Episodes Featuring Bonnaroo (festival)

The 2004 My Morning Jacket show at Bonnaroo is legendary as the breakthrough show for the guys from Louisville, but also because it perfectly describes what Bonnaroo is all about - heat, rain, and a band giving everything it has to an adoring audience that is also weathering the elements. MMJ frontman Jim James joined Brad, Barry and Lord Taco on The What Podcast to talk about that iconic show and the live double album that's due out next month in celebration of the set's 20th anniversary. Read More

We've heard from Barry and Lord Taco about their picks from the Bonnaroo 2023 lineup, but now it's Brad's turn to outline the perfect itinerary for this year's trip to the Farm. On this episode of The What Podcast, Brad gets passionate about the shows he thinks are "must-see," including artists like Abraham Alexander, Angel Saint Queen, Diarrhea Planet, Portugal. Read More

Last week, Barry took The What crew through his must-see artists of Bonnaroo 2023. This week, it's Lord Taco's turn to make his picks! The man known for identifying babies as babies and for rating every PBR he's ever consumed offers his thoughts on who you should see on The Farm this year, including artists like Fleet Foxes, Franz Ferdinand, Paramore, and more. Read More

This week on The What Podcast, the floor is Barry's as he shares his must-sees for Bonnaroo 2023. Listen in to hear who he's most excited about - including Noah Kahan, Gyasi, Korn, My Morning Jacket, and more - and check out his curated Spotify playlist featuring all of his favorite artists from this year's festival here. Read More

On this special episode of The What Podcast, Brad, Barry, and Lord Taco finally reveal who won the pair of Bonnaroo tickets they had up for grabs. Listeners and festival fans from all over sent in their favorite Roo memories, reasons why they should go to the 2023 festival, and more. But only one could take home the passes, and that was Mich from Montana! The crew talks with Mich, who will be making his first trip to the farm - an experience he hopes is life-affirming and life-altering. Read More

The Outeroo Plaza lineup is officially out, and Brad, Barry, and Lord Taco of The What Podcast are here to help break it down. From the Pride Parade with Big Freedia and Cimafunk and drag artist Twink Trash (in Tennessee, mind you), to the Hogslop String Band and Sonalee Rashatwar (The Fat Sex Therapist), the trio look at the "big step forward" for the Plaza programming. Read More

On this week's episode of The What Podcast, Brad, Barry, and Lord Taco are joined by fellow Roovian podcasters Hamm1 (Parker) and Hamm3 (Michael) from the RooHamm Podcast. The gang gush over all of the available details for this year's Bonnaroo, run through the different hype levels of each host, and discuss what makes camping at a music festival so great. Read More

On this week's episode of The What Podcast, hosts Brad, Barry, and Lord Taco chat with Tom Russell, founder of Governors Ball and Sound on Sound, about the ins and outs of starting a festival. Russell shares what he learned while interning at Superfly (the team behind Bonnaroo) and how those lessons ultimately led him to start festivals of his own. Read More

In this very special episode of The What Podcast, hosts Brad, Barry, and Lord Taco chat with songwriter Noah Kahan about Bonnaroo, but also how mental health influences his art. Kahan also touches on putting Vermont and New England into his songs, the music of Paul Simon and Cat Stevens, and how deeply personal art can universally translate. Read More

This week on The What Podcast, the crew celebrate Mardi Gras with Zack Feinberg of The Revivalists, the first band ever interviewed on the podcast. Feinberg talks about the music scene in New Orleans, bringing "big dad energy," and The Revivalists' latest singe, "Kid." Of course, The What Podcast hosts also try and mine details about the band's upcoming appearance at Bonnaroo. Read More

Amid a wild week of festival announcements, one lineup unsurprisingly reigned supreme for The What Podcast crew - Bonnaroo 2023. 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. Read More

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! 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. Read More