The What Podcast

As much as we hate to admit it, music festivals just don't seem to drum up as much excitement as they used to. On this episode of  The What Podcast , hosts Barry, Bryan, and Lord Taco explore the trend of declining ticket sales and what it might mean for the landscape of live events. In addition to getting to the bottom of the apparent festival fatigue, the crew also chats about what they beli...

Drumroll, please! The winner of The What Podcast ’s ticket giveaway has officially been announced — congratulations to Lucy Young! Throughout their exploration of the Bonnaroo 2024 lineup, Barry, Bryan, and Lord Taco asked listeners which artists they should check out prior to heading to the farm. Over 100 of you called in to make recommendations, and the gang wants to thank all of you for doing s...

Bonnaroo is famous for being a place where people can explore not only music, but themselves. That's why it is so important to foster safe environments for people of all walks of life. This week on  The What Podcast , guests Tara Viland, Kai Viland, and Cassie Wanamaker join Barry and Bryan to continue  last episode ’s conversation about staying sober on The Farm. The crew chats about how Bonn...

This week on  The What Podcast , hosts Barry, Lord Taco, and Bryan offer their quick takes and expert opinions on the just-released Bonnaroo 2024 schedule . Every year, Barry, Lord Taco, Bryan, and thousands of Roovians patiently await the Bonnaroo schedule, hoping for the best and expecting the worst when it comes to set conflicts. Finally, the Bonnaroo 2024 schedule is here, and there’s lots to...

Just a  few weeks ago ,  The What Podcast   crew started to take a look electronic dance music's relationship with Bonnaroo. This week, that journey continues, as Barry, Bryan, and Lord Taco chat with a panel of fans who seek to help guide them through the uncharted EDM waters (What is 'Electro-Soul'?). Now familiar with the genre's history in regards to Bonnaroo, as well as having...

This week on The What Podcast , Television's Richard Lloyd joins the crew to dive into the band’s seminal release, Marquee Moon. Listen to the art-punk legend’s insights here, or watch via YouTube . Lloyd tells stories of writing and recording Marquee Moon , including why drummer Billy Ficca appears orange on the cover art. "Billy liked health food, but he ate too many carrots," he rem...

This week on  The What Podcast , hosts Barry, Lord Taco, and Bryan embark on their previously-promised quest: diving headfirst into electronic dance music, or EDM. The gang runs through the historical importance of EDM at Bonnaroo and takes a look at the EDM present on the Bonnaroo 2024 lineup. To assist with their journey into the dance genre,  The What Podcast  is joined by self-described EDM fa...

Previously on  The What Podcast ,  the crew spun the great wheel of Bonnaroulette, which had them diving into artists on the Bonnaroo 2024 lineup they hand't yet checked out. This week, listeners have all the power, as Barry, Lord Taco and Bryan let fan voice messages lead the discussion. As always, you can follow along with what we are listing to with Bryan Stone's Bonnaroo 2024 Spotify P...

This week on The What Podcast , Barry, Lord Taco, and Bryan asks listeners who they should check out when it comes to the Bonnaroo 2024 lineup. Additionally, they hear ‘Roo tales from Olivia Ross, a newspaper photographer who has worked the festival the last two years. First up, the guys react to fans recommending they check out the likes of The Mars Volta, Fred Again…, The Tesky Brothers, Half Mo...

On this episode of The What Podcast, Barry, Lord Taco, and Bryan bring back one of their favorite games — Bonnaroulette! The three hosts gather to load up their wheel with a bunch of Bonnaroo acts they know nothing about… nothing about yet, that is. As the wheel spins, the gang goes on a journey of musical discovery, looking at bands like Half Moon Run, Cigarettes After Sex, Geese, Teezo Touchdown...

On this episode of  The What Podcast , Barry, Lord Taco, and Bryan are joined by guests Trevin Bernarding and Chris Dossett to dive into the return of Bonnaroo day passes and discuss the attendee experience of the Bourbon and Beyond Festival, after we gushed over the lineup last week and talked to Dan , who attended the festival in 2022. The crew discusses Bourbon & Beyond’s consistently good...

This week, The What Podcast crew continues their conversation with Bryan Stone from last week’s episode as they discuss the incredible lineup for Bourbon & Beyond 2024. To get even deeper into Bourbon and Beyond, hosts Barry and Lord Taco connect with Bourbon & Beyond attendee Dan Raymer, a fan and fest-goer from Gallatin, Tennessee. The trio dive into the nitty gritty of the festival, fro...

