Since its start in 2015, the Pilgrimage Music & Cultural Festival in Franklin, Tennessee, has pulled off the tricky task of being both a hip, taste-making festival and appealing to everyday fans and even families. That balancing act was on full display this weekend when rockers like headliners like John Mayer and Kings of Leon , along with bands like Young the Giant and Better Than Ezra, shared a bill with Red Dirt kings Turnpike Troubadours, Americana chanteuse Maggie Rose, and blues-rocker Eddie 9V.

Mayer’s set on Sunday night, just a day after playing the largest U.S. stadium concert ever with Zach Bryan in Michigan, summed up the vibe of the Pilgrimage weekend . Somewhat rare and non-Dead & Co. in nature, Mayer’s performance, especially the weekend-ending “Gravity,” resonated wi

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