Millennials and Bonnaroo Spirituality

Bill Parsons’ recent post probed the patterns surrounding “the spiritual but not religious movement (SBNRM)” and pondered the oft-raised questions of spiritual narcissism and (a lack of) community, asking “is there a there there?” In other words, what social forms shape the ephemeral, individualistic phenomenon of “spirituality?” In response, I draw on observations and 609 surveys collected at the 2015 and 2016 editions of the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival to demonstrate how the festival serves as a kind of seeker-sensitive megachurch for the SBNRM and the psychedelic sub-tradition.