NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — One of the co-founders of the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival has died just days before the annual event.

Jonathan Mayers was the co-founder of Superfly Entertainment and co-creator of Bonnaroo and Outside Lands, which is held annually in San Francisco. His age and cause of death was not immediately released.

The festival posted a notice on Mayers' passing to social media, which reads:

Our hearts are extremely heavy as we mourn the loss of one of our Co-Founders, Jonathan Mayers. For more than a decade Jonathan was a creative force behind this festival that so many of us have held near and dear to our hearts now for more than twenty years. As a very small token of our appreciation for what he contributed to Bonnaroo, we will plant a tree in his honor on The Farm. Our thoughts are with Jonathan’s family and friends during this very difficult time. This weekend we celebrate Jonathan by doing the two things we know best to do in our favorite place on the planet. Spreading love and radiating positivity.
Thank you, Jonathan. This one’s for you.

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The population of Manchester grows to anywhere from 50- to 80,000 people annually when campers and other festivalgoers making the pilgrimage to The Farm for Bonnaroo.

The pioneering festival sold out its very first year back in 2002 and has become the blueprint for festivals across the country.

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