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 one of our co-founders, Jonathan Mayers,” Bonnaroo wrote in an Instagram story posted on Tuesday. “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.”

A cause of death was not given. 4

The live entertainment producer’s death was announced days before Bonnaroo kicked off in Manchester, Tenn. as attendees were already on site camping ahead of the annual music event.

“As a very small token of our appreciation for what he contributed to Bonnaroo, we will plant a tree in his honor on

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