Olivia Rodrigo. Megadeth. Luke Combs. Insane Clown Posse. What do these very different artists have in common? They’re all on the bill for Bonnaroo 2025, which revealed its lineup on Wednesday.
The big Manchester, Tennessee festival goes down from June 12th-15th, and this year’s lineup is as eclectic as ever. Tyler, the Creator and Hozier join Rodrigo and Combs atop the bill, with Queens of the Stone Age, Avril Lavigne, Justice, Vampire Weekend, and Glass Animals also set to play. Plus, King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard will perform the first ever “Roo Residency” with three unique sets across three days, Remi Wolf will curate a Superjam with a “’70s Pool Party” theme, and the brand new 360-degree “Infinity Stage” will be mounted on the farm.
It may seem strange to see Luke Combs and Insane Clown Posse next to each other on a festival poster, but Bonnaroo remains proud of their “something for everyone” approach. For Brad Parker, who helps book Bonnaroo as part of C3 Presents (the concert promotion and event production company behind Lollapalooza and Austin City Limits), the lineup’s overall diversity is a big part of the challenge.
“Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza, ACL… these guys have been around forever, and they do have to find ways to reinvent themselves,” Parker tells Consequence. “Ultimately, there is still a place for multi-genre festivals, but they have to be at scale. If you can have 70 bands play a day at your festival, you’ve got enough there that you can offer different kinds of fans with different tastes enough to get them to buy a ticket.”
This attitude epitomizes Bonnaroo’s 2025 lineup, which seeks to bridge gaps both generationally and in genre. “Bonnaroo is in a unique position — this is our 22nd festival, and not many events are able to live long enough to where they successfully cycle through a generation of fans,” says Parker. “ The fans that got us through the first 20 years of Bonnaroo are not going to be the same fans that get us through the next 20 years. So how can we start fostering and cultivating a new younger fan that’s going to be excited about coming to the show while also catering still to those loyal OGs that want to stick around and still come out and have fun?”
That question guided Parker and his team as they constructed this year’s bill, which seeks to honor the festival’s jam band past and electronic-centric ethos, its original fans and its new class of festival goers. The market for festivals may be more volatile than in prior years, and it’s a challenge for any event to come up with a fresh and authentic selection of acts. So, how did Bonnaroo’s organizers do it, and what can attendees expect for the 2025 edition? Read on for our Q&A with Brad Parker to find out.
Tickets to Bonnaroo 2025 go on sale Thursday, January 9th at 10:00 a.m. CT The guaranteed lowest-priced tickets will be available during the first hour of the on-sale. Fans will also have the option to purchase tickets with a payment plan.