Back To The Island: A Comprehensive Cheat Sheet

If you're familiar with my blog at all, then you know that I've already dedicated thousands of sappy words to remembering Back to the Island each year. I find myself revisiting those posts from time to time, not just for nostalgia's sake, but often to answer some random question that comes to mind that I should probably already know the answer to. How many times have we been to Jewel Paradise Cove? What year did Taylor jump in the ocean? Who was the opener in Cancun? Most of the answers are there...somewhere...sometimes after clicking on three of the wrong years, and sometimes with the help of hansonstage. A few of the answers aren't really on the internet anymore unless you know who to ask or where to look. So here it is, instead of a sappy post, a far more detailed chart than any of us asked for.

Dates	Location	Price	Merch By Years Attended	Special Guests	Activities	Show Themes	Highlights	Lowlights
BTTI 2013 Jan 11-Jan15	Breezes Grand Negril, Jamaica	$1499- $2999	Year 1: Basic Merch Package = Towel, T-shirt, Tote Bag.	Robert Schwartzman & Charlie Mars	Z- Tie Dye I- Drink Mixing T- Cooking	No official themes.  Second show was acoustic.	Just being there! Surprise M&G photos.	Setlist repeats.
BTTI 2014 Jan 10-Jan14	Grand Lido Negril, Jamaica	$1649- $2999	Year 2: Basic Merch + Pineapple Pin	Matt Wertz & Paul McDonald	Z- Tie Dye I- Trivia T- Afterparty	Anthem, Fan Club, Voting	1st ever solo shows, Rares on setlists.	None! This year was the gold standard of BTTIs.
BTTI 2015 Jan 7-Jan 11	Golden Parnassus Cancun, Mexico	$1499- $1899	Year 3: Basic Merch + Sunglasses	Nick Santino & David Ryan Harris	Z- Pottery Painting I- Drink Mixing T- Afterparty	Welcome to the Island, Christmas on the Island, Desert Island (voting)	Surprise excursion to Isla Mujeres, “Sand in My Crevice,” “Smiletimes”	Too cold to swim, beach wasn’t private, T solo and afterparty were indoors.
BTTI 2016 Jan 5-Jan 9	Jewel Paradise Cove Runaway Bay, Jamaica	$1599- $1949	Year 4: Basic Merch + Sun Visor (baseball cap in later years)	Parachute & Paul McDonald	Z- Bracelet Making I- Trivia T- Tie Dye & Afterparty	No official themes. Second show was RNR tour covers.	Great new location, Z solo “Lucy,” Isaac solo “Life Without You” that we didn’t know existed	Afterparty felt cut short when fans started getting on Taylor’s DJ stage.
BTTI 2017 Jan 4-Jan 8	Jewel Paradise Cove Runaway Bay, Jamaica	$1625- $1975	Year 5: Basic Merch + Passport Cover & Luggage Tag	John Fullbright & Andrew Ripp	ITZ- Tie Dye Z- Cards Against Humanity I- Family Feud T- Afterparty	Rock All Night, Acoustic, Members Only	All 3 solo shows. Isaac’s “Hallelujah” cover. “Vigorous Jazz Hands” had us in tears.	Tie dye was too hectic with all three brothers
BTTI 2018 Jan 6-Jan 10	Melia Braco Village Trelawney, Jamaica	$1675- $2125	Year 6: Basic Merch + Flip Flops	Chris Carrabba & Stephen Kellogg	Z- Cards Against Humanity I- Family Feud T- Afterparty	Rock All Night, Members Only, Singles	Chris Carrabba as an opener, Z debuted “Seymour Better Times,” T jumped in the ocean	Weather caused postponed/ indoor shows, travel delays, and canceled flights
BTTI 2019 Jan 30-Feb 3	Melia Braco Village Trelawney, Jamaica	$1725- $2225	Year 7: Basic Merch + Waterproof Speaker	Lewis Watson & Jacob Tovar	Dunn’s River Falls, ITZ- String Theory Q&A T- Afterparty Z- Video Games (not on itinerary)	Rock All Night, String Theory, Members Only	Impromptu video games with Z two nights in a row, T solo “This is Criminal”, T showed up at Falls	String Theory set felt wrong without an orchestra
BTTI 2020 Jan 31-Feb 4	Melia Braco Village Trelawney, Jamaica	$1775- $2275	Year 8: Basic Merch + Large Canvas Beach Bag	Milck & Joshua & The Holy Rollers	Z- Video Games I- Family Feud T- Prom Afterparty	No official themes.	Perfect weather, Isaac & Mac hosting Family Feud together	Multiple cases of food poisoning
BTTI 2022 Jan 6-Jan 10	Jewel Paradise Cove Runaway Bay, Jamaica	$1799- $2299	Year 9: Basic Merch + Waffle Weave Robe	Raging Fyah	I&Z- Family Feud T- Pool Party	No official themes.	Returning after a year off! Isaac attempted “Soldier”. T solo “Out of My Head” & debuted “Child at Heart”	Canceled M&G photos, covid testing to get in or out
BTTI 2023 Jan 5-Jan 9	Jewel Paradise Cove Runaway Bay, Jamaica	$1899- $2399	Year 10: Basic Merch + Embroidered Denim Jacket	Allen Mack Myers Moore	I&Z- Family Feud T- Pool Party	No official themes.	Random “Man of Constant Sorrow” cover, AMMM Bonfire show	No notes :-)
BTTI 2024 Jan 4-Jan 8	Jewel Paradise Cove Runaway Bay, Jamaica	$1949- $2499	Year 11: Basic Merch + Blanket	Allen Mack Myers Moore	I&T- Family Feud Z- Video Games T- Pool Party	No official themes.	“Island in the Sun” cover, “Semi-Hollow,” “We Belong Together”	Solo shows at 4pm = standing in blistering direct sun instead of sunset
BTTI 2025 Jan 9-Jan 13	Jewel Paradise Cove Runaway Bay, Jamaica	$1999- $2499	Year 12: Basic Merch + Stanley Cup	Phantom Planet	I&T- Pictionary Z- Video Games T- Pool Party	No official themes.	“Bridges of Stone,” Phantom Planet by the bonfire, Pictionary was a fun change from Family Feud	Weird Hunger Games front row circus

I'd like to thank hansonstage for helping me confirm setlist themes, Gmail for never making me delete a single BTTI welcome packet, no matter how giant those PDF files are, and Hanson for causing me to edit down the "highlights" column approximately 30 times because this event is just too fun.

*Pricing is per-person for a double occupancy room.

Highlights and Lowlights are obviously subjective. What are yours?