Bonaroo Music Festival canceled due to severe weather as fans left fuming ‘after spending thousands'

Scottish Sun

14-06-2025

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A HUGE music festival has left fans devastated after it was canceled.
Fans are fuming over the "thousands" of dollars they have lost after the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival was canceled due to severe weather on Friday.
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The music festival, held in Manchester, Tennessee, has been called off
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It has been canceled due to weather conditions
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The festival only ran for one day
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The festival, which is held in Manchester, Tennessee, was called off on Friday 13, with many commenting on how the supposedly unlucky date brought them a spot of bad luck.
Canceled for the weekend, the festival only got one full day in action on Thursday, June 12.
The festival kicked off on Thursday with the likes of Luke Combs and Dom Dolla taking to the stage.
As per reports, the main area of the festival, which is called Centeroo, was evacuated at 1:30 CT in the afternoon.
The festival released a statement on their app on Friday, revealing the remaining days had been called off.
The statement on the app read: "We are beyond gutted, but we must make the safest decision and cancel the remainder of Bonnaroo."
Then, on Instagram, they issued further details.
They said: "Today, the National Weather Service provided us with an updated forecast with significant and steady precipitation that will produce deteriorating camping and egress conditions in the coming days."
They continued: "We are going to make things right with you, and you will find refund information at the end of this message, but let's start with the next steps.
"The number one thing we need from the Bonnaroo community is patience.
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"Some of your fellow campers' sites are in rough shape.
"The rain has settled in areas and made certain parts of Outeroo difficult to manage."
They added: "We'd like to prioritize getting those folks as well as those with accessibility needs off The Farm as soon as possible this evening.
"To do this, we ask that if your campsite is in good shape or if you're in an RV or pre-pitched accommodation, please consider spending the night with us and we'll start working to get you out of here safely tomorrow."
The statement concluded: "We will continue to operate as usual in Outeroo including food vendors and all health and safety infrastructure.
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Bonnaroo cancelled the festival due to weather warnings
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They revealed details about refunds in their statement
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"We have put our hearts and souls into making this weekend the most special one of the year, and cannot express how crushed we are to have to make this decision.
"Thank you in advance for your patience, your positivity and your unfailing Bonnaroovian spirit."
The festival also detailed what would be refunded for fans.
"All 1-Day Friday, Saturday and Sunday Admission Tickets purchased via Front Gate Tickets and 1-Day Friday, Saturday, and Sunday Day Parting purchased via Front Gate Tickets will be refunded.
"All 4-Day Admission Tickets purchased via Front Gate will receive a 75% refund.
"All 4-Day camping accommodations purchased via Front Gate Tickets will receive a 75% refund.
"All refunds will be process in as little as 30 days, to the original method of payment."
Reacting to the announcement on social media, fans were fuming.
"BRO WE SPENT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO BE HERE," said one person.
Another added: "Literally spent THOUSANDS of dollars flying from Hawaii……. first roo and most likely my last."
While a third penned: "*Not a single drop of rain was dropped after this was posted* lol."