Disney+ is joining sister streamer Hulu‘s live coverage of the Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza and Austin City Limits music festivals.
The global livestreams will be June 11 to 14 (Bonnaroo), July 30 to August 2 (Lollapalooza), and October 2 to 4 (Austin City Limits Music Festival). Exact programming details will be announced closer to those dates.
Disney has recently been emphasizing its connection with music. Last week’s upfront presentation to advertisers in New York featured a lengthy segment with Ryan Seacrest touting America Idol and closed with a performance by Olivia Rodrigo, who starred as a teen-ager in Disney Channel series Bizaardvark. Related Stories News Emmy Confusion: Why 'Heated Rivalry' Is Not Eligible But Fellow Acquisition 'Lord Of The Flies' Is & Why Hulu's 'Rivals' Is International Emmy Winner News 'Love Island UK' Addresses George Knight Quitting Show For "Private Reasons" As Islanders React: "We Love You"
The joint stream comes as Disney is preparing to merge Hulu and Disney+, rolling out a unified app by the end of 2026. Last summer, the company announced Hulu was replacing Star as a tile on Disney+ internationally, one of several moves after Disney took full control of the service. Since its founding in 2007, Hulu had been a joint venture among multiple media companies. Watch on Deadline
As streaming technology improves and festivals continue drawing top-shelf acts, livestreams of music festivals have become more common. YouTube has hosted annual livestreams of the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival, and Amazon Prime Video has carried Outside Lands.
Hulu is in its sixth year of offering Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza and Austin City Limits, all of which are put on by Live Nation.
Source: deadline.com