Don Felder and Sugar Ray To Co-Headline RAGBRAI Mason City

MASON CITY, IA: RAGBRAI Mason City unveiled its entertainment lineup Wednesday evening during a Town Hall meeting at the Principal Pavilion in downtown Mason City.

Don Felder, formerly of the Eagles, and Sugar Ray were announced as co-headliners of RAGBRAI Mason City’s festivities on July 27th in downtown Mason City.

Felder will take the Main Stage first, followed by Sugar Ray.

“Years ago I noticed that one of the best things about RAGBRAI was that there seemed to be a team for everyone. We’ve worked hard to make sure our Mason City entertainment reflected that spirit,” said RAGBRAI Mason City Executive Committee Chair #3 Nancy Lund.

In addition to its Main Stage entertainment, RAGBRAI Mason City also revealed its side stage entertainment.
13 on Seven, a 90’s rock and grunge cover band, will be performing at the Muse Norris Side Stage.

Fans of Chris Stapleton, Zac Brown Band, and Eric Church will enjoy a mix of country, blues, funk and rock from Danny Grause at the Principal Pavilion.

Following Grause, festival-goers can look forward to the easy going country sound and a fun, energetic performance from Iowa Native Brad Morgan.

“From the smaller bands we’re showcasing on the side stages, to the world-famous Main Stage artists and the special surprise guests we’re bringing in; I think the riders and everyone coming in to help celebrate the Ride of the Century is going to find something they love,” Lund said. “Believe me, we’ve got entertainment worth staying up for in Mason City.”
Admission is free for all performances.

For more information on RAGBRAI Mason City, visit www.ragbraimasoncity.com.

About Don Felder

No matter how you look at it, 2022 is shaping up to be the Year of the Fingers — Don “Fingers” Felder, that is. Felder, a true American rock and roll guitar hero, is very much looking forward to building upon his rich legacy as one of the most innovative riff-generating songwriters of the modern rock era while continuing his growth as a featured touring and recording solo artist.

To that end, Felder finds himself most decidedly back in the driver’s seat with the release of his first solo album in seven years, American Rock ’N’ Roll (BMG). American Rock ’N’ Roll consists of 11 high-energy rockers mixed with touching, thoughtful ballads. ARnR also boasts a who’s who of A-list guest contributors including Slash, Sammy Hagar, Peter Frampton, Mick Fleetwood, Joe Satriani, Orianthi, Richie Sambora, Alex Lifeson, and many, many more.
Not only is Felder a proud, longstanding member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, having

been inducted with the Eagles back in 1998, he was also inaugurated into the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville in 2016 and the Florida Artists Hall of Fame in 2017. Fact is, Felder spent 27 years with the Eagles, who own the fine distinction of recording the top-selling album of all time — Their Greatest Hits (1971-1975), which has sold over 38 million copies (and counting). “I’m blessed enough to have contributed to and been a part of a very talented mixture of voices, writing, guitar parts, and production. I’m very proud of that,” he says of the group.

Don left the band in 2001 and has since forged an impressive career as a top-tier solo artist with a pair of fully realized full-length albums, 1983’s sonically soaring Airborne and 2012’s multifaceted song-cycle treatise, Road to Forever. Felder added “best-selling author” to his impressive C.V. when his spellbinding 2008 memoir, Heaven and Hell: My Life in the Eagles (1974-2001), became an instant New York Times smash bestseller.

Felder navigated the burgeoning rock scene in his native Gainesville, Florida, in the 1960s, which included a stint teaching guitar to Tom Petty and learning slide guitar from his longtime friend Duane Allman. His matchless lead-guitar tone added extra fuel to Eagles tracks like “Already Gone,” “One of These Nights,” “Take It to the Limit,” and “New Kid in Town,” in addition to having co-written “Victim of Love,” “Those Shoes,” and his most popular co-creation, “Hotel California.” Felder has also recorded with and performed alongside top-drawer artists such as The Bee Gees, Michael Jackson, Alice Cooper, Warren Zevon, Barbra Streisand, Elton John, Joni Mitchell, and Stephen Stills, whom Don first crossed paths with in Gainesville in the early 1960s.

Spending more and more time on the road as the frontman of his own tight-knit solo band made Felder realize he needed to put in the time to hone his own distinctive voice into a finely tuned instrument. “That’s just how I work,” Don explains. “A lead vocal has to fit the song — it has to fit  the timbre and texture of the song. Otherwise, you’re a one-note samba.” Felder counts extended runs with Foreigner, Styx, Peter Frampton’s Guitar Circus, and REO Speedwagon as touring highlights.

What’s next for Fingers Felder? Extensive touring is most definitely already locked into place to get behind the majestic sounds and broad shoulders of American Rock ’N’ Roll. In the meantime, let us continue to admire the essence of Don Felder, a man who continues to push boundaries and expand horizons. It’s the only way that he can travel down that road.

About Sugar Ray

Beyond sales of 10 million records, four top 10 songs, hundreds of millions of streams, and millions of tickets sold, Sugar Ray—co-founded by Mark McGrath [vocals] and Rodney Sheppard [lead guitar]—embody the endless summer of popular music and culture. How many artists still pack sheds a whole generation removed from their genesis? How many acts can claim sharing the stage with The Rolling Stones, KISS, and Sex Pistols, collaborating with Run DMC, and being interpolated by Post Malone? Just Sugar Ray…

1994’s Lemonade & Brownies took the guys around the world and earned cult classic status for its frenetic and unpredictable hybrid. It set the stage for FLOORED in 1997. The latter’s immortal lead single “Fly” [feat. Super Cat] made them a household name. 21 years down the road, Post Malone incorporated “Fly” in “Sugar Wraith” on the triple-platinum beerbongs & Bentleys. Helmed by GRAMMY® Award-winning producer David Kahne [Sublime, Paul McCartney, The Strokes], FLOORED earned the band’s first gold plaque and eventually went double-platinum. Two years later,14:59 bowed in the Top 20 of the Billboard Top 200, went triple-platinum, and gave us “Someday,” “Falls Apart,” and their second #1 “Every Morning.” In 2001, Sugar Ray crashed the Top 200 at #6 as “When It’s Over” staked out a spot on the charts. It added another platinum plaque to their walls. Enjoying a renaissance, Sugar Ray

headlined the Under the Sun Tour 2013-2015. They inked a deal with BMG in 2019 and dropped their seventh full-length, Lil Yachty. In addition to features from Rolling Stone and Billboard, NPR claimed, “The Newport Beach natives returned to their signature uplifting and airy rock sound.” It only set the stage for more touring and music. No matter how much everything changes, we’ve got Sugar Ray forever.

About RAGBRAI Mason City

RAGBRAI Mason City is a collaborative partnership between Main Street Mason City and Visit Mason City. Its organizing committees are comprised of local volunteers.

The mission of Main Street Mason City is to enhance, promote and preserve downtown Mason City as a diverse business, cultural, residential and entertainment destination, for the benefit of the entire community.

The mission of Visit Mason City is to enhance the economy of Mason City and the North Iowa area through the promotion of the area as a destination for overnight visitors.

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