Rothbury bags a beautiful lineup

The festival lineups continue to roll in, and Rothbury (July 2-5) may just edge out Bonnaroo for the title of the Best of 09.

I'd say the top five billed acts alone make the Michigan fest's pricey 250 tickets worth it, but the list stays strong the further down you go.

Unlike both Roo or All Good, Rothbury's been able to straddle the line between mainstream blowout and jam-band heaven by raking in a lineup that is, you could say, a jam-band blowout. The best of both worlds — absolutely gigantic bands that won't appeal to the annoying douchebags who came to see Dave Matthews Band. All rejoice!

The highlights are bolded, but there are few bands that don't excite me to some degree. Damian Marley and Nas?!? Fantastic.

Who's ready for a roadtrip?

The Dead
Bob Dylan and His Band
The String Cheese Incident
Willie Nelson & Family
The Black Crowes
Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley & Nas
STS9
G. Love & Special Sauce
Gov't Mule
Broken Social Scene
Yonder Mountain String Band
The Disco Biscuits
Les Claypool
Cold War Kids
John Butler
Chromeo
Ani DiFranco
Matisyahu
Guster
Girl Talk
Femi Kuti & The Positive Force
MSTRKRFT
Martin Sexton
Flogging Molly
Railroad Earth
The Hold Steady
Toots & The Maytals
Ralph Stanley & The Clinch Mountain Boys
Brett Dennen
Zappa Plays Zappa
Grace Potter and the Nocturnals
Shpongle DJ Set
Son Volt
Jackie Greene
Soulive
Man Man
Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band w/ Tony Rice
EOTO
King Sunny Adé & His African Beats
Lotus
Kid Cudi
STS9 Live PA
The Glitch Mob
Davy Knowles and Back Door Slam
Pretty Lights
Moseley, Law, Sipe & Droll
Rebelution
Quannum All Stars ft. Lyrics Born, The Mighty Underdogs, Gift of Gab & Lifesavas
Toubab Krewe
Sam Roberts Band
Hill Country Revue
Kyle Hollingsworth Band
Lipp Service
2020 Soundsystem
Break Science ft. Adam Deitch
The Hard Lessons
The Low Anthem
Underground Orchestra
Future Rock
The Macpodz
Steppin' In It
Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad
Chris Pierce
Rachel Goodrich
The Ragbirds
Four Finger Five