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Eminem, pictured performing at the MTV Movie Awards at Nokia Theatre on April 13, 2014 in Los Angeles, is rumored to be playing the 2018 Bonnaroo festival. Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images

The annual Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival will once again be a four-day, large-scale music event, but the exact performers list hasn’t been announced yet, though that hasn’t stopped fans from taking some educational guesses as to who will be hitting the stage.

It all kicks off on June 7 on a 700-acre farm in Manchester, Tennessee, and it won’t end until all the music’s over on June 10 and the campgrounds close on June 11. But, what music will fans be hearing? From the rumors going around, it could be anyone from Eminem to Khalid to The Cure and more. Some artists are more likely to be performing than others, though, so let’s break it all down.

The official Bonnaroo Twitter account has been posting “Roo Clues” to tease artist announcements, and while the festival isn’t telling people if their guesses are correct or not, some Reddit users have gone ahead and done the detective work and are pretty confident in their determinations.

These are the artists that some are considering “confirmed” because of the six Twitter clues: Pigeons Playing Ping Pong, CYN, CHIC feat Nile Rodgers, Japanese Breakfast, JUNGLE and Denzel Curry.

The next level of rumored artists go under the “semi-confirmed” heading, meaning that there’s substantial evidence that is leading people to believe that they will be performing at this year’s event. Eminem and The Killers top that list, with other artists including Moon Taxi, Space Jesus and Strand of Oaks.

A lot of the tips that start these rumors come from social media, like one from a Bonnaroo news account last month that said it had a source with “a great track record” of being correct shared that The Killers are likely performing this year.

If your favorite artist hasn’t been mentioned, don’t worry, as Reddit users compiled a whole list of other artists who have a strong possibility of performing. The list features performers like Kygo, NEEDTOBREATHE, Khalid, Passion Pit, They Might Be Giants, Bleachers, MGMT, The Kooks, Miguel, G-Eazy, Galantis, Pretty Lights and more.

Get excited about these possible performers and then get even more hyped when Bonnaroo announces the official lineup in the coming months, as well as when the general ticket sale will happen, as the pre-sale has already ended.

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