The What Podcast
Booking Agents’ Insights: The What Podcast High Five Clip
Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Amazon Music | Radio Public | TheWhatPodcast.com | RSS In this High Five Clip, Brad and Barry from The What Podcast speak with Ali Hedrick and John Bongiorno of Arrival Artists. Advertisement Related Video The insiders give our hosts some insight into what goes into being a booking agent for bands. They reveal their process of how they try to develop artists from being able to fill a 200-seat club to headlining Bonnaroo. Listen to what happens on today’s High Five Clip, and then check out the full original episode here. Then, remember to like, review, and subscribe to The What wherever you get your podcasts. You can also follow the Consequence Podcast Network for updates...
The What Podcast’s Bonnaroo 2023 Lineup Wishlist
Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Amazon Music | Radio Public | TheWhatPodcast.com | RSS Part of any good holiday season tradition is the making of a wishlist. Usually it’s for what gifts Santa (read: your relatives) can get you, but on this episode of The What Podcast, Brad, Barry, and Lord Taco get together lay out their wishlists of what acts they hope to see on The Farm at Bonnaroo 2023. Advertisement Related Video Barry’s picks should surprise no one (My Morning Jacket are perennial favorites!), while Brad pulled out some big, big long shots (do SAULT even perform live?!). Meanwhile, Lord Taco went deep, all the way back to his own curated What Podcast Mixtape Happy Holidays! Part of the fun of the ...
Why the Bonnaroo Farm Is Never Not Great: The What Podcast High Five Clip
Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Amazon Music | Radio Public | TheWhatPodcast.com | RSS Ken Weinstein, co-founder of Big Hassle Media, has been handling publicity for Bonnaroo since the very beginning of the festival in 2001. But he’s not just a part of the team — he’s a super fan of the event. Advertisement Related Video Weinstein joined Brad, Barry, and Lord Taco from The What Podcast on The Farm back in 2019, and again called in to the show in 2020. In this High Five Clip, the longtime publicist explains why being on the Bonnaroo Farm is never not great. If you agree, you can grab your Never Not Great T-shirt here, or snag the “Radiate Positivity” T-shirt on the Consequence Shop. You can also revisit...
Insights into Booking a Music Festival: The What Podcast High Five Clip
Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Amazon Music | Radio Public | TheWhatPodcast.com | RSS How do major music festivals like Bonnaroo actually go about booking their lineups? Brad, Barry, and Lord Taco traveled to Knoxville, Tennessee in 2020 to talk to the guys that actually put together the bills to find out. Advertisement Related Video In this High Five clip from The What Podcast, hear AC Entertainment’s Lead Booker Bryan Benson and Vice-President of Booking Stephen Greene discuss how Roo comes together. They also discuss what happens when they book a band, like say Mumford & Sons, to a smaller stage, and they suddenly blow up. Find out what happened and how it all comes together on today’s High Fiv...
The What Podcast Answers Your Bonnaroo Ticketing and Camping Changes Questions
Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Amazon Music | Radio Public | TheWhatPodcast.com | RSS Listeners of last week’s The What Podcast found out that big changes are coming to the way you select and purchase your Bonnaroo tickets and camping options for next year. Today, the hosts aim to add further clarity to all of the adjustments. Advertisement Related Video As promised, C3 Presents’ Project Manager of US Festivals Brad Parker and Marketing Director Cory Smith are back to answer listener-submitted questions about all the coming changes. To find out how these things will affect your Bonnaroo camping and ticketing experience, listen now or watch the full chat below. Then, of course, do us a solid and m...
St. Paul and The Broken Bones’ Paul Janeway Got Peed on at Bonnaroo: The What Podcast
Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Amazon Music | Radio Public | TheWhatPodcast.com | RSS St. Paul and The Broken Bones’ Paul Janeway holds a special place in the lore of The What Podcast. His 2018 interview with Brad and Barry was so good, they made it into two episodes. During the chat, Janeway told one of the funniest Bonnaroo stories ever about his early experience on The Farm — back when he was only attending as a volunteer and not a performer. Advertisement Related Video Find out what happened on today’s High Five Clip by listening to the episode above, and then listen to the full original episode here. Don’t forget to like, review, and subscribe to The What wherever you get your podcasts. You can a...
