Bonnaroo Takes 2027 Off as Storm Damage Forces Venue Recovery After 4.5 Miles of Upgrades
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Updated · Rolling Stone · Aug 21
Bonnaroo Takes 2027 Off as Storm Damage Forces Venue Recovery After 4.5 Miles of Upgrades
3 articles · Updated · Rolling Stone · Aug 21
Summary
Bonnaroo said it will skip its 2027 edition, ending its annual June run in Manchester, Tennessee, for at least one year.
Back-to-back storm years drove the decision: organizers said The Farm needs time to recover after heavy rain in 2025 and another final-day storm in 2026.
Millions of dollars in resiliency work before the 2026 festival — including improved drainage, 4.5 miles of new roadways and 135 acres of new grass — were not enough to avoid weather delays and evacuations.
The pause follows months of fan speculation after organizers failed to announce 2027 dates on their usual schedule and surveyed attendees about shifting the festival later in the year.
Weather has repeatedly disrupted Bonnaroo, with Covid canceling 2020, Hurricane Ida wiping out 2021 and rain cutting short both 2025 and parts of 2026.