festival wars.

In June '09, good stuff is heading down to Manchester, Tennessee:

"A four-day, multi-stage camping festival held on a beautiful 700-acre farm in Manchester, Tennessee every June. Bonnaroo brings together some of the best performers in rock and roll, along with dozens of artists in complementary styles such as jazz, Americana, hip-hop, electronica, and just about any contemporary music you can think of. In addition to dozens of epic performances, the festival's 100-acre entertainment village buzzes around the clock with attractions and activities including a classic arcade, on-site cinema, silent disco, comedy club, theater performers, a beer festival, and a music technology village. For its peaceful vibe, near-flawless logistics, and unrivaled entertainment options, Rolling Stone magazine named this revolutionary entertainment experience one of the 50 moments that changed the history of rock and roll." (taken from its Myspace page)

Whoa, that's a mouthful. Look at the line-up. MGMT! Of Montreal! Raphael Saadiq! Citizen Cope! Crystal Castles! Band of Horses! Coheed and Cambria! The Decemberists! Dude, IT'S PERFECTION.

While we, in Kuala Lumpur, gets this in March:

If you can't read the line-up clearly, I'll just mention the only international act there is: N.E.R.D. And rumour has it, Pharell Williams won't even be joining the rest of the band in KL... What? I know, UNFORGIVABLE. This is such a let down from last year's Incubus, John Legend and The Roots. People are already trying to re-sell their tickets...

For the Pineapple Concerts Sdn Bhd guys: I'm sure you tried your best, but you did a bad move on selling the early bird tickets without having the line-up confirmed. We had our hopes on Coldplay, Foo Fighters, RHCP and god knows whatever hearsay come our way, and then - BAM! - we get bits and pieces of N.E.R.D. What happened?

On a happier note: JAMIROQUAI is performing for SPEEDZONE! Hell yes.