Bonnaroo 2013 poster resurfaces
A vintage Bonnaroo poster from 2013 is making the rounds again — a reminder of a year that stacked legends, breakout artists and left-field picks on the same bill. The poster lists the festival dates as June 13–16 in Manchester, TN, and reads like a festival fan’s greatest-hits playlist: Paul McCartney, Mumford & Sons and Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers headline, with a deep supporting cast across genres.
- Paul McCartney
- Mumford & Sons
- Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
- Björk
- Wilco
- Pretty Lights
- The National
- Kendrick Lamar (early career highlight)
- David Byrne & St. Vincent
- Animal Collective & Of Monsters and Men
What stands out about this lineup is the mix: legacy headliners next to artists who were just breaking through, and electronic and hip-hop acts sitting beside indie and jam favorites. Posters like this are a snapshot of festival programming when curators leaned hard into eclectic bills that rewarded wandering the grounds as much as main-stage moments.
For festival obsessives and nostalgia fiends, finds like this are a quick reminder of why Bonnaroo has stayed on the radar — and why lineup posters still spark heat on boards like Reddit. Expect more throwbacks and lineup deep dives on the Festival Wire as we keep combing the archives.