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In Pictures: Tortuga Music Festival Brings Bryan, Chesney, Stapleton For Sold-Out Event

April 10, 2017/by Jessica Nicholson

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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Jessica Nicholson
Jessica Nicholson serves as the Managing Editor for MusicRow magazine. Her previous music journalism experience includes work with Country Weekly magazine and Contemporary Christian Music (CCM) magazine. She holds a BBA degree in Music Business and Marketing from Belmont University. She welcomes your feedback at jnicholson@musicrow.com.
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