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3 days ago
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Bonnaroo cancellation prompts social media backlash, petition for 100% refunds
On the heels of Bonnaroo's mid-festival cancelation due to weather and the flooded site conditions it created, the fallout continues to be a hot debate on social media. Bonnaroo posted on its official Instagram account thanking Bonnaroovians and the Bonnaroo team. "Last weekend did not go according to plan but together we got through it," the post read. "Know that we are listening and reading every single comment. Bonnaroo is not a weekend on a farm in Tennessee — it's all of you. We love you." But many comments to that post were less than favorable, citing issues ranging from the refund policy, to drainage issues at the festival site to ultimately — trust. One post read: "Together we got through it?? There was zero togetherness between Roo staff and attendees. WE did that s***. WE pushed cars out of the mud. WE took care of each other. WE kept the Roo spirit alive in Nashville. Y'all did absolutely f***ing NOTHING to help us after the announcement." A petition has been started at by Kaitlyn Ziegler, calling on Live Nation, the festival's promoter, to issue 100% refunds for the cancelation instead of the 75% refunds that were promised. "This year's Bonnaroo music festival, owned and managed by Live Nation, was nothing short of disappointing for thousands of attendees," the petition reads. "Many festival-goers faced unexpected challenges, including extreme weather conditions, poor organization, and subpar facilities. These issues rendered the festival experience exhausting and unrewarding, contrary to what was promised when tickets were purchased." Refunds: When will Bonnaroo refunds be issued? How much can attendees expect after cancellation Reactions: Heartbroken at Bonnaroo: Artists, fans react to abrupt cancellation, 'this was gonna be a special one' More than 4,000 people had signed the petition by the afternoon of Tuesday, June 17. One person named Brian commented on the petition saying the festival needed to be canceled and he was glad they did, but a 75% refund is "a laugh in the face" at the hundreds, if not thousands of dollars in food, supplies, and traveling expenses festival-goers spent. "I understand that throwing a festival this massive requires a great amount of logistics to function properly, and I also understand that cost a lot of money for Live Nation too," Brian's post read. "However, Live Nation is a large and powerful company. They have the capability of organizing a proper response protocol to storms, yet they choose not to do so. We have had over two decades of magic on the farm. Let's not ruin the community we've built by being greedy." The Tennessean reached out to Bonnaroo's organizers and will update this story if they return our requests for comments. Melonee Hurt covers music and music business at The Tennessean, part of the USA TODAY NETWORK — Tennessee. Reach Melonee at mhurt@ or on Instagram at @MelHurtWrites. This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: Bonnaroo cancellation prompts backlash, petition for 100% refunds
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4 days ago
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Remi Wolf Brings Bonnaroo to Nashville With Star-Studded Superjam After Festival Cancelation
Remi Wolf made the most of an unfortunate situation after this year's Bonnaroo was canceled from Friday-Sunday (June 13-15) due to severe weather, hosting a joint concert in Nashville featuring Hayley Williams and more special guests. On Saturday (June 14) — the same day the California native had been slated to host her Bonnaroo Superjam on the festival grounds in Manchester, Tenn., before thunderstorms forced the entire event to end early — Wolf took the stage at the Brooklyn Bowl in Nashville. In addition to singing several covers of '70s hits on her own, she and the Paramore frontwoman duetted on Chaka Khan's 'Sweet Thing' and 'Tell Me Something Good' with Rufus, according to The Tennessean. More from Billboard Bonnaroo 2025 Canceled Due to Severe Weather: 'We Are Beyond Gutted' Don Was Remembers Brian Wilson's 'Mystical' Genius: 'He Explored Creative Territory Where No Musicians Had Gone Before' How LadyLand, the Scrappy Festival That Could, Is Shaping Queer Culture & Live Music In NYC Gigi Perez and Mt. Joy, who were also part of Bonnaroo's canceled Saturday lineup, performed their new song 'In The Middle,' while Grouplove helped Wolf sing Bonnie Raitt's 'I Can't Make You Love Me' and Hall and Oates' 'Rich Girl.' Plus, Brian Robert Jones assisted in paying tribute to Sly and the Family Stone — whose influential frontman, Sly Stone, died at the age of 82 last week — with a performance of 'Family Affair,' while Grace Bowers and Medium Build also shared songs. 'This is so f–king fun, thank you guys for coming out tonight,' Wolf reportedly told the crowd. 'We've been working on this show for like five months, and when Bonnaroo was canceled yesterday, we just had to make this s–t happen!' According to The Tennessean, Wolf ended the show by having all of her guest artists return to the stage for a group performance of Earth, Wind & Fire's 'September.' Just as it had been originally billed on the Bonnaroo lineup, the indie-pop star called her Nashville concert 'Remi Wolf's Insanely Fire 1970s Pool Party Superjam.' She announced the make-up show late Friday night, and tickets reportedly sold out the next morning. The change of plans came in light of Bonnaroo's Friday announcement that the festival had been canceled after just one full day of performances. 