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'''Bonnaroo''' (or '''Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival''') is an American annual four-day [[music festival]] developed and founded by [[Superfly Presents]] and [[AC Entertainment]]. | '''Bonnaroo''' (or '''Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival''') is an American annual four-day [[music festival]] developed and founded by [[Superfly Presents]] and [[AC Entertainment]]. | ||
Bonnaroo has taken place at what is now [[Great Stage Park]], a 700-acre (280 ha) farm in [[Manchester, Tennessee]], since it was founded in 2002. The festival typically starts on the second Thursday in June and lasts four days. Musical acts begin on Wednesday evening and end on Sunday night. | Bonnaroo has taken place at what is now [[Great Stage Park]], a 700-acre (280 ha) farm in [[Manchester, Tennessee]], since it was founded in 2002. The festival typically starts on the second Thursday in June and lasts four days. Musical acts begin on Wednesday evening and end on Sunday night.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival |url=https://www.bonnaroo.com/experience/music/ |access-date=June 27, 2019 |website=Bonnaroo |ref=Music & Entertainment}}</ref> Its multiple stages feature stylistically diverse music, including [[indie rock]], [[classic rock]], [[world music]], [[hip hop music|hip hop]], [[jazz]], [[Americana (music)|Americana]], [[bluegrass music|bluegrass]], [[country music]], [[folk music|folk]], [[gospel music|gospel]], [[reggae]], [[pop music|pop]], [[electronic music|electronic]], and other [[alternative music]]. | ||
The festival was ranked in 2003 by ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' magazine as one of the "50 Moments That Changed Rock & Roll",<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://alumnus.tennessee.edu/2012/05/the-birth-of-bonnaroo/ |title=The Birth of Bonnaroo |last=Bledsoe |first=Wayne |date=May 11, 2012 |work=Tennessee Alumnus Magazine |access-date=June 16, 2014}}</ref> "Festival of the Decade" by ''[[Consequence of Sound]],'' and among the 10 Best Festivals by ''[[GQ]]''. | The festival was ranked in 2003 by ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' magazine as one of the "50 Moments That Changed Rock & Roll",<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://alumnus.tennessee.edu/2012/05/the-birth-of-bonnaroo/ |title=The Birth of Bonnaroo |last=Bledsoe |first=Wayne |date=May 11, 2012 |work=Tennessee Alumnus Magazine |access-date=June 16, 2014}}</ref> "Festival of the Decade" by ''[[Consequence of Sound]],'' and among the 10 Best Festivals by ''[[GQ]]''. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
Ashley Capps, co-founder of [[AC Entertainment]], developed Bonnaroo following the cancellation of the Hot Summer Nights rock music festival in [[Knoxville, Tennessee]] in 1999. Hot Summer Nights, which was a mainstay in Knoxville's [[World's Fair Park]], suspended operations permanently following construction by city officials. Capps said: "The closing of the World's Fair Park for concerts precipitated getting creative and trying to find, 'OK, if we can't do this anymore, how can we still participate in the summer outdoor concert business,' and it was from that that Bonnaroo was ultimately launched."<ref name="wilusz">{{cite news |last1=Wilusz |first1=Ryan |title=Bonnaroo, America's favorite music festival, was born of canceled plans and construction |url=https://www.knoxnews.com/story/news/2021/04/28/bonnaroo-how-knoxville-worlds-fair-park-inspired-tennessee-music-festival/7211168002/ |access-date=April 29, 2021 |work=[[Knoxville News Sentinel]] |date=April 28, 2021}}</ref> The festival was launched in 2002 by Capps, [[Superfly (company)|Superfly]], manager [[Coran Capshaw]] and music agent [[Chip Hooper (American agent)|Chip Hooper.]] <ref name="co-founderdies">{{cite news |last=Brooks |first=Dave |date=June 9, 2025 |title=Jonathan Mayers, Bonnaroo Co-Founder, Dies |url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/jonathan-mayers-death-bonnaroo-co-founder-dead/ |accessdate=June 10, 2025 |publisher=Billboard}}</ref><ref name="personwholauncheddies">{{cite news |last=Corcoran |first=Nina |date=June 10, 2025 |title=Jonathan Mayers, Bonnaroo and Outside Lands Co-Founder, Dies at 51 |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/jonathan-mayers-bonnaroo-and-outside-lands-co-founder-dies-at-51/ |accessdate=June 10, 2025 |publisher=Pitchfork}}</ref> | Ashley Capps, co-founder of [[AC Entertainment]], developed Bonnaroo following the cancellation of the Hot Summer Nights rock music festival in [[Knoxville, Tennessee]] in 1999. Hot Summer Nights, which was a mainstay in Knoxville's [[World's Fair Park]], suspended operations permanently following construction by city officials. Capps said: "The closing of the World's Fair Park for concerts precipitated getting creative and trying to find, 'OK, if we can't do this anymore, how can we still participate in the summer outdoor concert business,' and it was from that that Bonnaroo was ultimately launched."