After five years in Chattanooga, Tennessee, the Moon River Festival is hitting the pause button for 2024. Chattanooga Mayor Tim Kelly joins hosts Barry, Lord Taco, and Bryan Stone on The What Podcast to discuss possible reasons why. Despite three sell-out years in Chattanooga, Moon River won’t be returning for what Mayor Kelly admits are complicated reasons. He points to the general impact of infl...

This week, The What Podcast is back with part two of last week’s peek behind the Bonnaroo 2024 curtain . Barry and Lord Taco are again joined by Brad Parker and Cory Smith from C3 Presents, the folks behind the fest, to discuss a variety of topics such as The Mars Volta, what makes Bonnaroo different from other festivals, and can’t-miss performances like TV Girl and Ethel Cain. The group discusses...

With the announcement of the lineup for Bonnaroo 2024, Season 7 of The What Podcast is officially underway. Last time, the crew gave their first impressions of the bill , which features Red Hot Chili Peppers, Post Malone, and more. This week, they’re going even deeper, as Barry and Lord Taco sit down with Brad Parker and Cory Smith from C3 Presents, the folks behind the fest. The group talks all t...

Sound the alarms: Bonnaroo’s 2024 lineup is finally here! Barry and Lord Taco are, of course, fired up and ready to go deep into every detail of their most anticipated poster of the year. On this episode of The What Podcast , the two sit down and run through which bands will be joining them on The Farm this year. They give their knee-jerk reactions, talk about who they are most excited to see, and...

For now, the 2024 lineup for Bonnaroo remains a mystery. So, instead of participating in rampant speculation (as much as they’d like to), the crew of The What Podcast are biding their time by connecting with the flesh and blood of their favorite festival. This week, Barry and Lord Taco offer a unique perspective from the farm, that of Bonnaroo veteran and festival photographer Yvonne Gougelet. Gou...

Fans still have a few weeks to go before Bonnaroo is expected to drop the 2024 lineup in all of its glory, so in the meantime, Barry and Lord Taco from The What Podcast decided to take a boots-on-the-ground view of their favorite festival. They invite friend of the show Cassie to discuss everything from how the event has changed over time to the experience of being on The Farm, and more. Having at...

Danny Clinch’s photographs have appeared in hundreds of magazines and countless album covers over the years. He’s made a career documenting some of the best moments in rock, folk, hip-hop, and beyond. So of course, he’s crossed over with Bonnaroo on more than a few occasions. On this episode of The What Podcast , Clinch joins Barry and Lord Taco to chat about some of his best known work, including...

Since singer-songwriter Noah Kahan last joined The What Podcast , he’s been all over the place. From being selected as a Shaky Knees headliner to guesting on SNL, it’s been nothing but onwards and upwards for the artist. On this High Five Clip, Kahan talks with Brad, Barry, and Lord Taco ahead of his appearance at Bonnaroo 2023. Kahan talks about how important it is to be honest about mental healt...

It’s no secret that the music business is a wild industry, but every now and then it comes with its perks. On this High Five Clip from The What Podcast , Brann Dailor of Mastodon tells the story of how the band managed to appear as extras on HBO’s legendary drama Game of Thrones . Making a pair of cameos in two different seasons, Dailor explains how the opportunity arose, the band’s reaction, and...

Brad, Barry, and Lord Taco of The What Podcast have long-known that Bonnaroo can change lives for the better — and they’re not alone. For many, the festival is about much more than big-name headliners and Spicy Pie. Case in point, Roo Bus’ new nonprofit venture TOTEM . This week, the program’s Daniel and Sharla Horton drop in to talk about the new initiative, the organization’s goals, and how they...

It has been far too long since the gang got together to talk ‘roo. Luckily, Brad, Barry, and Lord Taco are back for another edition of The What Podcast , this time to discuss the future of Bonnaroo and predict what the 2024 edition of the festival might have in store. As well as discussing the latest Bonnaroo news, they extend congratulations to the guests they have had on the show who have been r...

Throughout the history of the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival, many traditions have popped up for the festival-goers. Of them, the annual Beer Exchange (established in 2014) has become one of the most notable and long-standing. In this week’s High Five Clip, The What Podcast crew go all the way back to 2019 to revisit an interview at the Beer Exchange with some special guests, including two of th...

Multi-time Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival performer Grace Potter knows what the festival is all about. Having made appearances in 2009, 2011, and 2016, she is a bonafide veteran of the circuit. Along with appearing as a solo act, she has also been to the festival with her former band, Grace Potter and the Nocturnals. In a flashback segment with The What Podcast , though, she takes the talk away...