OCEAN CITY — Delivering on a promise to bring a major lineup of known entertainment to Ocean City, event promoter C3 Presents on Monday announced the star-studded bands for the inaugural Oceans Calling Festival.
Last August, Tourism and Business Development Director Tom Perlozzo and C3 Presents promoter Tim Sweetwood pitched the idea of a significant three-day music festival in the resort for late September of this year and promised an eye-popping lineup of entertainment. C3 Presents is internationally known for the concerts, festivals and events in produces, including Lollapalooza in Chicago and the NFL draft, for example.
In March, C3 Presents announced nationally known and locally popular O.A.R., based out of Rockville, had signed on to be one of the headlining acts for the first-ever Oceans Calling Festival, a three-day event on the beach at the south end of the Boardwalk from Sept. 30 to Oct. 2, but the other acts booked to perform remained a mystery. On Monday, C3 Presents announced the remainder of the performers, including perhaps the greatest lineup of live music ever scheduled in the resort.
On opening day of the Oceans Calling Festival, Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds will headline with other performers including O.A.R, Dirty Heads, Skip Marley, Noah Kahan, Toad the Wet Sprocket, Peach Pit, Johnnyswim, The New Respects, Mihali and the Virginia Coalition.
On Saturday, the Lumineers headline a great lineup that also includes Cage the Elephant, Logic, Young the Giant, Jimmy Eat World, Allen Stone, Larkin Poe, Wilderado, and Pup Punk. On the event’s last day, Alanis Morissette will lead an amazing slate that also includes Cyndi Lauper, Sublime with Rome, St. Paul and the Broken Bones, Tai Verdes, Lawrence, Big Head Todd and the Monsters, and the Samples. O.A.R will also perform sets throughout the three-day event.
Not to shabby with the potential participants.
It’s about time they delivered on that one.