<ref name="wilusz">{{cite news |last1=Wilusz |first1=Ryan |title=Bonnaroo, America's favorite music festival, was born of canceled plans and construction |url=https://www.knoxnews.com/story/news/2021/04/28/bonnaroo-how-knoxville-worlds-fair-park-inspired-tennessee-music-festival/7211168002/ |access-date=April 29, 2021 |work=[[Knoxville News Sentinel]] |date=April 28, 2021}}</ref> The festival was launched in 2002 by Capps, [[Superfly (company)|Superfly]], manager [[Coran Capshaw]] and music agent [[Chip Hooper (American agent)|Chip Hooper.]]<ref name="co-founderdies">{{cite news |last=Brooks |first=Dave |date=June 9, 2025 |title=Jonathan Mayers, Bonnaroo Co-Founder, Dies |url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/jonathan-mayers-death-bonnaroo-co-founder-dead/ |accessdate=June 10, 2025 |publisher=Billboard}}</ref><ref name="personwholauncheddies">{{cite news |last=Corcoran |first=Nina |date=June 10, 2025 |title=Jonathan Mayers, Bonnaroo and Outside Lands Co-Founder, Dies at 51 |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/jonathan-mayers-bonnaroo-and-outside-lands-co-founder-dies-at-51/ |accessdate=June 10, 2025 |publisher=Pitchfork}}</ref> | ||
In 1999, the future site of Bonnaroo hosted the Itchycoo Park Festival (named after the song [[Itchycoo Park]] by [[Small Faces]]), considered the spiritual predecessor to Bonnaroo.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Greenhaus |first=Mike |date=2019-06-14 |title=From the Friday 'Bonnaroo Beacon': The Ole Home Place |url=https://relix.com/news/detail/from-the-friday-bonnaroo-beacon-the-ole-home-place/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201026132348/https://relix.com/news/detail/from-the-friday-bonnaroo-beacon-the-ole-home-place/ |archive-date=2020-10-26 |access-date=2024-07-12 |website=[[Relix]]}}</ref> Inspired by the 1974 [[Dr. John]] album ''[[Desitively Bonnaroo]],''<ref name="buchanan" /><ref name="wsj" /> the founders chose the name "Bonnaroo" | In 1999, the future site of Bonnaroo hosted the Itchycoo Park Festival (named after the song [[Itchycoo Park]] by [[Small Faces]]), considered the spiritual predecessor to Bonnaroo.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Greenhaus |first=Mike |date=2019-06-14 |title=From the Friday 'Bonnaroo Beacon': The Ole Home Place |url=https://relix.com/news/detail/from-the-friday-bonnaroo-beacon-the-ole-home-place/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201026132348/https://relix.com/news/detail/from-the-friday-bonnaroo-beacon-the-ole-home-place/ |archive-date=2020-10-26 |access-date=2024-07-12 |website=[[Relix]]}}</ref> Inspired by the 1974 [[Dr. John]] album ''[[Desitively Bonnaroo]],''<ref name="buchanan" /><ref name="wsj" /> the founders chose the name "Bonnaroo"—Creole slang for a really good time—for both its meaning and to honor New Orleans music.<ref name="buchanan">{{Cite web |url=http://www.inc.com/magazine/201106/how-we-did-it-superfly-presents.html |title=The Founders of Superfly Presents and Brains Behind Bonnaroo |last=Buchanan |first=Leigh |date=May 31, 2011 |work=Inc.com |access-date=July 8, 2015}}</ref><ref name="wsj">{{Cite news |title=Dr. John's Unlikely New Partner |last=Dougherty |first=Steve |date=March 30, 2012 |work=[[The Wall Street Journal]] |page=D4}}</ref> | ||
In 2019, after a record-breaking festival sellout, it was announced that [[Live Nation (events promoter)|Live Nation]] was buying out [[Superfly (company)|Superfly's]] share of Bonnaroo.<ref>{{Cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/8517202/live-nation-superfly-bonnaroo-share-purchase |title=Live Nation Buying Out Superfly's Share of Bonnaroo |magazine=Billboard |access-date=August 29, 2019}}</ref> | In 2019, after a record-breaking festival sellout, it was announced that [[Live Nation (events promoter)|Live Nation]] was buying out [[Superfly (company)|Superfly's]] share of Bonnaroo.<ref>{{Cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/8517202/live-nation-superfly-bonnaroo-share-purchase |title=Live Nation Buying Out Superfly's Share of Bonnaroo |magazine=Billboard |access-date=August 29, 2019}}</ref> | ||
The 2020 event was initially pushed back three months until September 2020, and ultimately cancelled because of health concerns surrounding the [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United States]]. The 2021 event was canceled due to torrential rainfall from [[Hurricane Ida]] saturating the stage area, campgrounds, and tollbooth area, and making ground conditions unsuitable for vehicle traffic.<ref>{{cite news|last=Leimkuehler|first=Matthew|date=August 31, 2021|title=Bonnaroo 2021 is canceled because of 'waterlogged' festival grounds|url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/entertainment/2021/08/31/bonnaroo-2021-canceled-the-campgrounds-flooded/5671705001/|work=The Tennessean|location=Nashville|access-date=}}</ref> In 2025, the day after its Thursday night opening, the festival was cancelled due to severe weather. | The 2020 event was initially pushed back three months until September 2020, and ultimately cancelled because of health concerns surrounding the [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United States]]. The 2021 event was canceled due to torrential rainfall from [[Hurricane Ida]] saturating the stage area, campgrounds, and tollbooth area, and making ground conditions unsuitable for vehicle traffic.