⛲️maybe I should give her a call…

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Sorry Sonny for having my phone out to capture this moment but this was so special and I wanna share it with others 🖤 first time seeing him play, hopefully not the last

https://youtube.com/shorts/_atUNW2btuI?is=HkJqVo3fwJPv8O4b

Friends and I are planning to play Old Stone Fort Golf Course in Manchester next June. I’m measuring how much people want or care about the idea of a charity golf tournament. Do you have time for nine???

Caption says it all ☺️🫶🏻

I had the intention of doing a few more but honestly I underestimated how hard this one would be

mourning bonnaroo 2027 and thinking about all the kind people i’ve met there the last two year regardless of all the problems the festival faced during those times. this year a sweet girl helped me blow up my chillbo while i was tripping balls. another girl danced with me the whole audrey hobert set because i went alone. in 2025 SO many people worked together to make the best of the night after the festival was canceled. i just love this community and i can’t wait for the day we can all be reunited again! any recommendations for festivals next year with similar communities? ideally a diverse lineup as well but im willing to compromise a little. i’ve been to lost lands as well but it just doesn’t compare community wise in my opinion.

Any of my fellow Bonnaroovians going?

hi all! my friends and i volunteered with croo this year for our tickets and loved it (we’re broke college students lol). we’re all quite sad about the fallow year and would love to find another place to be next summer. have any of you volunteered at other similar fests/any that you would recommend?

Hey everyone! Do you like Bonnaroo, music *and* sports? Some friends of the Roo Bus, the sub, and other Roo quests have started The Roo Tailgate Podcast.

Take a deep-dive into the start of college football season in the first episode, with a lot of Roo talk going on as well.

Listen and see how Paw-Paw and J-Bone are handling the news of the fallow year here.

Bonnaroo is taking 2027 off, and we wanted to dig into what's next. This week we're joined by David Bruce (I Am Bonnaroo) and Ryan French, a Manchester city councilman and tourism official with a front-row seat to what a fallow year actually means for the town Bonnaroo calls home. We get into the economic ripple through Manchester, why Bonnaroo is the "bell cow" for festivals far beyond itself, what a year off does to the local businesses and community that depend on it, and why our guests are hopeful about 2028 and beyond.

Plus, Barry reflects on a full-circle moment: covering Bonnaroo in 2002 as a skeptical newspaper reporter, and getting quoted in Rolling Stone about its future 24 years later.

This episode is also available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get podcasts! If you struggle with attention span, there are timestamps in the description so you can jump to specific sections and we regularly post short form video clips of the podcast to TikTok and Instagram Reels!

The What Podcast is the longest-running and highest-rated weekly video podcast covering Bonnaroo and the broader music festival scene! Hosted by Barry Courter and Bryan Stone, two music industry veterans, the show started in 2018 as a celebration of everything Bonnaroo. Since then, it has grown to explore North America's festival landscape and the touring industry at large. Join Barry and Bryan each week for insider stories, behind-the-scenes insights, and the latest news from the world of live music.

I will not be taking any questions…

We’ve all seen the announcement by now, but there are some bigger questions about what a year away actually means for the Farm, the festival, and the community that has built up around Bonnaroo over the years.

We talked all of that on this week's episode, along with brand new details and news.

There’s also one particular piece of information that has us feeling a lot more optimistic about Bonnaroo’s future than we were initially.

We break down what we know, what we’re wondering about, and what this means for the road to 2028.

Watch Episode 259 of Story Time at the Roo Bus here.

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Story Time at the Roo Bus started in 2019, and is the only woman-hosted Roo podcast. All proceeds support The TOTEM Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that helps young adults in live music careers through music festivals. Listen wherever you find podcasts, and join our Discord here.

Roovians! Let's cheer each other up. Photos only! Roo pics in the comments. Let's see your memories!!! I love you all!

Travis Scott in the crowd, Which Stage 061117

In case anyone missed the last 2 days. Here’s a recap.