Ocean City officials say this year’s Country Calling went according to plan, with city staff and business owners remarking on the success of another festival weekend.
This year, an estimated 55,000 people gathered at the southern end of the beach and Boardwalk for the second annual Country Calling Festival, which was expanded to three days following the success of last year’s two-day inaugural event.
With sunny skies and a strong lineup, officials say this year’s festival was just as successful as last weekend’s Oceans Calling.
“The same electric feeling and viewing was evident at Country Calling,” Ocean City Tourism and Business Development Director Tom Perlozzo said. “This was a tremendous tourism engine for the town. The viral nature of just our headline acts promoting the event reached over 28 million for just three performers promoting Ocean City. We heard nothing but positive comments from the community and look forward to the next event.”
This year’s festival was headlined by Carrie Underwood and Brooks & Dunn on Friday, Luke Bryan on Saturday and Luke Combs on Sunday, with supporting performances by dozens of other country artists, including Tyler Hubbard, Leann Rimes, Treaty Oak Revival and Wynonna Judd. One artist – Koe Wetzel – was forced to cancel his Sunday performance due to a safety issue with the band’s airplane.