PIB News Alert: Luke Bryan and Sam Hunt will be headlining this year’s Bash on the Bay, hosted by 614 Events! Luke Bryan will be playing August 13th, and Sam Hunt August 14th! Tickets go on sale March 21!
- Two-day package sales at Etix.com: https://etix.com/ticket/k/10291089/bash-on-the-bay-8-2025-2-day-package-put-in-bay-bash-on-the-bay-putinbay-airport
- Luke Bryan single day sales August 13 at Etix.com: https://etix.com/ticket/p/44746657/bash-on-the-bay-music-festival-luke-bryan-put-in-bay-bash-on-the-bay-putinbay-airport
- Sam Hunt single day sales August 14 at Etix.com: https://etix.com/ticket/p/68020209/bash-on-the-bay-music-festival-sam-hunt-put-in-bay-bash-on-the-bay-putinbay-airport
It’s time to start planning your trip now! Here are some of our top picks for lodging for the big event!
- Island Club Rentals (islandclub.com) – 216-898-9951
- Put-in-Bay Condos (putinbaycondos.com) – 216-898-1105
- Commodore Resort (commodoreresort.com) – 419-285-3101
- Victory Station Hotel (putinbayvictorystation.com) – 419-285-0120
- Bird’s Nest Resort (birdsnestresort.com) – 419-285-6119
Bash On The Bay 8 Artists Announced!
Bash On The Bay 8, the massive annual country festival held at Put-in-Bay by 614 Events, has announced the artists performing this year! Country music icon Luke Bryan will return to the island on August 13 for night one, after his performance at Bash 6 was cancelled due to weather, and Sam Hunt will take the stage to headline night two on August 14! This carries on the Bash tradition of bringing enormous musical acts to the Bay for a marquee concert! You can get details on the event at the official event site, https://bashonthebay.com/
Luke Bryan Will Pack The Island For Night One!
Luke Bryan is one of the best-selling recording artists of all time, country or otherwise, with over 75 million records sold. His singles have topped the country music charts 30 times. He has also appeared as a judge on American Idol. He’s a mega star in every sense of the word!
When he comes to the island on August 13th, we expect that he’ll be bringing an enormous crowd with him! Luke Bryan is maybe the most prestigious artist to perform at the Bay ever!
Supporting acts for Luke Bryan on August 13th are Ashley McBryde, Kin Faux and Alex Miller
Sam Hunt Headlines Night Two Of The Bash
Sam Hunt’s star is on the rise in the country music world. After starting out as a songwriter for some of country’s biggest acts like Kenny Chesney, Reba McIntyre and Bash on the Bay alum Keith Urban, Hunt released his first solo album to great acclaim in 2014.
He actually once had aspirations of playing professional football. After a college career at UAB, he went undrafted and pivoted into the country music career which is proving to be where he was meant to be all along!
Supporting acts for Luke Bryan on August 13th are Russell Dickerson, Bret Michaels, Austin Williams and Preston Cooper
The Perfect Time To Come To Put-in-Bay
Bash On The Bay is Put-in-Bay’s marquee event! Tens of thousands of people flock to the island every year for two days of country music fun. It’s two days of summer magic at the Bay, and we want you to be a part of it! But if you want to come to the Bash, the time to start planning is now. With such limited lodging on the island, it always sells out well in advance of the event! So head to our lodging page to see our top picks for places to stay in 2025 and secure your place to stay, then head to etix.com to grab your tickets for the event! Actually, we’ll make it even easier, check out these three direct links right here!
- Two-day package sales at Etix.com: https://etix.com/ticket/k/10291089/bash-on-the-bay-8-2025-2-day-package-put-in-bay-bash-on-the-bay-putinbay-airport
- Luke Bryan single day sales August 13 at Etix.com: https://etix.com/ticket/p/44746657/bash-on-the-bay-music-festival-luke-bryan-put-in-bay-bash-on-the-bay-putinbay-airport
- Sam Hunt single day sales August 14 at Etix.com: https://etix.com/ticket/p/68020209/bash-on-the-bay-music-festival-sam-hunt-put-in-bay-bash-on-the-bay-putinbay-airport
Bash on the Bay Event History:
Jelly Roll and Hardy headlined the 2024 Bash On The Bay!
After the disappointment of losing Luke Bryan’s performance in 2023 to a massive storm, the Bash is going all-in on country once again in 2024, with Jelly Roll and Hardy as headliners for the two nights of Bash On The Bay. Supporting acts are not yet announced, those will come in the next few months. So let’s take a quick look at the two artists we DO know are coming to Bash On The Bay in 2024!
Jelly Roll Headlined Night 1 on August 21st
Jelly Roll is a genre-crossing talent who is making a name for himself as a budding star in the country music scene. He began his music career in hip hop, collaborating with Tech N9ne and Lil Wyte. He then spent a little time making some rock music before finding a niche in the country world, appearing on the Grand Ole Opry in 2021, and churning out number one singles “Dead Man Walking” and ” Son Of A Sinner”. These performances led him to rake in awards at the 2023 CMT Music Awards, including Male Video of the Year.
