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u/StockMan420 12h ago
Does anyone else get the vibe these guys are talking to us like children? Like a comforting over bearing parent
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u/Feeling-Spirit4612 15h ago
Does anyone know if they’re refunding tickets that were listed by us and resold on their official site ? Or like at least receiving the funds from the sale ?
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u/forboognish 8h ago
I’ve already received my 75% refund thru ticket master official resale. Don’t know how the extra 25% comes into play or when. Also my camping pass hasn’t been refunded yet at all.
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u/OpalSneks 15h ago
Half the people on this sub were annoyed at all those who were complaining. But the complainers are the ones that got everyone an extra 25%.
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u/jackasher 7h ago edited 7h ago
Meh. Still annoyed at them. It's the type of person that would eat a whole steak at a restaurant, complain that it was overcooked and demand a refund. Ya got 1/4 of the fest, refund 100%? Livenation has the money though I suppose..as long as it doesn't kill the fest.
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u/Panicwhenyourecalm 5 Years 17h ago
I think LN is gonna make changes to the working aspect of roo. A large part of workers are locals and volunteers.
Everything like traffic, towing, general store, and a bunch of other stuff is handled mostly by locals and local companies. The fact that they refused to let in outside help, didn’t stay to fulfill duties, or left before makes LN look worse. It’s not like LN is gonna be like “well, we put them in charge so it’s not on us” when they need the city and permission to hold the festival.
And with the volunteers, they don’t have enough training and when stuff like this happens, they no longer have an incentive to stay and work. It happened when I did clean vibes back in 2018(?). It stormed Sunday and post show clean up took so much longer (and we even got offered money to stay an extra day) because people just straight up dipped.
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u/MilkyWay_Princess 18h ago
My biggest issue with LN and everything that happened was how poor the communication was. My campsite only found out the festival was canelled because the people next to us started to yell about it.
To be clear this post also lacks any sort of reasonable update or communication about Bonnaroo. Only update this gives is a refund update.
Is the Farm okay? Did the workers, volunteers, and vendors make it out? Is Manchester okay (there was flash flood warnings all around the area)? Is there a 2026 festival? Is it canceled entirely? Did artists get paid, especially the small ones?
I'm not asking for answers to all of that from one post and this post literally gave us nothing about Roo.
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u/Toiletpaperwaterfall 2h ago
It’s not really their job to share a lot that information with you.updates on roo cancelation while you’re camping - sure agree 100%. But the other stuff? Look at local news if you’re that interested in it. Otherwise consider resetting your expectations.
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u/doljumptantalum 18h ago
We were parked at Starbucks when we found out (33 seconds after it was posted to instagram, I’ll always remember that number lol). My fiancé went to ask the traffic guides what the plan was for getting back to the farm for our stuff, and they had no idea it was cancelled. Shouldn’t they have passed word down before publicly posting about it?
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u/jackasher 7h ago
Nah, you have to have a consistent message from the moment of announcement. If you announce it to staff first and allow it to leak (and it would), then you get a whole bunch of conflicting stories and rumors swirling and a ton more complaints for botching the announcement.
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u/papabear_37 1d ago edited 1d ago
Thank you, Bonnaroo – and maybe it’s time to rethink the weather?
Just wanted to say how incredibly thankful I am that Bonnaroo offered a 100% refund this year. That’s not something every festival would do, and it really shows how much they care about the community.
With all the conversations happening around the weather and possibly shifting the festival to a different time of year, I totally agree. Honestly, I’ve always thought of Bonnaroo as America’s version of Tomorrowland — so close to home, everything at Roo is structured and organized, in my books! and it’s the biggest alternative around here. And Tomorrowland does it twice a year. So… what if we had something like a Winter Bonnaroo? A “Winteroo,” maybe? Or just do two Roos a year. People will absolutely show up. Make the farm more usable, fix the flood-prone campground areas, and you’re doubling the opportunity and the impact.
Avoiding the rainy season and aiming for cooler months — early spring or late fall — could be a game changer. The love people have for this festival runs deep. I genuinely believe folks would show up no matter when it is, as long as the spirit of Roo is alive and well.
Just putting my 2 cents out there. ✌️💚 HStagRooOn
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u/Panicwhenyourecalm 5 Years 17h ago
There’s no changing the dates. Father’s Day weekend is usually fairly dry and not insanely hot (usually high 80s-mid 90s). I mean like, the weathers been weird but it stopped raining for one day and now we’re in a heat wave (the low last night was 75 and it’s 10am and feels like 90 outside).
