Bonnaroo Kicks Off With Performances by Ricky Skaggs, Morgan Evans, Ashley Monroe, Steve Earle & More

by Jim Casey | @TheJimCasey | June 14, 2019

Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival kicked off on June 13 with a number of country performances on the Grand Ole Opry Stage, including Old Crow Medicine Show, Ricky Skaggs, Riders in the Sky, Steve Earle, Morgan Evans, Ashley Monroe, Molly Tuttle and Wendy Moten.

A number of additional country-centric artists will hit various stages at Bonnaroo over the next three days, including Maren Morris (June 15), Kacey Musgraves (June 15), John Prine (June 15), Ruston Kelly (June 15), Brandi Carlile (June 16) and more

The 2019 Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival continues through June 16 at Great Stage Park, the 700-acre farm and event space located just 60 miles south of Nashville in Manchester, Tenn.

Check out some photos of Night 1 from the Grand Ole Opry Stage, courtesy of photographer Chris Hollo.

FRIDAY, JUNE 14
Phish (Late Evening Set)
Childish Gambino
Solange
The Avett Brothers
Brockhampton
GRiZ
RL Grime
Beach House
GRiZ SuperJam
NGHTMRE
Gojira
Courtney Barnett
Girl Talk
AJR
Catfish And The Bottlemen
K.Flay
Anoushka Shankar
Nahko & Medicine For The People
Liquid Stranger
Deafheaven
Parquet Courts
Rival Sons
Ibeyi
Jade Cicada
Las Cafeteras
Cherry Glazerr
The Teskey Brothers
Medasin
Tyla Yaweh
Ducky
Monsieur Periné
Mersiv
Crooked Colours

SATURDAY, JUNE 15
Post Malone
Odesza
Hozier
Kacey Musgraves
The National
The Lonely Island
ZHU
Juice WRLD
Joe Russo’s Almost Dead
Gucci Mane
John Prine
Jim James (Full Band)
Maren Morris
Gramatik
Shovels & Rope
Unknown Mortal Orchestra
Quinn XCII
Clairo
Bishop Briggs
Hippo Campus
Space Jesus
Tokimonsta
Chelsea Cutler
The Record Company
SNBRN
Ruston Kelly
Whipped Cream
Rubblebucket
Little Simz
Memba
Deva Mahal
DJ Mel

SUNDAY, JUNE 16
Phish (2 Sets)
The Lumineers
Cardi B
Brandi Carlile
Illenium
Walk The Moon
Mac DeMarco
King Princess
Lil Dicky
G Jones
Trampled By Turtles
The Wood Brothers
Hobo Johnson & The Lovemakers
Princess (Featuring Maya Rudolph & Gretchen Lieberum)
The Soul Rebels
The Lemon Twigs
Two Feet
AC Slater
CID
Dombresky
Bombino
Faye Webster
Ripe
Kikagaku Moyo
Igloohost

photos by Chris Hollo, Grand Ole Opry

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