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Jeffrey Melton and Katie Hamlin share a kiss after getting married under the arch at Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival on June 12, 2025.

Photo gallery: Our best images from a rained-out Bonnaroo

Sam McIntyre, Staff photographer June 16, 2025
Check out the best photos from this year's Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival.
A moment from Justice’s light show at The Pinnacle on June 15, 2025.

‘Audio, Video, Disco’: Justice at The Pinnacle post-Bonnaroo

Emma Burden, 100th anniversary editor June 16, 2025
Bonnaroovians kept the party alive at Justice's pop-up set June 15, 2025.
A festivalgoer watches the sky at Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival on Friday, June 13, 2025.

Summer school at Bonnaroo: A student journalist’s take on the canceled event

Liv Rapier, Reporter June 14, 2025
A student's perspective on Bonnaroo's cancelation.
Gates close on Saturday, June 14, 2025 at Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival.

Bonnaroo is canceled: What now?

Wren Bailey, Lead news reporter June 14, 2025
Bonnaroo 2025 is cancelled: what's the consensus?
Festival-goers listening to King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard spill out of RV lot 1161 on Friday, June 13, 2025 at Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival.

Surprise guest takes the King Gizzard ‘Roo Residency by storm

Parker Johnson, Reporter June 14, 2025
Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival almost had its first ever Roo Residency- here's what a fan had to say about the cancellation.
Cars wait to leave the campground at Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival on Saturday, June 14, 2025.

MTSU media students get rained out of the Bonnaroo experience

Olivia Summers, News editor June 14, 2025
MTSU students were working media at Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival 2025. And then the rain came.
Outeroo campgrounds recover from storms on Saturday, June 14, 2025 at Bonnaroo Music  & Arts Festival

Why some volunteers think Bonnaroo 2025 was ‘a complete waste’

Kerstie Wolaver, Lead Features Reporter June 14, 2025
Every year, volunteers work at Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival in exchange for the opportunity to see their favorite artists. This year, volunteers experienced all of the work without the sets to compensate for their time.
Locksmith Eddie Wolf comes to the resc'roo for campers on Friday, June 13, 2025 at Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival.

Rained out with the locksmith: Bonnaroo 2025

Emma Burden, 100th anniversary editor June 13, 2025
A walk-along with a Bonnaroo locksmith.
Bonnaroovians evacuate Centeroo due to severe weather warnings on Friday, June 13, 2025, at Bonnaroo Music and Arts.  Festival.

On day two of Bonnaroo, thunderstorms steal the afternoon shows

Olivia Summers and Liv Rapier June 13, 2025
Attendees make the best of the rained-out festival.
The Centeroo Arch displays a weather delay message on Friday, June 13, 2025, at Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival.

Bonnaroo 2025 canceled: “We are gutted”

Wren Bailey, Lead news reporter June 13, 2025
Organizers canceled the remainder of Bonnaroo 2025.
A crowd stands beneath the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival arch for Shotgunaroo at Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival in Manchester, Tennessee, on June 12, 2025.

Bonnaroo 2025 suspended June 13 due to severe weather

Wren Bailey, Lead news reporter June 13, 2025
Live updates for weather at Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival.
Luke Combs performs at Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival on June 12, 2025.

Bonnaroo goes country with Luke Combs

Kerstie Wolaver, Lead Features Reporter June 13, 2025
Take a look at Luke Combs — Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival's first country headliner.
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