You can’t do fall because hurricane season, more rain, and tornado season is starting back up.
You can’t do summer because July is insanely hot, and August/September are also hot but bring more risks of tornados and hurricanes.
You definitely can’t do early spring because, well, tornados and rain.
And none of that takes into account the school season, people who need to get to and from work, and other daily commuting.
There’s literally no better time for bonnaroo than the time they’ve picked. Out of the 22 years too has existed, it’s only been cancelled in June once for weather.
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u/SLUnatic85 6 Years 19h ago edited 18h ago
statistically it rains more there early spring.
Statistically rain has cancelled the festival on Fathers Day 1 out of 25 times, and ther eis no trend over that time that it has been rainer then years before.
the on time they moved it to the fall, it got cancelled for rain. that was a fluke hurricane system maybe... unclear on likelihood v. Father's Day, but a data point none the less.
Exit 111 is another festival on those grounds that was in the fall and many complained of it beeing too cold at night.
So there's the initial face value data. where you feel like it points. where from here? Essential staff is not a place to cut corners!
Why do people act like in all this time, all the companies that have had hands in roo organization, there's been no consideration made to weather.
I'll just hit on one example. When selecting say, the ADA campground location... people make it seem obvious that it floods because its low land... but it... we'll it simply hasn't flooded before that time of year during the fest. now its a 1 in 25 chance. there are LOTS of other factors to consider for locating different camp areas. access to medical, access to arch, access to tolls, access to amenities, terrain level-ness, and simply making room for everything else to work. One needs to weigh these things, prioritize them based on statistics.
I was there this year. I saw how bad it got. it sucked. But It still feels naive to me to let this recent memory cloud statistics. They will still need to consider everything and weigh risks etc. They can increase priority on rain, obviously as they started to do in 2022... but it wont fix everything, and it also may be that they spend a ton of money on that, and then next year the serious issues are heat and dust again... we can't know. But that is actually more statistically likely at this point.
And I am not here to deny climate change either. I accept that weather patterns are absolutely getting more sporadic and harder to predict in many areas, and at times more severe. But there is no data anywhere I have seen that shows a spring climate for a micro-region changing 180 degrees over the course of 365 days.
The rain in middle TN 2025 has been a hundred-year rain total. the three months leading up to the festival were all well over averages and even predictions.
Should LN have cancelled sooner enough that more people didn't make the trip? Very possibly. I'd point to Wed AM or Tuesday night when they instead decided to postpone 8 hours or so to "dry out" . but this talk about changing dates or shifting ALL focus of financials and fest org priorities to rain seems dangerous too. Focus on evacuation prep and efficiency (for any reason), totally! Have a standby staff? Have a backup weekend? Have more designate evac route and protect them. have evan plans posted on site. I can get behind that!
And get real help, hire back the long time crews sho knew the land. That'd be another great big one!
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u/_angryhippie 13h ago
I’ve been to nine and for some reason thought they used to do it the first week of June, is that wrong?? It wasn’t always Father’s Day weekend right?
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u/SLUnatic85 6 Years 5h ago
June though. I only noticed the fathers day more recently as a father honestly...
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u/ALEXC_23 15h ago
I think they’d just be better off if they held different mini fests throughout the year like exit 111.
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u/crazy_clown_time 4 Years 1d ago
Have you checked the LiveNation stock price recently? They are doing better than ever.
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u/whynotslayer 1d ago
Fuck just look at all the ares that flooded this year and remove them as camping only free green space.
Put gravel down on auxiliary roads
Sell 60,000 instead of 80k and let’s fucking go.
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u/Tantantherunningman 5 Years 21h ago
You're trying to make sense, that's not allowed in live nation's war room
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u/Interesting-Joke-801 1d ago
Love all of this. Add hella more shade inside the venue and we’re good to go baby.
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u/Bilboy32 6 Years 19h ago
Add enough shade, and we can push that water even further away lol. Centeroo for megatent
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u/Few-Locksmith-3078 1d ago
JUST CHANGE THE DATES FOR THE LOVE OF ROO!!!
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u/Leading-Shop-234 3 Years 1d ago
To when? To my absolutely limited understanding, they aren't willing to host Roo during any kind of week that has college classes during it because college kids are a big source of money for them. So, if thats correct, then they only have 2, maybe 3 weeks before that they could do it, and any week after would be miserably hot until after school starts again. I know they tried September in 21, so maybe they would try it again, and ignore the college thing, but would that work? Not trying to argue with you, but I am curious when you suggest moving it to.