<ref>{{cite news|last=Leimkuehler|first=Matthew|date=August 31, 2021|title=Bonnaroo 2021 is canceled because of 'waterlogged' festival grounds|url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/entertainment/2021/08/31/bonnaroo-2021-canceled-the-campgrounds-flooded/5671705001/|work=The Tennessean|location=Nashville|access-date=}}</ref> In 2025, the day after its Thursday night opening, the festival was cancelled due to severe weather.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-06-14 |title=Bonnaroo 2025 cancelled due to severe storms days after co-founder's death |url=https://www.the-independent.com/arts-entertainment/music/news/bonnaroo-cancelled-music-festival-weather-b2770137.html |access-date=2025-06-14 |website=The Independent |language=en}}</ref> | ||
[[Hulu]] has exclusively streamed the festival from 2022 to 2024, alongside [[Austin City Limits Music Festival]] and [[Lollapalooza]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Haring|first=Bruce|title=Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza, Austin City Limits Will Stream Exclusively Via Hulu Through 2023|url=https://deadline.com/2022/05/bonnaroo-lollapalooza-austin-city-limits-streaming-via-hulu-through-2023-1235021825/|work=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=May 12, 2022}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web |last1=O'Brien |first1=Andrew |title=Bonnaroo Reveals 2025 Lineup: King Gizzard (x3), Vampire Weekend, Goose, Tipper, Olivia Rodrigo, More |url=https://liveforlivemusic.com/news/bonnaroo-2025-artist-lineup/ |access-date=10 June 2025 |website=liveforlivemusic|date=January 8, 2025 }}</ref> | [[Hulu]] has exclusively streamed the festival from 2022 to 2024, alongside [[Austin City Limits Music Festival]] and [[Lollapalooza]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Haring|first=Bruce|title=Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza, Austin City Limits Will Stream Exclusively Via Hulu Through 2023|url=https://deadline.com/2022/05/bonnaroo-lollapalooza-austin-city-limits-streaming-via-hulu-through-2023-1235021825/|work=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=May 12, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=O'Brien |first1=Andrew |title=Bonnaroo Reveals 2025 Lineup: King Gizzard (x3), Vampire Weekend, Goose, Tipper, Olivia Rodrigo, More |url=https://liveforlivemusic.com/news/bonnaroo-2025-artist-lineup/ |access-date=10 June 2025 |website=liveforlivemusic|date=January 8, 2025 }}</ref> | ||
Bonnaroo co-founder [[Jonathan Mayers]], who launched the festival with Superfly co-founders Kerry Black, Rick Farman, and Richard Goodstone, died on June 10, 2025 at the age of 51.<ref name=co-founderdies /><ref name=personwholauncheddies /><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/entertainment/article/jonathan-mayers-outside-lands-cofounder-dies-20369218.php|title=Outside Lands and Bonnaroo co-creator Jonathan Mayers dies|first=Aidin|last=Vaziri|publisher=The San Francisco Chronicle|date=June 9, 2025|accessdate=June 10, 2025}}</ref> | Bonnaroo co-founder [[Jonathan Mayers]], who launched the festival with Superfly co-founders Kerry Black, Rick Farman, and Richard Goodstone, died on June 10, 2025, at the age of 51.<ref name=co-founderdies /><ref name=personwholauncheddies /><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/entertainment/article/jonathan-mayers-outside-lands-cofounder-dies-20369218.php|title=Outside Lands and Bonnaroo co-creator Jonathan Mayers dies|first=Aidin|last=Vaziri|publisher=The San Francisco Chronicle|date=June 9, 2025|accessdate=June 10, 2025}}</ref> | ||
==Economy== | ==Economy== | ||
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When the festival began in 2002, ''[[USA Today]]'' referred to Bonnaroo as "the culmination of a musical movement."<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/music/2002/2002-06-25-bonnaroo.htm |title=Bonnaroo bands jam for a wider audience |date=June 25, 2002 |website=USA Today |access-date=November 2, 2012}}</ref> [[CNN]] described it as "music and subculture melted together into a pot of creative bubbling energy."<ref>{{Cite news |last=Van Harken |first=Joseph |title=Raising the Bonnaroof - Jun. 18, 2003 |url=http://www.cnn.com/2003/SHOWBIZ/Music/06/18/sprj.cas03.bonnaroo.cover/index.html?iref=allsearch |access-date=November 2, 2012 |publisher=CNN}}</ref> | When the festival began in 2002, ''[[USA Today]]'' referred to Bonnaroo as "the culmination of a musical movement."<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/music/2002/2002-06-25-bonnaroo.htm |title=Bonnaroo bands jam for a wider audience |date=June 25, 2002 |website=USA Today |access-date=November 2, 2012}}</ref> [[CNN]] described it as "music and subculture melted together into a pot of creative bubbling energy."<ref>{{Cite news |last=Van Harken |first=Joseph |title=Raising the Bonnaroof - Jun. 18, 2003 |url=http://www.cnn.com/2003/SHOWBIZ/Music/06/18/sprj.cas03.bonnaroo.cover/index.html?iref=allsearch |access-date=November 2, 2012 |publisher=CNN}}</ref> | ||
