Last night, I was visiting my local watering hole with some acquaintances and…OK, I was at a bar getting drunk with some vagrants, when Tom Petty and the Heartbreaker’s “Free Fallin” came on the radio. We all got to talking about the song, and how it really brought together Jerry Maguire y’know, when someone mentioned the 2001 Clear Channel memorandum. Remember that? Among the many overreactions to a tragedy, this document, which listed 165 songs that 1,200+ Clear Channel radio stations couldn’t play after September 11, was the most overreaction-y. “Free Fallin” was listed, due to its vaguely 9/11-related title, as was, among others, “Sabotage” by Beastie Boys and “Crash into Me” by Dave Matthews Band. To be fair, that is a terrible song.
Anyway, that thing was dumb (is radio really radio if you don’t hear a Tom Petty song every five seconds?), and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, along with a reunited Wu-Tang Clan, are allegedly headlining Bonnaroo 2013.
We’re happy to bring you the as-yet-unannounced scoop: Bonnaroo‘s 2013 headliners will include Tom Petty and a re-united Wu-Tang Clan. Also, fresh off of their spot supporting Jack White and playing Virgin Free Fest, ZZ Top. No word on whether or not hologram-ish technologies will be employed for Ol’ Dirty Bastard. Or, for that matter, Tom Petty’s late guitarist, Howie Epstein. (Via)
If Petty and Wu-Tang perform a “Runnin’ Down a C.R.E.A.M.” mashup, I could die a happy man.
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You want the real inside scoop follow along at inforoo.com. We had a member mention that he talked to someone and was told Wu Tang is a lock and a headliner from 2006 may repeat (Petty). We assumed WeepingElvis got their info from us. Their claim of “confirming” last year’s headliners comes days after the person on our board confirmed Radiohead and RHCP.
Also…..Wu Tang Clan aint nuthin ta fuck with.
I’ll add a Via for inforoo.com, too.
Yea, it’s just a rumor at this point but we’re not sure of anything. Inforoo has had headliners leak in the past 4 years but so far this is just a rumor from a board member. I’ve heard conflicting things about Wu Tang but we’ll see how it ends up in a few months.
I’ve had some great times at Bonnaroo. I also almost died one year, which was definitely all my fault. That said, it would take Rage Against the Machine or Zeppelin reuniting to get me to go back to the farm. Every year I go back I find that it’s less and less of the event that I remember.
God. I hope I didn’t sound like too much of a douche there.
“…and the radio is in the hands of such a lot of fools
tryin’ to anesthetize the way that you feel…”