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Lightning Strikes Bonnaroo: Festival Faces Delays
14 Jun
Summary
- Bonnaroo festival faced its first weather delay on June 14 due to rain and lightning.
- Organizers evacuated Centeroo and canceled several artist performances.
- Aly & AJ had their second consecutive year of canceled Bonnaroo sets due to weather.
On June 14, the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival encountered significant disruption due to severe weather. Rain and lightning forced organizers to issue an evacuation order for Centeroo around 2:10 p.m., marking the festival's first weather delay of the weekend.
Festival staff instructed attendees to calmly seek shelter in vehicles or with friends, emphasizing the importance of following official communications for updates. As a result of the evacuation and ongoing weather concerns, several scheduled artist performances were canceled.
Among the affected artists were Aly & AJ, who experienced a second consecutive year of canceled sets at Bonnaroo due to adverse weather conditions. The duo expressed their disappointment on social media, with one member noting she had traveled from filming "The White Lotus" in France for the appearance. Another artist, Blondshell, also saw her scheduled performance canceled, informing fans via Instagram about the mandatory evacuation.
Organizers confirmed they were working on an updated performance schedule following the weather-related cancellations.