In 2008, it was named "Best Festival" by ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' magazine, calling it "the ultimate over-the-top summer festival".<ref>{{Cite magazine |url=http://rollingstone.com/news/coverstory/20200609/page/23 |title=The 125-Plus People, Places and Things Ruling the Rock & Roll Universe : Rolling Stone |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=March 3, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100404161938/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/coverstory/20200609/page/23 |archive-date=April 4, 2010 |access-date=July 8, 2015}}</ref> ''[[The New York Times]]'' said "Bonnaroo has revolutionized the modern rock festival" in 2012,<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/05/02/arts/summer-festivals-pop-and-jazz-bonnaroo-jams-in-everyone.html?pagewanted=10 |title=Summer Festivals: Pop and Jazz – Bonnaroo Jams In Everyone |work=The New York Times |date=May 2, 2004 |access-date=November 2, 2012|last1=Sisario |first1=Ben }}</ref> ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]'' called it the "best festival of the summer",<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JZ4ej5RmWFUC&q=%25E2%2580%259CBest%20festival%20of%20the%20summer%25E2%2580%259D%20%25E2%2580%2593%20SPIN&pg=PA110%23V |title=SPIN - Google Boeken |date=November 2003 |access-date=November 2, 2012}}</ref> and | In 2008, it was named "Best Festival" by ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' magazine, calling it "the ultimate over-the-top summer festival".<ref>{{Cite magazine |url=http://rollingstone.com/news/coverstory/20200609/page/23 |title=The 125-Plus People, Places and Things Ruling the Rock & Roll Universe : Rolling Stone |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=March 3, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100404161938/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/coverstory/20200609/page/23 |archive-date=April 4, 2010 |access-date=July 8, 2015}}</ref> ''[[The New York Times]]'' said "Bonnaroo has revolutionized the modern rock festival" in 2012,<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/05/02/arts/summer-festivals-pop-and-jazz-bonnaroo-jams-in-everyone.html?pagewanted=10 |title=Summer Festivals: Pop and Jazz – Bonnaroo Jams In Everyone |work=The New York Times |date=May 2, 2004 |access-date=November 2, 2012|last1=Sisario |first1=Ben }}</ref> ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]'' called it the "best festival of the summer",<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JZ4ej5RmWFUC&q=%25E2%2580%259CBest%20festival%20of%20the%20summer%25E2%2580%259D%20%25E2%2580%2593%20SPIN&pg=PA110%23V |title=SPIN - Google Boeken |date=November 2003 |access-date=November 2, 2012}}</ref> and [[The Recording Academy]] has named it "the pinnacle of summer music festivals".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bonnaroo: The Pinnacle Of Summer Music Festivals {{!}} GRAMMY.com |url=https://grammy.com/news/bonnaroo-the-pinnacle-of-summer-music-festivals |access-date=2024-07-05 |website=grammy.com}}</ref> ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' named Bonnaroo the 8th best music festival in 2022.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Brooks |first=Dave |date=2022-06-28 |title=Billboard's Top 50 Festivals of 2022, Ranked |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/concerts/top-50-festivals-2022-1235089182/ |access-date=2024-07-05 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref> | ||
Bonnaroo has been referred to as "the [[Glastonbury Festival]] of the United States" based on its similarities to the massive British festival, which, like Bonnaroo, includes camping, a sense of community, and a large farmground location.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Locker |first=Melissa |date=2016-06-08 |title=Bonnaroo: high fives to the Glastonbury of American music festivals |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/jun/08/bonnaroo-music-festival-tennessee-history-pearl-jam-lcd-soundsystem |access-date=2024-07-05 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> | Bonnaroo has been referred to as "the [[Glastonbury Festival]] of the United States" based on its similarities to the massive British festival, which, like Bonnaroo, includes camping, a sense of community, and a large farmground location.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Locker |first=Melissa |date=2016-06-08 |title=Bonnaroo: high fives to the Glastonbury of American music festivals |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/jun/08/bonnaroo-music-festival-tennessee-history-pearl-jam-lcd-soundsystem |access-date=2024-07-05 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> | ||
