Tortuga Music Festival officially announced its dates for 2026, alongside revealing its star-studded lineup for the upcoming event. This music festival is organized by the Rock the Ocean Foundation, which gets a portion of the money from ticket sales.
The music event is returning to Fort Lauderdale Beach, Florida, for its thirteenth edition, including Kenny Chesney as one of three headliners. The American country musician will perform his fifth Tortuga gig since 2013. Post Malone and Riley Green complete the headlining lineup.
The first is the Alumni Pre-Sale, which is only available to former Tortuga attendees. Fans will have the opportunity to purchase Tier 1 tickets during this pre-sale, as there will be a limited supply until the next price bracket opens. This pre-sale for passes will operate from October 16 at 12 PM ET until October 17 at 11:59 PM ET. The price of general admission passes in this Tier 1 Alumni Pre-Sale will be $335, whereas the Tier 2 bracket raises the cost of a similar ticket to $355.
If anyone is not a Tortuga Alumni, there is another way to gain access to this Pre-Sale: if you have a Chase card, you can purchase Tier 1 tickets beginning October 16 at 12 PM ET.
There is additionally a $25 discount for the first 1,000 passes ordered using an authorized Chase debit or credit card.
For non-alumni and non-Chase cardholders, there will be one more pre-sale before it opens to the public on October 18. Registration for Tortuga Music Festival's email and SMS notifications is required in order to participate in this second pre-sale, scheduled to begin on October 17 at 12 PM ET. Finally, the general sales for passes will commence on October 18 at 10 AM ET.
More details about the upcoming Tortuga Music Festival
Tortuga Music Festival will be a three-day event, which will kick off in 2026 on April 10 and wrap up on April 12. The event will take place at Fort Lauderdale Beach at 1100 Seabreeze Boulevard, Florida.
The complete lineup for the next Tortuga Music Festival besides the three headlining artists includes Afroman, Graham Barham, Chayce Beckham, The Band Loula, Colbie Caillat, Preston Cooper, Ashley Cooke, Adam David, Russell Dickerson, Hunter Flynn, Flatland Cavalry, The Fray, Cole Goodwin, Tyler Hubbard, Greylan James, Solon Holt, Uncle Kracker, Mary Kutter, Lakeview, G. Love and Special Sauce, McCoy Moore, Lukas Nelson, Elizabeth Nichols, Emily Ann Roberts, Dustin Lynch, Owen Riegling, DJ Rock, Rhys Rutherford, Amanda Shires, Shane Smith and the Saints, Sons of Legion, Dee Jay Silver, Brittney Spencer, Surfer Girl, Josh Ross, Buffalo Traffic Jam, Chandler Walters, Jack Wharff Band, Brandon Wisham, Clay Walker, The Wheeland Brothers and Dwight Yoakam.
As stated by Rolling Stone, Kenny Chesney shared his excitement for the next year’s Tortuga Music Festival in the following words:
“I love everything about Tortuga, starting with that very first year! To be on the Atlantic Ocean with all that beach, the sea to one side and A1A to the other is everything this music is made of — and the people who’ve been coming out every time we’ve played there are my kind of people. Work hard, play harder and have fun while loving everyone in the space is a good way to be, and I can’t wait to get there next April.”
As previously stated, the Rock The Ocean Foundation receives a donation from the music festival's sales. With the support of Tortuga fans, the aforementioned non-profit foundation, which addresses conservation concerns such as marine mammals, coral reefs, and marine environments, has raised more than $6 million.
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