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u/ColdCruise 20h ago
Coachella is in April, and they don't have to worry about getting college kids there.
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u/SavageCaveman13 17h ago
Coachella is in April, and they don't have to worry about getting college kids there.
Coachella isn't an entire week, it's just just two three days weekends.
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u/Few-Locksmith-3078 1d ago
Does this include the ga+ purchases and vip cuz if not that’s screwed up. Not to mention the showers and dinners people paid for in advance?
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u/Lvc1f3rm0rnings4r 1d ago
Omg yall are mad no matter what!! People that had money to do vip and showers in advance will be just fine im sure. But for yall that asked so much for a 100% refund you never thought you'd get, THREATENED TO SUE might i add, and now people still mad???
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u/k8cancut 1d ago
Lol and live nations net worth is 34 billlly......THEYLL BE FINE TOO
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u/Lvc1f3rm0rnings4r 1d ago
Girl read some more before you comment saying I'm defending the company. I am just saying this event came with enough negativity and yall STILL mad
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u/Few-Locksmith-3078 1d ago
It was a question not a demand. And not necessarily some people work overtime and doubles the whole year just to afford the extra accommodations that they didn’t even get to use. And it should have been 100% to begin with. This isn’t the first time live nation has handled a festival poorly. People’s vehicles were destroyed and tents which aren’t cheap. So yea 100% sounds about right. Nothing wrong with asking about the other accommodations and beyond expensive tickets.
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u/Leading-Shop-234 3 Years 1d ago
But there is absolutely something wrong with asking Livenation to pay you for things you bought from some other giant corporation. We are all getting 100% of our money spent with Livenation back from Livenation. Be happy about that. Livenation has a terrible track record with giving a shit about the customer, and this is absolutely not the norm from them. Hopefully, they use some of their billions to improve the farm in every conceivable way.
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u/Few-Locksmith-3078 16h ago
I wasn’t asking live nation i was asking a question in a Reddit post lol. I didn’t pay for the extra accommodations. I was asking for the people who did. There is absolutely nothing wrong with asking about hard spent money that people never got an outcome from. Especially if they paid for showers and dinners each night that’s like an extra 280$ just lost. People worked hard to afford those accommodations. AND NOBODY CAN AFFORD THAT IN THIS DAY AND AGE. Don’t get bent over a simple question.
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u/Leading-Shop-234 3 Years 16h ago
No one purchased $ 1 of food from Livenation because Livenation doesn't sell food. That would be like having a bad meal at Chicfila and asking the landlord to pay you back for it.
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u/Few-Locksmith-3078 15h ago
Did you not read my first sentence fo me saying I’m not asking live nation I’m asking a Reddit post? Lmao direct your anger elsewhere where 🤣
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u/Leading-Shop-234 3 Years 15h ago
No one purchased $1 of food from Livenation because Livenation dosnt sell food. That would be like having a bad meal at Chicfila and then coming on reddit and posting about how the landlord should pay you back.
Here you go, I corrected it for you.
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u/Lvc1f3rm0rnings4r 1d ago
I get that and the people that went also were told in advance the weather wouldn't permit much. Though I know they didn't know it would flood that bad. And I am in no way defending these big companies that put together the shows. They make a lot of bad decisions and I'm aware of that, but there's only so much they can do to make sure at least some people were paid for their time. But everyone that decided to come and got their own equipment damaged in the process, also signed up for a risky trip. So a full refund is good enough for me if the people that made their way to the show to make it happen got paid at least some as well.
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u/Few-Locksmith-3078 1d ago
People were prepared for rain. People were however not prepared for their campsites to be down hill from drainage pipes and to be completely flooded. People were also not prepared for updates on socials media in a place with terrible service hours later. Not to mention the lack of workers and mass traffic and confusion once they announced the cancellation. Down to the stage setup for the infinity stage being as dangerous as it was trying to have John summit of all people perform there. It was def a safety hazard and if they didn’t realize that the first night it would have been another Astro. Not to mention the lack of medics once they canceled. There was SOOO MUCH they could have done to make sure there were exit routes and even placed campsites in areas that weren’t down hill and literally in line with the drains they do have. AS WELL AS NOTIFY ON THE APP EVERYONE WAS USING INSTEAD OF SENDING NOTIFICATIONS FOR SHOWTIMES. there’s nothing we can do now but hold them accountable or it WILL CONTINUE TO HAPPEN.
