29-05-2025
Gulf Coast Jam 2025 set to attract thousands starting Thursday
PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. (WMBB) – For the next four days, Panama City Beach will be the center of the country music universe.
Gulf Coast Jam 2025 begins Thursday at Frank Brown Park. This year's festival features some of the biggest names in country music.
Sam Hunt, Lainey Wilson, Tyler Childers and Blake Shelton are each headlining one of the four nights.
Five more artists are playing on each night, like Randy Houser, Tyler Farr and Daryl Worley.
This year's jam features 'Theme nights' like 'Beach bash,' 'Denim & diamonds.' Attendees are encouraged to dress up to match the theme.
Gates open at 1:30 each afternoon until the last act finishes at 11:00 p.m.
Executive Producer Rendy Lovelady is expecting as many as 30,000 people each night.
'I mean, we're like a big family. People come here from, we sell from all 50 states. We literally have, I think, eight countries now this year. They come here, they sit in sections. They've come for going on 12 years, 13 years. And they just literally come and have a good time. Our whole goal is to be safe and have everybody have a great time, and listen to great country music,' Lovelady said.
Lovelady said they're keeping a close eye on the weather forecasts for Thursday and Friday. While he's not planning to cancel either night, he said everyone's safety is the main goal.
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