Bonnaroo Music Festival

The Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival is a music festival held annually in Manchester, Tennessee since 2002. The festival usually begins on the second Thursday in June and lasts for four days. Musicians and bands of various styles perform on several stages, including indie rock, classic rock, world music, hip-hop, jazz, Americana, bluegrass, country, folk, gospel, reggae, pop, electronic music, and other alternative rock music. Performances start around noon and last until about three in the morning.

Musicians and bands who have performed at the Bonnaroo Music Festival include Eminem, U2, Phish, Nine Inch Nails, Radiohead, Paul McCartney, Billy Joel, Tool, The Beach Boys, Kanye West, My Morning Jacket, Stevie Wonder, The White Stripes, Neil Young, Pearl Jam, Tom Petty, The Dead, The Allman Brothers Band, James Brown, Wilco, Bon Iver, Arctic Monkeys, The Flaming Lips, Willie Nelson, Mumford & Sons, Of Monsters and Men, Jay-Z, Bob Dylan, The Black Keys, Zac Brown Band, Dave Matthews Band, Buffalo Springfield, The Police, Arcade Fire, Jack Johnson, The Strokes, The Black Crowes, Metallica, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Bruce Springsteen, Beastie Boys, Kings of Leon, ZZ Top, Dead & Company and Widespread Panic. The festival grounds will feature craft and artist booths, drink and food stands, various tents with performances and a Ferris wheel.

The Bonnaroo Music Festival is a reference to the great music festivals of the 1960s and early 1970s, notably the Monterey International Pop Music Festival (1967), the Atlanta International Pop Festival (1969, 1970), and the Woodstock Festival (1969).

In 2003, Rolling Stone magazine named the Bonnaroo Music Festival one of the "50 Moments That Changed the History of Rock ʼnʼ Roll". Consequence of Sound magazine named it "Festival of the Decade" (2009) and "Festival of the Year" (2013), and it was one of the top ten festivals for GQ magazine.