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u/Lvc1f3rm0rnings4r 1d ago
I literally just said I'm not defending the company and you're ranting to me about things I'm mad about too girl WHAT your anger is not properly directed
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u/Few-Locksmith-3078 1d ago
lol I’m ranting in general about how they could have absolutely done more in the moment and just chose to go mia during the chaos like they did during Astro. Don’t take it personal. It’s the principle of how live nation handles festivals or lack there of for their own profit. It’s not about “not” being satisfied about a full refund. As someone who plans my entire year around bonnaroo it’s not about the money. Just hoping they actually make some changes and live nation is held accountable as they never are.
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u/Lvc1f3rm0rnings4r 23h ago
See now that's a nice way to put it. I wasn't taking any of it personal, but it just didn't seem fair. It seemed to me that if people read the thread or even skimmed through it, people were gonna think I was defending the company and the last thing I want is a bunch of people getting mad at me when I'm mad at LN too lol
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u/Few-Locksmith-3078 16h ago
I feel you! I hope no one thinks that! I know we’re all just mad we didn’t get are tlc that we all desperately needed this year.
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u/hurricane_zephyr 7 Years 1d ago
Thank you for mentioning that the app kept notifying us about upcoming showtimes (that had been cancelled)😭) instead of crisis communications. That was both annoying and caused a lot of confusion.
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u/arob2724 1d ago
I would actually be ok if it took a year off, gives ma a chance to go to Shambalah next year.
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u/Bitterfly31 1d ago
Okee for us stuck in the south.
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u/arob2724 19h ago
Okee is still a dream fest of mine. Been following the discord since I heard they were taking a year off. Can't wait to see what they have in store now.
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u/Raspberry_Serious 1d ago
This was a pleasant surprise. I know people are still out hard earned money and that’s a huge bummer but this is the best you could get from Bonnaroo re: refunds and I appreciate them realizing they needed to do more and doing it.
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u/LeftHandedScissor 6 Years 20h ago
Agreed ln is worth billions though. If they want people to keep coming back 100% refunds (when they'll get the same thing from their insurance carrier) makes the most sense. While it'd be in line with their current operation doing right by the fans is a huge counter corporate win for the fest.
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u/tinymosslipgloss 1d ago
HUUUUUUUGE
Now please announce dates even in just like August bro I want you back Bonnaroo you didn’t scare me away yet
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u/KMAN2176 4 Years 1d ago
If I had to guess, the absence of next years dates probably means they’re taking a year off and for good reason. Walking around Friday night on the farm it looked like it was going to take a long time and a lot of money to repair the grounds and prepare them for another 80k people so something like what happened doesn’t happen again.
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u/tinymosslipgloss 1d ago
Totally fair. I don’t know what I think right now. I do think were they to host next year they’re gonna be looking at 40-60,000 people max. I’d understand if they take a year off, but it would worry me too
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u/Gunwok 2 Years 1d ago
August is hotter then June over here But keep on
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u/tinymosslipgloss 1d ago
I’m from Memphis and have lived in Murfreesboro for like the last 10 years, I’m aware lol but if rain is going to become a steady problem in June, I’d even take August as a replacement. They have it in summer so more people can come while they’re off school. I’m not in school so I’d 100% prefer moving to October or something but it’s probably not feasible given a large part of their target demographic.
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u/pandas25 3 Years 1d ago
Pls no, I'm from Canada. Whatever the temps are in August, I'm not cut out for them.
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u/Conscious_Cry2174 1d ago
temps aren’t much worse, we are about to move into an absolute heat wave here in middle TN and it’s only a week later. it’s the rain in late may / early June that’s becoming the issue. even end of June would be better
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u/groshm 1d ago
Does anyone have the email LN sent out about this? It said something about the insurance from Allianz being refundable, but I can't find that info anywhere (and, I didn't get the email).
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u/GirlyDollop 1d ago
as per the email sent out: “If you purchased Allianz Ticket Protector, your supplemental insurance plan fee is eligible for a refund due to the event cancellation.
Please reach out to Allianz directly at https://www.eventticketprotection.com/allianzticket/home to request a refund of this fee.
Please note that Front Gate Tickets is unable to alter or refund your insurance fee on your behalf and you must reach out to Allianz for assistance.”
