Rock The Ocean’s Tortuga Music Festival returns to Fort Lauderdale’s sandy shores April 10 through 12, 2026, with headliners Post Malone, Riley Green, and Florida favorite Kenny Chesney for the festival’s 13th annual beachfront celebration. Produced in partnership with Live Nation, the event marks Chesney’s fifth Tortuga performance, having headlined multiple times including the inaugural festival in 2013. Chesney expresses his love for everything about Tortuga, from that very first year to the unbeatable setting with the Atlantic Ocean, beach, and A1A creating the perfect environment for the music and the people who show up ready to work hard, play harder, and have fun while loving everyone in the space.
The powerhouse lineup includes Afroman, Graham Barham, Chayce Beckham, The Band Loula, Colbie Caillat, Ashley Cooke, Preston Cooper, Adam David, Russell Dickerson, Hunter Flynn, Flatland Cavalry, The Fray, Cole Goodwin, Solon Holt, Tyler Hubbard, Greylan James, Uncle Kracker, Mary Kutter, Lakeview, G. Love and Special Sauce, Dustin Lynch, McCoy Moore, Lukas Nelson, Elizabeth Nichols, Emily Ann Roberts, Owen Riegling, DJ Rock, Josh Ross, Rhys Rutherford, Dee Jay Silver, Amanda Shires, Shane Smith and the Saints, Sons of Legion, Brittney Spencer, Surfer Girl, Buffalo Traffic Jam, Chandler Walters, Clay Walker, Jack Wharff Band, Brandon Wisham, The Wheeland Brothers, and Dwight Yoakam. Tickets go on sale Saturday, January 18 at 10 am EST, with expanded hotel and VIP experience packages available via Vibee ahead of the general sale. The festival continues raising funds to educate the public about critical environmental issues impacting the oceans, with fans exploring the Rock The Ocean’s Conservation Village on site to learn more about the organization’s work, having helped raise six million dollars for ocean conservation initiatives to date.