Tennessee festival Bonnaroo cancelled after one night due to “extreme” rainfall

Tennesse's Bonnaroo festival was halted after just one day last week after extreme rainfall caused the site to become "difficult to manage" and left hundreds of attendees with destroyed tents.

Acts set to perform from Friday until Sunday at the festival based in Manchester (US) included Justice, Tyler, The Creator, John Summit, Olivia Rodrigo, Avril Lavigne, and more.

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In a statement shared via Instagram on Friday (June 13), the festival team wrote: "We are beyond gutted, but we must make the safest decision and cancel the remainder of Bonnaroo."

"Today, the National Weather Service provided us with an updated forecast with significant and steady precipitation that will produce deteriorating camping and egress conditions in the coming days." 

The festival went on to explain that the rain had made parts of the festival's camping area "difficult to manage," and therefore would need to prioritise getting attendees with accessibility requirements off the site first. 

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Across the festival's first day (June 12) downpour had affected a number of camping attendees, with local news broadcaster Local 3 News capturing footage of fields of destroyed tents.

"We have put our hearts and souls into making this weekend the most special one of the year, and cannot express how crushed we are to have to make this decision," the festival continued. "Thank you in advance for your patience, your positivity and your unfailing Bonnaroovian spirit."

Bonnaroo is offering refunds to guests who were affected by the cancellation, including a full refund of Friday, Saturday and Sunday day tickets and a partial, 75% refund on four-day tickets. For more info click here.

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