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[[Contemporary R&B|R&B]] singer [[D'Angelo]] marked his return to American stages for the first time in over 12 years<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://consequence.net/2013/03/watch-dangelo-questloves-bonnaroo-superjam |title=Watch DAngelo & Questlove's Bonnaroo Superjam |date=March 20, 2013 |website=consequence.net |access-date=March 30, 2018}}</ref> on June 9, 2012, with a surprise performance at the festival's annual Superjam. He was backed by members of the R&B collective the [[Soulquarians]], most notably [[Questlove]], [[James Poyser]] and [[Pino Palladino]], with guest guitarist [[Jesse Johnson (musician)|Jesse Johnson]]. The set was composed almost entirely of covers.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/bonnaroo-superjam/2012/great-stage-park-manchester-tn-33df3cb9.html |title=Bonnaroo Superjam Setlist at Bonnaroo 2012 |website=setlist.fm |access-date=March 30, 2018}}</ref> | [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]] singer [[D'Angelo]] marked his return to American stages for the first time in over 12 years<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://consequence.net/2013/03/watch-dangelo-questloves-bonnaroo-superjam |title=Watch DAngelo & Questlove's Bonnaroo Superjam |date=March 20, 2013 |website=consequence.net |access-date=March 30, 2018}}</ref> on June 9, 2012, with a surprise performance at the festival's annual Superjam. He was backed by members of the R&B collective the [[Soulquarians]], most notably [[Questlove]], [[James Poyser]] and [[Pino Palladino]], with guest guitarist [[Jesse Johnson (musician)|Jesse Johnson]]. The set was composed almost entirely of covers.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/bonnaroo-superjam/2012/great-stage-park-manchester-tn-33df3cb9.html |title=Bonnaroo Superjam Setlist at Bonnaroo 2012 |website=setlist.fm |access-date=March 30, 2018}}</ref> | ||
In 2009, the [[Beastie Boys]] played their final | In 2009, the [[Beastie Boys]] played their final show at the festival.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Kreps |first1=Daniel |title=Watch Beastie Boys' Final Concert From Bonnaroo 2009 |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/beastie-boys-final-concert-bonnaroo-2009-video-1067178/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=26 September 2020}}</ref> | ||
== Activities == | == Activities == | ||
[[File:Bonnarooooooooo-bot.JPG|thumb|alt=A robot with wavy tentacle arms.|Graffiti by Nashville artist Ryan McCauley on the Graffiti Wall, which separates Centeroo from the campsites.]] | [[File:Bonnarooooooooo-bot.JPG|thumb|alt=A robot with wavy tentacle arms.|Graffiti by Nashville artist Ryan McCauley on the Graffiti Wall, which separates Centeroo from the campsites.]] | ||
In addition to music, Bonnaroo offered comedy and cinema in a dedicated tent. The tent was removed in 2008. | In addition to music, Bonnaroo offered comedy and cinema in a dedicated tent. The tent was removed in 2008. | ||
Bonnaroo offers various artistic, environmental, and community activities throughout the weekend in both Centeroo and Outeroo. These activities include parades, dance shows, yoga, sustainability lessons, a 5k run, a marriage barn, a water slide, vendor markets, and more.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Beyond the Music {{!}} Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival |url=https://www.bonnaroo.com/beyond-the-music |access-date=2024-07-05 |website=www.bonnaroo.com |language=en}}</ref> | Bonnaroo offers various artistic, environmental, and community activities throughout the weekend in both Centeroo and Outeroo. These activities include parades, dance shows, yoga, sustainability lessons, a 5k run, a marriage barn, a water slide, vendor markets, and more.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Beyond the Music {{!}} Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival |url=https://www.bonnaroo.com/beyond-the-music |access-date=2024-07-05 |website=www.bonnaroo.com |language=en}}</ref> | ||
== Annual attendance == | == Annual attendance == | ||
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* 2002: 70,000<ref name="Kxoville">{{Cite web |url=http://www.knoxville.com/news/2010/jun/03/bonnaroo-2010-trip/ |title=Bonnaroo 2010: What a long, strange trip it's been |last=Bledsoe |first=Wayne |date=June 3, 2010 |publisher=Knoxville.com |access-date=June 17, 2013}}</ref> | * [[2002 Bonnaroo Music Festival|2002]]: 70,000<ref name="Kxoville">{{Cite web |url=http://www.knoxville.com/news/2010/jun/03/bonnaroo-2010-trip/ |title=Bonnaroo 2010: What a long, strange trip it's been |last=Bledsoe |first=Wayne |date=June 3, 2010 |publisher=Knoxville.com |access-date=June 17, 2013}}</ref> | ||
* 2003: 80,000<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.spin.com/2003/08/bonnaroo-2003-music-festival/ |title=Bonnaroo 2003 Music Festival |last=Beaujon |first=Andrew |date=Aug 7, 2003 |work=Spin|access-date=June 16, 2014}}</ref> | * [[2003 Bonnaroo Music Festival|2003]]: 80,000<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.spin.com/2003/08/bonnaroo-2003-music-festival/ |title=Bonnaroo 2003 Music Festival |last=Beaujon |first=Andrew |date=Aug 7, 2003 |work=Spin|access-date=June 16, 2014}}</ref> | ||
