Tortuga Music Fest

On April 13th & 14th, Fort Lauderdale Beach will host Rock the Ocean’s inaugural Tortuga Music Festival. The beach will be transformed into an oceanfront music experience, featuring top country and rock artists and local culinary delights on the shores of the Florida coast.

Together with Rock The Ocean, Tortuga will pair music with meaning by raising awareness about marine conservation and issues affecting the world’s oceans.

Who's showin' up?

    Ben Harper & Charlie Musselwhite
    DangerMuffin
    Donavon Frankenreiter
    Eli Young Band
    Eric Church
    G Love & Special Sauce
    Gary Allan

    Gary Clark Jr.
    Gloriana
    Grace Potter
    Jake Owen
    Kenny Chesney
    Kip Moore
    Lynyrd Skynyrd

    Mac McAnally
    Michael Franti & Spearhead
    Rayland Baxter
    Sister Hazel
    The Avett Brothers
    The Bright Light Social Hour
    The Wailers

"Shoeless" Kenny Chesney

Fan favorite Kenny Chesney marks his 20th year of touring in 2013 with 17 huge stadium shows under the "No Shoes Nation" banner.

Here's the itinerary:

March 16 – Tampa, Fla., Raymond James Stadium
May 4 – Columbia, S.C., Williams - Brice Stadium
May 11 – Arlington, Texas, Cowboys Stadium
May 18 – Milwaukee, Wis., Miller Park
May 25 – Landover, Md., FedExField
June 1 – Seattle, Wash., CenturyLink Field
June 8 – Philadelphia, Pa., Lincoln Financial Field
June 15 – Kansas City, Mo., Arrowhead Stadium
June 22 – Pittsburgh, Pa., Heinz Field
June 29 – Columbus, Ohio, Crew Stadium
July 12 – Minneapolis, Minn., Target Field
July 20 – Denver, Colo., Sports Authority Field At Mile High
July 27 – Anaheim, Calif., Angel Stadium of Anaheim
Aug. 3 – Atlanta, Ga., Georgia Dome
Aug. 10 – East Rutherford, N.J., MetLife Stadium
Aug. 17 – Detroit, Mich., Ford Field
Aug. 24 – Foxboro, Mass., Gillette Stadium

Eric Church appears March 16, May 11-June 29 and July 20, 27 & Aug. 10-24. Zac Brown Band appears May 4, July 12, and Aug. 3. Eli Young Band and Kacey Musgraves appear on all dates.

Check out this video of him tearing up the 2012 CMA Awards.

Backstage passes for KC always garner huge demand so climb on this bandwagon and make your request today!

Concert Bombshell: Kenny Chesney and Tim McGraw Reunite

BackstagePassDirect has just learned that it will be announced tomorrow that Kenny Chesney and Tim McGraw will reunite for the 'Brothers of the Sun' Tour.

'Brothers of the Sun' will be the first time in 10 years that Chesney and McGraw have hit the road together. The reunion will kick off June 2 in Tampa, FL and will also feature special guests Grace Potter & The Nocturnals and Jake Owen.

All this comes on the heels of Chesney's massively successful 'Goin' Coastal' Tour, which blew away more than 1.3 million fans, making it the year's biggest country tour.

Dates and venues:

Sat. June 2 - Tampa, FL - Raymond James Stadium
Sun. June 3 - Atlanta, GA - Georgia Dome
Sat. June 9 - Dallas, TX - Cowboys Stadium
Sun. June 10 - Kansas City, MO - Arrowhead Stadium
Sat. June 16 - Philadelphia, PA - Lincoln Financial Field
Sat. June 23 - Nashville, TN - LP Field
Sun. June 24 - Charlotte, NC - Bank of America Stadium
Sat. June 30 - Pittsburgh, PA - Heinz Field
Sun. July 1 - Cincinnati, OH - Paul Brown Stadium
Sat. July 7 - Chicago, IL - Soldier Field
Sun. July 8 - Minneapolis, MN - Target Field
Sat. July 14 - Anaheim, CA - Angels Stadium
Sat. July 21 - Denver, CO - Sports Authority Field at Mile High
TBA - Indianapolis, IN - Lucas Oil Stadium 

TBA - Cleveland, OH - Cleveland Browns Stadium
Sat. August 11 - East Rutherford, NJ - MetLife Stadium
Sun. August 12 - Washington, DC - FedExField
Sat. August 18 - Detroit, MI - Ford Field
Sat. August 25 - Foxboro, MA - Gillette Stadium

You gotta know that this will be a "high demand" event so make your requests early.

Setlist: Kenny Chesney

BPD member Ratso25 sent us this list from the Kenny Chesney show he attended backstage:

Live A Little
Reality
Summertime
Beer In Mexico
The Woman With You
Big Star
I Go Back
No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems
Anything But Mine
There Goes My Life
You and Tequila
(Acoustic)
Living In Fast Forward
Young
Somewhere With You
Don't Happen Twice
Never Wanted Nothing More
Out Last Night
When The Sun Goes Down
(David Allan Coe cover) (with Uncle Kracker)
How Forever Feels
The Boys Of Fall

Encore:

She Thinks My Tractor's Sexy
(with Billy Currington)
Dixieland Delight
(Alabama cover) (with Zac Brown Band)
If You're Gonna Play in Texas
(Alabama cover) (with Zac Brown Band)
Knee Deep
(with Zac Brown Band)
Everybody Wants To Go To Heaven
(with Zac Brown Band)
The Joker
(Steve Miller Band cover) (with Zac Brown Band)
Three Little Birds
(Bob Marley cover) (with Zac Brown Band)
Caress Me Down
(with Zac Brown Band)
Runnin' Down a Dream
(Tom Petty cover) (with Zac Brown Band)