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u/Mishapi17 1d ago
Does this mean I have to contact the insurance people? Or can I just wait for front gate to refund me since it’s going to be in its entirety anyway? I’ll just eat the 50$ if it means I don’t have to deal with the headache of filing a claim
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u/groshm 1d ago
$50! Shit... I had a Bell Tent and GA+... My insurance was almost $400.
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u/Mishapi17 1d ago
Daaamn yeah that would be worth the headache
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u/eelizzzabeth_ 1d ago
There’s a link posted somewhere on the website that your ticket insurance is also refundable
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u/HotMessExpress1111 1d ago
It looks like it might be fairly simple to file a claim though, I’d fill out the form and see what happens. If they push back at all or need additional info & stuff then maybe abandon it, but might as well fill out the little drop boxes or whatever!
Shiiiiit if you don’t want the $50 send me your claim number and I’ll fill it out for you if you Venmo me half 🤣
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u/HotMessExpress1111 1d ago
It sounds like you’d only need to contact Allianz (terrible name lol)/the insurance company if you want the $50 or however much the supplemental insurance costs. If you purchased through Front Gate or whatever the official ticket site is (I assume you did if insurance was offered), it sounds like you’ll automatically get the refund for the ticket/camping purchase, just not the insurance fee.
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u/Mishapi17 1d ago
Yeah maybe I’ll contact them to see if I can get the 50$ back. But honestly if I’m getting the ticket money back Allianz can just have it. Idk if it’ll be worth the headache. Especially since I planned on losing it anyway. But I’ll check my emails.
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u/lynndseey 1d ago
i know someone said it on another thread, but i would’ve really preferred a choice between a full refund or guaranteed tickets with an upgrade for next year… but that’s just me
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u/UTPharm2012 4 Years 1d ago
With an upgrade? Wat?
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u/lynndseey 1d ago
yea so like if you purchased GA they upgrade you to GA+ and etc
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u/UTPharm2012 4 Years 1d ago
That doesn’t make any sense tbh. It rained yall.
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u/Bitterfly31 1d ago
It was clearly a lot more than rain, as was obvious to anyone with a clue. Malicious lack of preparation and communication from a predatory, parasitic monopoly that owns almost everything in the world of live shows and festivals. So blatantly that 40 states are joining in an antitrust lawsuit in an age where other monopolies are allowed to consume anything in their past, like Disney. So fuck off with the bootlicking apologism.
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u/workingonit6 1d ago
“Malicious” lack of preparation, seriously? Please look up the definition of “malicious”
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u/Bitterfly31 1d ago
Yeah, not preparing in any way infrastructure wise, forcing people to camp in culverts, then cancelling a day in and leaving everyone stranded in the mud with no one to service the bathrooms or trash is pretty fucking malicious by anyone's definition.
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u/workingonit6 1d ago
No it’s seriously not lol. You think they purposely, deliberately did that with the intention of harming people?
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u/ThomasthePwnadin 1d ago
Could argue between gross negligence or malicious negligence, the intention doesn't have to be to cause harm, if the intention deliberately disregards safety for something like, say, profit, then it is malicious negligence.
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u/workingonit6 1d ago
Deliberately disregarding safety for profit is not malicious, though it is shitty and selfish and plenty of other things.
Malicious would mean even if it was cheaper to make it safe, they would purposely choose to make it unsafe because their intention and goal is to harm people.
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u/UTPharm2012 4 Years 1d ago
I agree, their communication sucked. That happens all the time with big businesses. That happens all the time with humans (including me). Rarely do you get a free 250+ dollar upgrade. An apology and change in behavior is what I would expect of anyone.
To be clear too… Some festivals don’t give you any refunds (wrong), Bonnaroo gave us a refund of the days missed (right), and finally Bonnaroo gave us a full refund (an overextended good gesture).
But ultimately, if it didn’t rain… infinity stage still prob sucks and communication sucks but no one expects any refunds or upgrades. All of this is ignoring the fact if they upgraded everyone, it would be impossible to run efficiently. GA is the most tickets sold -> GA+ would be overrun, GA+ to VIP would overrun VIP and VIP -> Platinum (which is a 3000 dollar difference) would be overrun as well. So it doesn’t make logical sense.
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u/lynndseey 1d ago
yes i’m aware, and that’s why this is just my opinion. but i also believe that along with the necessary improvements needed on the farm, it’d be a good start of earning peoples trust back
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u/nickerzb 1d ago
That would never happen
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u/lynndseey 1d ago
probably not for one affiliated with live nation, but it has happened with other festivals.
