When I told my bosses here at the Phoenix that I was going to need some time off to attend Bonnaroo for my third year in a row, I expected to hear something along the lines of, "Have fun, don't die, and we'll see you when you get back." Instead, they handed me a flipcam and asked me to take some notes. So here's my recap of those four days of fun in the roasting Tennessee sun, as I run down 12 of the more noteworthy acts I caught that weekend.
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