'Today, the National Weather Service provided us with an updated forecast with significant and steady precipitation that will produce deteriorating camping and egress conditions in the coming days,' the festival shared in a statement. 'We are beyond gutted, but we must make the safest decision and cancel the remainder of Bonnaroo.' The annual festival had been slated to last four straight days with sets from Olivia Rodrigo, Tyler, The Creator, Hozier and dozens more. Before it was delayed and eventually canceled, Bonnaroo kicked off Thursday (June 12) with performances by Luke Combs, Dom Dolla, Insane Clown Posse and Rebecca Black. Best of Billboard Chart Rewind: In 1989, New Kids on the Block Were 'Hangin' Tough' at No. 1 Janet Jackson's Biggest Billboard Hot 100 Hits H.E.R. & Chris Brown 'Come Through' to No. 1 on Adult R&B Airplay Chart
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4 days ago
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Marina Plots Regal ‘Princess of Power' Fall Tour
After slaying at Governors Ball and WorldPride, Marina is ready to bring her new album, Princess of Power, on the road. On Monday, the pop queen announced her 32-date tour celebrating her new album. Following performances at Outside Lands, Bonnaroo, and Lollapalooza this summer, the singer will launch her headlining tour in Seattle on Sept. 7. She'll hit cities including Portland, Salt Lake City, Denver, Toronto, Nashville, Austin, Phoenix, Los Angeles, and Oakland, before wrapping her run at Corona Capital in Mexico City. More from Rolling Stone Marco Antonio Solis Unveils Más Cerca De Ti Tour Dates Marina Wants Pleasure, Power, and Maybe a Little Love Lola Young Plots Fall 2025 North American Tour Mallrat will join her for the headlining shows early in the tour before Coco & Clair Clair takes her spot for the rest of the run. 'I am beyonddddd excited,' Mallrat wrote on Instagram. Tickets are set to go on presale on Wednesday at 10 a.m. local time. Fans are also able to purchase POP Pageant Package tickets, which allow access to a pre-show pageant that includes VIP-only merch, a laminate, and early access to venues. Marina celebrated her album release by dropping the cunty video for 'I <3 U' last Friday. She's also set to perform on The Tonight Show on June 11. 'I think part of why this album has felt so freeing is because I've dove into my fear of love,' she told Rolling Stone recently about the record. 'It can sound trite, but I think the ability to love is so powerful and brave. It's a courageous thing, particularly if you've been hurt… It can be really hard to reprogram yourself, and I think I've finally been able to do that.' Marina's Tour Dates June 13 – Manchester, TN @ Bonnaroo **Aug. 2 – Chicago, IL @ Lollapalooza **Aug. 3 – Montreal, QC @ Osheaga **Aug. 8 – San Francisco, CA @ Outside Lands **Sept. 6 – Seattle, WA @ Showbox SoDo +Sept. 7 – Vancouver, BC @ Orpheum Theatre +Sept. 10 – Portland, OR @ Keller Auditorium +Sept. 12 – Salt Lake City, UT @ The Union +Sept. 13 – Denver, CO @ Fillmore Auditorium +Sept. 15 – Minneapolis, MN @ The Fillmore ➹Sept. 16 – Royal Oak, MI @ Royal Oak Music Theatre ➹Sept. 18 – Toronto, ON @ HISTORY ➹Sept. 20 – New Haven, CT @ College Street Music Hall ➹Sept. 21 – Boston, MA @ Roadrunner ➹Sept. 24 – Philadelphia, PA @ Franklin Music Hall ➹Sept. 25 – New York, NY @ Radio City Music Hall ➹Sept. 28 – Washington, D.C. @ All Things Go **Sept. 29 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE ➹Oct. 1 – Nashville, TN @ The Pinnacle ➹Oct. 2 – Atlanta, GA @ The Eastern ➹Oct. 4 – Austin, TX @ Austin City Limits **Oct. 7 – Houston, TX @ Bayou Music Center ➹Oct. 9 – Dallas, TX @ Southside Ballroom ➹Oct. 11 – Austin, TX @ Austin City Limits **Oct. 13 – Phoenix, AZ @ Arizona Financial Theatre ➹Oct. 14 – Pomona, CA @ Fox Theater ➹Oct. 16 – Los Angeles, CA @ Greek Theatre ➹Oct. 17 – Oakland, CA @ Fox Theater ➹Nov. 15 – Mexico City, MX @ Corona Capital ** ** Festival Appearance➹ Mallrat Supporting+ Coco & Clair Clair Supporting Best of Rolling Stone Sly and the Family Stone: 20 Essential Songs The 50 Greatest Eminem Songs All 274 of Taylor Swift's Songs, Ranked
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5 days ago
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Bonnaroo 2025: MTSU media students go all-in on The Farm during shortened festival
