Oceans Calling announces star-studded 2024 lineup, Springfest names music headliners

The lineup of the second annual Oceans Calling festival was announced Tuesday, and it is a doozy. Beach music venues up and down the coast are also unveiling plans for events of their own as spring and summer get closer.

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Oceans Calling will take place Friday through Sunday, Sept. 27-29, and ticket sales will begin at 10 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 29. Last year’s inaugural edition, which had been postponed from 2022 due to weather, drew an estimated 50,000 music fans to the Inlet per day — making it the biggest ticketed even in the town’s history.

This year’s lineup was announced live on the radio Tuesday morning on 98.1 WOCM, with one little catch — its website crashed after hitting its limit of 100,000 visitors. (Your intrepid columnist went with Plan B, listening to it in a parked car.)

Dozens of national acts will again play Oceans Calling. The headliners will be Blink-182 on Friday; The Killers on Saturday; and the Dave Matthews Band on Sunday. Note that Matthews’ entire band will be on hand; he was originally scheduled to play acoustic at the rained-out 2022 fest.

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Cork announces ticket sales for big summer country music show

In Dewey Beach, the seasonal Bottle & Cork nightclub has announced that tickets will go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday, March 1, for a summer concert by up-and-coming country performer Chase Matthew. It is scheduled for 8 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 4 ($25). The solo headlining slot will take place on one of the singer’s nights off from Jason Aldean’s Highway Desperado Tour, where Matthew is one of five special guests.

The 1,200-capacity Cork has issued “low-ticket alerts” for two of its other country bookings. Sara Evans sold 524 tickets the very first day for her concert set for Sunday, June 23 ($45). Justin Moore will play a two-nighter Thursday and Friday, July 11-12 ($69 per night), and at last count there were a mere 194 tickets left for Friday’s show.

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Wayne Newton bringing Las Vegas vibe to Rehoboth Beach

Downtown Rehoboth Beach will have a Las Vegas vibe this coming weekend. The Rehoboth Beach Convention Center will host Nevada crooning icon Wayne Newton and his “Up Close and Personal” tour Friday, March 1. Local opening act Dan Gaffney will warm up the crowd with his Mind Mysteries magic show at 7 p.m. ($65, $75).

The convention center also has tickets on sale for various concerts taking place during the 35th annual Rehoboth Beach Autumn Jazz Festival, which runs Thursday through Sunday, Oct. 17-20.

Those who like their singer-songwriters on the mellower side have been enjoying concerts at the Listening Booth, located in the Tanger Outlets Surfside shopping center on southbound Route 1 at Midway. Next up is an appearance by Nashville folk musician Amy Speace on Friday, March 1 ($35). She will take the stage following a 7 p.m. set by local opening act Carly Winter.

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Freeman Arts Pavilion announces more big summer concerts

In Selbyville, the outdoor Freeman Arts Pavilion is seeing brisk sales for the first round of bookings of its Sounds Like Summer concert series (which went on sale last week). The first sellout of the year went to country favorite Cole Swindell. By the time you’re reading this, shows by rock guitar wizard Joe Bonamassa as well as co-headliners The Indigo Girls and Melissa Etheridge may also be sold out, as just a smattering of seats remained for each.

Tickets are still available for other performers, such as British reggae act UB40, which will bring its Red, Red Wine Tour to Freeman at 7 p.m. Sunday, July 7. That one will be a general admission, bring-your-own-chair event ($49).

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Ocean City's Springest announces music headliners

Back at the Inlet in Ocean City, the 33rd annual edition of Springfest is set for Thursday through Sunday, May 2-5, and organizers have unveiled this year’s music headliners.

Things kick off with The Olivia Show: A Tribute to Olivia Newton-John starring vocalist Olivia Plaisance-Sia at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 2 ($25 to $40). Country singer Lauren Alaina, who has competed on both “American Idol” and “Dancing With the Stars,” will perform at 7 p.m. Friday, May 3 ($25 to $50). Alternative-rock act Everclear will play its radio hits at 7 p.m. Saturday, May 4 ($25 to $75).

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