After two years of pandemic and weather related postponements and cancellations, the region’s preeminent music festival, Bonnaroo, made its triumphant return last summer, balancing a familiar vibe with some exciting new updates, and showcasing a pretty stellar lineup. Unfortunately the fest’s attendance was a bit lower than usual in 2022, but that seems to have inspired Bonnaroo to make even more tweaks (and to really double down on delivering a great and varied lineup) for 2023, when it returns to Manchester, Tenn. this summer, June 15-18 for a 20th installment (and 22nd year)!
The just-unveiled lineup, which we’ve been hearing buzz about for weeks, is an exciting one, with Kendrick Lamar, Foo Fighters (who were slated to played at the canceled 2020 and 2021 fests) and Odesza tapped to headline (a slight change in billing from the usual “two headliners per night” poster design, though the same number of big acts in scheduling), with Zeds Dead, Liquid Stranger, Baby Keem, Lil Nas X, and Nashville’s own Paramore all landing top billing as well, along with Big Freedia, Portugal. The Man, Tyler Childers, Marcus Mumford, Diarrhea Planet, Fleet Foxes, My Morning Jacket, Pixies, AFI, Rainbow Kitten Surprise, girl in red, GRiZ, Three Six Mafia, Sylvan Esso, Jenny Lewis, Remi Wolf, Marcus Mumford, Peach Pit, Franz Ferdinand, and lots of other favorites, with more to be announced! Check out the full lineup below.
New for 2023, Bonnaroo has unbundled its ticket and camping options this year, selling each separately and allowing for a more customizable experience. Tickets, which go back on sale this Thursday, Jan. 12 at 10 a.m. CST right here, are the usual GA, GA+, VIP, and Platinum offerings, and start at a base price of $299 for the weekend. And, for the first time ever, single-day tickets at all levels will be available from the start, for those who only want to catch part of the fest (previously you could only get one-day tickets as part of a Nashville shuttle package), priced from $175.
The campground area, which has been renamed Outeroo (to compliment the venue area’s Centeroo), has seen quite an overall in options and flexibility, with traditional car camping, tent only camping, day and off-site parking, souvenir tents, glamping, RV camping, an exclusive backstage camping area, and the usual Groop, accessibility, and community camping options all available for this year, with a tweaked layout and new galactic theming. Again- and for the first time ever- your camping or parking choice is completely unbundled from your admission ticket this year, so you could choose an incredibly deluxe camping option with a standard ticket or vice versa (or match the two to your liking). Just remember, unless you’re taking a ride share or shuttle or some alternate form of travel, you’ll need some way to camp or park, which is not included with the ticket, and some levels can and already have sold out.
We’ll have another post detailing this year’s changes soon, and plenty more Bonnaroo coverage throughout the spring, but for now, check out the complete 2023 Bonnaroo lineup below!
THURSDAY, JUNE 15
Zeds Dead
Liquid Stranger
070 Shake
Abraham Alexander
Big Freedia
Briscoe
Celisse
Cimafunk
CVC
Daily Bread
Dehd
Diarrhea Planet
Elephant Heart
Ezra Furman
JP Saxe
Mersiv
Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway
Neighbor
Petey
Suki Waterhouse
FRIDAY, JUNE 16
Kendrick Lamar
Baby Keem
Vulfpeck
GRiZ
Portugal. The Man
Noah Kahan
Subtronics
Three 6 Mafia
Fleet Foxes
AFI
Sylvan Esso
Rina Sawayama
Charley Crockett
Morgan Wade
Alex G
MUNA
Diesel
Destroy Lonely
The Midnight
Knocked Loose
Matt Maeson
Peekaboo
black midi
Apashe
Emo Nite
Christone “Kingfish” Ingram
Madison Cunningham
Sampa the Great
Boogie T b2b Dirt Monkey b2b SubDocta
Maddy O’Neal
Jupiter and Okwess
NotLö
SATURDAY, JUNE 17
Odesza
Lil Nas X
Tyler Childers
My Morning Jacket
Louis the Child
Korn
Rainbow Kitten Surprise
JID
Sheryl Crow
STS9
Sofi Tukker
Big Wild
The Band Camino
Jenny Lewis
Yung Gravy
Remi Wolf
Bob Moses
Cory Wong
Ken Carson
Elderbrook
Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness
Colony House
Walker & Royce
Devon Gilfillian
The Beths
Danielle Ponder
Giolì & Assia
Thee Sacred Souls
Night Tales
SuperJam
SUNDAY, JUNE 18
Foo Fighters
Paramore
Marcus Mumford
The Revivalists
Alesso
Pixies
girl in red
Umphrey’s McGee
Rebelution
Jacob Collier
Hippo Campus
Jauz
Peach Pit
Franz Ferdinand
Men I Trust
MK
Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors
Amber Mark
Wax Motif
Kip Moore
Makaya McCraven
Sammy Rae & The Friends
Hermanos Gutiérrez
Paris Jackson
Rome In Silver
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