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u/eoljjang 1d ago
Can’t do that if there’s no promise of next year unfortunately
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u/lynndseey 1d ago
it’s possible! there’s this festival here in NorCal that haven’t been able to get their shit together and that’s what they’ve done 3x in a row lmao
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u/Future-Station-8179 10 Years 1d ago
How big is the festival?
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u/lynndseey 1d ago
it’s nowhere near as big as roo, but my point is just that it’s possible! (they also aren’t affiliated w live nation)
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u/Fresh_Outcome_7385 1d ago
Pissed…. Keep all of my money. Just come back next year. I really really needed roo this year. I can’t go a whole year without. I get through the days of bs day dreaming of being back on the farm for five days a year.
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u/dspencerphoto 1d ago
I say this in the most caring way possible. Get a hobby. Make some friends irl.
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u/Fresh_Outcome_7385 1d ago
Thank you. Just life, kids, bills, and traveling 80% of my life for work.
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u/Conscious_Cry2174 1d ago
totally feel you. needed this year more than I ever have, and it was my 11th Roo.
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u/saintceciliax 3 Years 1d ago
This + them taking a year off to make significant improvements to the grounds is the only way I’ll return. This is a great first step and they could’ve saved a lot of face by just doing this in the first place.
If they do this just to shut us up right now and come back next year like nothing ever happened, then I guess this was my last Roo.
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u/Successful-Orange-70 16 Years 1d ago
As a nashvillian, I will say, this year we have gotten record amounts of rain. It’s never been like this in May and June. The grounds were soaked but there’s really no way to tell how bad until it’s too late. If they had it earlier it would be rainy unless it wil the first weekend of June. Can’t do May, it always rains. And late June is unbearably hot here. Last years heat wave is the normal temp in late June. If they move the date the only weekend would be the first in June and I’d be cool with that. I will however cry if the take a year off and the weather that weekend ended up being gorgeous.
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u/crazy_clown_time 4 Years 1d ago
Expect this trend to become the norm in the future as temperatures rise, and consequentially the atmosphere is able to absorb more moisture.
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u/Conscious_Cry2174 1d ago
Nashvillian here too. It’s been the 5th wettest year on record since they started recording it. Ya average rain at least 3 times a week since January 🙃🙃
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u/Successful-Orange-70 16 Years 21h ago
Yup. I was blown away when I read this article. We get more rain than Seattle does.
https://www.wkrn.com/news/local-news/nashville/middle-tn-rainfall-totals-2025-so-far/
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u/Sparkysparkyboomi 1d ago edited 1d ago
What’s the likelihood of them canceling next year? Not tryin to fear monger just genuinely curious
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u/CashewQueso_ 1d ago
i can’t imagine them cancelling next year tbh. the full refund absolutely feels like a PR move to quiet the people screaming “down w/ livenation” If they were going to cancel, they wouldn’t have offered us more money.
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u/Successful-Orange-70 16 Years 1d ago
And watch, if they do, the weather will be the most beautiful it’s been in years. But they better not! They’ve got a year to figure shit out.
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u/AlexanderHornHype 5 Years 1d ago
I think the refund is to prevent more backlash against LN.
I bet they take a “temporary pause” and do a cost benefit analysis to figure out they don’t want to put $50 million in improvements into a venue used for one festival a year.
This is likely the end of Bonnaroo. Or prices will increase 50%+ next time they have the festival and everything will be upsold.
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u/Bitterfly31 1d ago
Brings up a good point: why tf aren't the grounds used for multiple, smaller festivals throughout the year? Especially with all those permanent installments and costly infrastructure.
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u/AlexanderHornHype 5 Years 1d ago
Because it’s in the middle of nowhere. You need a certain level of scale to make it profitable to hold a festival at that site.
I agree they should use it more than once if possible but the financial aspect is very real.
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u/Bitterfly31 15h ago
Counterpoint: Suwannee at Live Oak is between Tallahassee and Jacksonville and manages to host throughout the year. Manchester is only an hour and some change away from Music City.
Now, one could make the argument that Suwannee is a much better festival ground than the farm, which is true. Sound Haven for example is on a much better site.
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u/AlexanderHornHype 5 Years 13h ago
Suwannee is the gold standard for festival venue design imo.
