Billy Joel performs at Bonnaroo 2015. Jason Merritt / TERM / Getty Images hide the caption
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Billy Joel performs at Bonnaroo 2015.
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The music festival season seems ready to move into 2021 Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival has published its list, which will take place from September 2nd to 5th. This year’s event marks the 20th year of the festival in Manchester, Tennessee, which like everyone else last year was canceled due to the pandemic.
The Fest has announced two headliners apiece for the weekend shows reaching gender equality each night: Foo Fighters and Megan Thee Stallion on Friday, Lizzo and Tame Impala on Saturday, and Tyler, The Creator and Lana Del Rey on Sunday. The opening program for Thursday features the Grand Ole Opry headlining and British jazz saxophone star Nubya Garcia on the bill.
Regarding health precautions, the festival organizers state that they are in contact with the local health and safety authorities and “intend to follow the relevant recommendations to ensure a safe and fun festival” Bonnaroo website. A “COVID-19 WARNING” section on the website states that the organizers have put in place improved health and safety measures for all (without specifying exactly what) and is a reminder that “in any public space where COVID- 19 is inherent, there is an inherent risk people are present. ”
The festival not only offers t-shirts and other typical merchandise items, but also jumps on the NFT train and promotes a “unique NFT of the 2021 lineup poster” by the digital artist Archan Nair.
Bonnaroo is one of the largest and most popular music festivals that will announce their full line-up in 2021. The organizers of Lollapalooza or Coachella have not yet made an official announcement – although they do was reported that the latter was completely canceled this year.
