Jonathan Mayers, a titan of the music festival business and cofounder of Bonnaroo, has died. Mayers' death was confirmed in a post to the Tennessee-based festival's official Instagram page.

Jonathan Mayers, an innovative music festival creator known for co-founding Bonnaroo and Superfly Entertainment, died at the age of 51. “Our hearts are extremely heavy as we mourn the loss of ...

Jonathan Mayers, a concert promoter who co-founded the music festivals Bonnaroo and helped create Outside Lands as a principal at Superfly Entertainment, has died. He was 51.

Jonathan Mayers, left, of Superfly Productions and Ashley Capps meet briefly to discuss business. Both are equal partners in the organizing and promoting of the annual Bonnaroo music festival.

Jonathan Mayers, president of Superfly Presents, attends the 2012 Great Googa Mooga Festival press conference at The Bowery Ballroom on March 8, 2012, in New York City. Mayers has died at age 51.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Jonathan Mayers, one of the co-founders of the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival, has died, just days before the annual event was scheduled to kick off in Manchester ...

"Our hearts are extremely heavy as we mourn the loss of one of our Co-Founders, Jonathan Mayers," said a Bonnaroo Instagram post on June 10.

Jonathan Mayers, the live-music executive who co-founded the groundbreaking festivals Outside Lands and Bonnaroo and the promoter Superfly Entertainment, has died. He was 51.

"Our hearts are extremely heavy as we mourn the loss of one of our Co-Founders, Jonathan Mayers," said a Bonnaroo Instagram post on June 10. "For more than a decade Jonathan was a creative force ...