Episodes Featuring Bonnaroo (festival)

Meet the Winner of Our Bonnaroo Ticket Giveaway

Meet the Winner of Our Bonnaroo Ticket Giveaway

S05E09 Apr 6, 2022 21m
Listeners to The What podcast showed off their artistic abilities and their senses of humor in an effort to win tickets to the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival. David Grimes is the lucky winner and joined Barry and Lord Taco to talk about his trips to The Farm and his winning work. (See all the submissions here. Read More
Sixthman VP Jeff Cuellar joins The What Podcast to Talk Bonnaroo, Cruise Festivals, and More

Sixthman VP Jeff Cuellar joins The What Podcast to Talk Bonnaroo, Cruise Festivals, and More

S05E08 Mar 23, 2022 1h 14m
Jeff Cuellar was a key member of the teams that created such festivals as Bonnaroo, Railbird, Forecastle, and Moon River. For today's episode of The What podcast, he joins Brad and Barry to talk about his roles with those events, as well as to chat about his new job with Sixthman, where he helps produce mini festivals on cruise ships and resorts around the world. Read More
Gang of Youths and Spoon's Britt Daniel Talk Their New Albums

Gang of Youths and Spoon's Britt Daniel Talk Their New Albums

S05E07 Mar 9, 2022 1h 7m
It's a two-fer interview week on The What podcast, with both Max Dunn of Gang of Youths and Britt Daniel of Spoon on the show. The two musicians discuss their latest projects -- angel in realtime and Lucifer on the Sofa, respectively -- and what the records might sound like once they get out on tour. Read More
COIN on Returning to Bonnaroo in 2022

COIN on Returning to Bonnaroo in 2022

S05E05 Feb 17, 2022 50m
A former girlfriend played a big role in getting Ryan Winnen, Chase Lawrence, and Joe Memmel together in what is now COIN. The guys join Brad, Barry and Lord Taco on The What Podcast to discuss their Nashville origins, festivals, and their upcoming return to Bonnaroo this summer. Barry, Brad, and Lord Taco also weigh in on last week's Jack Antonoff conversation and discuss the polarizing responses to Taylor Swift. Read More
Jack Antonoff Talks Bonnaroo 2022 SuperJam, Damon Albarn on The What Podcast

Jack Antonoff Talks Bonnaroo 2022 SuperJam, Damon Albarn on The What Podcast

S05E04 Feb 9, 2022 42m
The What Podcast hosts obviously love Bonnaroo, and they're not the only ones; Jack Antonoff has played the fest numerous times, and is heading back to the Farm in 2022 both with his band Bleachers and as the architect of a 1984-themed SuperJam. On this episode of The What, Antonoff joins Brad to chat about his love for the festival and his plans for the special SuperJam. Read More
2022 Festival Lineup Rankings: Coachella, Shaky Knees, Bonnaroo, and more

2022 Festival Lineup Rankings: Coachella, Shaky Knees, Bonnaroo, and more

S05E02 Jan 26, 2022 40m
Festival fans got hit with an onslaught of lineups in the last couple of weeks, and Brad and Barry from The What podcast discuss and rank their favorites. Spoiler alert, it's New Orleans Jazz Fest at number 1 and then everyone else. But what of Coachella? Or less "prestigious" events like Shaky Knees or Boston Calling? And then of course there's the biggest elephant in the room, Bonnaroo? Read More
Bonnaroo 2022 Lineup Reactions!

Bonnaroo 2022 Lineup Reactions!

S05E01 Jan 11, 2022 54m
It's finally here! After two years of cancellations, Bonnaroo is ready to try again in 2022 with its newly revealed lineup. If there's anything that gets festival fans excited, it's lineup day, and The What podcast gang are definitely festival fans. As soon as the lineup dropped, Barry, Brad, and Lord Taco were on Zoom dishing their reactions to the 2022 Bonnaroo bill. Read More
Moshing With Mastodon: Brann Dailor Joins The What Podcast

Moshing With Mastodon: Brann Dailor Joins The What Podcast

S04E33 Dec 15, 2021 1h 8m
Everybody has a story about being in the pit when things got a little scary, and Brann Dailor of the recently Grammy-nominated Mastodon tells Barry and Lord Taco about his experience on the latest edition of The What Podcast. He also shares some stories from that band's experience filming their Game of Thrones cameos. Read More
The War on Drugs Discuss I Don't Live Here Anymore, Perform Four Songs

The War on Drugs Discuss I Don't Live Here Anymore, Perform Four Songs

S04E32 Dec 1, 2021 1h 5m
The War on Drugs frontman Adam Granduciel joins Brad from The What Podcast for a special interview about the band's new album, I Don't Live Here Anymore. In addiction to discussing the progression from the TWOD's previous full-length, A Deeper Understanding, Granduciel is joined by his bandmates for a four-song performance. Read More
Sylvan Esso on the Bonnaroo Superjam That Wasn't

Sylvan Esso on the Bonnaroo Superjam That Wasn't

S04E25 Sep 15, 2021 32m
Where were you when you got word that Bonnaroo 2021 was not happening? Amelia Meath and Nick Sanborn of Sylvan Esso were in the middle of practicing for their Superjam set, a special collaborative show that's always one of the most anticipated of Roo. Meath and Sanborn joined Lord Taco and Barry from The What Podcast to share what it was like learning that the festival had been canceled by a storm. Read More
The Aftermath of Bonnaroo's Cancellation on The What Podcast

The Aftermath of Bonnaroo's Cancellation on The What Podcast

S04E24 Sep 8, 2021 46m
A week ago, we were supposed to be getting ready to return to Manchester, Tennessee for Bonnaroo. Instead, Hurricane Ida rolled through and cancelled everyone's plans. Okay, so we saw the storm coming, but we didn't anticipate it coming like this. We certainly didn't think "too much water" would be the reason Bonnaroo wouldn't happen for the second year in a row. Read More
Khruangbin Discuss Preparing for Bonnaroo 2021 on The What Podcast

Khruangbin Discuss Preparing for Bonnaroo 2021 on The What Podcast

S04E23 Aug 31, 2021 53m
Hurricane Ida changed plans for a lot of people, and hopefully everyone is safe and able to recover fully and quickly. The What Podcast's own Brad is safe in New Orleans dealing with the aftermath while still looking forward to a weekend in Tennessee. Before the hurricane hit, Barry was able to chat about preparing for Bonnaroo 2021 with Khruangbin's Laura Lee and D. Read More
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