Bonnaroo Is Taking 2027 Off

Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival will skip its 2027 edition to allow its grounds to recover from storm damage, including the flooding that curtailed this year’s event. The stalwart festival, held near Manchester, Tennessee, will return in 2028, organizers said in a statement on its website. Read it in full below.Safety precautions at this year’s event included the delay and cancellation of multiple sets, evacuation of some festival areas, and periods in which attendees were advised to shelter in place. The festival said efforts to improve the campgrounds and stage areas before this year included improved drainage, new roadways, and 135 acres of new grass, “all which strengthened The Farm’s resiliency to Mother Nature.” After “back to back years of storms,” however, “The Farm, particularly the main venue, needs a break to rest and recover,” the statement reads.Taking a year off, it continued, “wasn’t an easy decision…. but in our hearts, we know this break will only make Bonnaroo better.”To our Bonnaroo Family,THANK YOU for an epic Bonnaroo 2026. Our hearts are filled to the brim from the weekend that we shared in June. The Farm remains as special as ever, and for a few days, we w...