Bonnaroo Music Festival
Barry’s Must-See Artists for Bonnaroo 2023: The What Podcast
Barry won't be skipping out on Foo Fighters, Korn, My Morning Jacket, and more. Barry’s Must-See Artists for Bonnaroo 2023: The What Podcast Consequence Staff
Bonnaroo Says It Will Always Be “Safe Haven” in Response to Tennessee Drag Ban
The festival says it "always will be a place for inclusivity, a safe haven for people of all walks of life." Bonnaroo Says It Will Always Be “Safe Haven” in Response to Tennessee Drag Ban Eddie Fu
Bonnaroo Booker Bryan Benson Dives Deep into the 2023 Lineup Live: The What Podcast
Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Amazon Music | Radio Public | TheWhatPodcast.com | RSS Amid a wild week of festival announcements, one lineup unsurprisingly reigned supreme for The What Podcast crew — Bonnaroo 2023. Advertisement Related Video During a special live episode of The What Podcast, Brad, Barry and Lord Taco were joined by Bryan Benson, a lead booker with Live Nation, for a deep dive into this year’s Roo lineup. Benson helps break down the curation of such a lineup, offers news about what 2023’s SuperJam will look like, and more. Consequence’s own Editorial Director Ben Kaye joins the conversation as well, offering expertise as a long-time Roovian and seasoned festival-goer. Listen to t...
Bonnaroo 2023 Lineup First Impressions on The What Podcast
Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Amazon Music | Radio Public | TheWhatPodcast.com | RSS Lineup day is the best day of the year for music festival fans — and that definitely holds true for The What Podcast crew now that the Bonnaroo 2023 lineup has arrived! Advertisement Related Video Brad, Barry, and Lord Taco got an early look at the Bonnaroo bill, which features top tier talent like Foo Fighters, Kendrick Lamar, Odesza, Paramore, My Morning Jacket, Pixies, Lil Nas X, Fleet Foxes, and… Korn?! First impressions are pretty strong with this one, as is the anticipation that the most Bonnaroo-type lineup in years will lead to plenty of schedule conflicts. Listen to the episode above for The What’s...
Bonnaroo 2023’s Lineup Is the Culmination of All Bonnaroos Past
Putting together a great music festival lineup in 2023 is a much different proposition than it was in the past. Years of market saturation — even with an epidemiological fallow year — have led to homogenous lineups and events competing to remain distinct in order to attract the ever-dwindling consumer dollar. Epitomizing this struggle has been one of the largest, most beloved music festivals in the US: Bonnaroo. The Manchester, Tennessee gathering has been held at Great Stage Park — affectionately known as The Farm — since 2002. Thanks to two years of cancelations, 2023 will mark the 20th edition of the fest, a landmark moment for an event seen as the prototype for large-scale North American festival experiences. Once the gold standard, Roo has had its share of stumbles in the last decade,...
Booking Agents’ Insights: The What Podcast High Five Clip
Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Amazon Music | Radio Public | TheWhatPodcast.com | RSS In this High Five Clip, Brad and Barry from The What Podcast speak with Ali Hedrick and John Bongiorno of Arrival Artists. Advertisement Related Video The insiders give our hosts some insight into what goes into being a booking agent for bands. They reveal their process of how they try to develop artists from being able to fill a 200-seat club to headlining Bonnaroo. Listen to what happens on today’s High Five Clip, and then check out the full original episode here. Then, remember to like, review, and subscribe to The What wherever you get your podcasts. You can also follow the Consequence Podcast Network for updates...
The What Podcast’s Bonnaroo 2023 Lineup Wishlist
Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Amazon Music | Radio Public | TheWhatPodcast.com | RSS Part of any good holiday season tradition is the making of a wishlist. Usually it’s for what gifts Santa (read: your relatives) can get you, but on this episode of The What Podcast, Brad, Barry, and Lord Taco get together lay out their wishlists of what acts they hope to see on The Farm at Bonnaroo 2023. Advertisement Related Video Barry’s picks should surprise no one (My Morning Jacket are perennial favorites!), while Brad pulled out some big, big long shots (do SAULT even perform live?!). Meanwhile, Lord Taco went deep, all the way back to his own curated What Podcast Mixtape Happy Holidays! Part of the fun of the ...
