Bridlewoodstock

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*For the extended play (EP) soundtrack album of the same name, see Bridlewoodstock (EP).*
*For the My Little Pony: Tell Your Tale episode of the same name, see Bridlewoodstock (Tell Your Tale).*
*For the IDW's one-shot comic of the same name, see Bridlewoodstock (comic).*
*For the event of the same name, see Bridlewoodstock (event).*

## Bridlewoodstock

* Promo Image
* Title Card

### Featured music

Iconic
Hooves Together

### Written by

Gillian Berrow
Tony Fleecs

### Produced by

Olivier Dumont
Randi Yaffa
Cort Lane
Tristan Homer

**Bridlewoodstock** is a third special episode that serves as the start of Chapter 4 of My Little Pony: Make Your Mark. It was released on Netflix on June 6, 2023.

It also have a tie-in comic issue, released on June 28, 2023.

## Synopsis

In My Little Pony: Bridlewoodstock, the Mane 5 are attempting to throw a music festival during Bridlewood’s yearly bioluminescent nature event, Lumi-Bloom. They try to book Equestria’s most talented artists, bring together old legends, and grapple with the unicorn legend of the voice-stealing Troggles.

## Plot

The special begins with Izzy Moonbow guiding her friends to an area in Bridlewood where the plants glow brightly at nighttime. She explains that this natural phenomenon, called the "Lumi-Bloom", occurs once every year and lasts for an entire week. This event gives Pipp Petals the idea of hosting a large music festival in Bridlewood so that everyone in Equestria can experience the beauty of the Lumi-Bloom for themselves. As the ponies leave to start planning this festival, Izzy briefly hears a sinister voice coming from the trees, laughing and encouraging the ponies to "sing for them".

Later at the Crystal Brighthouse, Pipp is hard at work planning for her Bridlewood music festival, which she is calling "Bridlewoodstock". Izzy is concerned because of a long-held unicorn belief that singing and making loud noises during the Lumi-Bloom will attract mysterious creatures called Troggles. However, Pipp assures her that is nothing more than superstition and that Bridlewoodstock will be a big success.

To accomplish this, Pipp tasks her friends with securing several high-profile musical acts to perform at the festival, including the Pegasus rock band Electric Blue, the Earth pony classic pop trio The Dreamlands, and up-and-coming Pegasus pop artist Ruby Jubilee. One by one, the Mane 5 individually approach these musical performers and ask them to perform at Bridlewoodstock, promising each of them that they will serve as the festival's headlining act.

The ponies return to Bridlewood to set up for the festival and start spreading the word around town about Bridlewoodstock, but the unicorns are too scared of the idea of attracting the Troggles to help with the festival setup or sign up to perform. According to some local unicorns, Troggles are magical spirit creatures that emerge at night during the Lumi-Bloom and steal things from ponies if they hear any singing or noise. Despite her friends' growing anxieties about the Troggles, Pipp aggressively advertises Bridlewoodstock on television and social media.

At Mane Melody, Sunny Starscout observes the Dreamlands' rehearsal when disagreements and a lack of coordination between bandmates Minty, Snuzzle, and Blue Belle hamper progress. Minty fears their band's sound and style are too outdated for the current generation, but Sunny assures them that their classic sound is beloved by many. Meanwhile, Hitch Trailblazer and Zipp Storm ask around Bridlewood about the Troggles, but the unicorns they speak with is less than forthcoming. As Pipp decorates the festival stage with rubies in honor of Ruby Jubilee and some unicorns start to help with the festival preparations, Hitch and Zipp start to believe the Troggles really are nothing more than a unicorn fairy tale.

On the night of Bridlewoodstock, many ponies come from all over Equestria to enjoy the festival music and take in the sights of the Lumi-Bloom. After Hitch, Zipp, and Sparky Sparkeroni receive flower-themed makeovers, Zipp starts to hear the same strange voices that Izzy heard days earlier. Pipp alerts her friends to the fact that, due to their earlier miscommunications to Electric Blue, Ruby Jubilee, and the Dreamlands, all three musical acts are under the impression that they are the closing act for Bridlewoodstock.

In an effort to salvage this, the Mane 5 convince Electric Blue and the Dreamlands to perform first instead of last, and Ruby Jubilee also wants to perform first. Thanks to yet another miscommunication, Bridlewoodstock has no closing act, but Zipp convinces Pipp to close out the festival herself, and she agrees. Unbeknownst to the ponies, they are being watched by strange, ghost-like creatures.

As night falls on Bridlewoodstock, Ruby Jubilee kicks off the festival's musical acts with a performance of her new song Iconic. In the middle of her performance, however, Ruby's voice suddenly disappears. One of the ghost-like creatures – a Troggle – appears to magically steal her voice. Dozens of Troggles suddenly descend upon the festival and start stealing other ponies' voices, sending the festival goers into a panic.

When Izzy recalls an old unicorn rhyme related to the Troggles, it gives Zipp the idea to banish them by giving them rubies. Using the rubies that Pipp lined the festival stage with, the Mane 5 give the Troggles rubies, appeasing their desire to steal things. They vanish in puffs of smoke, and the voice they stole return to their rightful owners. With the festival saved, Pipp goes on stage and apologizes to everyone present, especially the unicorns for not heeding their warnings about the Troggles.

Pipp declares the first – and last – Bridlewoodstock over, but the unicorns do not want it to end, having experienced fun during the Lumi-Bloom for the first time. To officially close out the festival, Pipp, Ruby Jubilee, the Dreamlands, and Electric Blue team up to perform the song Hooves Together, and the special ends with a lavish fireworks show under the Bridlewood moon.

## Characters

* Sunny Starscout
* Izzy Moonbow
* Pipp Petals
* Hitch Trailblazer
* Zipp Storm
* Sparky Sparkeroni
* Alphabittle Blossomforth
* The Dreamlands (debut)
* Electric Blue (debut)
* Ruby Jubilee (debut)
* Troggle (debut)
* Elder Flower (debut)
* Jazz Hooves
* Rocky Riff
* Grandma Figgy
* Onyx
* Dapple
* Dazzle Feather
* Skye Silver
* Diggy (Non Speaking)
* Sanders (Non Speaking)
* Ferris (Non Speaking)
* Sweets (Non Speaking)
* Toots (Non Speaking)
* Posey Bloom (Non Speaking)
* Windy (Non Speaking)
* Upset Unicorn (Cameo)

## Trivia

* This special was originally supposed to take place after the rest of the episodes in My Little Pony: Make Your Mark Chapter 4 and after Cutie Blossom Bash, but the release schedule was changed during production.

## References

1. ↑ IDW Publishing - Twitter
2. ↑ https://www.equestriadaily.com/2023/05/bridlewoodstock-trailer-and-chapter-4.html
3. ↑ https://twitter.com/SnookumsGal/status/1666609287857344513