Brian Fallon in Denver

Brian Fallon is an American singer-songwriter from New Jersey, best known as the lead singer and principal songwriter of The Gaslight Anthem. His writing includes the band’s songs “The ’59 Sound,” “45” and “Handwritten,” while his solo catalogue began with the album Painkillers and continued through Sleepwalkers and Local Honey. At Glastonbury in 2009, Brian Fallon fronted The Gaslight Anthem during a set that featured Bruce Springsteen on “The ’59 Sound.” He took Painkillers on tour as a solo artist in 2016, then toured Sleepwalkers backed by The Howling Weather. The Local Honey tour followed in 2022, bringing that album’s quieter songs into theatre performances.

Ben Nichols is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist, best known as the frontman and principal songwriter of the Memphis alt-country band Lucero. His solo EP The Last Pale Light in the West draws on characters and imagery from Cormac McCarthy’s novel Blood Meridian, while Tennessee and That Much Further West are among his central recordings with the band. Ben Nichols joined Chuck Ragan, Tim Barry and Austin Lucas on the Revival Tour, where the performers presented their songs in an acoustic format. At his own shows, he sings and plays acoustic guitar, drawing the set from his solo work and songs he wrote for Lucero.