Country’s Kickoff Jam is the latest festival to be canceled

Kickoff Jam, a country music festival scheduled to be held at Frank Brown Park in Panama City Beach, Florida, from August 30 to September 1, has been canceled. The festival was scheduled to feature headliners Garth Brooks, Carrie Underwood and Alabama.

The cancellation of the festival follows the success of the Gulf Coast Jam, held from May 30 to June 2 at the same venue. Kickoff Jam producers took to the festival’s website to announce the decision.

“After the success of the Gulf Coast Jam last weekend in Panama City Beach, we realized that the weekend after Memorial Day was a much better time to host a festival,” Kickoff Jam producers said. “So we will be canceling the Kickoff Jam and issuing refunds.”

Friday night was set to feature Carrie Underwood alongside performances from Needtobreathe, Lauren Alaina, Restless Road, Carter Faith and Kayley Green. Saturday night’s lineup included Garth Brooks, who was to be joined by Randy Houser, the Oak Ridge Boys, Rhett Akins, Mackenzie Carpenter and Allie Colleen.

The final night, Sunday, was to be headlined by Alabama, with a special appearance by Randy Travis. Other performers scheduled for Sunday included Jamey Johnson, Tyler Farr, Gavin Adcock, Pam Tillis and Catie Offerman.

Refunds are being processed, with detailed instructions available on the official festival website, kickoffjampcb.com.

The news follows several high-profile event cancellations, including the inaugural Lovers & Friends festival, as well as Backwoods Festival, Made in America and Firefly. Other big-name artists have also canceled their tours recently, including The Black Keys and Jennifer Lopez.