Under The Sun, the hugely popular summer tour celebrating the golden age of alternative pop rock ‘n’ roll, returns with a star-studded festival line-up featuring Sugar Ray, Better Than Ezra, Uncle Kracker, and Eve 6.

Mark McGrath is a true original. Best known as lead singer/songwriter for Sugar Ray, the Southern California-native can lay claim to a stunning string of top 10 hits, including “Someday,” “When It’s Over,” and the twin #1 classics, “Fly” and “Every Morning.” McGrath and Sugar Ray proved worldwide fan favorites, with multiple multi-platinum albums (including the RIAA 3x platinum certified 14:59), countless sold out tours, innumerable TV appearances, and starring roles on the covers of such national publications as Spin and Rolling Stone. More than two decades since their foundation later, Sugar Ray remain devoted to the cause that united them, the pursuit of good times, sunshine, and great rock ‘n’ roll.

Better Than Ezra’s hit #1 with 1995’s “Good” it was an overnight success story more than five years in the making. The New Orleans-based band came together in 1988 at Louisiana State University, first unveiling their debut album, Deluxe, independently in 1993 and then again via Elektra Records in 1995. Fueled by singles like “In The Blood” and the blockbuster “Good” – which reached the Top 40 on Billboard’s “Hot 100” – Deluxeachieved 2x platinum certification and undeniable status as a classic of the alternative era.

Meanwhile, their eight studio recording, 2014’s All Together Now, earned critical acclaim as well as yet another radio favorite in the electro-pop inspired “Crazy Lucky,” which hit Billboard’s “Adult Top 40” airplay chart upon its September release. More importantly, the hard-touring band’s Better Than Ezra Foundation (www.BTEFoundation.org) allows them to give back to their native New Orleans with charity ventures benefitting everything from coastal restoration to after school programs for underprivileged kids.

Uncle Kracker vaulted to stardom as a charismatic presence and chief collaborator in Kid Rock’s Twisted Brown Trucker Band before kicking off a stunning solo career of his own with 2000’s double platinum debut, Double Wide. From there, the Michigan-based singer/songwriter/performer – known to his parents as Matthew Shafer – unfurled a string of top 10 multi-format hits including 2001’s #1 smash, “Follow Me,” “In A Little While,” “Smile,” and of course, 2003’s record-setting cover of Dobie Gray’s classic “Drift Away.” The latter track made history by topping Billboard’s Adult Contemporary chart for a staggering 28 weeks – the most weeks at #1 for any song on the AC chart, ever. As if that weren’t enough, the following year saw Uncle Kracker topping Billboard’s “Hot Country Songs” chart for five consecutive weeks with “When The Sun Goes Down,” his RIAA gold certified collaboration with country superstar Kenny Chesney.

Eve 6 formed in Southern California in 1995, inking a deal with RCA Records before they’d even finished high school. The band’s eponymous debut arrived in 1998, attaining platinum success on the back of hits like the Modern Rock chart-topper, “Inside Out.” 2000’s Horrorscope affirmed Eve 6 as alternative stars via a run of radio gems like “Promise,” “On The Roof Again” and the crossover Top 40 anthem “Here’s To The Night.”

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