Last day of Bonnaroo 2024 didn't disappoint. From Chappell Roan to Megan Thee Stallion, why Sunday's lineup was lit

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Sunday was the final day of the 2024 Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival and the musical artist lineup did not disappoint.

Shows kicked off with a massive reception to Chappell Roan and extended through the evening ending with DJ Fred Again..

Though a round of storms delayed the day's tunes for about 40 minutes, the festival got back on track quickly, resuming music for the 70,000 Bonnaroovians in attendance.

From Ashnikko to Jason Isbell, here are our top musical moments from Sunday.

Charles Wesley Godwin makes it rain

Country folk singer-songwriter Charles Wesley Godwin managed to do something no other artist at Bonnaroo had been able to do all weekend: conjure up some relief from the sun.

Clouds slowly rolled in throughout his Which Stage set at 4:45 and while the relief from the sun was welcome, having to cut his set short because of rain wasn't. Towards the end of his set screens indicated a weather alert and that fans should stay away from structures.

Charles Wesley Godwin, right, and his guitarist Eric Dull jam out during their performance at Bonnaroo in Manchester, Tenn., on Sunday, June 16, 2024.
Charles Wesley Godwin, right, and his guitarist Eric Dull jam out during their performance at Bonnaroo in Manchester, Tenn., on Sunday, June 16, 2024.

Thankfully for fans, Godwin and his slammin' band had rolled through touching ballads and barn burners before the show was stopped by event organizers.

Earlier in his set, Godwin played an acoustic guitar while his band included a pedal steel guitar, banjo, keyboards and tambourines. One highlight was a shirtless keyboard player (Max Somerville) wearing overalls and a ball cap as he played the keys and took a few turns across the stage with a tambourine.

Max Somerville on keys during Charles Wesley Godwin performance at Bonnaroo in Manchester, Tenn., on Sunday, June 16, 2024.
Max Somerville on keys during Charles Wesley Godwin performance at Bonnaroo in Manchester, Tenn., on Sunday, June 16, 2024.

He played "Country Roads," and "Jealous Kind," before wishing all the fathers in the crowd a Happy Father's Day. Godwin, a father of two himself, said "This song's for my dad," and played "Miner Imperfections."

He added a song he said he wouldn't normally play in a short festival set, but since it was Father's Day, he'd sing the one he wrote for his dad.

Despite getting cut short, Godwin and his band put on an amazing show full of blazing instrumentation and honesty and sincerity that can't be fabricated.

Chappell Roan sings pop anthems over massive crowd

Chappell Roan performs at Bonnaroo in Manchester, Tenn., Sunday, June 16, 2024.
Chappell Roan performs at Bonnaroo in Manchester, Tenn., Sunday, June 16, 2024.

Chappell Roan was originally booked for Bonnaroo in one of the performance tents. Between then and now, she blew up and was moved to the second-largest stage at the festival.

Fans flooded the area around the Which Stage Sunday afternoon to catch Roan's show, while proudly displaying their love for her with clothes, signs, hats and totems dedicated to the "Red Wine Supernova" singer. Some even waited in line for 12 hours.

Minutes before 26-year-old pop music 'femininomenon' Chappell Roan—born Kayleigh Rose Amstutz—took the Bonnaroo stage, screens showed an aerial video of her massive crowd stretching halfway through the festival's grounds.

She started the set out with "Femininomenon," singing "Get it hot / make it b****!" and dramatically kicked her legs with her dancing bassist and guitarist.

Fans watch on as Chappell Roan performs at Bonnaroo in Manchester, Tenn., on Sunday, June 16, 2024.
Fans watch on as Chappell Roan performs at Bonnaroo in Manchester, Tenn., on Sunday, June 16, 2024.

"Are you ready to get naked in Manhattan, Bonnaroo?," Roan said before singing her next song, "Naked in Manhattan." Her soaring vocals flew over the glitzy pop music.

One highlight of Roan's set was when she taught the crowd her "Hot To Go!" choreography, saying, "I’m gonna teach you a dance. I know it’s really hot so you don’t have to do it a lot, but you can do it with your hands!"

Pop-punk queen Ashnikko says she wrote a song about Dolly Parton

After a 40-minute rain delay, Ashnikko's 6:15 p.m. set was delayed by half an hour. When fans were allowed back into That Tent, they ravenously rushed to the barricade.

It was time for the blue-haired, pop-punk "Daisy" singer to bring her spooky hits to the 'Roo crowd.

