Disney+ To Livestream Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza, & Austin City Limits Music Festivals
Disney has announced a major addition to its live content for Disney+, as the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival, Lollapalooza, and Austin City Limits Music Festival will stream live across both Hulu and Disney+ platforms for the first time, giving audiences around the world access to some of the year’s biggest live music moments in real time.
Hulu has been offering subscribers exclusive front-row access from the comfort of their home for the past six years, and with this deal, adding Disney+ global livestream further enhances Hulu’s historic run of streaming these Live Nation festivals by offering globally shared live events that can be watched simultaneously across continents.
Lauren Tempest, Head of Content Planning & Partnerships, DTC at The Walt Disney Company, said in a statement regarding this deal:
“Music festivals are among the most electric, can’t-miss moments in culture, and now Disney+ and Hulu subscribers around the world can experience the excitement. As we continue to extend our live offerings, we remain committed to bringing fans the biggest, most iconic moments right as they happen, and are thrilled to bring that vision to life with Live Nation.”
These festivals join Disney+ and Hulu’s expanding slate of live programming, making the services daily destinations for fans to stream the can’t-miss live content they love – from cultural moments to news and sports – as music fandom becomes increasingly global. The 2025 Live Nation Living for Live Global Study* reported that 73% of fans say that they are listening to more international artists than they used to, while 85% agree that live music now transcends borders and languages.
Kevin Chernett, EVP, Head of Global Media Partnerships at Live Nation, added:
“Music festivals used to be experiences reserved for the people who could physically be there. Now they’re becoming global live moments that fans want to experience together in real time, no matter where they are in the world. Expanding this partnership with Disney+ and Hulu allows these festivals to reach music fans at an entirely different scale.”
In addition to livestreaming the performances, Disney+ and Hulu will also bring back the Live Set, an on-site content studio at each festival. Featuring an updated design, the studio will be programmed with artist interviews and behind-the-scenes content throughout each weekend.
Disney has confirmed the dates for these events, with additional details about the livestreams being revealed nearer the time of each festival:
- Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival takes place June 11 – 14 2026
- Lollapalooza July 30 – August 2 2026
- Austin City Limits Music Festival will be October 2 – 4 2026
Roger’s Take: I think this expansion into live music makes total sense, and with Hulu eventually getting folded into Disney+ in the US, they probably needed to reevaluate the existing deal. Adding a global element also makes some sense since it expands the type of content coming to Disney+, while also expanding the reach of these festivals worldwide.
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