Last year Superfly, the promotions company that runs the Bonnaroo music festival, launched the Great GoogaMooga, a weekend event that attempted to combine music and food, two things which Brooklyn has shown an aptitude for. Despite sets from The Roots and Hall & Oates and food from some of the city's finest eateries, the event was not warmly received, with complaints of long lines, no cell phone service and general overcrowding.
But Superfly acknowledged its mistakes and refunded money to people who paid for VIP bonuses that didn't come through, and are vowing that this year will improve on last year's event with better cell phone reception, more vendors and better crowd control.
While that remains to be seen, we can report that they've got a great line-up for the 2013 edition, which will again take place as Prospect Park, this time on the weekend of Friday, May 17 through Sunday, May 19. The Friday kick off costs $50, and will feature The Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Flaming Lips and The Darkness. Saturday and Sunday are free through www.googamooga.com, and will feature sets from De La Soul, Matt & Kim, Father John Misty, Sharon Van Etten and more.
On the food side of things, The Meat Hook, Seersucker, Hill County Barbecue Market, DuMont Burgers & Shakes, Fatty Cue and Big Gay Ice Creams, among others will providing eats. The massive list of food and drinks vendors, as well as the day by day line up, is below. There is also something called Cafe' GoogaMooga, sponsored by WORD and Housing Works Bookstore, which will spotlights authors, and The VIP Cocktail Experience, which features fancy seating and fancier mixed drinks.
Music
Friday, May 17, 2013
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
The Flaming Lips
The Scene
The Darkness
Saturday, May 18, 2013
Matt & Kim
Jovanotti
Father John Misty
Sharon Van Etten
Lee Fields & the Expressions
Red Baraat
Pearl and The Beard
Jonathan Batiste
Lady Rizo
Banda de los Muertos
Sunday, May 19, 2013
Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings
De La Soul
Cults
The Soul Rebels
Delicate Steve
M.A.K.U SoundSystem
The Hot Sardines
Marcelle Davies Lashley
Food
Back Forty
Baked
BaconLand
Baohaus
Beecher's Handmade Cheese
The Big Banana
Big Gay Ice Cream
Blue Marble Ice Cream
Bromberg Bros. Blue Ribbon Fried Chicken
Brindle Room
Brooklyn Soda Works
Burger Joint
Calexico
Caracas Rockaway
Char No. 4
Colicchio & Sons
Craftbar
Crawfish Monica
Crif Dogs
DBGB Kitchen and Bar
Dinosaur Bar-B-Que
Dirty Bird To Go
Do or Dine
Dough
DuMont Burger & Shakes
Eataly
Fatty Cue
Free Bread
Gwynnett St.
Hill Country Barbeque Market
James
Jeepney
Jeffrey's Grocery
Joe
Joe's Pub
Joseph Leonard
Juice Press
Kasadela
La Newyorkina
Landhaus
Liddabit Sweets
Little Muenster
The Lobster Place
Luke's Lobster
M. Wells
Maison Premiere
Max Brenner Chocolate Bar
Melt Bakery
Mile End
Mille-Feuille Bakery Cafe
Miss Lily's
Momofuku Milk Bar
Mother-in-Law Kimchi
Motorino
Nom Wah Tea Parlor
Northern Spy Food Co.
Num Pang Sandwich Shop
Pat LaFrieda Meat Purveyors
People's Pops
Pig & Khao
PizzaMoto
Pok Pok Phat Thai
Porchetta
Pork Slope
Prospect
Red Hook El Olomega Pupusas
Red Hook Lobster Pound
Rippers
Roberta's Pizza
Robicelli's
Rosemary's Enoteca and Trattoria
Salvation Taco
Saxelby Cheesemongers
Seersucker
SlantShack Jerky
South Brooklyn Pizza
Sun In Bloom
The Meat Hook
The Meatball Shop
Third Rail Coffee
Tia Pol
Toro (Boston)
Umami Burger
Vinegar Hill House
Willow Road
Wooly's Ice
Drink
100 Wines with
Acid Inc.
Austrian Wines
Banshee
Banville & Jones
Bellus
Blue Danube
Ca' del Bosco
Champagne Campaign powered by Corkbuzz
Charles Smith Wines
Copain
Defend Australia
Fausse Piste
Forlorn Hope
Gotham Project
Hess Family Estates
In Pursuit of Balance
Jerez O Muerta with Carla Rzeszewski
Jose Pastor Selections
Kermit Lynch Wine Merchant
La Paulèe de Brooklyn with Daniel Johnnes
Louis/Dressner Selections
Mouton Noir
Palmina
Red Hook Winery
Schneider Selections
Scribe
Summer of Riesling with Paul Grieco
Terry Theise Estate Selections
The Infinite Monkey Theorem
21st Amendment
Allagash
Alphabet City
Avery
Blue Moon
Blue Point
Bronx Brewery
Brooklyn Brewery
Captain Lawrence Brewing Co.
Cisco
Crispin Cider
Dogfish Head
Empire Brewing Co.
Fire Island
Greenport Harbor Brewing Co.
Heavy Seas
Ithaca
KelSo Beer Co.
Magic Hat
McSorleys
Ommegang
Sam Adams
Saranac
Shiner
Schlafly Brewing
Shmaltz Brewing
Sixpoint
Sly Fox
Southampton Publick House
Smutty Nose
Victory
Woodchuck