The abrupt cancellation of Bonnaroo 2025 due to severe flooding in Manchester, Tennessee, has fans buzzing about the city’s string of tough luck this festival season. One Electric Forest attendee recounted a grueling 12-hour drive from Michigan that ended with a car breakdown just outside Manchester, amplifying the sense that the town couldn’t catch a break this year.
Social media and forum threads quickly filled with fellow festival-goers sharing their own travel nightmares and disruptions around Manchester, adding to the narrative of a “cursed” festival year. While historically, harsh weather has occasionally impacted events here—such as the Hurricane Ida flooding in 2021—the 2025 cancellations and mishaps remain isolated weather-related incidents, not curses.
Despite the setbacks, the festival community remains tight-knit and supportive, rallying around shared stories and hope for smoother seasons ahead. For all the challenges this year, the spirit of Bonnaroo and festival culture isn’t breaking — just taking a brief, muddy pause.
Source: r/bonnaroo