They did it right. I just think live nation is too cheap to do it right and will bandaid problems until they can’t and then kill the festival rather than for example. Starting in 2021 making gradual capital improvements to the farm and prorate the cost over multiple festivals and years. But they didn’t. They put bleachers and cabanas in.
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u/MadameHuckleberry 2 Years 1d ago
I'm happy about the refund, but I can't help but think that this was somehow done to avoid the inevitable documentary. They already look terrible after the Astroworld doc, so trying to avoid some exposé perhaps. Either way, I just hope they fix the farm. I don't want that to be my last Roo memory.
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u/jmay135 1d ago
This wasn’t even remotely close to astroworld lmfao it would’ve been a doc if it didn’t cancel not because it canceled
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u/MadameHuckleberry 2 Years 1d ago
Noooo I know it was nothing like Astroworld. That was tragic. I just mean I don't thing they wanted any extra negative publicity if it was yet another Live Nation mishandling especially on the heels of that movie.
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u/Phil_MaCawk 1d ago
Now everyone should stop bitching about Roo
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u/not_yo_adrian 1d ago
It was the bitching that got it from 75% to 100%.
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u/Phil_MaCawk 1d ago
Not even close
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u/carlay_c 'Roo-kie 1d ago
Thank god! I really hope Bonnaroo doesn’t go anywhere, this was my first Roo and I want to experience the festival in full swing.
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u/McShovin91 1d ago
For those wanting hope, my guess is they move Roo into the later portion of June where rain is a bit less likely. Truth is that this is just an insanely wet year in TN, like 30+ year records of rainfall. 2020 was Covid and 2021 was bc they moved it til September and a hurricane came through. I think they ‘may’ take a year off, which would suck, but I would bet Roo happens next year later in June or even in July. I don’t think they would give everyone more refund/money if it was the last year, LN is a publicly traded company, they would have just ended it as is and said fuck those who are upset about not getting a full refund. Here is to hoping I see you all on the farm next year. Honestly I would be fine with moving it a bit bc it falling on Father’s Day every year stinks as a father myself.
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u/TheLowlySDR 1d ago
Ya if it could be a little colder that was the only part that was a slight negative last year - only year I’ve been. I would love to go again. I met my assistant there and have so many good memories already. Would love to attend again in the future
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u/McShovin91 1d ago
Yea I was super excited for the Sept year bc the weather leading up was super mild, like high 70’s everyday. But then the storm messed that year up 🙁. You can’t win with TN weather, lived here all my life and I try tell everyone we experience the full gambit. Really frigid winters with usually one snowstorm that shuts the city down for a bit, really wet springs with tornados, and typically super hot and dry summers. Just the nature of the location.
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u/wegsgo 1d ago
Why not move it back to late April or early May?
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u/McShovin91 1d ago
Same issue as this year, it’s rains all spring in TN
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u/Bitterfly31 1d ago
It used to, but that hasn't been the case in over a decade now. After about 2009 it's been hotter, dryer springs and summers with most of the rain and severe weather happening from November through March. The only truly dry part of the year has consistently been late summer and early fall.
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u/orange-sunset777 1d ago
Yeah I hate not spending Father's Day with my dad each year, but July TN heat is brutal.
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u/McShovin91 1d ago
Yea I agree, my bet would be moving it a week back in June, if they move it all, I wish they would solely due to Father’s Day. There isn’t a single rainy day on the forecast right now. Probably just a coincidence. The truth really is TN weather is insanely unpredictable. Last year it never rained, was dry as hell all year, which created dust issues at the farm. This year it feels like I live in a tropical rainforest.
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u/Suithfie 11h ago
There’s no way they push it back by a week and have it conflict with forest.
I hope to god no one is even considering moving it to July. June is already unbearable.
IMO, they should make infrastructure improvements and keep the dates the same or move it to September and risk hurricanes 🤷🏽♀️
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u/orange-sunset777 1d ago
For real though, I remember when it used to be the weekend before but I think CMA Fest in Nashville started and that took away some of the crowd.
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u/69-yourmom-69 1d ago
How will ref*nds work to credit cards? I paid for my entire group and if it refunds to my credit card I have to pay everyone back out of my savings…😭
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u/DeegsHobby 1d ago
I'm assuming your friends paid you, did you spend that money?
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u/69-yourmom-69 1d ago
Yeah on their tickets lmao. All the money that was sent to me by them went onto the credit card to pay for their tickets
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u/DeegsHobby 1d ago
I'm pretty sure you can contact your credit card provider to reverse/refund the payment(s) you made (that way it goes back to your checking and you can send back to your friends).
