Epic Lineup and Beach Vibes: Audacy’s Riptide Festival Takes Over Fort Lauderdale
Audacy’s Riptide Music Festival brought the heat to Fort Lauderdale Beach on December 2 and 3, 2023. The event featured performances by The Black Keys, Jelly Roll, Bleachers, Young the Giant, Dirty Heads, Sublime with Rome, Lovejoy, Cannons, Silversun Pickups, AWOLNATION, lovelytheband, MisterWives, Beach Weather, Barns Courtney, Weathers, The Moss, little image, The Beaches, Jack Kays, Girlfriend Material, Alex Di Leo, and KC Chopz. Headlined by The Black Keys and Audacy Launch artist Jelly Roll, the festival was a shining success, drawing enthusiastic crowds of both locals and tourists.
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA – DECEMBER 03: Jelly Roll performs onstage during day 2 of Audacy’s Riptide Music Festival 2023 at Fort Lauderdale Beach Park on December 03, 2023 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. (Photo by John Parra/Getty Images for Audacy’s Riptide Music Festival) FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA – DECEMBER 03: Jelly Roll performs onstage during day 2 of Audacy’s Riptide Music Festival 2023 at Fort Lauderdale Beach Park on December 03, 2023 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. (Photo by John Parra/Getty Images for Audacy’s Riptide Music Festival) FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA – DECEMBER 03: Jelly Roll performs onstage during day 2 of Audacy’s Riptide Music Festival 2023 at Fort Lauderdale Beach Park on December 03, 2023 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. (Photo by Jason Koerner/Getty Images for Audacy’s Riptide Music Festival) FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA – DECEMBER 03: Jared Watson of Dirty Heads performs onstage during day 2 of Audacy’s Riptide Music Festival 2023 at Fort Lauderdale Beach Park on December 03, 2023 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. (Photo by Jason Koerner/Getty Images for Audacy’s Riptide Music Festival) FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA – DECEMBER 03: Alexander Star (C) of Alexander Star and The Golden People performs onstage during day 2 of Audacy’s Riptide Music Festival 2023 at Fort Lauderdale Beach Park on December 03, 2023 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. (Photo by Jason Koerner/Getty Images for Audacy’s Riptide Music Festival) FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA – DECEMBER 03: Rome Ramirez of Sublime With Rome onstage during day 2 of Audacy’s Riptide Music Festival 2023 at Fort Lauderdale Beach Park on December 03, 2023 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. (Photo by Jason Koerner/Getty Images for Audacy’s Riptide Music Festival) FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA – DECEMBER 03: Rome Ramirez of Sublime With Rome onstage during day 2 of Audacy’s Riptide Music Festival 2023 at Fort Lauderdale Beach Park on December 03, 2023 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. (Photo by Jason Koerner/Getty Images for Audacy’s Riptide Music Festival) FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA – DECEMBER 03: Mitchy Collins and Jordan Greenwald of LovelytheBand perform onstage during day 2 of Audacy’s Riptide Music Festival 2023 at Fort Lauderdale Beach Park on December 03, 2023 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. (Photo by Jason Koerner/Getty Images for Audacy’s Riptide Music Festival) FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA – DECEMBER 03: Mitchy Collins and Jordan Greenwald of LovelytheBand perform onstage during day 2 of Audacy’s Riptide Music Festival 2023 at Fort Lauderdale Beach Park on December 03, 2023 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. (Photo by Jason Koerner/Getty Images for Audacy’s Riptide Music Festival) FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA – DECEMBER 03: Mitchy Collins and Jordan Greenwald of LovelytheBand perform onstage during day 2 of Audacy’s Riptide Music Festival 2023 at Fort Lauderdale Beach Park on December 03, 2023 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. (Photo by Jason Koerner/Getty Images for Audacy’s Riptide Music Festival) FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA – DECEMBER 03: Fans attend day 2 of Audacy’s Riptide Music Festival 2023 at Fort Lauderdale Beach Park on December 03, 2023 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. (Photo by Jason Koerner/Getty Images for Audacy’s Riptide Music Festival) FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA – DECEMBER 03: Alex Di Leo attends day 2 of Audacy’s Riptide Music Festival 2023 at Fort Lauderdale Beach Park on December 03, 2023 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. (Photo by John Parra/Getty Images for Audacy’s Riptide Music Festival) FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA – DECEMBER 03: Alex Di Leo performs onstage during day 2 of Audacy’s Riptide Music Festival 2023 