Rothbury ’09: The Dead, Bob Dylan and The Return of The String Cheese Incident

Second year in and this festival is not 'effin' around. Rothbury, labeled jam-tastic, weird, and totally awesome by neo-hippies when last year's line-up coughed up Widespread Panic, Trey Anastasio, Modest Mouse, John Mayer and Snoop Dogg - the latter who supposedly thought he was in Grand Rapids, MI the whole time, despite the fest's westward Rothbury, MI location - returns this year with The Dead, Bob Dylan and His Band, Willie Nelson & Family, and the Black Crowes.

In addition to those power acts a reuniting String Cheese Incident will headline one night of the "Sustainable Camping Festival Revolution Celebrating Music, Art and Action." (Hey, if Phish got back together, the Colorado jellyfish-loving jamband might as well get their noodle back on too.) Adding to the nag champa rock are STS9, Disco Biscuits "Jr Gong" Marley, Gov't Mule, Toots & The Maytals, and Femi Kuti & The Positive Force. But before we pigeonhole this thing too much, there's the skinny jean stuff too: Chromeo, MSTRKRFT, Broken Social Scene, Cold War Kids, Girl Talk, Man Man and the Hold Steady. Fest's got everything, actually. Son Volt, Zappa Plays Zappa, Flogging Molly, Guster, Ani Difranco, Matisyahu and even Shpongle are going to show up for the throw down. List goes on and on (see below). It's basically shaping up to be the dopeness for America come Fourth of July weekend, July 2nd - 5th.

Additional artists will be announced. Early bird tickets are sold out as most people who got all f*#ked up at last year's inaugural fest plan on heading back for Round 2. General tickets go on sale March 20th via the fest's Web site. Does this mean Willie is bringing the weed?