The mid-term cancellation of Bonnaroo due to the weather and the location conditions it caused, Fallout continues to be a hot debate on social media.
Bonnaroo posted a thanks to the Bonnaroovians and the Bonnaroo team on its official Instagram account.
“The last weekend didn’t go as planned, but we did it together,” the post read. “Knowing we’re listening and reading every comment. Bonnaro isn’t a weekend at Tennessee Farms – it’s all you guys. We love you.”
Two Bonnaroovians in Virginia Beach, Virginia, Monet Dunham and Monet Dunham and Clayton Hogins are waiting for the festival in the rain to resume at the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival at Manchester Farm in Manchester, Tennessee on Friday, June 13, 2025.
However, many of the comments on the post are not unfavorable, citing from refund policy to drainage issues at the festival site to ultimate trust.
One article reads: “We are together?
The petition requires Live Nation to provide a full refund of Bonnaroo
Kaitlyn Ziegler posted a petition at thech.org calling on the festival’s sponsor Live Nation to issue a 100% refund for cancellation rather than the promised 75% refund.
“This year’s Bonnaroo Festival is owned and managed by Live Nation and is disappointing for thousands of attendees,” the petition reads. “Many attendees face unexpected challenges, including extreme weather conditions, poor organization and insufficient facilities. These issues exhaust the festival experience, contrary to what was promised when buying tickets.”
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On the afternoon of Tuesday, June 17, more than 4,000 people signed the petition.
A man named Brian commented on the petition saying the festival needed to be cancelled and he was glad they did, but the 75% refund was “smile-smile-smile-smile-smile-smile-smile-smile-smile-smile-smile-smile-smile-smile-smile-smile-smile-smile-smile-smile-smile-smile-smile-smile-smile-smile-smile-smile-smile-smile-smile-smile-smile-smile-smile-smile-smile-smile-smile-smile-smile-smile-smile-smile-smile-smile-smile-smile-smile-smile-smile-smile-smile-smile-smile-smile-smile-smile-smile-smile-smile-smile-smile-smile-smile-smile-smile-smile-smile-smile-smile-smile-smile-smile-smile-smile-smile-smile-smile-smile-smile-smile-smile-smile-smile-smile-smile-smile-smile-smile-smile-smile-smile-smile-smile-smile-smile-smile-smile-smile-smile-smile-smile-smile-smile-smile-smile-smile-smile-smile-smile-smile-smile-smile-smile-smile-smile-smile-smile
“I know that hosting a large festival requires a lot of logistics to function properly, and I know it also costs a lot of money to the on-site people,” Brian’s post read. “But Live Nation is a large and powerful company. They have the ability to organize proper response protocols, but they choose not to. We have more than two decades of magic on the farm. We don’t destroy the communities we have built because of greed.”
Tennessee contacts Bonnaroo organizers and they will update this story if they return to our request for comment.
Melonee Hurt covers the music and music business of Tennessee, Tennessee, Tennessee. Arrive at Melonee mhurt@tennessean.com Or on Instagram on @MelhurtWrites.
This article originally appeared in Nashville, Tennessee: Bonnaru cancels prompt rebound, petition 100% refund
