Bonnaroo co-founder Jonathan Mayers died at 51

Jonathan Mayers, co-founder of the Bonnaroo music festival, has died at the age of 51, just days before the festival's 2025 edition. The cause of death has not been released. Mayers also co-founded Outside Lands and was a principal at Superfly Entertainment. He helped shape the modern music festival landscape, with Bonnaroo becoming a model for large-scale events. Mayers' career included work with Tipitina's and Jazz Fest, and he later launched Vegoose and Clusterfest. He left Superfly in 2021 and was working on a Detroit music campus project.