Rock, rally and roll: Ocean City Bike Week 2023 is here with loaded musical lineup

Olivia Minzola, Salisbury Daily Times
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Rev your engines and get ready to rock, rally and roll at the largest motorcycle festival on the East Coast — the 2023 OC Bikefest.

From Sept. 13-17, Bikefest attendees will gather together along Coastal Highway to indulge in all things motorcycles. Here's the latest on the music lineup and more.

BikeFest lineup has Lynyrd Skynyrd, Shinedown and more

ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons played a private concert Saturday, April 9, at Bonita Springs' Southwest Florida Event Center. The show was attended by employees of South Florida Gas and raised thousands of dollars for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons played a private concert Saturday, April 9, at Bonita Springs' Southwest Florida Event Center. The show was attended by employees of South Florida Gas and raised thousands of dollars for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.

Another star-studded lineup is headed to Ocean City this fall.

The 2023 OC Bikefest lineup will kickoff with big name headliner Shinedown, who will perform on The Progressive Insurance Main Stage at the OC Inlet on Friday, Sept. 15. The Struts will perform as the supporting act.

Southern rock royalty Lynyrd Skynyrd, the band behind "Free Bird" and many other Southern rock classics, will take to the main stage at the OC Inlet the following day, on Saturday, Sept. 16. Also set for the Inlet stage on Saturday are Texas legends ZZ TOP, who've had megahits like "Gimme All Your Loving," "Sharp Dressed Man" and many more through the years.

Tickets are now available for purchase here. Attendees may choose between 3-day general admission, 3-day VIP, single day general admission and single day VIP. According to the official OC Bikefest website, each concert event is rain or shine and all ticket sales are final.

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A history of rock at BikeFest

Rock 'n' roll has always been a big part of OC BikeFest, with big names joining the bill year after year.

In 2022, the lineup included the Zac Brown Band, Disturbed, Godsmack, Travis Tritt and more, and 2021 featured George Thorogood and the Delaware Destroyers, Bret Michaels and even Kid Rock.

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If you go:

WHAT: OC BikeFest

WHEN: Sept. 13-17, 2023

WHERE: Ocean City, Maryland

TICKETS: OCBikeFest.com

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Olivia Minzola covers communities on the Lower Shore. Contact her with tips and story ideas at ominzola@delmarvanow.com.

This article originally appeared on Salisbury Daily Times: Ocean City Bike Week 2023 revs up with ZZ Top, Shinedown and more