* 2004 | * [[2004 Bonnaroo Music Festival|2004]]: 90,000<ref>{{Cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/1435581/bonnaroo-scores-high-gross-attendance |title=Bonnaroo Scores High Gross, Attendance |last=Waddell |first=Ray |date=June 14, 2004 |magazine=Billboard |access-date=June 17, 2013 |archive-date=May 31, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130531072458/http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/1435581/bonnaroo-scores-high-gross-attendance |url-status=dead }}</ref> | ||
* 2005: 76,000<ref name="Kxoville" /> | * [[2005 Bonnaroo Music Festival|2005]]: 76,000<ref name="Kxoville" /> | ||
* 2006: 80,000<ref name="Kxoville" /> | * [[2006 Bonnaroo Music Festival|2006]]: 80,000<ref name="Kxoville" /> | ||
* 2007: 80,000<ref name="Kxoville" /> | * [[2007 Bonnaroo Music Festival|2007]]: 80,000<ref name="Kxoville" /> | ||
* 2008: 70,000<ref name="TicketNews" /> | * [[2008 Bonnaroo Music Festival|2008]]: 70,000<ref name="TicketNews" /> | ||
* 2009: 75,000–80,000<ref name="TicketNews">{{Cite web |url=http://www.ticketnews.com/news/Bonnaroo-2009-sees-attendance-increase-over-last-years-festival-totals6916375 |title=Bonnaroo 2009 sees attendance increase over last year's festival totals |last=Bob Grossweiner & Jane Cohen |date=June 16, 2009 |publisher=Ticket News |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130407203509/http://www.ticketnews.com/news/Bonnaroo-2009-sees-attendance-increase-over-last-years-festival-totals6916375 |archive-date=April 7, 2013 |access-date=June 17, 2013}}</ref> | * [[2009 Bonnaroo Music Festival|2009]]: 75,000–80,000<ref name="TicketNews">{{Cite web |url=http://www.ticketnews.com/news/Bonnaroo-2009-sees-attendance-increase-over-last-years-festival-totals6916375 |title=Bonnaroo 2009 sees attendance increase over last year's festival totals |last=Bob Grossweiner & Jane Cohen |date=June 16, 2009 |publisher=Ticket News |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130407203509/http://www.ticketnews.com/news/Bonnaroo-2009-sees-attendance-increase-over-last-years-festival-totals6916375 |archive-date=April 7, 2013 |access-date=June 17, 2013}}</ref> | ||
* 2010: 75,000<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bonnaroo-2010-hot-times-on-stage-and-off/ |title=Bonnaroo 2010: Hot Times on Stage and Off |last=Mary Jayne McKay |date=June 14, 2010 |work=CBS News |access-date=June 17, 2013}}</ref> | * [[2010 Bonnaroo Music Festival|2010]]: 75,000<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bonnaroo-2010-hot-times-on-stage-and-off/ |title=Bonnaroo 2010: Hot Times on Stage and Off |last=Mary Jayne McKay |date=June 14, 2010 |work=CBS News |access-date=June 17, 2013}}</ref> | ||
* 2011: 80,000<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/06/14/bonnaroo-festival-reports-tenth-death_n_877005.html |title=Bonnaroo Festival Reports Tenth Death Since 2002 |last=Kavner |first=Lucas |date=June 14, 2011 |website=HuffPost |access-date=June 17, 2013}}</ref> | * [[2011 Bonnaroo Music Festival|2011]]: 80,000<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/06/14/bonnaroo-festival-reports-tenth-death_n_877005.html |title=Bonnaroo Festival Reports Tenth Death Since 2002 |last=Kavner |first=Lucas |date=June 14, 2011 |website=HuffPost |access-date=June 17, 2013}}</ref> | ||
* 2012 | * [[2012 Bonnaroo Music Festival|2012]]: 100,000<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://thirdcoastdaily.com/2012/06/festival-season-four-days-at-bonnaroo/ |title=Festival Season: Four days at Bonnaroo |last=Wenzel |first=Patti |date=June 12, 2012 |publisher=ThirdCoastDaily.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130527013149/http://thirdcoastdaily.com/2012/06/festival-season-four-days-at-bonnaroo |archive-date=May 27, 2013 |access-date=June 17, 2013}}</ref> | ||
* 2013: 90,000<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://citybeat.com/cincinnati/blog-4768-bonnaroo_2013_walk_the_moon_thrills.html |title=Bonnaroo 2013: Walk The Moon Thrills |last=Hickey |first=Ric |date=July 14, 2013 |publisher=City Beat |access-date=June 16, 2014}}</ref> | * [[2013 Bonnaroo Music Festival|2013]]: 90,000<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://citybeat.com/cincinnati/blog-4768-bonnaroo_2013_walk_the_moon_thrills.html |title=Bonnaroo 2013: Walk The Moon Thrills |last=Hickey |first=Ric |date=July 14, 2013 |publisher=City Beat |access-date=June 16, 2014}}</ref> | ||
* 2014: 90,000+ (''estimated'')<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.wbir.com/story/entertainment/events/2014/06/12/bonnaroo-kicks-off-today/10375231/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140616215810/http://www.wbir.com/story/entertainment/events/2014/06/12/bonnaroo-kicks-off-today/10375231/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 16, 2014 |title=Bonnaroo kicks off today |last=Ryan |first=Patrick |date=June 12, 2014 |work=USA Today |access-date=June 16, 2014}}</ref> | * [[2014 Bonnaroo Music Festival|2014]]: 90,000+ (''estimated'')<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.wbir.com/story/entertainment/events/2014/06/12/bonnaroo-kicks-off-today/10375231/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140616215810/http://www.wbir.com/story/entertainment/events/2014/06/12/bonnaroo-kicks-off-today/10375231/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 16, 2014 |title=Bonnaroo kicks off today |last=Ryan |first=Patrick |date=June 12, 2014 |work=USA Today |access-date=June 16, 2014}}</ref> | ||