Surrounded by large blue tentacle-like structures and an apocalyptic hellscape on the back screen, Ashnikko took the stage with her cobalt bobbed hair, wearing a black top with chains, a poofy skirt and strappy boots. Her four backup dancers wore Victorian garb, one even sported a black and white neck ruff.

Her set started with song "You Make Me Sick!" and then lead into song "STUPID," all the while hitting every beat of her intense dance routines with a clear and eerie Tim Burton and Neil Gaiman inspiration. At one point, a fan even gifted Ashnikko a Coraline doll during the set, making her squeal with joy.

"This next song I wrote as an ode to Ms. Dolly Parton. I hope that she would approve—I'm not sure, I do talk about penis a lot," she said. "I wrote this song before I did a whole bunch of psychedelics," she added.

Ashnikko performs in That Tent at Bonnaroo in Manchester, Tenn., Sunday, June 16, 2024.
Ashnikko performs in That Tent at Bonnaroo in Manchester, Tenn., Sunday, June 16, 2024.

Then, Ashnikko asked if there were any working women in the crowd before singing her 2019 song "Working B****."

Along with the crowd, she belted out, "Too tired to entertain little boys / I'm the boss of my business...I'm a working, b**** / Ain't got no time for d***!"

Ashnikko also told fans she had a new album in the works and that it was fierce. The album release date has yet to be revealed.

Megan Thee Stallion raps, dances through 'Hot Girl' hits and OG tracks

Just after the rain paused the music on all Bonnaroo stages, the clouds moved out revealing an amazing yellow and orange sky.

About that time, Megan Thee Stallion took the stage wearing a sparkly bodysuit with a yellow-to-orange Ombre to match the last sunset over Bonnaroo 2024.

Megan Thee Stallion performs at Bonnaroo in Manchester, Tenn., Sunday, June 16, 2024.
Megan Thee Stallion performs at Bonnaroo in Manchester, Tenn., Sunday, June 16, 2024.

The "real hot girl" took the stage shortly after 7:15 p.m. alone with her backing tracks and a mic before being joined by backup dancers. As she danced and gyrated, so did the crowd.

Before launching into "Freak Nasty," Megan asked if there were any OGs in the crowd? "If so, I better hear y'all singing this s*** to the top of your lungs."

After a brief malfunction in the music tracks she was performing to, she said the next part was the personal part of her show. "I love y'all," she said. "I want you to know you do matter. You are loved and you are appreciated."

Megan Thee Stallion performs at Bonnaroo in Manchester, Tenn., Sunday, June 16, 2024.
Megan Thee Stallion performs at Bonnaroo in Manchester, Tenn., Sunday, June 16, 2024.

Thee Stallion cycled through her hit songs, bringing her feminist power with song "Plan B" and a whole lot of hip shaking during song "WAP."

Megan Thee Stallion then proclaimed it "self-love summer," asking who in the crowd loved their body just the way it is. Then she jumped into song "Body," singing, "Body-ody-ody-ody," as she danced, smiled and showed the crowd just how important it is to hype yourself up.

Thee Stallion ended with song "Savage," bringing the crowd back to one of the best jams of the 2020 COVID summer. Stallion performed her "savage, classy, bougie, ratchet" hit, closing out the set.

Jason Isbell fan girls on other Bonnaroo acts during final Which Stage show

Jason Isbell is no stranger to Bonnaroo, having played his first show here in 2004. With his band the 400 Unit, Isbell owned the stage and the night, Sunday, as the sun set and the rain from a few hours before left a beautiful sky full of clouds illuminated by the setting sun.

Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit perform at Bonnaroo in Manchester, Tenn., on Sunday, June 16, 2024.
Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit perform at Bonnaroo in Manchester, Tenn., on Sunday, June 16, 2024.

"I've been here all week," he told the crowd from the stage. "We've been having a great time. I've seen so many good shows this weekend. I saw Chappell Roan today and that was amazing. I saw Brittany Howard's set and I love her so much."

He reminisced about his first Bonnaroo show in That Tent and said he and his band didn't sleep at all that weekend.

With his trademark strong guitar work and spot-on vocals, Isbell and his band (with two drummers!) took a stroll through his catalog including "Alabama Pines," "24 Frames," "Strawberry Woman," "Tired of Traveling Alone," "My Love Won't Change," "Cast Iron Skillet," "This Ain't It," and ended with a stunning rendition of "Cover Me Up."

This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: Chappell Roan, Megan Thee Stallion, Jason Isbell close out Bonnaroo