Gibson Garage Fest Week Three-Year Anniversary Celebration with Live Music and Events Set for Tues. June 4 – Sun. June 9

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NASHVILLE, TN (May 31, 2024) As it celebrates 130 years of music history, Gibson, the iconic and leading global instrument brand, has shaped sound across generations and genres of music for over a century, becoming one of the most relevant, played, and loved music brands around the world. Next week, Gibson will launch Gibson Garage Fest Week from Tuesday, June 4 – Sunday, June 9 at the Gibson Garage Nashville (209 10^th Ave. South #209) in downtown Nashville, TN. Falling on the three-year anniversary of the opening of the Gibson Garage—the ultimate guitar experience and Nashville’s must-see destination for music lovers–Gibson Garage Fest Week will kick off with live performances and special events with music superstars and emerging acts during CMA Week. Gibson Garage Fest Week will feature intimate, live music performances, and events, daily for music fans inside the Gibson Garage Nashville.  Music fans can attend live shows and events, participate in guitar-playing lessons with renowned experts, enter to win guitars and gear, and interact with the iconic brand Gibson–as well as its philanthropic division Gibson Gives.

GIBSON GARAGE FEST WEEK 2024:

TUESDAY, JUNE 4

• 7:00 PM Jason Isbell live performance and autograph signing private event* to celebrate the release of the new Gibson Jason Isbell “Red Eye” 1959 Les Paul Standard Collector’s Edition. Former Gibson Generation Group artist Grace Bowers performs to open the show.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5

• 3:00 PM      Marty Schwartz “Back to Basics” instore guitar learning class.

• 4:30 PM       Maggie Rose will join Marty Schwartz for a live music performance.

THURSDAY, JUNE 6

• 3:00 PM      Jimmy Wysocki Les Paul Experience performance and music history talk.

FRIDAY, JUNE 7

• 11:00 AM Gibson Generation Group artists: Gabe Crumby, Rocco Gorelik, Lauren Hunter, Luna Cordoba, Saxon Weiss perform with the Gibson Garage Band and Jenna Weidner.

• 1:00 PM Priscilla Block music performance.

• 2:00 PM Payton Smith music performance.

• 3:00 PM      Morgan Wade music performance.

• 4:00 PM      Tigirlily Gold music performance.

• 5:00 PM  Abraham Alexander performance, Gibson Marquee Artist 2024.

SATURDAY, JUNE 8

• 1:00 PM   Gibson Gives Foundation and Free Guitars4Kids Ceremony (parking lot) Gibson Gives and Gibson artists will be onsite gifting 100 guitars to Free Guitars 4 Kids youth members, Gibson Ambassador Jared James Nichols will be onsite to help distribute guitars to youth in underserved communities throughout Nashville, teach them some basic guitar chords, and support music education.

• 11:00-6:00 PM Les Paul “Through The Lens” Photo Gallery, all day.
• -An exclusive traveling gallery of photos highlighting the life and career of Les Paul, the inventor, musician, and icon.

SUNDAY, JUNE 9

• 11:00-4:00 PM Les Paul “Through The Lens” Photo Gallery, all day.
• -An exclusive traveling gallery of photos highlighting the life and career of Les Paul, the inventor, musician, and icon.

• 6:30 PM Gibson Gives in partnership with the Les Paul Foundation will Honor the Legendary artist Peter Frampton with the Les Paul Spirit Award, private event, invite only.*

Peter Frampton

Jason Isbell

Jared James Nichols

Maggie Rose

Abraham Alexander

Marty Schwartz

Morgan Wade

Tigirlily Gold

Grace Bowers

Priscilla Block

Payton Smith

Jenna Weidner

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Three years after opening its doors on June 9, 2021, the Gibson Garage Nashville Gibson’s global flagship store is the ultimate guitar and music experience in the heart of Music City USA, Nashville, Tennessee. People from around the world visit the Gibson Garage Nashville to explore Gibson’s 130-year music history, experience live music performances with their favorite artists, plug-in and play more than 400 electric and acoustic guitars, and much more. Due to the wild success of the Gibson Garage Nashville, Gibson opened a second Garage location, the Gibson Garage London on February 24, 2024, marking the first-ever Gibson store outside of the U.S.

Offering a deeper look inside the history of Gibson, the Gibson Garage Nashville—the global flagship store located in downtown Nashville is the ultimate guitar experience–where music lovers can experience live performances, design a dream guitar, catch a taping of the award-winning Gibson TV series, and explore both Gibson’s 130-year music history, and its future with captivating, interactive storytelling and memorabilia inside the historic space. Inside the Gibson Garage, fans can plug-in-and-play all things Gibson, Epiphone, Kramer, MESA/Boogie, Maestro, and KRK, try out the full line of electric and acoustic guitars, and shop for their favorite guitars, gear, accessories and gifts, as well as exclusive apparel collaborations with national and local Nashville designers. Whether a seasoned professional musician, a casual guitar player, a beginner, or simply a music fan, the Gibson Garage Nashville is open to all, and a must-see destination in Nashville.

The Gibson Garage Nashville is the ultimate guitar experience and destination for music lovers across the globe and is located at 209 10^th Avenue South Nashville, TN (Cummins Station-street level) and is free and open to the public daily Monday–Saturday from 11:00-6:00pm, and from 12:00-6:00pm on Sunday. For the latest news and updates on the Gibson Garage, follow @officialgibsongarage on Instagram, or visit the official website at https://www.gibson.com/en-US/garage.