Bonnaroo 2022 Artist Spotlight: Tove Lo

Like we’ve been doing for many years now, we’re making it our mission to help you get acquainted with many of our favorite acts from Bonnaroo‘s 2022 lineup. And, for the first time in three years, we finally feel confident that there definitely will be a Bonnaroo this year, after a postponement then cancelation in 2020 due to Covid, and an unfortunate rainout of last year’s would-be September event. Returned to its traditional timeframe of June 16-19, this marks Bonnaroo’s 21st summer and 19th installment, and features a largely new lineup for the festival’s much-anticipated return!

As we dig through the entire schedule, we’ll highlight a spread of performers spanning across genres and stages, big and small, new and old, to bring you some of the most interesting, lesser-known, and most highly-recommended among this year’s crop of artists. And as our time at ‘Roo approaches, we’ll also be bringing you some special features and full list-style daily lineup guides, to help you plan your weekend ahead of the fest. While these previews won’t span every artist, and might omit some more obvious must-see acts, we hope they’ll serve as a way to help you navigate Bonnaroo’s gargantuan lineup, and to make the most of your busy weekend on the farm!

Grab your tickets right here if you haven’t already, and read on for our Bonnaroo Artist Spotlight!

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Ebba Tove Elsa Nilsson, better known by her stage name Tove Lo, grew up in the suburbs of Stockholm, Sweden, drawn to music from a young age. Though her earliest influences were more grunge and rock, and she even formed a math rock band after attending a prestigious arts high school, Lo’s transition to pop, both as a performer and a writer, reflected the hugely influential pop presence of her home country over the past several decades. After generating some monumental early buzz, Tove Lo inked a major label record deal and broke out in a big way with debut EP Truth Serum and full-length Queen of the Clouds, both in 2014, featuring absolutely massive single “Habits (Stay High).” Her synthy, electro-laced, dance-primed, and unabashedly modern musical style has only been honed on three LPs since- Lady Wood, Blue Lips, and 2019’s Sunshine Kitty– unique not just for a grungy rock undertone, but also for Lo’s extremely honest, autobiographical, and raw thematic focus, penning songs about sex, drugs, love, and loss, and earning her a reputation as one of the most interesting, complex, and melancholy Swedish musical imports of the last decade. Mentored by the great Max Martin, Tove has also become something of an in-demand songwriting, co-writing tunes for the likes of Lorde, Elle Goulding, and Icona Pop, as well as a sought after collaborator, teaming up with Coldplay, Nick Jonas, Charli XCX, Flume, Alesso, and tons of other exciting names. She’s won numerous awards, contributed to countless film and TV soundtracks, amassed billons of streams, toured with the world with icons like Katy Perry and Dua Lipa, and even tried her hand at acting, and when she returns to Bonnaroo for the third time, it’ll be as one of pop’s reigning modern stars. With new music on the way, Tove Lo’s set is a must!

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