The Sounds will face the Gwinnett Stripers for the penultimate game of what promises to be an unforgettable six-night series. After the gates open at 5:15 p.m., Pilgrimage Music & Cultural Festival Co-Founder and Better Than Ezra frontman Kevin Griffin and Nathan Followill of Kings of Leon will take the mound to throw out the evening’s first pitch at 6:15 p.m. prior to game start at 6:35 p.m.
As part of “Pilgrimage Night,” the first 1,000 fans to arrive will take home exclusive Gibson/Pilgrimage guitar picks. Plus, everybody in the crowd will also have the chance to enter to win a custom Pilgrimage Festival Gibson guitar via a QR code projected on the screens above the scoreboard.
A guaranteed home run from the night is that $5 from every ticket purchased through THIS special link will be donated to Gibson Gives—the philanthropic division of the legendary music brand Gibson, to raise funds to help spread the gift of music far and wide (only tickets purchased via this link will count towards the donation).
Gibson Gives supports the global music community by assisting non-profit organizations in their efforts to advance musicians, youth-focused music education, health and wellness initiatives, and inclusive musical partnerships worldwide. Gibson Gives believes in the power of music, and that getting instruments into the hands of those with a desire to make music is a life-changing event. The Gibson Gives Scholarship program provides direct financial support to young students with music career aspirations and is on track to help even more players in 2025. Gibson Gives a 501(c)(3), is committed to cultivating and offering steadfast support for all communities. Gibson Gives has raised over $5.5 million and enabled $52.5 million in funding for key organizations through product donations and meaningful giving worldwide, with 100 percent of all donations to and from Gibson Gives going towards providing the gift of music.
The Nashville Sounds are the Triple-A affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers. Single-game tickets for the rest of the 2025 season are on sale now here. For more information call 615-690-4487 or e-mail tickets@nashvillesounds.com.
At the end of the month, Pilgrimage Music & Cultural Festival makes its highly anticipated return to The Park at Harlinsdale Farm in Franklin, TN, on September 27-28. John Mayer and Kings of Leon headline an extraordinary lineup with Turnpike Troubadours, Young the Giant, Father John Misty, Sam Barber and many, many more! Beyond recent features from People, Entertainment Weekly, Rolling Stone, Relix, Melodic Magazine, and more, Holler enthusiastically declared, “organizers have continued to outdo themselves in the last few years and the same goes this year.” Meanwhile, Franklin Lifestyle ran a cover story entitled “Pilgrimage Heats Up Franklin.” Plus, Billboard promised, “The Pilgrimage Music & Cultural Festival is set to bring surges of guitar-slinging rock, Red Dirt country, blues and Americana.”
Tickets and VIP packages are available here.
Pilgrimage Music & Cultural Festival is produced by Griffin, Michael Whelan, and W. Brandt Wood. Now in its 11th year, it has become a tradition for an ardent community of annual attendees, while it continues to captivate newcomers as well.
Living up to its name, Pilgrimage Music & Cultural Festival serves an epicenter for artists across genres and fans from around the world to congregate and come together. 2025 will undoubtedly continue this tradition with powerhouse performances, a diverse concourse of vendors and activations, and a community like no other.
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