* 2015: 74,000<ref name="tennessean.com" /> | * [[2015 Bonnaroo Music Festival|2015]]: 74,000<ref name="tennessean.com" /> | ||
* 2016: 45,500<ref name="tennessean.com">{{Cite web |url=http://www.tennessean.com/story/money/2016/07/14/bonnaroos-ticket-sales-plummet-28000/87003736/ |title=Bonnaroo's Ticket Sales Plummet|website=[[The Tennessean]] }}</ref> | * [[2016 Bonnaroo Music Festival|2016]]: 45,500<ref name="tennessean.com">{{Cite web |url=http://www.tennessean.com/story/money/2016/07/14/bonnaroos-ticket-sales-plummet-28000/87003736/ |title=Bonnaroo's Ticket Sales Plummet|website=[[The Tennessean]] }}</ref> | ||
* 2017: 65,000<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.tennessean.com/story/.../bonnaroo/2017/bonnaroo-attendance...392936001/ |title=The Tennessean |website=The Tennessean |access-date=March 30, 2018}}</ref> | * [[2017 Bonnaroo Music Festival|2017]]: 65,000<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.tennessean.com/story/.../bonnaroo/2017/bonnaroo-attendance...392936001/ |title=The Tennessean |website=The Tennessean |access-date=March 30, 2018}}</ref> | ||
* 2019: 80,000<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/entertainment/music/bonnaroo/2019/06/10/bonnaroo-2019-sells-out-dramatic-turnaround/1370144001/ |title=Bonnaroo bounces back: In dramatic turnaround, 2019 festival to sell out |last1=Paulson |first1=David |access-date=December 21, 2019 |work=The Tennessean |last2=Rau |first2=Nate}}</ref> | * [[2018 Bonnaroo Music Festival|2018]]: 76,000 | ||
* 2020: | * [[2019 Bonnaroo Music Festival|2019]]: 80,000<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/entertainment/music/bonnaroo/2019/06/10/bonnaroo-2019-sells-out-dramatic-turnaround/1370144001/ |title=Bonnaroo bounces back: In dramatic turnaround, 2019 festival to sell out |last1=Paulson |first1=David |access-date=December 21, 2019 |work=The Tennessean |last2=Rau |first2=Nate}}</ref> | ||
* 2021: | * 2020: Canceled{{efn|Canceled due to [[COVID-19 pandemic]]}} | ||
* 2021: Canceled{{efn|Rescheduled for September 2 to 5, 2021 but canceled due to flooding from [[Hurricane Ida]]}} | |||
* 2022: 40,000<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.newschannel5.com/news/music-and-festival-lovers-are-already-camping-out-for-bonnaroo/ |title=Music and festival lovers are already camping out for Bonnaroo |last=Gibbs |first=Kelsey |date=June 15, 2022 | website=NewsChannel5.com |access-date=June 30, 2023}}</ref> | * 2022: 40,000<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.newschannel5.com/news/music-and-festival-lovers-are-already-camping-out-for-bonnaroo/ |title=Music and festival lovers are already camping out for Bonnaroo |last=Gibbs |first=Kelsey |date=June 15, 2022 | website=NewsChannel5.com |access-date=June 30, 2023}}</ref> | ||
*2023: 85,000<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/entertainment/music/bonnaroo/2023/06/15/bonnaroo-kicks-off-with-sellout-pride-and-85000-fans/70326520007// |title='It feels good': Bonnaroo returns, greeting 85,000 music fans at The Farm | last=Lunsford |first=Mackensy |date=June 15, 2023 |website=The Tennessean |access-date=June 23, 2023}}</ref> | *2023: 85,000<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/entertainment/music/bonnaroo/2023/06/15/bonnaroo-kicks-off-with-sellout-pride-and-85000-fans/70326520007// |title='It feels good': Bonnaroo returns, greeting 85,000 music fans at The Farm | last=Lunsford |first=Mackensy |date=June 15, 2023 |website=The Tennessean |access-date=June 23, 2023}}</ref> | ||
*2024: 70,000<ref name="auto"/> | *2024: 70,000<ref name="auto"/> | ||
*2025: {{efn| | *2025: Canceled{{efn|Scheduled for June 12 to 15, 2025 but canceled on June 13 due to flooding}} | ||
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Bonnaroo (or Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival) is an American annual four-day music festival developed and founded by Superfly Presents and AC Entertainment.
Bonnaroo has taken place at what is now Great Stage Park, a 700-acre (280 ha) farm in Manchester, Tennessee, since it was founded in 2002. The festival typically starts on the second Thursday in June and lasts four days. Musical acts begin on Wednesday evening and end on Sunday night.[1] Its multiple stages feature stylistically diverse music, including indie rock, classic rock, world music, hip hop, jazz, Americana, bluegrass, country music, folk, gospel, reggae, pop, electronic, and other alternative music.
The festival was ranked in 2003 by Rolling Stone magazine as one of the "50 Moments That Changed Rock & Roll",[2] "Festival of the Decade" by Consequence of Sound, and among the 10 Best Festivals by GQ.
