A brand-new chapter in roots-music celebration begins this Labor Day weekend when the Unbroken Circle Music Festival transforms Madison’s riverfront Bicentennial Park into a three-day, no-overlap concert paradise, September 4-6, 2025.

Marcus King Band confirms their new album, Darling Blue, is set for release on September 26 via American Records/Republic Records. Pre-order/pre-save HERE.

When you’ve invited some musicians to your family reunion, odds are there’s going to be a little get-together to sing songs and trade solos. This year’s Marcus King Band Family Reunion is no exception, only it’ll be happening on the main stage with some of the world’s finest singers and pickers. Taking place on the main stage on Saturday, August 23rd, at North Charleston, South Carolina’s Firefly Distillery, the man himself will be hosting a Marcus King & Friends set for the ages.

Marcus King turned the main stage into a master class in soulful Southern rock. Opening with a heart-wrenching “Goodbye Carolina,” joined by his wife Briley King, he paid homage to Sly Stone and Brian Wilson, then tore into a blistering cover of the Allman Brothers’ “Ramblin’ Man.” King’s guitar solos were liquid fire, translating emotion into sonic waves that swept the audience.

The Marcus King Band Family Reunion is all about friends, food, and in Marcus King’s words, “front porch pickin’.” Inspired by weekends past with his family, the two-day festival—August 23rd and 24th at Firefly Distillery in North Charleston, South Carolina—is a hopped-up version of exactly that, complete with a front porch-inspired jam for the ages. Today, single day lineups were announced for the Marcus King Band Family Reunion including a special Marcus King & Friends set on Saturday.

Gibson, the iconic global instrument brand, will unveil the new Gibson Marcus King ES-345™ tomorrow, Tuesday, June 17, with a special in-store celebration at the Gibson Garage Nashville (209 10th Avenue South, Ste 209). The event will feature a live performance by GRAMMY-nominated singer, songwriter, and guitar phenomenon Marcus King, followed by an on-stage Q&A with King and Mat Koehler, Gibson’s Vice President of Product.

The Marcus King Band unveils a further taste of new music with “Carolina Honey,” out now via American Records/Republic Records. Listen/share the song HERE.

“Carolina Honey” follows “Honky Tonk Hell.” Listen/share the song HERE. Watch/share the lyric video HERE.

 “When I was growing up in South Carolina, once a year we’d pack the family car up and head to my great grandparents’ home for some front porch pickin’, covered dishes, lots of love, and plenty of leftovers,” says fourth-generation Carolinian musician Marcus King.

Big-name headliners Lenny Kravitz (Friday), Sublime (Saturday), and Alanis Morissette (Sunday) led the way on the massive High Tide (the official main stage with its enormous viewing-area lawn of artificial but lush, cool grass) and Low Tide (in front of an expansive sandy beach) stages, with big 90-minute sets in front of up to 11,000 jolly souls. Other mighty 60 and 75-minute alternating performances on the High and Low Tide stages were delivered by such acclaimed performers as Train, The Beach Boys (with John Stamos), the Pretenders, Jackson Browne, Mt. Joy, Marcus King, Cake, Skip Marley, Susanna Hoffs, and Aloe Blacc.

Today, the Marcus King Band unveils a first taste of new music with the track “Honky Tonk Hell” out now via American Records/Republic Records. Listen/share the song HERE. Watch/share the lyric video HERE.