Bonnaroo Takes 2027 Off to Let Farm Recover From Storms
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- Bonnaroo organizers announced the festival will take a "much-needed" year off in 2027 so that The Farm's campgrounds can recover from repeated severe weather.
- The Farm in Manchester, TN — particularly the main venue — needs time to rest after back-to-back years of storms, including a heavy rainstorm on the final Sunday of 2026.
- The 2025 festival was canceled just a day after it started due to severe weather, following a first day that organizers described as a strong start.
- Organizers invested in improved drainage, 4.5 miles of new roadways, and 135 acres of new grass ahead of the 2026 festival to strengthen The Farm's resiliency to weather.
- Weather-driven cancellations are a recurring pattern for Bonnaroo: the festival was also called off in 2020 due to COVID-19 and in 2021 due to rainfall.
- Bonnaroo 2026 ran June 11-14, featuring headlining sets from The Strokes, Noah Kahan, Kehsa, and Role Model.
Why it matters: Bonnaroo is trading a year of revenue for the long-term health of its campgrounds, conceding that even 135 acres of new grass and 4.5 miles of new roadways couldn't keep pace with back-to-back storms. The break extends a pattern of weather-driven cancellations — including 2021 and 2025 — and no 2028 date has been announced.
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