The Bonnaroo subreddit is fired up over whether fans should update their "years attended" flair after the 2025 festival was cut short by severe flooding—dubbed “Cancelroo.”
2025’s event saw a barebones festival experience, with many shows pivoting to smaller venues and Nashville Roo takeover events instead of the usual full-on farm celebration. This unusual scenario has festivalgoers split:
- Some argue that any time spent on the farm or at official Roo-affiliated events in 2025 deserves recognition.
- Others resist counting a disrupted year alongside full festivals, recalling similar debates from 2020 and 2021.
- Many propose a middle ground, supporting individualized or fractional year flairs (like “0.25 years”) to capture partial attendance.
This conversation reflects the strong attachment within the Bonnaroo community to their shared history and how the meaning of “attendance” evolves with unforeseen festival interruptions. The discussion remains active as fans decide how to honor their Cancelroo experience going forward.
We’ll keep tracking how this influences future flair standards and community identity at Bonnaroo.
Source: r/bonnaroo