Sidelines staff photographer Skyler Wendell got closer to the music at Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival in Manchester, Tennessee, than most would even dream of. This enviable position allowed her to capture the moves, the costumes and the attitudes of the genre-spanning lineup that drew over 70,000 people to The Farm this year.
Singer-songwriter Maggie Rogers hits a passionate note at the Which Stage at Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival in Manchester, Tennessee, June 14, 2024.Maggie Rogers and her band share the spotlight at Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival in Manchester, Tennessee, June 14, 2024. Maggie Rogers absorbs the applause after her Which Stage set at Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival in Manchester, Tennessee, June 14, 2024.Keira Smith and Maniya harmonize behind TV Girl frontman Brad Petering at Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival in Manchester, Tennessee, June 14, 2024. Experimental indie pop band TV Girl energizes fans in a crowded This Tent at Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival in Manchester, Tennessee, June 14, 2024.A string trio elevates Post Malone’s What Stage set at Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival in Manchester, Tennessee, June 14, 2024.Post Malone hydrates at Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival in Manchester, Tennessee, June 14, 2024.Crowd favorite Post Malone enthralls the audience at Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival in Manchester, Tennessee, June 14, 2024.Post Malone makes some noise at Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival in Manchester, Tennessee, June 14, 2024.Headliner Post Malone falls to his knees at Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival in Manchester, Tennessee, June 14, 2024.Rapper T-Pain electrifies a late-night audience at his Which Stage set at Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival in Manchester, Tennessee, June 14, 2024. T-Pain keeps the energy high way past midnight at Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival in Manchester, Tennessee, June 14, 2024.T-Pain’s DJ in the shadows as the alien invasion-themed intro perplexes the crowd at Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival in Manchester, Tennessee, June 14, 2024.Los Angeles musician Stephen Lee Bruner, also known as Thundercat, wields his custom bass in That Tent at Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival in Manchester, Tennessee, June 14, 2024. Ethel Cain brings southern gothic vibes to That Tent at Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival in Manchester, Tennessee, June 15, 2024.Ethel Cain and her band rock This Tent at Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival in Manchester, Tennessee, June 15, 2024.Singer Ethel Cain enraptures the crowd with her ethereal voice at Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival in Manchester, Tennessee, June 15, 2024.Renee Rapp cozies up to a Which Stage camera operator at Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival in Manchester, Tennessee, June 15, 2024.Pop singer and actress Renee Rapp makes a good point at Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival in Manchester, Tennessee, June 15, 2024.Renee Rapp revels in the crowd’s reaction at Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival in Manchester, Tennessee, June 15, 2024.Cage The Elephant’s Matt Shultz savors the applause at Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival in Manchester, Tennessee, June 15, 2024.Matt Shultz of Cage The Elephant sings at Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival in Manchester, Tennessee, June 15, 2024.Cage The Elephant frontman Matt Shultz gets close to the What Stage crowd at Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival in Manchester, Tennessee, June 15, 2024.Cage The Elephant frontman Matt Shultz performing at Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival in Manchester, Tennessee, June 15, 2024.Matt Shultz and Cage The Elephant get loud at Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival in Manchester, Tennessee, June 15, 2024.Cage The Elephant frontman Matt Shultz enjoys the spotlight at Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival in Manchester, Tennessee, June 15, 2024.Cage The Elephant entertains the What Stage crowd at Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival in Manchester, Tennessee, June 15, 2024.Cage The Elephant’s theatrical antics captivate the crowd at Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival in Manchester, Tennessee, June 15, 2024.Jon Middleton and Sierra Lundy of Canadian folk duo Ocie Elliott exchange sly grins on the This Tent stage at Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival in Manchester, Tennessee, June 13, 2024. Rapper Megan Thee Stallion shakes and sparkles on the What Stage at Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival in Manchester, Tennessee, June 16, 2024.Megan Thee Stallion flirts with the What Stage crowd at Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival in Manchester, Tennessee, June 16, 2024. Megan Thee Stallion and her dancers tease the What Stage audience at Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival in Manchester, Tennessee, June 16, 2024.Jason Isbel and the 400 Unit shut down the Which Stage on the festival’s final night at Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival in Manchester, Tennessee, June 16, 2024. Local favorite Jason Isbel captivates the crowd from the Which Stage at Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival in Manchester, Tennessee, June 16, 2024.
Skyler Wendell is a staff photographer for MTSU Sidelines.
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