Meghan Patrick Braves Fallen Trees And Nashville’s Severe Storm Aftermath To Reach Tortuga Music Festival
Patrick’s strong efforts proves her dedication to her fans.
Meghan Patrick; Photo by Ford Fairchild
Nothing’s going to stop Meghan Patrick from hitting the stage — not even the aftermath of a major storm.
Early Thursday morning, severe weather, including tornado warnings, lightning, thunder, and heavy rain, struck Middle Tennessee. The Tennessean reports that state and local officials have confirmed at least four fatalities due to the storms. With more bad weather on the way and many areas already flooded, residents like Patrick are now left to navigate what remains of the destruction.
The singer was all set to head to this weekend’s Tortuga Music Festival in Florida when a fallen tree and power lines blocked her path. Instead of giving up and canceling on her fans, she quickly found a way around the situation with a little help from her husband, fellow country singer Mitchell Tenpenny, and members of her team.
Patrick documented the events in a new video on social media, showcasing the destruction that prevented her from driving any further down the road. In the next clip, her heroes of the day are seen carrying her bags around the tree stump and into another car that came to pick her up.
She wrote, “POV: Nashville had crazy tornado storms last night taking down trees and power lines, and one of those trees is blocking the only road out…and you’re playing the Tortuga Pre-Party tonight in Florida and need to make it to the airport, so the best husband and best label radio rep come to the rescue.”
The Ontario-born, Nashville-based artist is seen following behind her other half, Tenpenny, who was not joining her on the rest of the journey but still made sure she was safe and had everything she needed before leaving their home for the weekend. After navigating around a hanging power line, she proudly confirmed, “mission accomplished, and no one got electrocuted.”
Despite the obstacles, Patrick prided herself and her rescuers for making sure that nothing was going to stand in her way from making it to the performance.
Her caption read, “And that’s on DEDICATION baby 😌 it’ll take more than a tornado, a fallen tree, and live power lines to stop me from getting to a show. See you at @tortugamusicfestival ☀️.”
2025 Tortuga Music Festival
2025 Tortuga Music Festival
Luckily, fans will still be able to catch Patrick’s set taking place tonight at the official Tortuga Music Festival Pre-Party. Rock the Ocean’s Tortuga Music Festival officially returns to Fort Lauderdale, FL April 4-6, 2025. The 12th annual ocean-side event will give music lovers the chance to experience performances by a variety of acts across three stages. Headliners Luke Combs, Jelly Roll and Keith Urban will appear on the main stage to close out the evenings.
Megahn Patrick joins the remainder of the epic 2025 lineup, including Gary Allan, Rodney Atkins, Artikal Sound System, Bumpin Uglies, Ashland Craft, Jordan Davis, Gavin DeGraw, Wyatt Flores, Gashi, Caylee Hammack, Ezra Ray Hart (ft. Mark McGrath, Kevin Griffin, Emerson Hart), Cody Jinks, Corey Kent, Marcus King, Ludacris, Parker McCollum, John Morgan, Megan Moroney, Angie K, Drew Parker, Restless Road, DJ Rock, Lily Rose, Shaboozey, Dee Jay Silver, The Original Wailers, Wheeland Brothers and Yelawolf.
The festival will also highlight rising Nashville-based acts on the Next From Nashville Stage. Plus, in between enjoying the epic music, festival-goers of all ages will have the chance to learn more about the work of The Rock The Ocean Foundation and help raise funds for critical ocean issues.
Joining Ashland Craft On A Co-Headlining Tour
In addition to Tortuga, Meghan Patrick will join fellow singer/songwriter Ashland Craft for their upcoming co-headlining trek. The Rollin’ Stoned Tour will find these powerhouse artists making their way to six cities across the U.S., beginning in Grand Rapids, MI on April 10. They will wrap up the run in Louisville, Ky on April 19.
While the sunshine state will be clear and bright for the festival, Nashville is still recovering from the major flooding that caused school closures and vehicle stalls on Interstate 65, along with at least one accident on Interstate 40. The severe threat has passed for the moment, however Tennessee isn’t out of the woods yet as the storms are likely to continue over the next couple of days.
Madeleine O’Connell graduated from North Central College with a bachelors degree in Journalism and Broadcast Communications before deciding to pursue her studies further at DePaul University. There, she earned her masters degree in Digital Communication & Media Arts. O’Connell served as a freelance writer for over two years while also interning with the Academy of Country Music, SiriusXM and Circle Media and assisting with Amazon Music’s Country Heat Weekly podcast. In addition to Country Now, she has been published in American Songwriter, Music Mayhem, and Holler.Country. Madeleine O’Connell is a member of the Country Music Association and the Academy of Country Music.
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