If you attended opening day of Tortuga Music Festival in 2017 and didn’t scheme out of work pretty early, you missed Kane Brown and Jordan Davis, then little-known acts booked at the same time on opposite stages as fans trickled in at 3:30 p.m. Friday.
Later that weekend, as the Sunday afternoon crowd was relaxing and reloading in anticipation of headliner Kenny Chesney, country legend Alan Jackson cranked out his time-honored hits while, on a secondary stage, a smaller crowd watched a singer-songwriter named Luke Combs, who had yet to release his first album.
And that’s the thing about Tortuga Music Festival: The lineup is often scattered with yet-to-be-discovered gems who are worth seeking out. Who knew what the future held for down-the-bill Tortuga acts such as Brothers Osborne in 2014, Sam Hunt in 2015 or Kelsea Ballerini in 2016?
Tortuga Music Festival 2025 returns to Fort Lauderdale Beach Park on April 4-6 with a lineup typically strong at the top, this year featuring headliners Jelly Roll (Friday), Keith Urban (Saturday) and Luke Combs (Sunday), along with popular performers such as Megan Moroney, Parker McCollum, Jordan Davis and Ludacris.