Bishop Briggs and the Topo-Chico Tragedy of Bonnaroo ’19: The What Podcast Hive Five Clip
Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Amazon Music | Radio Public | TheWhatPodcast.com | RSS The gang of The What Podcast go to every Bonnaroo not just to catch the acts on stage, but interview them backstage. Of course, not all those meetings go as planned, as was the case when they chatted with Bishop Briggs in 2019. Advertisement Related Video On this week’s High Five Clip episode, Brad and Barry recall meeting with Briggs at her Roo trailer. Things were going great, until Brad decided to embarrass himself by trying to open a bottle of Topo-Chico. A few frat boy mishaps later, and the pair ended up being unceremoniously asked to leave — wet, embarrassed, and with a stupid story to tell. Listen to the duo ...
The What Podcast Introduces High Five Clips
Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Amazon Music | Radio Public | TheWhatPodcast.com | RSS The What Podcast is back with new thoughts on the 2022 festival landscape, and a brand new segment: High Five Clips. Advertisement Related Video Building off last week’s throwback interview with Ashley Capps, Brad, Barry, and Lord Taco are introducing High Five Clips, where they take a five-minutes-or-less look back at past shows and interviews. This week, they pull a clip from their 2020 conversation with Bobby and Sophie of C3 Presents in which they talk about booking the Plazas and EDM acts for The Other Stage. Plus, the What trio tease what’s coming from the show, and chat about some speculation for Bonnaroo 2022. For more, don’t fo...
Bonnaroo Co-Founder Ashley Capps Joins The What Podcast
Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Amazon Music | Radio Public | RSS This week’s The What Podcast is a special bonus episode revisiting an interview with the co-founder of Bonnaroo himself, Ashley Capps. Advertisement Related Video Brad and Barry were joined by the AC Entertainment head back in 2018. They discussed the impact Bonnaroo has had on the live music landscape, Paul McCartney’s headlining show in 2013, and more. Listen to the Bonnaroo’s Ashley Capps on The What above, or via the YouTube player below. You can also revisit the complete interview here. Don’t forget to like, review, and subscribe to The What wherever you get your podcasts, and follow the Consequence Podcast Network fo...
The What Podcast: Meeting Bill Murray and Interviewing Wild Rivers
Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Amazon Music | Radio Public | RSS Brad rejoins Barry and Lord Taco on The What Podcast to chat about meeting his new best friend, Bill Murray, and hear his co-hosts’ interview with Wild Rivers from Moon River Festival. Advertisement Related Video Murray happens to be on Brad’s Mount Rushmore of Celebrities, so you can be sure meeting him was a thrill. Brad recounts how he sidled up to the actor backstage at a Phoenix concert, literally rubbing elbows and cracking jokes. Elsewhere, Brad starts stirring up the Bonnaroo 2023 lineup rumor mill, and Bary and Lord Taco chat with Canadian indie folk outfit Wild Rivers. Listen to the full episode above, or watch the whole thing below via ...
The What Podcast: Mat Kearney Talks Cover Songs, His Career Journey, and More at Moon River Festival
Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Amazon Music | Radio Public | RSS Barry and Lord Taco attended the Moon River Festival this past weekend, and they had a chance to interview Mat Kearney before his set on Saturday. Advertisement Related Video Which is a good thing, because Sunday ended up never happening. The day could have been a disaster when heavy rain and lightning forced the event to end early and triggered an evacuation from Coolidge Park in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Thankfully, the organizers were able to pivot and offer attendees an amazing indoor concert at a nearby venue at the last minute. This is a great festival success story in light of weather-related incidents from the past few years, and a situation...
The What Podcast Recaps Bonnaroo 2022
Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Amazon Music | Radio Public | RSS Now that we’re all recovered (mostly), it’s time for The What podcast to recap Bonnaroo 2022. Advertisement Related Video After almost three years without one, it was a different kind of Bonnaroo this year on The Farm. Though Brad wasn’t on the ground this year, he led Barry and Lord Taco in a discussion of how it went for the them. Throughout the discussion the discuss the good, the challenges, and the “never not great.” Barry and Lord Taco also share their top sets (Tool, The Chicks, The Backseat Lovers, Jack Antonoff’s Superjam) and disappointments (late night DJs, delays… Tool). Check out the full episode above, or watch The What tri...
