Tedeschi Trucks Band Evacuated by Storm at Bonnaroo, Return to Perform
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Joseph Hudak
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Rolling Stone's country music podcast Nashville Now recorded a live episode at Bonnaroo with the Tedeschi Trucks Band (Susan Tedeschi and Derek Trucks). The interview was interrupted when a severe storm with lightning, wind, and heavy rain forced the evacuation of the festival. The audience, primarily music and journalism students from Belmont University and Middle Tennessee State University, was directed to seek shelter in grounded structures. Despite the disruption, the band returned to perform.
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