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Bonnaroo

From Kendrick Lamar to Diarrhea Planet, Bonnaroo’s lineup blends national headliners and regional favorites

Justin Barney

January 10, 2023

Kendrick Lamar, Foo Fighters, Zed’s Dead, Liquid Stranger and Odesza are the headliners for Bonnaroo this summer. The lineup for the festival in Manchester, Tennessee, came out Tuesday.   

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, WNXP, WPLN News Tagged With: Bonnaroo, Exit/In, music, Paramore, Sheryl Crow, WNXP

Autopsy confirms 2022 Bonnaroo death was from a drug overdose

Blake Farmer

October 20, 2022

Bonnaroo 2022

An autopsy conducted by a Tennessee medical examiner confirms that a death this year at Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival was the result of an accidental drug overdose. WPLN News obtained the report through the state’s open records act.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, Health Care, WPLN News Tagged With: Bonnaroo, drug overdose

Person who died at Bonnaroo identified, though the cause remains unconfirmed

Blake Farmer

June 21, 2022

Ferris wheel

Law enforcement confirmed the identity of one death from Bonnaroo 2022, though the cause remains under investigation.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, Health Care, Science, WPLN News Tagged With: Bonnaroo, drug overdose, fentanyl

Extreme heat means shade and electrolytes are in high demand at Bonnaroo 2022

Kahwit Tela

June 17, 2022

Bonnaroo heat fountain photo

As Middle Tennessee swelters, the Bonnaroo music festival is rolling out more options for music fans to stay cool.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, WPLN News Tagged With: Bonnaroo, heat advisory

Fentanyl test kits are now legal in Tennessee, but groups still can’t distribute them at Bonnaroo

Blake Farmer

June 17, 2022

Bonnaroo stage 2022
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Bonnaroo is back after a two-year hiatus. And this year, the promoter has welcomed a nonprofit to distribute the overdose reversal drug naloxone as drug deaths continue to soar among young adults. But the festival still hasn’t embraced more controversial forms of harm reduction.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, Criminal Justice, Health Care, WPLN News Tagged With: Bonnaroo, drug overdose, fentanyl, harm reduction

This new nonprofit plans to flood Bonnaroo with overdose reversal drugs

Blake Farmer

June 8, 2022

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The four-day Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival in Manchester has experienced overdose deaths in the past. And this year brings elevated concern since powerful fentanyl is showing up in more recreational drugs that are often used by concert-goers.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, Health Care, WPLN News Tagged With: Bonnaroo, naloxone, Narcan

In 2021, Weather — Not COVID — Cancels Bonnaroo

Paige PflegerandBlaise Gainey

August 31, 2021

One of Tennessee’s largest music festivals, Bonnaroo, is canceled because of flooded grounds.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, Business Tagged With: Bonnaroo

Bonnaroo Music Festival To Require Proof Of Vaccination Or Negative COVID Test For Entry

Paige Pfleger

August 10, 2021

Bonnaroo joined several of Nashville’s independent music venues, as well as other festivals like Pitchfork Music Festival, in putting in place more COVID restrictions.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, Coronavirus Live Updates, WPLN News Tagged With: Bonnaroo, coronavirus vaccine, COVID-19

Bonnaroo’s Back — With Last Year’s Lineup Mostly Intact

Rachel Iacovone

March 31, 2021

The music festival dropped its 2021 lineup Wednesday, and it turns out, Lizzo will be center stage after all. The R&B phenomenon was named the first female headliner of Bonnaroo last year, before the pandemic brought things to a full stop.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, WPLN News Tagged With: Bonnaroo, Lizzo, music

‘Truth Hurts’ — Lizzo Is Named Bonnaroo’s First Female Headliner

Rachel Iacovone

January 7, 2020

Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival just dropped its 2020 lineup, and one name in particular is getting almost all of the attention, as always.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Bonnaroo, Lizzo

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