Amp Jam #2 Returns to Live Oak Feb. 16-18, 2026

Dumpstaphunk plays Sly and the Family Stone? Take my money. Friends, roamers and countryfolk, lend me your ears. Amp Jam #2 is slated for February 26-28, 2026 and if last year’s inaugural is any indication of how utterly, spit bubble funky this show is going to be, then lay back and let it happen. Once again, the Amphitheater Stage at the Spirit of Suwannee Music Park serves as ground zero for a weekend of funk, rock n roll, blues and all brands of electric slather. Amp Jam #2 Returns to Live Oak Feb. 16-18, 2026. Roll call.

This year’s lineup adds some grateful goodness in the vein of Grahame Lesh with Warren Haynes, Nels Cline, Rob Barraco and John Molo, Warren Haynes Band, Umphrey’s McGee, 2nd set with All Night Wrong featuring Jennifer Wartswick, Skerik, Alex Wasily, Roosevelt Collier and more, Lettuce, Dumpstafunk plays Sly and the Family Stone, The Nth Power featuring Jennifer Wartswick, Cory Henry and Robert “Spud” Searight, The Heavyweights with Eric Krasno, Cory Henry and Robert “Spud” Searight, The Roosevelt Collier Band, Family Company, New Dawn Starkestra, Brock Butler Band, Gullah Collective, Kamp Happiness Family Jam and more.

Welcome back to the The Amphitheater Stage at the Spirit of Suwannee Music Park. It was your first favorite stage and likely still is. And why not? It’s where the cool kids are going to be. Whether on the rail or the old person rail back on the street, it has always been a unique place to experience music. The terraced bowl is shaded by turkey oaks draped with Spanish moss while chairs and hammocks are layered in every direction.

“Spirit of Suwannee Music Park in Live Oak, Florida is loving home and proud host to dozens of eclectic music festivals dating back decades. Thousands of fans from around the world return time and again, flocking to frolic freely in this sacred space, to dance, commune, connect and coalesce around the intergenerational, genre-spanning live music gatherings. Centrally-located within the sprawling 800-acre campground venue is a celestial crown-jewel, the Amphitheater Stage, a majestic, tree-lined natural bowl with amazing acoustics, set amidst turkey oaks and dogwoods, framed by towering pines dripping in Spanish moss. The brilliant organic beauty creates crucial shade and an intimate container; familiar faces cultivate a familial atmosphere with filial traditions passed down from onstage to the rage. With world-class musicians blessing the Amphitheater Stage year after year, the sum of these sensory parts provide a unique, high-fidelity concert experience that rivals iconic amphitheaters like Colorado’s renowned Red Rocks or Washington’s breathtaking Gorge.”

At the end of the day, when the rubber meets the road, last year’s event produced one of Lucy’s favorite sets of the year. Daze Between Band playing with George Porter Jr. and showcasing songs he helped make famous with Eric Krasno, John Scofield, Ivan Neville, Tony Hall, Ian Neville, Deven Trusclair, Jennifer Hartswick, Ryan Zoidis, Alex Wasily, Viveca Hawkins, Ari Teitel and guests. It was a hitfest from the Meters to Allen Toussaint, Robert Palmer to Little Feat and beyond. Pound for pound, withers to brisket, the Crescent City delivers the best kind of funk.

Visit the Amp Jam website and like their social media channels on Facebook, Instagram, X and reddit. Also check out the Wranglers Media family of interweb portals. Just lie back and let it happen. And be sure to visit last year’s inaugural wook silliness with Amp Jam #1: Suwannee Always Provides.

Keep up with the Wranglers as we head forth into the fray and celebrate the spring festival season in Florida. Things get started with Love Burn, then the Suwannee calls with Amp Jam #2, Spring Reunion and Resonate. This is how we do it. It’s why all the middle aged folks are moving closer to Live Oak. You already know.