Bonnaroo is canceled this year—but it has nothing to do with the pandemic
You can blame Hurricane Ida for missing out on the Tennessee-based festival

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Bonnaroo is officially canceled for 2021. We know you’re likely thinking, “Probably a wise idea, there’s a horrific variant of a deadly virus settling in.” But the decision has nothing to do with the newly resurgent COVID pandemic. You can blame it all on Hurricane Ida, who decided to ruin festivalgoers’ chances at likely attending their first music fest in over a year. In a series of tweets, Bonnaroo’s organizers explain why they had to make the decision: