 Calexico 1:45 – 3:00 Glen Hansard 3:30 – 4:45 Foals 5:15 – 6:30 Jim James 7:00 – 8:30 ZZ Top 11:30 – 1:30 Animal Collective 2:00 – 4:00	That Tent: Bernhoft 12:00 – 1:00 Bombino 1:30 – 2:30 Fatoumata Diawara 3:00 – 4:15 Amadou & Mariam 4:45 – 6:00 John McLaughlin and the 4th Dimension 6:30 – 8:00
The Other Tent: Reptar 12:30 – 1:30 Charli XCX 2:15 – 3:15 Earl Sweatshirt 4:00 – 5:00 Big K.R.I.T. 5:45 – 6:45 Conspirator 7:30 – 9:00 Wolfgang Gartner 11:30 – 1:00 Porter Robinson 1:30 – 3:00	Bonnaroo Comedy Theatre hosted by IFC: Chris Gethard, Eric Andre, Nikki Glaser & Cristela Alonzo 12:45 – 2:00 Mike Birbiglia ft. Michael Che 2:30 – 3:45 Daniel Tosh ft. Jerrod Carmichael 4:30 – 5:45 Daniel Tosh ft. Jerrod Carmichael 6:30 – 7:45
New Music On Tap Lounge brewed by Miller Lite: Alanna Royale 12:00 – 12:50 He’s My Brother, She’s My Sister 1:20 – 2:10 Baxter 2:40 – 3:30 Ryan Montbleau Band 4:00 – 4:50 NOCONA 5:20 – 6:10 Cloney 6:40 – 7:30 Ex-Cops 8:00 – 8:50 Casey Crescenzo (of The Dear Hunter)9:20 – 10:10 Matrimony 10:40 – 11:30 Luxury Liners 12:00 – 12:50	Cafe Where?: Naia Kete 1:30 – 2:30 Jillette Johnson 3:30 – 4:30 Von Grey 5:30 – 6:30 ON an ON 8:00 – 8:50
Silent Disco: Passion Pit (DJ Set) 2:30 – 3:30 Vacationer (DJ Set) 4:00 – 6:00 Atta Unsar 6:00 – 8:00 Y Luv (DJ Set) 11:00 – 12:30 DJ Logic 12:30 – 2:30 Jared Dietch 2:30 – 5:00	Sonic Stage: The Stepkids 12:00 – 12:30 Jonny Fritz 12:45 – 1:15 ALO 1:30 – 2:00 Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue 2:15 – 2:45 Sea Wolf 3:00 – 3:30 Milo Greene 3:45 – 4:15 Nicki Bluhm & the Gramblers 4:45 – 5:30 Bombino 5:45 – 6:15 Maps & Atlases 6:30 – 7:00
Solar Stage: Appalachian Flow Arts (Hula Hooping) 12:20 – 12:40 Johnnyswim 1:00 – 1:45 Wake Owl (Performance & Interview) 2:00 – 2:45 Allen Stone 3:00 – 3:45 He’s My Brother, She’s My Sister 4:00 – 4:45 John Oates (Performance & Interview) 5:00 – 5:45 The Battleholex and Friends Hip Hop Variety Show Breakdancing 6:15 – 7:15 TBD 7:30 – 8:30 The Flavor Savers Beard & Mustache Contest 8:45 – 9:45