{"id":133092,"date":"2026-01-27T04:14:14","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T04:14:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/133092\/"},"modified":"2026-01-27T04:14:14","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T04:14:14","slug":"ludacris-to-headline-players-concert-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/133092\/","title":{"rendered":"Ludacris to headline PLAYERS concert"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Multi-Platinum recording artist and\u00a0three-time\u00a0Grammy award winner Chris \u201cLudracris\u201d Bridges will headline THE PLAYERS\u2019 Military Appreciation Day\u00a0concert\u00a0on Tuesday, March 10, taking the stage\u00a0on the iconic Island Green at TPC Sawgrass for an evening celebrating local service members.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The hip-hop superstar known for his chart-topping hits such as \u201cStand Up,\u201d \u201cGet Back\u201d\u00a0and \u201cRollout\u201d brings more than two decades of music and film success to the event.\u00a0Ludacris has a long history of supporting charitable causes,\u00a0aligning with\u00a0the event\u2019s focus on community and service.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Ludacris said,\u00a0\u201cI\u2019m\u00a0ready\u00a0to\u00a0stand up on the iconic 17th hole \u2014 the stage will be\u00a0epic\u00a0and\u00a0the\u00a0energy will be electric. Join me to kick off the best week of the year in Ponte Vedra Beach.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The performance will be familyfriendly and suitable for audiences of all ages and, under THE PLAYERS\u2019 youth policy, two children ages 15 and younger may attend free with each ticketed adult.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMilitary Appreciation Day means a lot to us and welcoming Ludacris to one of the most iconic stages in golf is a pretty special way to celebrate,\u201d said Lee Smith, executive director of THE PLAYERS.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The concert will\u00a0immediately\u00a0follow the Military Appreciation Day ceremony, which begins at 4:30 p.m. Admission to Ludacris\u2019 concert is free with the purchase of Tuesday tickets, which are available for purchase at\u00a0THEPLAYERS.com\/tickets. Parking passes are not included and must be\u00a0purchased separately.\u00a0Go to theplayers.com\/parking.<\/p>\n<p>More information on THE PLAYERS\u2019 military programming can be found at: www.THEPLAYERS.com\/military. Complimentary and discounted tickets for service members will be available to claim in early February.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Multi-Platinum recording artist and\u00a0three-time\u00a0Grammy award winner Chris \u201cLudracris\u201d Bridges will headline THE PLAYERS\u2019 Military Appreciation Day\u00a0concert\u00a0on Tuesday, March&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":132422,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[116,118,117],"class_list":["post-133092","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-jacksonville","tag-jacksonville","tag-jacksonville-headlines","tag-jacksonville-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/133092","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=133092"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/133092\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/132422"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=133092"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=133092"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=133092"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}