Country on the Coast

Pepsi Gulf Coast Jam to Rock Panama City Beach

By Jordan Staggs |  Photography courtesy of Pepsi Gulf Coast Jam

It was over a year ago that Dave Trepanier met festival producer Rendy Lovelady at BamaJam music festival in Enterprise, Alabama, and proposed the creation of a large-scale country music festival on the Gulf Coast.

Now, poised for its debut in Panama City Beach, Florida, the Pepsi Gulf Coast Jam festival has generated buzz across the country from beach lovers and country music fans alike. The festival, which takes place from September 26 to 28 at venues across Panama City Beach, will feature some of country music’s biggest names, such as Toby Keith, Trace Adkins, Brantley Gilbert, and X Factor–winner Tate Stevens, along with many others.

 

 

With over forty-five artists and stages set up across the iconic Southern beachside city, the PCB locals are excited to welcome Gulf Coast Jam and other big fall events, such as the Panama City Beach Seafood and Music Festival, which will draw tourism back into the area after the buzz of summer vacation has gone. Along with the main-event stage at Frank Brown Park, there will be late-night music venues, and three beachside stages will feature daytime entertainment: Edgewater Beach and Golf Resort, Seahaven Resort, and Boardwalk Beach Resort. These resorts are also offering accommodations packages, which include VIP Preferred Lodging festival tickets, bringing together the ultimate country music festival and Gulf Coast getaway in one long weekend.

Trepanier, owner of Firefly restaurant in Panama City Beach, hopes Gulf Coast Jam will generate enough excitement and additional revenue for local businesses that it becomes an annual event. “It’s probably the biggest entertainment event that’s ever come to this beach,” he says. “We want to do this for years to come.”

 

Pepsi Gulf Coast Jam 2013 Lineup

For locations and showtimes, or to purchase tickets, please visit www.gulfcoastjam.com.

 

Thursday, September 26

Trace Adkins
Kip Moore
X Factor–Winner Tate Stevens
Jerrod Niemann
Greg Bates
Brett Eldredge
Katie Armiger
Kirstie Lovelady
Natalie Stovall and the Drive
The Vespers
Jordan Covington
Joe Bachman
County Line Road
The Kicks
Zachary Carter
DNA

Friday, September 27

Brantley Gilbert
The Charlie Daniels Band
Blackberry Smoke
Tracy Lawrence
Chase Rice
Drake White and the Big Fire
Friends of Lola
Danielle Peck
Chris Weaver Band
Angie Johnson
Michael Ray
Hannah Ellis
SaraBeth
Garrett Miles
Ryan Kendrick
DNA
Drake White and the Big Fire
Zachary Carter

Saturday, September 28

Toby Keith
Eli Young Band
Darryl Worley
Colt Ford
Craig Campbell
Corey Smith
The Cadillac Three
Tyler Farr
Blackjack Billy
Griffin Peterson
Mockingbird Sun
DJ Hish
Hoss Skelton
Gimm+Icky
Anthony Orio
Grayson Rogers Band
Slamabama
Keelan Donovan
Brothers Osborne
Zachary Carter
DNA
… and more!

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