New Jersey is gearing up for one of the two biggest concert days in 2024, featuring some of the biggest names in music.
New Jersey, along with New York City, will host names like Foo Fighters, Luke Combs, blink-182, and many more, including Jersey’s own Bouncing Souls this weekend.
Luke Combs headlines this billing, with two nights at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, two of the biggest country shows in the state this year. Not only is Combs set to perform two huge nights on the Growin’ Up and Gettin’ Old tour, the openers are stacked for each night as well.
Friday, July 19th features Cody Jinks, Charles Godwin, Hailey Whitters, and The Wilder Blue. On Saturday, July 20th, the second night, Jordan Davis, Mitchell Tenpenny, Drew Parker, and Colby Acuff will be opening. Gates open at 5:00 pm for the first night on Friday.
Foo Fighters are looking for revenge against the rain with night two at Citi Field on Friday, July 19th. After the first night was canceled after nearly an hour and a half of Foo Fighters, they’re back Friday with The Hives.
Most of the shows are coming this Friday and Saturday, but the party doesn’t stop on Sunday, in fact, it will be the most party-like show with blink-182 at Citi Field. It’s one of the biggest shows they will have ever played to date, and certainly their biggest in the tri-state area.
The Bouncing Souls are hosting their annual Stoked For Summer on the Stone Pony Summer Stage in Asbury Park, with one of the biggest Summer Stage lineups this year. Vandals are subheadlining, plus more music from The Dead Milkmen, locals Catch 22, and Des & the Swagmatics round out the lineup. The show starts at 4:00 pm on Saturday.
Also on the Summer Stage, the summer vibes continue with O.A.R.’s summer tour, along with Fitz and the Tantrums and DJ Logic on Friday.
The amphitheaters are packed this week as well, with Santana and Counting Crows co-headlining the PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel on Friday, and Dave Matthews headlining Freedom Mortgage Pavilion for two nights this weekend.
Totally Tubular tour, with a whole lot of names, are hitting up Etess Arena at Hard Rock in Atlantic City this Friday, plus Ill Nino celebrate 25 years of Latin Metal at Starland Ballroom on Saturday.
Great South Bay Music Festival chugs on this weekend, as we can’t forget, on Long Island with Pepper, Streetlight Manifesto, Dark Star Orchestra, and Badfish throughout the weekend. Dark Star Orchestra are also headlining the Summer Stage on Sunday.
As this is titled “Part 1,” you might be thinking, what’s the part two? That would be September 21st, threading the needle between Sea.Hear.Now, Oceans Calling, and Soundside, featuring a ton of shows in the area.
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