![Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers are an American rock band from Gainesville, Florida. They were formed in 1976 by Tom Petty (guitar and vocals), Mike Campbell (lead guitar), Benmont Tench (piano, organ, harmonium and vocals), (the three of them had been members of Mudcrutch), Ron Blair (bass and vocals) and Stan Lynch (drums and vocals). Petty and the Heartbreakers are known for hit singles such as "American Girl", "Breakdown", "The Waiting", "Learning to Fly", "Refugee" and "Mary Jane's Last Dance". The Heartbreakers still tour regularly and continue to record albums.](http://cdn2-b.examiner.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/hash/b2/87/1361392887_6229_tompetty.jpg?itok=OAPrOxvT "Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers are an American rock band from Gainesville, Florida. They were formed in 1976 by Tom Petty (guitar and vocals), Mike Campbell (lead guitar), Benmont Tench (piano, organ, harmonium and vocals), (the three of them had been members of Mudcrutch), Ron Blair (bass and vocals) and Stan Lynch (drums and vocals). Petty and the Heartbreakers are known for hit singles such as "American Girl", "Breakdown", "The Waiting", "Learning to Fly", "Refugee" and "Mary Jane's Last Dance". The Heartbreakers still tour regularly and continue to record albums."){kind=small}
![Music legend Sir Paul McCartney will headline this year's Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival in June. Guinness World Records described McCartney as the "most successful composer and recording artist of all time," with 60 gold discs and sales of over 100 million albums and 100 million singles, and as the "most successful songwriter" in United Kingdom chart history. ](http://cdn2-b.examiner.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/hash/7d/53/1361392887_7823_paulmccartney.jpg?itok=H93wXut1 "Music legend Sir Paul McCartney will headline this year's Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival in June. Guinness World Records described McCartney as the "most successful composer and recording artist of all time," with 60 gold discs and sales of over 100 million albums and 100 million singles, and as the "most successful songwriter" in United Kingdom chart history. "){kind=small}
The 2013 Bonnaroo lineup has been confirmed and Paul McCartney has signed on as the headliner. The annual four day music and art festival in Manchester, Tennessee has also landed some other major names in the music industry including Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Mumford & Sons, Bjork and Wilco, Wu-Tang Clan, ZZ Top, "Weird Al" Yankovic, Billy Idol, and Dwight Yoakam. Bonnaroo's impressive lineup was revealed Tuesday on the festival's official website -- where even more artists are expected to be announced soon.
Organizers say they couldn't be more excited to have landed such big names for this year's festival. "Top to bottom, this is one of the strongest lineups we have ever had," Reuters quotes Bonnaroo spokesman Jeff Cuellar as saying. "Looking at the festival landscape out there ... no other American festival has Mumford & Sons, Paul McCartney and Bjork all under one roof."
Bonnaroo 2013 will run from June 13-16 and is expected to draw a crowd of between 80,000 and 100,000 campers and music lovers. The festival organizers urges those who flock to Tennessee to enjoy the 96 hours of live music to "prepare for contingencies and be self sufficient" and to "bring what you need and some to share."
The festival -- with its 10 stages and 150 musicians, comedians, and artists -- is compared to other large music fests including Coachella in California.
For a complete 2012 Bonnaroo festival lineup click here.
![Music legend Sir Paul McCartney will headline this year's Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival in June. Guinness World Records described McCartney as the "most successful composer and recording artist of all time," with 60 gold discs and sales of over 100 million albums and 100 million singles, and as the "most successful songwriter" in United Kingdom chart history. ](http://cdn2-b.examiner.com/sites/default/files/styles/profile_large/hash/7d/53/1361392887_7823_paulmccartney.jpg?itok=FjoQsD10 "Music legend Sir Paul McCartney will headline this year's Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival in June. Guinness World Records described McCartney as the "most successful composer and recording artist of all time," with 60 gold discs and sales of over 100 million albums and 100 million singles, and as the "most successful songwriter" in United Kingdom chart history. ")
![Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers are an American rock band from Gainesville, Florida. They were formed in 1976 by Tom Petty (guitar and vocals), Mike Campbell (lead guitar), Benmont Tench (piano, organ, harmonium and vocals), (the three of them had been members of Mudcrutch), Ron Blair (bass and vocals) and Stan Lynch (drums and vocals). Petty and the Heartbreakers are known for hit singles such as "American Girl", "Breakdown", "The Waiting", "Learning to Fly", "Refugee" and "Mary Jane's Last Dance". The Heartbreakers still tour regularly and continue to record albums.](http://cdn2-b.examiner.com/sites/default/files/styles/profile_large/hash/b2/87/1361392887_6229_tompetty.jpg?itok=io8cCpuM "Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers are an American rock band from Gainesville, Florida. They were formed in 1976 by Tom Petty (guitar and vocals), Mike Campbell (lead guitar), Benmont Tench (piano, organ, harmonium and vocals), (the three of them had been members of Mudcrutch), Ron Blair (bass and vocals) and Stan Lynch (drums and vocals). Petty and the Heartbreakers are known for hit singles such as "American Girl", "Breakdown", "The Waiting", "Learning to Fly", "Refugee" and "Mary Jane's Last Dance". The Heartbreakers still tour regularly and continue to record albums.")
![Icelandic singer-songwriter Bjork been nominated for 13 Grammy Awards (plus two for art direction on her album sleeves, done by others), one Academy Award, and two Golden Globe Awards. She won the Best Actress Award at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival for her performance in Dancer in the Dark. She was ranked thirty-sixth in VH1's "The 100 Greatest Women in Rock and Roll," eighth in MTV's "22 Greatest Voices in Music," and sixtieth in Rolling Stone's "100 Greatest Singers of All Time."](http://cdn2-b.examiner.com/sites/default/files/styles/profile_large/hash/b1/5e/1361392887_5445_bjork.jpg?itok=j4pldmr- "Icelandic singer-songwriter Bjork been nominated for 13 Grammy Awards (plus two for art direction on her album sleeves, done by others), one Academy Award, and two Golden Globe Awards. She won the Best Actress Award at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival for her performance in Dancer in the Dark. She was ranked thirty-sixth in VH1's "The 100 Greatest Women in Rock and Roll," eighth in MTV's "22 Greatest Voices in Music," and sixtieth in Rolling Stone's "100 Greatest Singers of All Time."")
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