Jay-Z ran the farm in Manchester, Tenn. last night running through a blazing 90-minute set on the main stage of Bonnaroo, redeeming Kanye West's 2008 sunrise special and hip-hop's checkered festival past.
Jay's set, though devoid of the cameos rumored to be on deck - namely those by Beyonce and Lady Gaga, who was reportedly on site - was a full-band, guns-blazing guided tour of his 11 No. 1 records, one that basically paused only for brief water breaks in the warm Southern evening and to issue happy birthday to a festivalgoer named Maggie (whose next birthday will be really lame by comparison).
It was a good day for the main What Stage all around: Stevie Wonder was typically masterful in a two-hour set that shimmered with soul and found the singer resplendent in legendary cuts like "Superstition," "Uptight (Everything's Alright)" and a call-and-response version of "Don't You Worry About a Thing" in which Wonder led the crowd line by line. Wonder closed with a full choir and percussion section performing the title cut from his most recent record, "A Time to Love."
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