2008 Rothbury Festival – Lineup

This is a new festival that is being held at the Double JJ Ranch in Rothbury, MI July 3 – July 6, 2008.  This festival reminds me a lot of Bonnaroo in the fact that it is “green”, has a community atmosphere and has such a diverse line up of artists and activities. The Double JJ Ranch is quite a place with it’s own lakes, beach fronts, trails, forests, fields, onsite lodging, bars and restaurants. Some of these features such as The Silver Dollar Saloon, Wagon Wheel Dance Hall and the beach fronts are available to all participants of Rothbury. Some of the features are for participants who purchased the “Good Life packages“. These packages include onsite lodging in log homes, log cabins, bunkhouses or the VIP RV park. These packages also include access to swimming pools, hot tubs, a cowboy town with a general store, bars and restaurants. The climate in western Michigan should make for a pleasant festival too.

Lineup includes

Dave Matthews Band
Widespread Panic
John Mayer
311
Trey Anastasio
Phil Lesh & friends
Primus
Snoop Dogg
Govt Mule
Zappa Plays Zappa
Jakob Dylan & The Gold Mountain Rebels
and many, many more

Events include:
Think Tank - the topic this year is “Finding Energy Independence”
Circus & Theater - performances are liable to show up where least expected
Epicenter Fair - Boom town of the festival site
The Establishment - New World Cabaret experience held under the big top
The Tripolee Dome - Will feature yoga and DJ classes by day and extravagant parties by night.
Etown at Rothbury – popular syndicated radio show will host 3 special shows
The Big Gig Open Mic Program – sign up in advance to be part of the show
Food Drive Can Sculpture – will a 40,000 cansculpture be enough to set the new Guinness World Record for the largest one ever?
Ourstage.com – Rothbury is teaming up with Ourstage.com to pick 2 bands to perform at Rothbury – to submit your band or vote go to
Our Future Now and Dalabil & the Visual Consciousness – there will be art displayed throughout the festival to stimulate conversations and our awareness about political, social and environmental issues.

You can get your questions answered here There are a lot of camping options, and there are still tickets available.

We can’t make it to this one either but I am very curious. I think the ranch sounds like a great venue and there are so many activities to be involved in. If you make it to Rothbury, please let us know all about your experience.