- The full lineup for the 2010 Bonnoroo Festival will be announced next week. However, we are hearing that Paul Simon will be one of this year's headliners. Also, The Flaming Lips are planning on performing Pink Floyd's classic album Dark Side Of The Moon. Lead singer Wayne Coyne spoke to Spinner:
We did it at the New Year’s Eve show just knowing everybody’s gonna be taking acid, staying awake until five in the morning. We might as well just be jamming on some freak-out music….I don’t think it’ll be that much of a stretch to think Friday night at 2:30 in the morning at Bonnaroo would be that much different than being in Oklahoma City on New Year’s Eve. I’m sure people will be having their own party while we play this space rock or whatever. In that sense it’s perfect for that.
- Spinner reports that Noel Gallagher will play his first solo concerts since the breakup of Oasis as part of a series of charity gigs in the U.K. Gallagher will headline the Teenage Cancer Trust benefit shows on March 25 and 26 at the Royal Albert Hall. Them Crooked Vultures, Arctic Monkeys, Depeche Mode, The Who and The Specials will also perform as part of the benefit shows in February and March.
- Veteran Punk rockers Bad Religion will celebrate their 30th anniversary this year with multiple-night-stands slated for March and April in Anaheim, San Diego, Los Angeles and Las Vegas, according to Blabbermouth. Singer Greg Graffin said in a statement, "The greatest feeling about this anniversary is that it is happening at all. I'm mostly uplifted by the fact that a vibrant and evolving punk scene still inspires young people all over the world. If Bad Religion somehow serves as a symbol for the lasting importance of punk, then I am satisfied beyond words by reaching this milestone." The band expects to release their 15th studio album in the fall.
- Paramore has announced a short spring tour in support of last year's brand new eyes. Relient K and fun. will open all dates on the trek, which starts in Knoxville on April 26 and winds up in Las Vegas on May 16. The tour includes Paramore's headlining slot at the Bamboozle Festival in East Rutherford, NJ on May 1.
- My Morning Jacket has announced a short tour of the U.S. for April and May. The trek begins in Birmingham, AL on April 20 and winds up in Columbus, OH on May 2, with their set at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival set for April 24.
- Muse and Stevie Wonder have been announced as two of the headlining bands for this summer's Glastonbury Festival in the U.K. Organizer Michael Eavis made the announcement today in London, reports the NME. U2 had already been announced as headlining for Friday, June 25. Jack Johnson will perform at Glastonbury as well.
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