Context: The thread was started by u/flipmode831 and sparked comments from longtime Roo-goers recalling standout days across the 2010s and 2020s. If you love hopping stages, chasing two back-to-back sets, or finishing the night in a mud-soaked euphoria, these recaps are for you.
- 2023 — A little bit of everything: The Beths > Devon Gilfillian > Sheryl Crow > Remi Wolf > Lil Nas X > Tyler Childers > Korn. One commenter called it “exactly what I come here for.”
- 2023 — Funk, house and a perfect late-night run: Cory Wong > Remi Wolf > Sofi Tukker > Cory Wong Superjam > Big Wild > ODESZA > My Morning Jacket > STS9 — repeated by several users as a near-perfect Roo day.
- 2022 — Dream festival continuity: Japanese Breakfast > The War on Drugs > The Chicks > Lord Huron > King Gizzard > Goose > Lane 8 (sunrise). Many called this one the best day they’d ever had at a festival.
- 2013 — The legendary marathon: Local Natives > Of Monsters and Men > Grizzly Bear > Wilco > Wu-Tang Clan > Paul McCartney > The xx > Pretty Lights. Fans still name-check this night as a career highlight.
- 2014 — Full-moon Friday chaos: Sam Smith > Danny Brown > Janelle Monáe > Vampire Weekend > Phoenix > Kanye West > Disclosure > Skrillex — remembered for its stacked Friday under a full moon.
- Other standout single-day runs people loved:
- 2019: ODESZA > The National > Post Malone > The Lonely Island > JRAD
- 2018: Sir Sly > Jungle > Moon Taxi > Alt-J > The Killers
- 2009 Friday (nostalgia pick): Jimmy Buffett surprise set > Bon Iver > Wilco > Bruce Springsteen > Nine Inch Nails > MGMT
Recurring themes in the thread: sunrise sets that make the night feel eternal, surprise guests (Paul McCartney gets his own mythos), superjams that mash genres, and those rare Roos where the schedule lines up perfectly for back-to-back favorites. One commenter also noted that 2022 felt different because VIP and reduced crowds brought you unusually close to stages — a reminder that logistics can make a great day even better.
Got your own all-time single-day run? Drop it in the comments — the Extra Chill Festival Wire wants to know which lineup you’d replay if you could. (Shout out to the reddit thread started by u/flipmode831 for the inspiration.)
Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/bonnaroo/comments/1qemc28/favorite_single_day_run_of_shows_ever/