BREAKING: Bonnaroo Forced to Cancel Over Potential Mudworld Scenario

On the eve of Bonaroo‘s triumphant return, the festival has been forced to cancel. This cancelation has nothing to do with COVID, and everything to do with logistics. The festival takes place in a grassy campground area, much like the infamous TomorrowWorld. This week the Bonaroo festival site was inundated with rain for days, leaving the ground muddy and flooded. Those who lived through TomorrowWorld 2015 (Mudworld) can appreciate how much this can ruin a festival.

The camping areas being flooded means cars can’t park, and they can’t even drive in or out. With a huge portion of the festival site muddy and wet, it’s not worth carrying on. We saw what can happen when a festival tries to move ahead in this type of scenario, and it bankrupted an entire corporation. So the festival was forced to cut camping capacity to keep it together. Then the rain finally subsided, but it wasn’t enough to save the festival in time. The festival is cancelled for 2021 and will return in June 2022. The festival will refund tickets within 30 days.

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…

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…

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!