08/22/2026
We just learned that we have lost one of the most essential and longest-serving members of the Abbey Road on the River family, and all of us are devastated.
His name is Hank Allgeier.
Most of you probably never knew Hank’s name. But if you ever came to Abbey Road on the River, you knew his work.
Every sign. Every banner. Every stage scrim. Our tickets. Our schedules. At least half of our programs. Menu boards. Directional signs. Sponsor pieces. Backstage pieces. Promotional pieces.
Hundreds and hundreds of things most people would never think about, but that somehow had to get designed, printed, cut, finished and delivered.
And when I really stop and think about that, I realize Hank may have had more seniority at Abbey Road on the River than almost anybody who ever worked with us. He was making things for this festival before the first Louisville gates ever opened, and he stayed with us year after year after year.
Hank was one of those people who never needed anybody to know how important he was.
He sat at his computer, answered our calls, took our meetings, listened to our sometimes ridiculous ideas and quietly figured out how to make them work. He was professional, sweet, humble, patient, down-to-earth, and incredibly talented.
A quiet genius.
Hank helped create the visual history of Abbey Road on the River.
We are going to miss him terribly.