Hardy Closed The Festivities on August 22nd
Despite maybe being a newer name to country music fans, Hardy has been a massive part of the country music world for some time. It just so happens that for a while, it was behind the scenes. Hardy wrote songs for country mega-stars like Florida Georgia Line, Morgan Wallen, and Bash On The Bay Alum Blake Shelton. In fact, he has a Song of the Year nomination as a writer, for Blake Shelton’s hit “God’s Country.”
After scores of writing successes, Hardy grabbed the mic for himself, and has embarked on a solo country career of his own, and is now a rapidly rising performing artist, with hits like “One Beer” and “Give Heaven Some Hell.”
Other Put-in-Bay Bash Events
If music festivals aren’t your thing we completely understand. Put-in-Bay has an event category for everyone including Put-in-Bay country music. Read more about Put-in-Bay events on our awesome events page!
Bash on the Bay 2017 – Bash on the Bay 1
Bash on the Bay was born in 2017! The island began planning their biggest ever music festival. Toby Keith entertained the island as the headlining performer. People from all over the United States to see the show. Put-in-Bay Ohio realized this event had amazing potential. Here we are, four years later ready to host our first two-day country music festival!
Bash on the Bay 2018 – Bash on the Bay 2
Bash on the Bay 2018 served as the 2nd annual country music festival on Put-in-Bay. The headlining performer for 2018 was Rascal Flatts group. With top songs like “What hurts the most” and “Life is a highway”, Rascal Flatts entertained over 10,000 concert goers that made the trip to Put-in-Bay airport for the Fest!
Bash on the Bay 2019 – Bash on the Bay 3
The 3rd annual Bash on the Bay feature the Detroit native Kid Rock and his “side-kick” Uncle Kracker. Compared to 2018’s Bash on the Bay crowd of 10,000, Kid Rock brought over 15,000 people! The Miller Ferry and Jet Express were at full capacity and ran on extended hours to transport the thousands of people. Kid Rock shut it down with songs like “All Summer Long” and “Cowboy”. Put-in-Bay was going crazy!
In 2019, Kid Rock stepped in as the headlining performer alongside Uncle Kracker and the island went crazy! Both of the Put-in-Bay ferries (The Jet Express and Miller Ferry) were at full capacity and had to run extended hours to accommodate the surge of people headed to and from the Put-in-Bay concert. On the water, boats came in from Catawba, Toledo, Port Clinton, and even Detroit and Cleveland to enjoy the music festival! Meanwhile, all of the Put-in-Bay lodging, home rentals, condos, hotels and resorts on the island were completely sold out.
Bash on the Bay 2020 – Bash on the Bay “Almost 4” was cancelled
The 2019 Bash was big with Kid Rock for one night, but Bash on the Bay 4 was going to be even bigger in 2020! The island began planning their biggest ever music festival. People from all over the US were ready to come visit when they heard that Blake Shelton and Keith Urban were the two headliners. However, Covid put a damper on our plans and we had to delay the concert until 2021. Who will the big headliners be next year?
Bash on the Bay 2021 – Bash on the Bay 4
Bash on the Bay returned after a year off for Covid! This gave the island more time for planning their biggest ever music festival. The first night of the Bash featuring Blake Shelton with Runaway Jane. The second night of the Bash featured Keith Urban with Carly Pearce. People from all over the United States to see the show. National promoters are realizing that this event has amazing potential.
Bash on the Bay 2022 – Bash on the Bay 5
Another amazing double bill for the 2022 edition of Bash on the Bay, as Brad Paisley wowed the crowd on Wednesday, and the Zac Brown Band headlined a raucous second night. This amazing island tradition grows every single year!
Bash on the Bay 2023 – Bash on the Bay 6
It sure looked like the 2023 Bash was going to be the biggest of all time, with a double bill of the two most prestigious artists to ever come to the Bay, Pitbull and Luke Bryan. But it was not to be. For a moment sure, as Pitbull was amazing in front of an incredible night one crowd. But night two never happened, thanks to a once in a decade kind of storm hitting South Bass Island, bringing massive flooding and damages that led to the cancellation of Luke Bryan’s big PIB moment.
Bash on the Bay 2024 – Bash on the Bay 7
After last year’s slight genre detour with Pitbull, 2024 returned to a fully country festival, with Jelly Roll and HARDY performing.
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Lodging for the Event
The first Bash event in 2017 saw every single one of the Put-in-Bay Hotels and Condos and Vacation Rental Homes booked within ONE WEEK of the concert dates being announced. The bash in 2019 with Kid Rock had all island houses and condos booked with 24 HOURS! If you don’t book at least 9 months early, chances are you won’t find a lodging any closer than Sandusky, Cleveland or Toledo!!!
Bash on the Bay is hosted by 614 Events.