Pictured (L-R): AJ Niland, Chairman and Chief Experience Officer/HUKA Entertainment; Evan Harrison, CEO/Huka Entertainment; Alan Jackson; Jaclyn D. Carter, Sr. Account Executive/Shore Fire Media; Rebecca Shapiro, Vice President, Shore Fire Media; Dan Merker, VP of Talent/HUKA Entertainment
The Tortuga Music Festival, produced by Huka Entertainment, brought in more than 100,000 people for its fifth annual event, which included Kenny Chesney, Luke Bryan, Chris Stapleton, Alan Jackson, Nelly, Slightly Stoopid, and Maren Morris. The event was held over the weekend at Ft. Lauderdale Beach Park in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.
“It’s a tremendous feeling to see Tortuga grow it’s fifth year in a row,” said Evan Harrison, CEO, Huka Entertainment. “The energy from the artists and fans fueled by our festive beach setting truly create a magical experience.”
“We kept the music going,” said A.J. Niland, Chairman and Chief Experience Officer, HUKA Entertainment. “We really stepped up our crowd flow this year, from VIP to Super VIP to the new staging, to the newly created Reef viewing area allowing our GA fans an intimate experience with our headline artists.”
Millions also tuned in on Facebook Live to watch surprise pop-up performances curated by Tortuga and Grand Ole Opry. These “Opry Circle Throwdowns” featured performances by Drake White, Granger Smith, Michael Ray and others.
Alan Jackson performs at Tortuga Music Festival. Photo: Tortuga/Flickr
Chris Stapleton performs at Tortuga Music Festival. Photo: Tortuga/Flickr
Kenny Chesney performs at Tortuga Music Festival. Photo: Tortuga Music Fest/Flickr
Dustin Lynch performs at Tortuga Music Festival. Photo: Tortuga/Flickr
Columbia/Blue Chair’s Kenny Chesney along with radio friends from WKIS, WIRK, WFUS, WKLB, WQMX. Plus Morris Higham Management’s Buffy Cooper and the label’s Samantha Borenstein, Lyndsay Church and Lauren Thomas Fowler at Tortuga Music Festival
Drake White performs at Tortuga Music Festival. Photo: Tortuga/Flickr
Pictured (L-R): Tim Conlon (WKIS), Luke Combs, Kristin Bianchi, Lyndsay Church (SE Columbia Nashville)
Alan Jackson performs at Tortuga Festival. Photo: Tortuga/Flickr
Maren Morris performs at Tortuga Music Festival. Photo: Tortuga/Flickr
Granger Smith performs at Tortuga Music Festival. Photo: Tortuga/Flickr
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