[3] Some of Sunset Sessions most notable alumni are Jack Johnson, The Zac Brown Band, Fun., Jason Mraz and The Black Keys[4][5] The first time the public could join the event was in November 2012 at The Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas where all proceeds from ticket sales were given to charities chosen by the artists.

Artists included Bob Schneider, Tristan Prettyman, Anya Marina Kahn Morbee and Glenn Hodgson from South African band The Parlotones Grammy Award winner Alex Cuba, Mark Bryan from Hootie and the Blowfish, Whitebread, Shawn Pereira, Louise Goffin Brittney Rose and others.

[7] Artists included Galvanized Souls, Twelve Foot Ninja, Wake the Sun, The Last Year, TODDZERO, Semi Precious Weapons, Ryan Aderrey, Dirty Heads, Gary Calamar, Billy Gill, Black Mambooza, Oh, Be Clever, Kathryn Dean, Letters From the Fire, The Last Internationale, The Whigs, Open Air Stereo, Bushwalla Raining Jane, Scott Weiland and the Wildabouts, Hero The Band, The Young Presidents, Megafauna, Welshly Arms, Heartist and Michael Bernard Fitzgerald.

Held at The Parker in Palm Springs, California Featured artists: JJ Appleton, Jamie Cullum, Jacob Miller, Danielia Cotton, Greg Johnson, Amelia White w. Tony Furtado, The Exit, Tom Sartori, Ben Lee, Abbotfinney, Fred Martin & the Levite Camp, Stephen Stills and Jewel.

Held at Paradise Point in San Diego, California Presented by KPRI Featured artists: Page Aufhammer, Ten West, Christine Martucci, The Colour, No More Kings, Tyrone Wells, Josh Kelley, Joss Stone, Alexa Wilkinson, Left4Dead, Joshua Radin, Malea McGuinness, Willy Mason, Ozomatli, A Fine Frenzy and The John Butler Trio.

Held at the Rancho Bernardo Inn In San Diego, California Featured Artists: Alpha Rev, Reni Lane, Robert Francis, Grace Potter & The Nocturnals, Maia Sharp w/ Edwin McCain, Jason Mraz, Saucy Monky, Sara Petite, Joey Ryan, Malea McGuiness, Salvador Santana, Danni Rosner, Bob Burger, Ry Cuming, Sara Haze, Fanfarlo, Kevin Hammond, One EskimO, The John Butler Trio, Holding Air Hostage, ACIDIC, Bob Schneider, Smile Smile, Sarah Jaffe, Dave Barnes, Steven Fiore & Mark Bryan, Daniel Merriweather, Melissa Etheridge, Boscom Hill, Stand, Lisa Bouchelle, NEEDTOBREATHE, The Makepeace Brothers, Landon Pigg, Susan Justice, Tyler Hilton and Nikki & Rich.

lang, Tori, Emily Hearn w/ Mark Bryan, Ximena Sarinana, The Belle Brigade, Everest, NEeMA, Whitney Wolanin, The Alternate Routes, Nicole Atkins, Crystal Bowersox, John Waite, Chris Amodeo, April Smith & The Great Picture Show, SO & SO and Cody Beebe & The Crooks.

(Rock) Held at La Costa Resort and Spa[9] Featured Artists: Redlight King, Deep Dark Robot, Transfer, AWOLNATION, Raine Maida, KO, Sons of The Lawless, 321 Stereo, Donna Loren, Mike Mushok (of Staind), Secondhand Serenade, Jim Lindberg (of Pennywise), Art Alexakis (of Everclear), Givers, Ali Handal, Dead Sara, Drive A, Kopek, DJ's Skratch N' Sniff, Larisa Stow & Shakti Tribe, Innerpartysystem, Incan Abraham, Chris Amodeo & The Modern Minds, Sounds Under Radio, Jenny O., Barcelona, Holcombe Waller, Alex Cuba, Blessed Le Strange, FERAL VINCA, One Less Reason, Unwritten Law, Evan Watson, The Deadlies, Bushwalla and The Wedding.