at Fort Lauderdale Beach Park on December 03, 2023 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. (Photo by Jason Koerner/Getty Images for Audacy’s Riptide Music Festival) FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA – DECEMBER 03: Jelly Roll performs onstage during day 2 of Audacy’s Riptide Music Festival 2023 at Fort Lauderdale Beach Park on December 03, 2023 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. (Photo by John Parra/Getty Images for Audacy’s Riptide Music Festival) FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA – DECEMBER 03: Cameron Boyer of Weathers performs onstage during day 2 of Audacy’s Riptide Music Festival 2023 at Fort Lauderdale Beach Park on December 03, 2023 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. (Photo by Jason Koerner/Getty Images for Audacy’s Riptide Music Festival) FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA – DECEMBER 03: Brierton Sharp of The Moss of The Moss performs onstage during day 2 of Audacy’s Riptide Music Festival 2023 at Fort Lauderdale Beach Park on December 03, 2023 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. (Photo by Jason Koerner/Getty Images for Audacy’s Riptide Music Festival) FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA – DECEMBER 03: Caiden Jackson of The Moss performs onstage during day 2 of Audacy’s Riptide Music Festival 2023 at Fort Lauderdale Beach Park on December 03, 2023 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. (Photo by Jason Koerner/Getty Images for Audacy’s Riptide Music Festival) FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA – DECEMBER 03: Caiden Jackson of The Moss performs onstage during day 2 of Audacy’s Riptide Music Festival 2023 at Fort Lauderdale Beach Park on December 03, 2023 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. (Photo by Jason Koerner/Getty Images for Audacy’s Riptide Music Festival) FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA – DECEMBER 03: Tyke James of The Moss performs onstage during day 2 of Audacy’s Riptide Music Festival 2023 at Fort Lauderdale Beach Park on December 03, 2023 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. (Photo by Jason Koerner/Getty Images for Audacy’s Riptide Music Festival) FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA – DECEMBER 03: Barns Courtney performs onstage during day 2 of Audacy’s Riptide Music Festival 2023 at Fort Lauderdale Beach Park on December 03, 2023 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. (Photo by Jason Koerner/Getty Images for Audacy’s Riptide Music Festival) FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA – DECEMBER 03: Kirbi performs onstage during day 2 of Audacy’s Riptide Music Festival 2023 at Fort Lauderdale Beach Park on December 03, 2023 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. (Photo by Jason Koerner/Getty Images for Audacy’s Riptide Music Festival) FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA – DECEMBER 03: Fans attend day 2 of Audacy’s Riptide Music Festival 2023 at Fort Lauderdale Beach Park on December 03, 2023 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. (Photo by Jason Koerner/Getty Images for Audacy’s Riptide Music Festival) FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA – DECEMBER 03: Alex Di Leo attends day 2 of Audacy’s Riptide Music Festival 2023 at Fort Lauderdale Beach Park on December 03, 2023 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. (Photo by John Parra/Getty Images for Audacy’s Riptide Music Festival) FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA – DECEMBER 03: Alex Di Leo performs onstage during day 2 of Audacy’s Riptide Music Festival 2023 at Fort Lauderdale Beach Park on December 03, 2023 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. (Photo by Jason Koerner/Getty Images for Audacy’s Riptide Music Festival)
Audacy’s Regional President Hails Riptide Festival as a Resounding Triumph
Claudia Menegus, Regional President of Audacy , commented on the festival’s highly anticipated return, saying, “The weekend was a shining success in more ways than we could’ve imagined. It was incredible to see this end-of-year party, powered by our amazing audience and partners, finally reunite back on the sand.”
Jelly Roll’s Journey: From Audacy Support to Riptide Festival Headline
Jelly Roll, reflecting on his journey, noted Audacy’s support for his music, saying, “Audacy was the station that championed ‘Son of a Sinner.’ They went first; the rest of the country was lagging behind. No one knew and it was really hard. It’s funny looking back where we are today. We were taking ‘Son of a Sinner’ to Country radio, we were met with a lot of resistance, and Audacy gave us zero… and I think that’s how I ended up at Riptide. And it’s even cooler that this got to happen on my birthday, my third No. 1 in Country radio, and I’m doing the show with the company that got me to Country radio first. Something poetic about that.”