Why the Bonnaroo Farm Is Never Not Great: The What Podcast High Five Clip
Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Amazon Music | Radio Public | TheWhatPodcast.com | RSS Ken Weinstein, co-founder of Big Hassle Media, has been handling publicity for Bonnaroo since the very beginning of the festival in 2001. But he’s not just a part of the team — he’s a super fan of the event. Advertisement Related Video Weinstein joined Brad, Barry, and Lord Taco from The What Podcast on The Farm back in 2019, and again called in to the show in 2020. In this High Five Clip, the longtime publicist explains why being on the Bonnaroo Farm is never not great. If you agree, you can grab your Never Not Great T-shirt here, or snag the “Radiate Positivity” T-shirt on the Consequence Shop. You can also revisit...
Insights into Booking a Music Festival: The What Podcast High Five Clip
Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Amazon Music | Radio Public | TheWhatPodcast.com | RSS How do major music festivals like Bonnaroo actually go about booking their lineups? Brad, Barry, and Lord Taco traveled to Knoxville, Tennessee in 2020 to talk to the guys that actually put together the bills to find out. Advertisement Related Video In this High Five clip from The What Podcast, hear AC Entertainment’s Lead Booker Bryan Benson and Vice-President of Booking Stephen Greene discuss how Roo comes together. They also discuss what happens when they book a band, like say Mumford & Sons, to a smaller stage, and they suddenly blow up. Find out what happened and how it all comes together on today’s High Fiv...
The What Podcast Answers Your Bonnaroo Ticketing and Camping Changes Questions
Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Amazon Music | Radio Public | TheWhatPodcast.com | RSS Listeners of last week’s The What Podcast found out that big changes are coming to the way you select and purchase your Bonnaroo tickets and camping options for next year. Today, the hosts aim to add further clarity to all of the adjustments. Advertisement Related Video As promised, C3 Presents’ Project Manager of US Festivals Brad Parker and Marketing Director Cory Smith are back to answer listener-submitted questions about all the coming changes. To find out how these things will affect your Bonnaroo camping and ticketing experience, listen now or watch the full chat below. Then, of course, do us a solid and m...
St. Paul and The Broken Bones’ Paul Janeway Got Peed on at Bonnaroo: The What Podcast
Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Amazon Music | Radio Public | TheWhatPodcast.com | RSS St. Paul and The Broken Bones’ Paul Janeway holds a special place in the lore of The What Podcast. His 2018 interview with Brad and Barry was so good, they made it into two episodes. During the chat, Janeway told one of the funniest Bonnaroo stories ever about his early experience on The Farm — back when he was only attending as a volunteer and not a performer. Advertisement Related Video Find out what happened on today’s High Five Clip by listening to the episode above, and then listen to the full original episode here. Don’t forget to like, review, and subscribe to The What wherever you get your podcasts. You can a...
Bishop Briggs and the Topo-Chico Tragedy of Bonnaroo ’19: The What Podcast Hive Five Clip
Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Amazon Music | Radio Public | TheWhatPodcast.com | RSS The gang of The What Podcast go to every Bonnaroo not just to catch the acts on stage, but interview them backstage. Of course, not all those meetings go as planned, as was the case when they chatted with Bishop Briggs in 2019. Advertisement Related Video On this week’s High Five Clip episode, Brad and Barry recall meeting with Briggs at her Roo trailer. Things were going great, until Brad decided to embarrass himself by trying to open a bottle of Topo-Chico. A few frat boy mishaps later, and the pair ended up being unceremoniously asked to leave — wet, embarrassed, and with a stupid story to tell. Listen to the duo ...
