Jake Thistle Band

Join Jake Thistle for his first headline show at The Stone Pony. A New Jersey native, Jake is currently releasing his second studio album titled A Stranger By Design. Influenced by Tom Petty, Bruce Springsteen, and Sam Fender, Jake is a rising young performer and songwriter sharing this new body of work about self reflection and growing up. Now 21, Thistle is appearing on the 2026 season of American Idol while releasing his second full-length record, the latest chapter in a story nearly two decades in the making. He self-produced and self-released his debut album Down the Line in late 2020, and a radio performance soon caught the ear of industry veteran Joe Riccitelli, who signed Thistle to Gold’n Retriever Entertainment.