Bonnaroo may be taking 2027 off, but festival season isn't over. This week Barry and Russ break down the two festivals they're hitting this fall, Shaky Knees in Atlanta and CaveFest at The Caverns, and share their tips for doing each one right.
One's a city festival, one's a camping festival, and they're very different experiences. We get into the Shaky Knees lineup (The Strokes, Turnstile, Fontaines D.C., Twenty One Pilots and more), how to handle a city fest (hotels, getting around, the stages), and what makes CaveFest special — the cave stage, the amphitheater, camping in October, and the lineup up at Pelham. Plus festival news, the Good Friends Music Festival in Manchester, and how we're all still keeping Manchester in our plans.
We're also giving away two tickets to CaveFest at The Caverns (October 10-11, camping included). Details in the episode and at thewhat.co/giveaway.
If you don't win, get tickets to CaveFest here! Oct 10-11, 2026 at The Caverns
Listen to this week's episode here or watch it on YouTube. As always, subscribe to The What Podcast wherever you get podcasts for weekly updates on Bonnaroo and festival news!
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(00:00) Catching Up + Festival News
(04:04) Good Friends Fest & Manchester
(07:21) CaveFest Ticket Giveaway: How to Win
(09:00) Shaky Knees: The City Festival Guide
(16:43) CaveFest: The Camping Festival Guide
(33:00) What's Coming Up
LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
Bonnaroo's Cancellation: A City Official on the Long-Term Vision for The Farm
Good Friends Music Fest
CaveFest 2026 Ticket Giveaway: How to Enter
How The Caverns Became Tennessee's Premier Music Destination
Get CaveFest Tickets Here
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