Overview

• Jonathan Mayers died on June 9 at age 51, and no cause of death has been disclosed by his family or collaborators.
• He co-founded Superfly Entertainment in 1996 and launched the Bonnaroo festival in 2002 before partnering on Outside Lands in 2008, reshaping the modern music fest landscape.
• In his final years he focused on Core City Detroit, a proposed mixed-use music and arts hub intended to provide studios and living spaces for artists.
• Bonnaroo 2025 proceeded from June 12 to 15 with headliners including Tyler, The Creator, Olivia Rodrigo and Hozier just days after his passing.
• Festival partners issued statements praising his visionary impact, and Bonnaroo planted a commemorative tree on The Farm in his honor.