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Recap: Bonnaroo 2009

Blog posts, slideshows, and more from Bonnaroo 2009

By PHOENIX STAFF | June 19, 2009

Photo by Lexy Winter

"How the hell can you be knee-deep in mud and choking on dust at the same time? Bonnaroo is full of miracles, I tells ya."

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