TidalWave Music Festival

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TidalWave Music Festival
StatusActive
Genre Country music
FrequencyAnnually
Location(s)On the beach in Atlantic City. One Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic City, NJ 08401.
Years active2022–present
InauguratedAugust 2022 (2022-08)
Sponsor Live Nation
Website tidalwavefest.com
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Atlantic City beach looking north at Chelsea Avenue


The TidalWave Music Festival is a country music festival held beachfront in Atlantic City, New Jersey, in August. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]

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Background

The festival is held on the sand on the Atlantic City beach next to the boardwalk and attendees are allowed to bring a low-profile beach chair. Unlike many New Jersey beaches which require a fee to enter, the beach at Atlantic City is free to swim and sunbathe and is guarded by lifeguards in the summer. During the festival, attendees are permitted to swim in the ocean inside the festival area while lifeguards are on duty during daylight hours, according to the festival's website. [9]

2023

A 1930s Atlantic City promotional painting by Edward Mason Eggleston. Atlantic City-- America's All-Year Resort, Pennsylvania Railroad, painting by Edward Mason Eggleston.jpg
A 1930s Atlantic City promotional painting by Edward Mason Eggleston.

Performers included:

2022

The inaugural festival featured:

During his performance, Wallen played what was described as an "epic" hard rock medley of covers. [10]

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References

  1. Dec 16, 2022 Taste of Country TidalWave Music Festival 2023 Headliners Announced TidalWave Music Festival will return in 2023, with Jason Aldean, Brooks & Dunn and Thomas Rhett as headliners for the three-day event in...
  2. Nov 30, 2022 NJArts.net TidalWave country music festival in Atlantic City announces schedule Joining the annual Barefoot Country Music Festival in Wildwood, which debuted in 2021, the TidalWave Music Festival — taking place on two...
  3. Aug 5, 2022 SILive.com TidalWave Music Festival brings country music to the Atlantic City beach The festival lasts August 12-14, with headliners Luke Bryan, Morgan Wallen and Dierks Bentley.
  4. Aug 8, 2022 People Magazine Go Inside TidalWave! All the Photos Behind-the-Scenes at the Inaugural Atlantic City Music Festival The three-day beachfront "Roar on the Shore" Aug. 12-14 in New Jersey, featuring headliners Luke Bryan, Morgan Wallen and Dierks Bentley.
  5. Aug 16, 2022 Atlantic City Weekly TidalWave Music Festival brings monsoon of country music to A.C. beach this weekend The summer beach concert series keeps heating up in Atlantic City. Still reeling from the success of the incredible triple header of Phish...
  6. Aug 9, 2022 Press of Atlantic City Country fans enjoy a TidalWave of music in Atlantic City ATLANTIC CITY — The Boardwalk was packed Saturday afternoon with thousands of people in cowboy hats, boots and daisy dukes waiting patiently...
  7. Aug 13, 2022 NJ.com TidalWave Festival 2022: Where to buy last-minute tickets to see Luke Bryan and Morgan Wallen Other mega country stars on the lineup include Dierks Bentley, Chase Rice, Hardy, Riley Green and Lainey Wilson.
  8. Aug 9, 2022 Music Mayhem Magazine WATCH: Morgan Wallen Performs Epic Medley Of Rock Covers Including Linkin Park, Def Leppard & More Morgan Wallen shocked fans at Tidalwave Music Festival in New Jersey with an epic medley of rock covers that included Linkin Park & More.
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