Post Malone, Chesney, Green headline Tortuga Music Festival
Chesney has headlined multiple times, including the inaugural festival in 2013 and will be returning for his fifth Tortuga performance. "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," Chesney said. "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."
Tickets will go on sale this Saturday at 10 a.m. Eastern time at tortugamusicfestival.com
The full list of 2026 performers includes Dwight. Yoakam, Flatland Cavalry, Dustin Lynch, Lukas Nelson, Amanda Shires, Russell Dickerson, Tyler Hubbard, Afroman, Graham Barham, Chayce Beckham, The Band Loula, Colbie Caillat, Ashley Cooke, Preston Cooper, Adam David, Hunter Flynn, The Fray, Cole Goodwin, Solon Holt, Greylan James, Uncle Kracker, Mary Kutter, Lakeview, G. Love and Special Sauce, McCoy Moore, Elizabeth Nichols, Emily Ann Roberts, Owen Riegling, DJ Rock, Josh Ross, Rhys Rutherford, Dee Jay Silver, Shane Smith and the Saints, Sons of Legion, Brittney Spencer, Surfer Girl, Buffalo Traffic Jam, Chandler Walters, Clay Walker, Jack Wharff Band, Brandon Wisham and The Wheeland Brothers.
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CD reviews for Kenny Chesney
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