Freddie Gibbs & Madlib

Freddie Gibbs & Madlib

After Spoon, the goal was to find an artist that’d keep the momentum going through Sunday. Freddie Gibbs and Madlib — playing in support of their album Pinata, a 2014 highlight — seemed like a good bet. Turns out the set was a little woozier than might’ve been expected, characterized by a kind of lurch through and between songs that felt of a piece with the last few hours of blistering sun that this year’s Bonnaroo crowd would have to experience. But while it was different than expected, it was still one of the best sets on Sunday, Gibbs rapping in fine form and in a great mood — between often leading a call-and-response of “Fuck police,” he repeatedly reminded everyone it was his birthday, which in the encore would prompt him to tell Madlib, “Skip that one, that shit is sad, we happy in this motherfucker.” He also brought Chance The Rapper onstage for a few minutes, thus continuing Chance’s weird role as a pseudo-Bonnaroo cheerleader for the weekend, just popping up at sets randomly.