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Pilgrimage Heats Up Franklin

John Mayer, Kings of Leon Headline The Iconic Two-Day Music & Cultural Festival

John Mayer is a GRAMMY® Award-winning artist, celebrated songwriter, and iconic guitar player. In addition to selling over 20 million albums worldwide and gathering billions of streams to date, he has garnered seven GRAMMY® Awards, including Song of the Year for “Daughters,” and has earned a record seven U.S. No. 1s on Billboard’s Top Rock Albums chart and 25 entries on the Hot Rock Songs chart, the most for any solo artist. In 2015, Dead & Company was founded, with Mayer on lead guitar as well as vocals, and quickly became one of the most successful bands, including a highly successful, 48-show residency at Sphere in Las Vegas. In addition, $15+ million has been raised to support nonprofits and environmental and social causes. In 2021, Sob Rock, Mayer’s eighth studio album was released to critical acclaim featuring the hits, “Last Train Home” and “Wild Blue.” In November 2023, Life With John Mayer launched - an exclusive, 24/7, year-round SiriusXM channel curated and presented by the man himself.

Kings of Leon Since their debut in 2003, Kings of Leon (Caleb (guitar/vocals), Nathan (drums), Jared (bass) and Matthew Followill (guitar) have released nine albums, selling over 20 million albums and nearly 40 million singles worldwide. The multi-platinum-selling band has had five singles on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, all nine of their studio albums on Billboard’s Top 200 list and two singles that reached #1 on Modern Rock radio. With the release of 2016's WALLS, the band garnered its first-ever number one album debut on the Billboard Top 200. In addition, they have had eight Grammy Nominations, four Grammy Award wins, three NME Awards, two Brit Awards, and one Juno Award. They have toured all over the world, playing at top venues and headlining major festivals. The band released their highly anticipated ninth full-length studio album, Can We Please Have Fun, in May via Capitol Records and hit over 25 cities on their recent world tour in support of the critically acclaimed album.

Turnpike Troubadors Pioneers of the Red Dirt music scene and one of America’s most beloved bands, Turnpike Troubadours has amassed a huge following throughout their renowned career with more than 2.2 billion streams globally and over 1.7 million equivalent units sold. Since their debut in 2005, the band has released seven studio albums, performed countless sold-out headline shows, appeared in Paramount’s hit show “Yellowstone” and were inducted into the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame. Most recently, Turnpike Troubadours added to their historic career with the release of their new surprise album,The Price of Admission, which debuted at #1 on the iTunes all-genre and country charts and earned them their highest Spotify chart debuts to date. The eagerly awaited follow up to their widely acclaimed 2023 album, A Cat in the Rain, The Price of Admission further cements the band as an undeniable force in the music world and led Whiskey Riff to declare “Turnpike Troubadours have continued to prove time and time again that they are the greatest band of all time.” Originally from Tahlequah, OK, Turnpike Troubadours is Evan Felker (vocals, guitar), Kyle Nix (fiddle), Ryan Engleman (electric guitar), RC Edwards (bass), Gabe Pearson (drums) and Hank Early (steel, accordion.) 

Better Than Ezra Songs, albums, live performances—some are simply timeless. From their early roots, circa 1988, playing house parties at Louisiana State University, Better Than Ezra has made its mark on the music world in a major way. Yes, the New Orleans quartet, founded by Kevin Griffin [lead vocals, guitar, piano] and Tom Drummond [bass, backing vocals], who unleash hummable melodies, unshakable guitar riffs, and confessional lyrics, have stood the test of time—from1995’s #1 hit “Good” all the way to Taylor Swift’s famous 2010 cover of the Better Than Ezra classic “Breathless.” And they’re still going strong: in May 2024, the band released their long-anticipated tenth studio album Super Magick via Round Hill Records. Named one of the “100 Greatest Alternative Artists of All Time” by Billboard, with a legacy that includes inspiring a classic Saturday Night Live skit, Better Than Ezra continues tacking on career-defining accomplishments as they celebrate the 30th anniversary of the album that started it all, Deluxe.

Colony House Since their 2014 debut When I Was Younger - which featured the breakout single “Silhouettes”—the #1 most-played track on Sirius XM’s Alt Nation for four consecutive months—Colony House has become an influential voice in modern indie rock. Their 2017 follow up, Only the Lonely, expanded their sonic palette, fusing vintage surf rock with heartfelt storytelling. The standout track “You Know It” became a viral hit on TikTok and Instagram Reels, and its inclusion in the global Samsung Mobile campaign helped propel it past 100 million streams.

In February 2020, just before the world came to a standstill, Colony House released Leave What’s Lost Behind - a cinematic and ambitious album that highlighted the band’s growing creative range. The project culminated in a self-produced full-length feature film, Everybody’s Looking For Some Light, which premiered at two sold-out drive-in events in their hometown of Franklin, Tennessee. Colony House’s fifth studio album, 77, is both a sonic departure and a spiritual arrival.

Colony House has brought their electrifying live sound to some of the country’s most iconic stages and festivals. Their national broadcast appearances include The Today Show, MTV Live, VH1’s Morning Buzz, and multiple appearances on CONAN and Late Night with Seth Meyers,  showcasing their ability to translate the power of their live show to the screen.

Grace Potter Arriving on the heels of her fifth solo album Mother Road—a 2023 LP that marked her most fiercely visionary work to date—Medicine came to life soon after the release of This Is Somewhere, the 2007 sophomore effort from her former band Grace Potter and the Nocturnals. After stumbling upon a video of Potter delivering an a cappella rendition of the title track from the band’s 2005 debut Nothing but the Water, producer T. Bone Burnett didn’t hesitate when approached about working with Potter. Over the course of its 12 songs, Medicine achieves a hypnotic power thanks to the charmed interplay between Potter’s shapeshifting voice and the sonic exploration of her collaborators. Since the making of Medicine, Potter has forged a formidable career that’s included sharing the stage with the likes of Robert Plant, Allman Brothers Band, the Rolling Stones, and Mavis Staples, in addition to earning three Grammy nominations.

Maggie Rose Hailed for her “powerhouse vocals” by People magazine, singer-songwriter Maggie Rose recently released her widely acclaimed album, No One Gets Out Alive. Nominated for a GRAMMY Award for Best Americana Album, Rolling Stone named it one of the best albums of 2024, calling it“ dazzling” and “cathartic.” Billboard added that it’s “superb” and American Songwriter said it’s “moving” and “triumphant.” With memorable TV performances on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, CBS Saturday Morning and NBC’s Today, Rose continues to grow her ever-expanding fan base. She was recently nominated for Emerging Act of the Year for the 2025 Americana Music Association’s Honors and Awards ceremony. Rose also hosts her own podcast, SaluteThe Songbird, and recently announced a new Season 4.