Bonnaroo 2012 Reviewed + Ranked

Members of The Roots + D'Angelo + Pino Palladino on bass and I think Jesse from The Time + some others, jamming mostly funk and rock. Apparently this was D'Angelo's first live performance in 12 years? I don't listen to much R&B so I didn't really recognize the players, but what I heard sounded great - and Dan saw a bit more than I did and said it was excellent.

Setlist now in courtesy livemusicblog.com - even more bummed that i only saw about 25% of the set (too many competing priorities)

THE SETLIST:
Intro >
Have You Ever Been (To Electric Ladyland) [Jimi Hendrix] >
Superman Lover [Johnny Guitar Watson] >
Go Back 2 The Thing >
Pride And Vanity [Ohio Players] >
Players Balling (Players Doin’ Their Own Thing) [Ohio Players]
Funky Dollar Bill [Funkadelic] >
Hit It And Quit It [Funkadelic] >
What Is And What Should Never Be [Led Zeppelin]
Babies Making Babies [Sly & The Family Stone] >
Hollywood Squares [Bootsy Collins] >
??? > Chicken Grease (teases) > ??? (reprise)
Power of Soul [Band of Gypsys]
She Came In Through The Bathroom Window [The Beatles]
My Summertime Thang [The Time] >
Jam (including Fire [Ohio Players] & other teases) THE BAND:
Questlove – drums
Kirk Douglas – guitar
James Poyser – keys
Frank Knuckles – percussion
Pino Palladino – bass
Eric Leeds – saxophone
Jesse Johnson – guitar
Kendra Foster – vocals
D’Angelo – vocals, guitar, keys

The highlight of the latenite Friday sets. These guys (Robert Randolph, John Medeski, and the North Mississippi Allstars) reunited for a Bonnaroo show 6 or so years back on the main stage, but this set seemed even funkier and less built around their one (excellent) album. Their closing version of the gospel standard "I'll Fly Away" was easily the sickest jam by anyone that I have caught so far this festival. I guess the bass player was sick and unable to make the show, and I confess that from our obstructed view spot I am not sure if they had someone else filling in on bass, but either way, the 40mins or so we saw was a treat.