Tortuga Music Festival 2024.

Rock The Ocean’s Tortuga Music Festival hosted its 11th annual event in Fort Lauderdale, Florida this past weekend (April 5-7), in partnership with Live Nation.

Lainey Wilson headlining Tortuga Music Festival 2024.

Since its inception in 2013, the festival has raised nearly five million dollars for over 100 nonprofit organization dedicated to saving oceans and marine life as well as research in the United States, Bahamas, South Africa and Asia.

Headlined by Lainey Wilson, Hardy and Jason Aldean, the 2024 event brought over 40 acts to the Sunshine State.

On Friday (April 5), the festival kicked off with Shwayze, Boys II Men, Teddy Swims and Ashley McBryde taking the Sunset Stage. Recent CMT Music Award winner Warren Zeiders graced the Main Stage and invited Swims to perform a special rendition of “Tennessee Whiskey.” Turnpike Troubadours then serenaded the crowd as the sun went down, and Wilson closed out opening night with tracks from her Grammy-winning Bell Bottom Country album.

The Sunset Stage consisted country artist Russell Dickerson as well as rockstar Bret Michaels of Poison, who sang “Your Mama Don’t Dance” and “Nothing But a Good Time” in addition to a surprise cover of “Sweet Home Alabama” with Cooper Alan, on Saturday (April 6). The Main Stage lineup included Michael Franti & Spearhead, Old Dominion and Hardy, who wrapped the second day with his genre-blending sound.

To round out the weekend, the Wheeland Brothers took the Sunset Stage along with legendary ’90s group TLC and country-folk singer Charles Wesley Godwin on Sunday (April 7). Country stars Brian Kelley and Bailey Zimmerman sang to the sea of attendees from the Main Stage, and Aldean brought the 2024 event to an end with “My Kinda Party” and “Lights Come On,” accompanied by Zimmerman.

This year’s Tortuga Music Festival also showcased emerging talent such as Sadie Bass, Annie Bosko, The Castellows, Kolby Cooper, Logan Crosby, Hannah Ellis, Dylan Gossett, HunterGirl, Greylan James, Meg McRee, Peytan Porter, Josh Ross, Austin Snell, Anne Wilson and Stephen Wilson Jr. on the Next From Nashville Stage.

Bret Michaels and Cooper Alan performing at Tortuga Music Festival 2024.

Hardy headlining Tortuga Music Festival 2024.

The Black Opry’s Julie Williams and Roberta Lea performing at Tortuga Music Festival 2024.

Peytan Porter performing at Tortuga Music Festival 2024.

Jason Aldean headlining Tortuga Music Festival 2024.

As Subscription Manager/Writer, Liza Anderson contributes to many functions of MusicRow. She produces content, carries out general office tasks, assists in the daily news operations, and provides support to all team members. Liza graduated from the University of Alabama in May of 2021 with a B.A. in English and a minor in communication studies. Prior to MusicRow, she worked as an administrative assistant at Anderson Benson where she assisted the firm’s departments, such as the Entertainment Specialty Practice, with various tasks.

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