Good To Be King

While Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers celebrate their 50th anniversary in 2026, the Stone Pier Concert Series will celebrate this iconic rock band a year early with a tribute performance by Good To Be King. This Iowa-based group was started in 2002 as a four-piece band called The Jesters, with a handful of Petty songs on their set list that they played regularly at local venues. With the passing of Tom Petty in August 2017, the band decided they would like to play an exclusive tribute show and after a sellout performance, Good To Be King was born.

Todd Partridge & the Whiskey Gospel

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Todd Partridge’s return to the Stone Pier stage this year has special significance, since he played the very first Stone Pier show with critically acclaimed King Of The Tramps in 2001. With 10 albums of original music under his belt, Partridge has proven that he has a unique voice and has used it to define his own brand of American Roots music. His show is a foot stompin’, hand clappin’, rock and roll revival with heartfelt ballads and sing-a-longs that will prove to be the perfect kickoff to summer concert season.

Saturday, July 5th

The Lowdown Drifters

The Lowdown Drifters are a hard living, hard loving and hard leaving group of Ft. Worth based musicians blending country, rock and Americana into a sound of their own; the epitome of a rock band with a fiddle problem. With heartfelt and sincere melodies crafted by their accurately named frontman Big John Cannon, the Drifters’ live show is a high energy experience, highlighting their songs that capture the highs and lows of the human experience. The Drifters have been propelled to over 500,000 monthly listeners and 50 million total streams by their wildly successful album ‘Last Call for Dreamers’, which has led them to share the stage with artists including Randy Rogers, Koe Wetzel and Zach Bryan.

Myron Elkins

Myron Elkins is a Midwestern country and Americana crooner with a commanding sound rooted in blue-collar heartland rock. At 23 years old, he has become one of music’s most intriguing new artists with his Dave Cobb-produced debut album, ‘Factories, Farms & Amphetamines.’ Musically, the album reflects the gritty mix of classic rock, country and the blues Elkins heard growing up, putting the album squarely in the league of Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Bob Seger, and the Allman Brothers. Fittingly, Elkins boasts a wise-beyond-his-years voice with a broad range.

D. Smith

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From deep in the heart of the country arrives the beguiling sounds of D. Smith. Crafting rich songs that reflect the lives and landscapes of middle America, Smith captures listeners with his warm vocals and expressive delivery. D. is another local artist that has meant a lot to the Concert Series over the years, playing the Stone Pier stage with The Maytags in 2015 and again as a solo artist in 2021. His return to open the July show will be a special addition to this anniversary season.

Saturday, August 2nd

Robert Jon & The Wreck

Reigning from Southern California, Robert Jon & The Wreck take the Southern rock sound from the east coast and make it their own. Since the band’s inception in 2011, these native Californians have been electrifying crowds with their soaring guitar leads, rich vocal harmonies, and memorable tunes. Little wonder they have made an impact on audiences across the world, where they’ve played a run of sold-out shows and proudly shared bills with the likes of Joe Bonamassa, Blackberry Smoke, Peter Frampton, The Mavericks and Buddy Guy. Most recently they released ‘Ride Into The Light’, a dynamic album featuring material produced by multiple GRAMMY winners.

Joe Stamm Band

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The Joe Stamm Band (JSB) is a Black Dirt Country Rock group rooted in the American Midwest. Born and raised in the fields and fence rows of central Illinois, JSB blends distinct storytelling with a soul pumping brand of country music that is uniquely their own. From playing in middle-of-nowhere dives to being named Peacemaker Fest’s 2023 “Emerging Artist of the Year,” they have earned the grit and stage presence to support artists like Tyler Childers, Whiskey Myers, Charles Wesley Godwin and more. Stamm brings an outlaw spirit to every show he plays and it has earned him a loyal fan following.

Sunday, August 31

Kashus Culpepper

Alabama-born country crooner Kashus Culpepper encompasses the sound of the South. A student and reverent purveyor of Southern music – country, soul, blues, folk, and rock – Culpepper’s husky, sandpaper growl bellows like a freight train over self-penned stories that are as raw and real as they are haunting. Finding his voice in church as young as five years old, it wasn’t until 2020’s global pandemic that Culpepper went from listener to performer, picking up a guitar and learning cover songs to play at barrack bonfires in Rota, Spain during his deployment with the Navy. Crashing into prominence now, MusicRow hails Culpepper as “thoroughly gripping,” and he was recently named to Pandora’s 2025 Country Artists To Watch list.

Abby Hamilton

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Born and raised in Nicholasville, KY, Abby Hamilton had a breakout year in 2024 following the release of her acclaimed debut album, #1 Zookeeper (of the San Diego Zoo). In just the past few years, Hamilton has garnered a reputation as an engaging live performer and musician, making her television debut performing on CBS Mornings' "Saturday Sessions" series. She has also opened for artists such as Tyler Childers, Shakey Graves, Wynonna Judd, Blackberry Smoke and American Aquarium and performed at several major festivals including Bonnaroo, AmericanaFest, Railbird and Luck Reunion.