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updated 1:40 p.m. ET Dec. 3, 2008

MANCHESTER, Tenn. - The 8th annual Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival will be held June 11-14.

Organizers announced the dates this week. The festival will again take place on a 700-acre farm in Manchester, about 60 miles southeast of Nashville.

The musical lineup is expected to be announced in late January or early February.

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Ticket pre-sales will begin on Thursday and run through December 31. All tickets are sold through http://www.bonnaroo.com.

The four-day event attracts about 80,000 fans a year. Last year's lineup included Kanye West, Pearl Jam, Death Cab for Cutie and Robert Plant with Alison Krauss.