Florida Jam is set to take place on October 20th, at Boca Raton’s Sunset Cove Amphitheater. Earlier in the year, Allman Brothers Band guitarist Dickey Betts would headline the festival, as part of this 2018 comeback tour following his retirement announcement three years ago. In the months since, Betts has toured across the United States, with sporadic headlining shows and festival sets, including at the highly anticipated Peach Festival in Scranton, Pennsylvania, in mid-July. However, recently, Florida Jam shared with fans that Dickey Betts cancelled his performance at Florida Jam. In his stead, Gov’t Mule has been tapped to headline the event with a 90-minute set, joining the lineup also featuring The Elvin Bishop Band and Eric Gales.
Florida Jam was previously scheduled to take place on May 19th, coming at the start of Dickey Betts’ comeback tour. However, weather forced the festival to be canceled, with the scheduled time moving five months later to October 20th. An announcement posted by Florida Jam’s promoter, Music Jam Productions, noted
Without getting into drama related to Dickey Betts, we will just say that he canceled his appearance without any explanation. We take issue with that decision, especially after he agreed to the new date of October 20 from the prior May 19 rain date. Unfortunately this is not the first time Betts has canceled shows in South Florida. We placed trust in him at great expense. However we are more than thrilled to have the very professional, reliable and talented Gov’t Mule come in and take over as the headliner.
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