MANCHESTER, Tenn. (WHNT) — The Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival has announced it is cancelling the event due to weather conditions and the chance of continued rain in the forecast.
The festival announced Friday that it was cancelling the rest of the festival due to a continued chance of rain over the weekend.
“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 said on its website. “We are beyond gutted, but we must make the safest decision and cancel the remainder of Bonnaroo.”
News 19 staff members attending the event said it rained for several hours at the festival on Friday.
The festival said that it plans to offer refunds to those who bought tickets for the event. Here are the details for those refunds:
- All 1-Day Friday, Saturday and Sunday Admission Tickets purchased via Front Gate Tickets and 1-Day Friday, Saturday and Sunday Day Parking purchased via Front Gate Tickets will be refunded.
- All 4-Day Admission Tickets purchased via Front Gate Tickets will receive a 75% refund.
- All 4-Day camping accommodations purchased via Front Gate Tickets will receive a 75% refund.
- All refunds will be processed in as little as 30 days, to the original method of payment.
Festival organizers asked for patience from attendees as they work to prioritize getting campers out of areas heavily affected by Friday’s rainfall and those with accessibility needs.
“To do this, we ask that if your campsite is in good shape or if you’re in an RV or pre-pitched accommodation, please consider spending the night with us and we’ll start working to get you out of here safely tomorrow,” The organizers said. “We will continue to operate as usual in Outeroo, including food vendors and all health and safety infrastructure.”
The festival’s management said it is crushed to have to cancel the rest of the event.
“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,” they said. “Thank you in advance for your patience, your positivity and your unfailing Bonnaroovian spirit.”
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