Alan Jackson, Luke Bryan and Kenny Chesney Bring Surf, Sand, Sun and Lots of Country Music to Tortuga Music Festival [Photo Gallery]

Alan Jackson, Luke Bryan and Kenny Chesney Bring Surf, Sand, Sun and Lots of Country Music to Tortuga Music Festival [Photo Gallery]

More than 100,000 people hit the beach in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., this past weekend (April 7-9) for the fifth annual Tortuga Music Festival—breaking previous attendance records of years past.

The 3-day festival featured a multitude of performers, including Kenny Chesney, Luke Bryan, Chris Stapleton, Alan Jackson, Brett Eldredge, Dustin Lynch, Darius Rucker, LoCash and Maren Morris. 

“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.”

Nash Country Daily has a comprehensive photo gallery of all the performances happening at Tortuga, that included Kenny Chesney performing “Save It For A Rainy Day,” Chris Stapleton debuing four new songs from his From A Room: Vol. 1 album, Alan Jackson treating the crowd to “5 O’Clock Somewhere,” Darius Rucker singing Hootie and the Blowfish classics and covering Prince’s “Purple Rain” and the crowd joining Maren Morris for every word of “My Church.” 

Check out photos from country’s biggest beach party, a.k.a., 2017 Tortuga Music Festival.

All photos courtesy Tortuga Music Festival

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