Industry · festival
Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival
Bonnaroo is a camping festival held at Great Stage Park in Manchester, Tennessee, launched in 2002 by Superfly and AC Entertainment. Live Nation took a controlling interest in 2015 and acquired the remaining founder interests in the years that followed.
- Current relationships
- 1
- Historical
- 0
- Publishers cited
- 1
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-20
Who owns and produces Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival?
- Live Nation Entertainment owns Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival. Festival ownership · since 2015-04-28 · Confirmed · verified 2026-08-20 · record
The record
- Type
- Festival
- Location
- Manchester, Tennessee
- Founded
- 2002
- Official site
- www.bonnaroo.com
Evidence for this record
- Iconic Bonnaroo Joins Live Nation Entertainment's Festival Business — Live Nation Entertainment. Company press release. Published 2015-04-28. Retrieved 2026-08-20.States: The 28 April 2015 announcement states Live Nation acquired a controlling interest in Bonnaroo, founded in 2002 by Superfly and AC Entertainment.
Ownership
| Relationship | Type | Period | Status | Verified | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Live Nation Entertainment owns Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival. Live Nation Entertainment | Festival ownership | 2015-04-28 | Confirmed | 2026-08-20 | Live Nation Entertainment |
Changes in the record
2015-04-28 · Festival ownership change · announcement date
Live Nation announced a controlling interest in Bonnaroo, founded by Superfly and AC Entertainment in 2002.
Source
- Iconic Bonnaroo Joins Live Nation Entertainment's Festival Business — Live Nation Entertainment. Company press release. Published 2015-04-28. Retrieved 2026-08-20.States: Live Nation announced a controlling interest in the festival.
Cite this reference
- Plain
- Live Index, "Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival — industry register record", Live Index, August 20, 2026 (updated August 20, 2026), https://liveindex.io/industry/festivals/bonnaroo
- APA
- Live Index (2026, August 20). Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival — industry register record [Reference guide]. Live Index. https://liveindex.io/industry/festivals/bonnaroo
- Chicago
- Live Index. "Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival — industry register record." Live Index, August 20, 2026. https://liveindex.io/industry/festivals/bonnaroo.
- BibTeX
- @online{industry-festivals-bonnaroo-2026, author = {{Live Index}}, title = {Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival — industry register record}, organization = {Live Index}, date = {2026-08-20}, urldate = {2026-08-20}, url = {https://liveindex.io/industry/festivals/bonnaroo} }
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