Roo AOTD #8 The Dare

All aboard the hype train for Bonnaroo 2026! Only 122 days until we are all on the Farm again, can you believe it? It’s coming up fast, and we can’t wait to be dancing with all of you at Bonnaroo! Today’s Artist of the Day is the one and only The Dare. Learn more about the artist below. Don’t forget to check out all of our artist spotlights! Thank you for reading these posts!

Artist Biography

Harrison Patrick Smith — better known as The Dare — is the brash, restless force of New York’s indie sleaze revival, a musician and producer whose frenetic blend of dance‑punk, electroclash, and late‑90s/early‑2000s club energy feels like a warped love letter to the era’s coolest nocturnal collisions. Raised in California and reinvented in Brooklyn’s downtown nightlife, he shed his earlier indie project Turtlenecked to become The Dare, unleashing the viral anthem “Girls” in 2022 and turning heads with its raw party fervor and cheeky irreverence; that breakthrough led to a major‑label deal and the debut album What’s Wrong with New York?, a record that channels late‑night hedonism with pulsating beats and playful bravado. With a persona that straddles provocative satire and genuine musical enthusiasm, The Dare has carved out a singular space where punk attitude meets dancefloor abandon, making him one of the most electrifying and unpredictable acts on modern stages.

Genre

Dance-Punk

Scheduled at Bonnaroo

Friday (Link to Daily Schedules)