A Bonnaroo love story, fresh Farm updates from Manchester, and a Seattle grunge pilgrimage: all this week in The What Podcast! We preview Shaky Knees Festival 2025 in Atlanta and IBMA bluegrass events in Chattanooga, then detour into PBR beer-cheese soup before diving into the 90s revival with Radiohead, Nine Inch Nails and Oasis all doing big tours. Not to leave out The Farm though, it looks like new earth‑moving and drainage work could mean less flooding Bonnaroo campers next season.
Finally, we dive into Bryan's Seattle grunge pilgrimage via Port Townsend, Washington with stops like the Showbox, Pike Place Market, Andrew Wood's (Mother Love Bone, a precursor to Pearl Jam) gravesite, and the Singles apartment, and of course the post office! All of this can be traced back to the magic of Bonnaroo and how it can lead to unexpected connections.
Listen to this episode about Bryan Stone's trip to Seattle here or watch it on YouTube. And if you'd like to hear more from Bryan Stone, subscribe to the StoneOnAir Podcast. As always, subscribe to The What Podcast wherever you get podcasts for weekly updates on Bonnaroo and festival news!
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CHAPTERS
(00:00:00) Intro
(00:03:09) Upcoming: Shaky Knees and IBMA
(00:14:49) Soup (PBR beer-cheese?)
(00:16:51) 90s wave: NIN, Oasis, Radiohead
(00:18:55) Farm update: earth-moving and drainage
(00:21:25) Bryan visits Washington State
(00:43:44) Grunge Pilgrimage: Andrew Wood, Singles Apartments
(00:57:08) CaveFest in October
(00:59:29) Outro
LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
How Bonnaroo Changed Manchester Forever: Live from Planet Roo
Surviving Woodstock '99: Two Attendees Look Back 25 Years Later
How The Caverns Became Tennessee’s Premier Music Destination
Red Rocks, My Morning Jacket, and Bonnaroo Stories: RooHamm & Roo Bus Catch-Up
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