MANCHESTER, Tenn. — From broadcasting the festival on Hulu to mixing the sound for live shows, MTSU students briefly worked behind the scenes of the intended four-day Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival before the event was canceled Friday evening. Officials canceled the entire festival after only one day due to severe weather and flooding. Heavy rainfall swamped the main venue, Centeroo, forcing the evacuation of attendees. For years, MTSU has sent students from the College of Media and Entertainment to capture the festival — from audio to video and the behind-the-scenes stories worth telling. This year, a team of about 50 students took part in the shortened experience. The partnership began a decade ago under the relationship of festival promoters and Ken Paulson, former College of Media and Entertainment dean. '(Paulson) had a relationship with the promoters for Bonnaroo,' said Robert Gordon, interim chair of the Media Arts department at MTSU. 'I think (in) 2014 we brought the promoters to campus and we had a big lecture to a lot of (recording industry) and media arts (students) about festival promotion.' Following the lecture, Bonnaroo representatives invited students to work the festival grounds through a class, starting on the small Who Stage and evolving into larger coverage over the next decade, including the What Stage, Gordon said. This opportunity allows students to experience the media field before entering the workforce, said Beverly Keel, the dean of the College of Media and Entertainment since 2019. 'It's thrilling. It's very much real-world. You're in it and you can see if you like it or not,' Keel said. 'You know you've got deadlines, you have standards of very high quality, you're working with professionals. I don't know how it could be any better.' Students acquire hands-on experience by filming, editing and reporting on the festival, and these opportunities can open doors for future jobs," Keel said. 'We had one student who had the Bonnaroo experience working on our mobile production truck, then graduated and went on to work with Justin Bieber, Carrie Underwood and Beyonce, because this is real world, hands-on experience.' Some of the students who participated in the class last year, Gordon said, return in 2025 as directors for sets from Tyler, The Creator and Olivia Rodrigo. Troy Steward, a Media Arts student, took Gordon's live production class for the second time this year. Steward has accepted a job offer with a video engineering company, Tennessee Digital Video. He received the job offer as a result of working at Bonnaroo. He starts the new position after he graduates. 'I get to work on video engineering and use some of the knowledge that I'm learning in school out in the real world,' Steward said. Also, students at Bonnaroo used new technology this year, Steward said. 'We're adding on robo camera operators, which means that they get to sit in the truck and use the joystick to operate two cameras out there, which is really cool,' Steward said. This article originally appeared on Murfreesboro Daily News Journal: MTSU media students give all at Bonnaroo during shortened festival
USA Today
6 days ago
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Bonnaroo Music Festival canceled due to severe weather, flooding: Refunds and info
Bonnaroo Music Festival canceled due to severe weather, flooding: Refunds and info Show Caption Hide Caption Coachella campers face festival traffic nightmare Coachella campers arrived ahead of the start of the famed festival only to face massive traffic lines. The 2025 Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival was canceled after one day due to severe weather and flooding. Heavy rainfall swamped the main venue, Centeroo, forcing the evacuation of attendees. Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival 2025 organizers have canceled the remaining three days of the buzzy annual event. Severe weather and flooding forced Bonnaroo officials to announce on June 13 that they were canceling the weekend portions of the festival. In a statement released the same day on Bonnaroo's official website and social media pages, organizers said they were "beyond gutted, but we must make the safest decision and cancel the remainder of Bonnaroo." "We have put our hearts and souls into making this weekend the most special one of the year, and cannot express how crushed we are to have to make this decision," they said in their statement. "Thank you in advance for your patience, your positivity and your unfailing Bonnaroovian spirit." Bonnaroo 2025 canceled: Officials call off shows after severe weather swamps grounds Initially, festival officials suspended shows around 1 p.m. local before evacuating Centeroo — the main performance venue with six stages, soon after. For the next six hours, the inclement weather ranged from gentle showers to torrential thunderstorms. The weather dropped just about an inch of rain on Bonnarroo's hometown of Manchester, Tennessee — around an hour outside Nashville — according to the National Weather Service. The rainfall swamped Centeroo and the areas around the main stages. Attendees mud wrestled even during rain delays in mucky conditions. The only headliner to perform was country hitmaker Luke Combs on Thursday, who made history as the festival's first-ever country headliner. During his rousing set, he brought out three-time Grammy winner Miranda Lambert for support and performed a slew of hits. Tyler, the Creator, Olivia Rodrigo and Hozier were set to helm the remaining days. Bonnaroo refunds: What ticket holders can expect In their statement, Bonnaroo officials vowed to "make things right" with festivalgoers and said all one-day Friday, Saturday and Sunday admission tickets and parking purchased via Front Gate Tickets will be refunded. All four-day admission tickets and camping accommodations will receive a 75% refund. "All refunds will be processed in as little as 30 days" to the customer's original payment method, according to a refund fact sheet. Contributing: Melonee Hunt
