Oceans Calling ‘23, Ocean Metropolis, Maryland’s new music pageant, will get a shot at redemption after foul climate halted the inaugural occasion in 2022.

First 12 months festivals maintain a particular place within the hearts of music followers.

They’re a cornucopia of untapped potential, an opportunity to make first impressions and make them magical.

So, it goes with out saying that after hurricane Ian pummeled the east coast in 2022 and fairly actually pulled a lot of the Oceans Calling manufacturing and infrastructure out to sea, followers are pulling for them as they make one other run at it this Sept 29 – Oct 1 within the bustling resort city of Ocean Metropolis, MD.

Atwood will likely be on location stay for the first-time occasion, and there’s a lot to look ahead to!

A LINEUP FOR EVERYONE

In its present state, the Oceans Calling 2023 lineup undoubtedly provides don’t-miss acts from bell to bell on every of the three days.

It’s laborious to not get excited a few pageant lineup that quietly has artists like Incubus and Weezer as second line acts and that’s certainly not a knock on headliners like blues guitar aficionado John Mayer or Alanis Morissette who mixed account for 14 Grammy awards.

Different supporting acts like Fitz and The Tantrums, White Reaper and The New Respects all convey with them excessive vitality stay units, so it appears like Jack Johnson crooning “Higher Collectively” because the solar units on day one needs to be a welcoming, mellow juxtaposition with the seaside backdrop.

Noah Kahan must also be a closely anticipated set on day two, amid a grueling world tour in help of his third album, Stick Season.

POSITIVITY IS PARAMOUNT

With Ocean Metropolis being among the many bigger resort cities within the mid-Atlantic area, it may possibly current a number of potential challenges towards executing a multi-day pageant.

As an even bigger shore level, the city doesn’t have as a lot of a real off season as some smaller locations may need, because it hosts some sizable occasions 12 months spherical and populations don’t drop off as a lot after Labor Day as with the smaller shore factors.

A number of the issues might be issues like visitors bottlenecks by the bridges, visitors security and parking, lodge availability and the like.  All these items thought of, director Tim Sweetwood praised metropolis officers for his or her energetic help in prepping for the occasion. 

“Each market/metropolis that we function in is totally different, so it’s necessary that we put lots of time, vitality and respect into cultivating that relationship. Everybody has been nice to work with, and everybody understands the purpose of working collectively to placed on a implausible occasion.” Sweetwood remarked.

Requested concerning the anticipation of rebounding from the climate cancellation of 2022, Sweetwood expressed that confidence is excessive going into September.

“We had such an exquisite response in 2022 for the occasion, so we have been decided to come back again with an equal or greater lineup. Now we have been thrilled with the response and dedication by followers for getting tickets to this 12 months’s occasion.”  mentioned the pageant director who has additionally produced different premier festivals like Shaky Knees in Atlanta.

With first 12 months festivals, you may depend on historic knowledge to anticipate how issues will play out, to an extent, however there’s all the time the worry of the unknown, which Sweetwood additionally eluded to.

“There are challenges predicting how the gang will transfer and the way a lot they’ll eat throughout the pageant. We’re working laborious to ensure we now have loads of assets contained in the pageant grounds to attempt to fulfill our pageant goers as finest we will!”

At nearly two months out, it seems like organizers have issues effectively in hand for the inaugural Oceans Calling pageant and it needs to be one.  See you on the seaside!

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