Bonnaroo organisers have announced that the music festival will not take place in 2027, giving the storm-hit grounds at its Manchester, Tennessee, site a year to recover. The decision follows severe storms during this year's event, held in June, which forced a temporary evacuation and led to several sets being cancelled or delayed on the festival's final day. It marks the second consecutive year that extreme weather has disrupted proceedings, prompting organisers to prioritise the long-term resilience of the venue over holding the event on schedule.

In a statement, organisers said significant time and money had already been invested ahead of the 2026 festival to improve resilience, including better drainage, 4.5 miles of new roadways and 135 acres of new grass, but that back-to-back years of storms meant the site, particularly the main venue, needed a break to "rest and recover". This year's disruption included an evacuation of the Centeroo area due to heavy rain and lightning, with around a dozen sets cancelled. In 2025 the festival was cut short entirely after just one day due to severe weather, and it has also previously been cancelled in 2020 because of the Covid-19 pandemic and in 2021 due to flooding from Hurricane Ida.