History
Ashley Capps, co-founder of AC Entertainment, developed Bonnaroo following the cancellation of the Hot Summer Nights rock music festival in Knoxville, Tennessee in 1999. Hot Summer Nights, which was a mainstay in Knoxville's World's Fair Park, suspended operations permanently following construction by city officials. Capps said: "The closing of the World's Fair Park for concerts precipitated getting creative and trying to find, 'OK, if we can't do this anymore, how can we still participate in the summer outdoor concert business,' and it was from that that Bonnaroo was ultimately launched."[3] The festival was launched in 2002 by Capps, Superfly, manager Coran Capshaw and music agent Chip Hooper.[4][5]
In 1999, the future site of Bonnaroo hosted the Itchycoo Park Festival (named after the song Itchycoo Park by Small Faces), considered the spiritual predecessor to Bonnaroo.[6] Inspired by the 1974 Dr. John album Desitively Bonnaroo,[7][8] the founders chose the name "Bonnaroo"—Creole slang for a really good time—for both its meaning and to honor New Orleans music.[7][8]
In 2019, after a record-breaking festival sellout, it was announced that Live Nation was buying out Superfly's share of Bonnaroo.[9]
The 2020 event was initially pushed back three months until September 2020, and ultimately cancelled because of health concerns surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. The 2021 event was canceled due to torrential rainfall from Hurricane Ida saturating the stage area, campgrounds, and tollbooth area, and making ground conditions unsuitable for vehicle traffic.[10] In 2025, the day after its Thursday night opening, the festival was cancelled due to severe weather.[11]
Hulu has exclusively streamed the festival from 2022 to 2024, alongside Austin City Limits Music Festival and Lollapalooza.[12][13]
Bonnaroo co-founder Jonathan Mayers, who launched the festival with Superfly co-founders Kerry Black, Rick Farman, and Richard Goodstone, died on June 10, 2025, at the age of 51.[4][5][14]
Economy
In 2009, the Bonnaroo Works Fund was created as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization for the festival.[15] The organization awards grants to local non-profits and schools.[16]
By 2013, the direct and indirect economic impact of the festival since its inception was estimated at $51 million, including $2.9 million in tax revenue for the year 2012.[17]
In 2023, Bonnaroo contributed $339.8 million to the regional economy (including over $5.1 million in tax revenue), and created or supported 4,163 full-time job equivalents.[18]
Environmentalism
Bonnaroo actively supports recycling and sustainability.[19] In 2011, A Greener Festival recognized Bonnaroo's efforts for the previous three years with an award.[20] In 2004 Bonnaroo said it prevented having to collect 120 tons of trash by encouraging fans to recycle. Food and drink are sold in organic and recyclable materials to create less waste.[21] AGF auditors review festivals, as well as requiring their self-evaluation.[20] As of late, Bonnaroo has initiated many "green" activities during the festival, such as Planet Roo.[22]
Reception
When the festival began in 2002, USA Today referred to Bonnaroo as "the culmination of a musical movement."[23] CNN described it as "music and subculture melted together into a pot of creative bubbling energy."[24]
In 2008, it was named "Best Festival" by Rolling Stone magazine, calling it "the ultimate over-the-top summer festival".[25] The New York Times said "Bonnaroo has revolutionized the modern rock festival" in 2012,[26] Spin called it the "best festival of the summer",[27] and The Recording Academy has named it "the pinnacle of summer music festivals".[28] Billboard named Bonnaroo the 8th best music festival in 2022.[29]
Bonnaroo has been referred to as "the Glastonbury Festival of the United States" based on its similarities to the massive British festival, which, like Bonnaroo, includes camping, a sense of community, and a large farmground location.[30]
Venues
Bonnaroo has various stages in the venue area (called "Centeroo") and in the campground area (called "Outeroo").[31] Centeroo stages include the What Stage, Which Stage, That Tent, This Tent, and The Other Stage (previously "The Other Tent", but changed to a full stage to accommodate the growth of EDM at the festival).[32] Outeroo stages in the campgrounds vary year-to-year, but has included a Where in the Woods Stage since 2018, which exclusively offers electronic music shows during late night hours.[33] The biggest stage that headliners appear on, the What Stage, can accommodate up to 80,000 fans.[34]
Notable performances
R&B singer D'Angelo marked his return to American stages for the first time in over 12 years[35] on June 9, 2012, with a surprise performance at the festival's annual Superjam. He was backed by members of the R&B collective the Soulquarians, most notably Questlove, James Poyser and Pino Palladino, with guest guitarist Jesse Johnson. The set was composed almost entirely of covers.[36]
In 2009, the Beastie Boys played their final show at the festival.[37]
Activities
In addition to music, Bonnaroo offered comedy and cinema in a dedicated tent. The tent was removed in 2008.
Bonnaroo offers various artistic, environmental, and community activities throughout the weekend in both Centeroo and Outeroo. These activities include parades, dance shows, yoga, sustainability lessons, a 5k run, a marriage barn, a water slide, vendor markets, and more.[38]
Annual attendance
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- 2002: 70,000[39]
- 2003: 80,000[40]
- 2004: 90,000[41]
- 2005: 76,000[39]
- 2006: 80,000[39]
- 2007: 80,000[39]
- 2008: 70,000[42]
- 2009: 75,000–80,000[42]
- 2010: 75,000[43]
- 2011: 80,000[44]
- 2012: 100,000[45]
- 2013: 90,000[46]
- 2014: 90,000+ (estimated)[47]
- 2015: 74,000[48]
- 2016: 45,500[48]
- 2017: 65,000[49]
- 2018: 76,000
- 2019: 80,000[50]
- 2020: CanceledTemplate:Efn
- 2021: CanceledTemplate:Efn
- 2022: 40,000[51]
- 2023: 85,000[52]
- 2024: 70,000[53]
- 2025: CanceledTemplate:Efn
See also
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References
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External links
- Bonnaroo.com Official Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival website
- GreatStagePark.com Official Site of Bonnaroo Property
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