Official movie premiere after-party to be at The Robins Financial Capitol Theatre and additional screenings announced at The Grand and Mercer Music at Capricorn
MACON, Ga. — The Piedmont Grand Opera House will host a premiere screening of Gregg Allman: The Music of My Soul on June 11, with the highly anticipated event already sold out within one week of tickets going on sale.
Presented by Subtext, in association with Rolling Stone Films and produced by Gregg Allman’s longtime manager and friend Michael Lehman, the premiere screening at The Grand will feature a special appearance by legendary keyboardist Chuck Leavell before the film, followed by a Q&A with members of the filmmaking team after the screening.
A portion of the proceeds from the premiere screening will benefit The Big House: The Allman Brothers Band Museum. The Macon event is one of just two premieres that will take place ahead of the film’s nationwide theatrical release on June 17, with the other sold-out premiere at Gramercy Theatre in New York on June 9.
Due to overwhelming demand, The Grand is now announcing an additional screening of Gregg Allman: The Music of My Soul on June 17 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are on sale now.
The official after-party, Laid Back: The Music of Gregg Allman featuring Pete Levin and JB Strauss, for the premiere will take place at The Robins Financial Capitol Theatre at 10 p.m. June 11. The evening will also serve as the release party for the Macon Magazine Music Issue. Admission to the after-party is $15, and tickets are on sale now.
In addition to the June screenings at The Grand, Mercer Music at Capricorn, located at the historic recording studios where The Allman Brothers Band recorded, will host four additional screenings of the film during the week of June 21-27:
- 2 p.m. June 21 — Buy tickets
- 6:30 p.m. June 25 — Buy tickets
- 7:30 p.m. June 26 — Buy tickets
- 6:30 p.m. June 27 — Buy tickets
Patrons will be able to add on admission to the museum alongside their film ticket for a special Macon experience.
Directed by Grammy and Golden Globe Award-winning filmmaker James Keach, the full-length feature documentary explores the life and work of Allman, one of the most distinctive voices in American music and, as co-founder and frontman of the Allman Brothers Band, a groundbreaking architect of Southern rock.
Gregg Allman: The Music of My Soul offers a profound portrait of Allman, a luminous figure whose life and songs mirror his struggles and salvation. This visionary music documentary traces Allman’s turbulent, transcendent journey through profound personal tragedy and hard-won redemption — from a childhood ruptured by his father’s murder to the soulful emergence that birthed Southern rock and permanently reshaped American music.
Told through archival recordings, candid interviews and electric live performances, the film weaves an intimate portrait of Allman, honestly reflecting on the death of his brother and bandmate Duane Allman, his battles with addiction, and the personal demons that shaped both his life and his blues-driven music. The documentary is anchored by rarely seen concert footage that captures the Allman Brothers Band at its creative peak, offering audiences an immersive, front-row view of one of rock ‘n’ roll’s most powerful live outfits.
Beyond the music, Gregg Allman: The Music of My Soul explores what Allman and the Allman Brothers Band came to represent in American culture — an ethos rooted in artistic freedom, collaboration and defiance of convention. It highlights how Allman and the band rejected the racial divisions that defined much of the American South, grounding their sound in deep respect for Black musical traditions and collaboration with Black musicians at a time when integrated rock groups were rare.
The documentary also examines Allman’s complicated relationship with fame, including his highly publicized marriage to Cher, and how life in the public eye collided with his restless pursuit of authenticity. Together, Gregg Allman: The Music of My Soul affirms Gregg Allman not just as one of rock ‘n’ roll’s greatest and most influential artists, but as a lasting cultural force whose influence extended far beyond the stage.
Tickets for the June 17 screening at The Grand and all Mercer Music at Capricorn screenings are available now. Visit thegrandmacon.com or capricorn.mercer.edu for more information or to purchase.
