Bonnaroo Festival Has Been Canceled

Bonnaroo has just announced that it will be forced to cancel its festival due to severe flooding that has waterlogged and affected the field grounds.

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Bonnaroo has just announced it will be canceling this year’s festival due to inclement weather after Hurricane Ida made landfall on its neighboring state of Louisiana.

We are absolutely heartbroken to announce that we must cancel Bonnaroo. While this weekend’s weather looks outstanding, currently Centeroo is waterlogged in many areas, the ground is incredibly saturated on our tollbooth paths, and the campgrounds are flooded to the point that...

— Bonnaroo (@Bonnaroo) August 31, 2021

we are unable to drive in or park vehicles safely.
 
We have done everything in our power to try to keep the show moving forward, but Mother Nature has dealt us a tremendous amount of rain over the past 24 hours, and we have run out of options to try to make the event happen...

— Bonnaroo (@Bonnaroo) August 31, 2021

“We are absolutely heartbroken to announce that we must cancel Bonnaroo,” the festival began in a series of tweets. “While this weekend’s weather looks outstanding, currently Centeroo is waterlogged in many areas, the ground is incredibly saturated on our tollbooth paths, and the campgrounds are flooded to the point that we are unable to drive in or park vehicles safely.”

safely and in a way that lives up to the Bonnaroo experience.
 
Please find ways to safely gather with your Bonnaroo community and continue to radiate positivity during this disappointing time. WE WILL SEE YOU ON THE FARM IN JUNE 2022!

— Bonnaroo (@Bonnaroo) August 31, 2021

The thread continued by encouraging everyone to stay positive and that the festival will be returning next summer. Bonnaroo also guaranteed that all tickets purchased would be refunded.

All tickets purchased through Front Gate Tickets will be refunded in as little as 30 days to the original method of payment.

— Bonnaroo (@Bonnaroo) August 31, 2021

Before canceling, Bonnaroo had an impressive lineup of performances this year, with everyone from Tyler, the Creator to Megan Thee Stallion, Young Thug, Lil Baby, Tame Impala, and more set to take the stage in Manchester, Tennessee.

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