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On May 18, Disney+ and Hulu announced that Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival, Lollapalooza and Austin City Limits Music Festival will livestream across both platforms for the first time, giving global audiences real-time access to some of the year’s biggest live music events.
This marks Hulu’s sixth year of offering subscribers exclusive front-row access to festivals. The addition of the Disney+ global livestream expands the accessibility to these highly popular Live Nation festivals, able to be watched simultaneously across continents.
“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,” said Lauren Tempest, Head of Content Planning & Partnerships, DTC at The Walt Disney Company. “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 music festivals are the latest addition to the current trend of streaming services’ live programming, bringing a range of events from music to sports directly to fans worldwide. Live Nation’s 2025 “Living for Live” global report, composed of 42,000 respondents ages 18 to 54 across 15 countries, reported that 73% of fans are listening to more international artists than they used to. Further, the study found that 85% agreed that live music has come to transcends borders and languages.
“Music festivals used to be experiences reserved for the people who could physically be there,” said Kevin Chernett, EVP, Head of Global Media Partnerships at Live Nation. “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 livestreams, Disney+ and Hulu will also bring back the “Live Set,” an on-site content studio at each festival. Now featuring an updated design, the studio will offer views artist interviews and behind-the-scenes content throughout each weekend.
This year, Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival takes place from June 11 to14, Lollapalooza from July 30 to August 2, and Austin City Limits Music Festival from October 2 to 4. Additional details about the livestreams will be available ahead of each festival.
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