Bonnaroo Takes a Year Off in 2027 After Weather-Hit Run
Bonnoo will not happen in 2027. The festival's organisers announced on Friday that Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival "will be taking a much-needed year off in 2027," ending an unbroken stretch of June editions in Manchester, Tennessee, that began in 2002. Rolling Stone
C3 Presents, the Live Nation-owned company that produces and operates the festival, had released 2026 dates back in July 2025, but 2027 dates never followed. When Barry Courter, host of The What, a Bonnaroo-focused podcast, asked festival officials why 2027 dates hadn't been posted, they told him they were "dealing with other stuff." Rolling Stone
The announcement caps a turbulent run for the festival on the weather front. The 2020 edition was cancelled outright due to Covid-19. In 2021, organisers pushed the event to September over pandemic concerns, only for Hurricane Ida to flood the site and force a second cancellation. Then in 2025, heavy rains forced the cancellation of the remainder of that year's festival. Rolling Stone
Bonnaroo returned in June 2026 after reportedly spending millions of dollars on infrastructure improvements designed to better withstand heavy rain. But a storm on the final day of the 2026 festival forced the evacuation of the site and the cancellation of some artists' performances. Rolling Stone
Before announcing the 2027 hiatus, C3 Presents polled Bonnaroo fans about the festival's future, including whether they would attend if it moved to later in the summer or to late September and early October — a sign that the June slot itself was under review. Rolling Stone
For fans, the break means no Manchester farm pilgrimage in 2027, but tickets for the 2026 edition remain on sale, and the full lineup is published on the festival's official website. Bonnaroo The 2026 festival is set for June 11–14. Bonnaroo
A gap year is not unprecedented for American festivals — several have paused and returned — but for an event that has run every June since 2002, missing a year is notable. Whether Bonnaroo comes back in 2028 with a new calendar slot or the same June dates, the festival's organisers now have the breathing room they said they needed.
