Episodes Featuring Bonnaroo (festival)

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

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 and lay out their wishlists of what acts they hope to see on The Farm at Bonnaroo 2023. Read More

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. 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. Read More

Big changes are coming to the way you select and purchase your Bonnaroo tickets and camping options next year. In this episode of The What Podcast, we have all the details you need to know.C3 Presents' Project Manager of US Festivals Brad Parker and Marketing Director Cory Smith sit down with us and explain the new "uncoupled" ticket buying options Bonnaroo fans will have for 2023. Read More

The What Podcast is back with new thoughts on the 2023 festival landscape, and a brand new segment. Building off last week's throwback interview with Ashley Capps, Brad, Barry, and Lord Taco are introducing High Five Clips, a segment that takes a five-minute or less look back at past shows and interviews. Read More