BEST. LINEUP. EVER.

OK, so we know a single note hasn’t been played yet, and there are still additions to be made, but the lineup for the 2009 Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival might be the best initial announcement in the festival’s eight-year history. Scoring a reunited Phish and Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band was both rumored and expected, but adding David Byrne, Wilco, Al Green and a solo set by Elvis Costello is just ridiculous. Oh yeah, and the Beastie Boys, Snoop Dogg and Nine Inch Nails doesn’t hurt, either.

Not only may this be the Manchester, Tenn., festival’s best lineup, but it’s once again more diverse than the previous year. While at the moment it’s lacking a bit on hip-hop and electronic – as well as comedy, for which none of the acts have been announced yet – the festival seems to cover every other genre it caters to.

Indie rock is almost over-represented: TV on the Radio, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Andrew Bird, MGMT, The Decemberists, Girl Talk, Bon Iver, of Montreal, Animal Collective, Neko Case, Grizzly Bear and Jenny Lewis all make up the bill’s undercard. Whew. Jam gets fair billing, too, with sets by Ben Harper and his new project, Relentless7, moe. and Gov’t Mule. Then there’s also the random acts, such as Erykah Badu and Paul Oakenfold.

Tickets go on sale Saturday at noon and range from $224.50 to $249.50, along with a $23.10 fee. Bonnaroo is June 11 to 14.

In related festival news, Langerado, scheduled for March 6 to 8 in Miami, announced it will be canceling 2009’s festival due to the economic downturn. It also may have something to do with Phish playing its first shows since 2004 in Hampton, Va., that same weekend.