[10] (Triple A) Held at the Rancho Bernardo Inn In Rancho Bernardo, California Featured Artists: ZZ Ward, Sara Milonovich & Daisycutter, Arlan Feiles, Brandon & Leah, Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real, James Morris, The Pierces, John Eddie, Laura Bell Bundy, Everest, SLATER, Moon Taxi, Arielle Verinis, Oria Aspen, The Empty Pockets, Rebecca Pidgeon, Clark Graham, Chris Shinn, Audra Mae, Marc Scibilia, The Dirt Drifters, Yuna, Eve 6, Jimmy Cliff, The Chamilions feat Pras, Vintage Trouble, Fun., Birdy, Eric Hutchinson, LP, Gary Clark Jr., Sarah Packiam, Gayle Skidmore, Kevin Martin, Rose Cousins, Milow, Jason Mraz,[11] Shawn S.W.I.M.

[13] Featured Artists: Laura Warshauer, Tora, Jack Tempchin, Susanna Hoffs, Faulkner, Steve Earle, Santana, The James Douglas Show, Joel Piper, Angels Landing, Michael Bernard Fitzgerald, Courrier, JJAMZ, Doris, Duncan Sheik, Stevie Nicks, Dave Stewart, DJs Skratch N Sniff, Brooke Palsson, Clay Priskorn, Lucas Asher, Elliot Root, The NowhereNauts, Cheating Daylight, FERAL VINCA, Stellar Corpses, Beware of Darkness, Tyler Bryant, Lit, SLATER, Alpha Rev, of Verona, Matt White and Olivia Olson.

(Triple A) Held at the Grand Hyatt in San Francisco, California Featured Artists: Whitebread, Marie Miller, Devlan James, Gooding, Faulkner, Saints of Valory, John Hiatt, Kate Earl, Finish Ticket, Matt Costa, Anna Rose, The Parlotones, Mishka, Fitz and the Tantrums, Chris Assaad, Anna Bergedahl, Anuhea, Keith Harkin, The Wild Feathers, Dido, Alpha Rev, The Staves, Matt Hires, Milo Greene, Doran Danoff, Savannah Philyaw, Stefani Scovolo, Junkyard Academy, Cael Dadian, Emily Bell, Fernando Perdomo, The Nikhil Korulo Band, Stone Senate, Brett Dennen and Spencer Emanuelle.

[14][15][16] (Rock) Held at the Hilton Carlsbad Oceanfront Resort and Spa in Carlsbad, California Featured Artists: Yellow Marbles, Cameron Rafati, The Unlikely Candidates, Faulkner, Semi Precious Weapons, Monster Truck, DJ Skratch N Sniff, FERAL VINCA, Big B, OLEANDER, Emphatic, Lonely Kings, Sammy Hagar, Jim Lindberg, Cheating Daylight, Leogun, Dale Earnhardt Jr Jr, 7Lions, Redlight King, Heaven's Basement, Michelle Delamor, Ed Hale and Transcendence, Porter Lori, Clay Priskorn, Beachwood Coyotes, The Negotiators, The Boxer Rebellion, Eve to Adam, ACIDIC, Dig the Kid, Brand New Machine, Strange Native and D-Strutters.

[17][18][19][20][21] (February's Triple A) Held at the Hilton Carlsbad Oceanfront Resort and Spa Carlsbad, California Featured Artists: Arielle, Atlas Road Crew, Augustana, Aurora Barnes, Ben Babylon Band, Beware of Darkness, Charlotte Sabina, Chris Assaad, Common Kings, Dalton Cyr, Dez Money, Eddie Money, Eric Zayne, Flagship, Franki Love, Galea Brown, Gary Calamar, The Hold Steady, January Blu, Jeremy Messersmith, John Butler Trio, Jonny Kaplan, Kahn Morbee, Kodaline, London Rose, Louise Goffin, The Mastersons, Needtobreathe, Nikki Lane, The Parlotones, Porter Lori, RJ Comer, Rob Drabkin, Robert Delong, Shane Piasecki, Skratch N Sniff, Spencer Emmanuelle, Trevor Holmes, Vance Joy, Vintage Trouble, The Wind and the Wave, Ziggy Marley.