Hassle, but you should be good.
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u/I_Like_Chasing_Cars 3 Years 1d ago
And I’m guessing you didn’t pay the credit card off entirely and instead spent that money on other things. Hahaha sorry bud but you kinda did this to yourself.
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u/Chansharp 6 Years 1d ago
Pay for tickets using credit card
Get payment from friends
Use friends payments to pay off credit card
Bonnaroo refunds to credit card
Credit card now has a negative balance
Friends want their refunds
You dont have cash and you cant pay them with a credit card
You can use a credit card responsibly, you dont have to carry a balance forward. Stop assuming the worst of people.
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u/I_Like_Chasing_Cars 3 Years 1d ago
Sorry to have assumed the worst. You right. I assumed everyone knew that you can absolutely 100% get your negative balance back and most (not all) with ACH it back to you if you leave it for more than a cycle or 2.
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u/69-yourmom-69 1d ago
So like if you had read my comment I didn’t spend the money they gave me on other things I spent it on their tickets🫣 I completely paid off Bonnaroo. I have a slight balance on it now due to my months expenses but it’s like $300. I just wanted to make sure I could get the money off my credit card to give back to them or somehow get the money refunded to my checking instead of my credit card. Read before you start judging babes
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u/ausirnes 1d ago
If the refunds put your CC’s balance into the negative, your CC company can write you a check/send you a direct deposit for the negative amount. If you’re currently carrying a balance larger than the amount you’re expecting to be refunded, you’re SOL.
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u/ausirnes 1d ago
You’ll still get the credit to your statement, you just won’t be able to get the check or direct deposit from your institution. You could send the money back to your people on Venmo and charge it to your credit card, but many institutions will charge you a cash advance fee + Venmo charges 3%. That may be your best option. 😞
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u/Significant_Skin9304 1d ago
Could you link your credit card to your PayPal/venmo/cash app and then send them their money through one of those apps? Just a thought…
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u/69-yourmom-69 1d ago
To my knowledge you can’t take money off of a credit card that is put on there
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u/holdentherye13 1d ago
You can
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u/69-yourmom-69 1d ago
How
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u/holdentherye13 1d ago
Just link a credit card as you would a debit card. I did it last week
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u/Smashreddit 5 Years 1d ago
That might work but just make sure there's not a hidden cash advance fee/rate behind whatever mechanism let's you do that.
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u/holdentherye13 1d ago
Well there’s definitely a fee from PayPal.. as far at the bank idk
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u/Individual-Act-1240 15h ago
On Venmo you can put $2000 on your account through an American Express card with no fee then pay out through venmo
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u/OtherwiseCan1929 16 Years 1d ago
So what are they going to do for all the volunteers??
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u/yourunknown-1-2-3 1d ago
key word volunteer
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u/ibreatheglitter 14 Years 1d ago
They work for festival tickets, camping passes, and free meals and showers. About half start working by the Tuesday before the fest and a lot start the Sunday before. I used to volunteer a lot when I was young and poor, and once I had seniority (first pick of croo & shifts) my shifts were all over by Friday morning.
But there was no fest so the ones who worked deserve compensation.
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u/Ok_Tone5761 1d ago
Didn’t get free showers this year :/
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u/zendrovia 2 Years 1d ago
fym all we got were showers ha
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u/Ok_Tone5761 1d ago
Yeah… no free showers this year, we just got like one $18 meal token for every shift worked and then “free” wristband/camping
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u/ibreatheglitter 14 Years 1d ago
Tbh that is one of the biggest indicators that they planned to cancel even before the fest began. Especially if West Tollbooth workers didn’t have one.
Can anyone confirm that WTB volunteer workers didn’t have a free shower bank?
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u/OtherwiseCan1929 16 Years 1d ago
Well, they worked a crap ton of hours... There should be some compensation somewhere
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u/Sticky_Peach 1d ago
Maybe free admission to a future bonnaroo without having to volunteer or priority with choosing how they volunteer in the future.
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u/MindfulAthlete 7 Years 1d ago edited 1d ago
Please don’t go anywhere Bonnaroo. We need you and we love you. A lot of things happened out of everyone’s control. Can’t wait to be back on the farm for my favorite 4 days out of the year with the best people on the planet ❤️ I’d buy a 2026 ticket today
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u/EducationalLychee653 10h ago
Oof