The Full 2017 Festival Recap!
September 8, 2017 – The almost-full moon was high above the stage, when headliner and Entertainer of the Year Luke Bryan closed out his high-energy, crowd-pleasing set on the final night of the 2017 Pepsi Gulf Coast Jam late Sunday evening. Over the three days, 33 artists performed hours and hours of music for 64,000 adoring, rain soaked, mud covered and sunburned fans.
Over 23,000 fans packed Frank Brown Park in beautiful Panama City Beach Sunday night to see Luke Bryan, Brett Eldredge, Granger Smith, Kane Brown, Luke Combs, Them Dirty Roses and Pepsi Southern Original winners South of Heaven.
2017 Pepsi Gulf Coast Jam Fun Facts and Figures:
- Three days
- 33 artists
- Over 26 hours of music
- 64 busses
- 59 semi trucks
- 64,000 tickets sold
- 1300 workers
- 27 golf carts
- 240 walkie talkies
- Six inches of rain through the week
- Hundreds of yards of mulch, 45 tons of sand and hundreds of bales of hay to cover the muddy and soggy ground
- 95,328 beers poured (Anheuser-Busch | Lewis Bear Company)
- Over 3,000 military members hosted
- Over 5,000 crew meals served
- Over 200 port o potties
- Over 15 hours of drone flights for video and photos
- Over 550GB of video and still photos
- 3 Average hours of sleep for crew and production
- Fans arriving at the festival grounds early each day took advantage of the Pepsi Gulf Coast Jam Happy Hour. All Pepsi and Anheuser-Busch products (for those of legal age) at festival vendors were buy one get one free between 1:30pm and 4:30pm.
- Hundreds of active and separated military service members took advantage of the $109 three-day General Admission tickets, which also allowed entrance to the Jim Beam® Apple Military Appreciation Tent.
- 32 Televisions were placed throughout the festival grounds for fan to watch their favorite college football teams compete.
- The Pepsi Gulf Coast Jam committed to donate $2.00 from every ticket sold to support the lifesaving work of the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital®, which is leading the way the world understands, treats and defeats childhood cancer and other life-threatening diseases.
- DSI Security Services managers representing their branches in Northwest Arkansas, Jackson, Birmingham, Tampa, Albany GA, Savannah, Philadelphia and Dothan volunteer their time to help keep Pepsi Gulf Coast Jam artists, staff and patrons safe.
- A Florida Lottery Stage was added outside the main gate this year, and the Pepsi Southern Originals finalists entertained a patient and appreciative crowd entering the festival grounds.
- 24 Lodging Partner were sold out, which included over
- 8,000 condos and hotel rooms.
- SOLD OUT all VIP Skyboxes, VIP Side Stage, and VIP
- Golden Circle and VIP Pit Experience.
Listen to our Official Pepsi Gulf Coast Jam Spotify Playlist!
Our official 2018 Pepsi Gulf Coast Jam Playlist will come following the Headliner announcement. For now, enjoy our 2017 official Spotify playlist!
Our 5-Year Recap Video
An average of 27% attendance increase year over year.
Visitors from 14 countries & all 50 states.
Without our fans, we would be nothing. Our 5-Year Celebration is in honor of every single one of our fans, whether a veteran fan or a first-time fan. We strive to do our best in bringing you the biggest names in country music.
Thank you goes to our fans, our local community, our sponsors, and our great preferred lodging partners for making our festival one of the biggest festivals in the country!
HEADLINERS BY YEAR
2017
Luke Bryan
Jason Aldean
Little Big Town
2016
Eric Church
Brad Paisley
Jake Owen
2015
Lady Antebellum
Miranda Lambert
Keith Urban
2014
Blake Shelton
Carrie Underwood
Dierks Bentley
2013
Toby Keith
Brantley Gilbert
Trace Adkins
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