Oceans Calling and Country Calling, two festivals produced by the same team behind Sea.Hear.Now, will return this fall in Ocean City, Maryland. The short road trip is a perfect beach festival trip for concert lovers.
Over the past couple of weeks, the two festivals released their schedules.
Oceans Calling: Friday
The opening day of Oceans Calling jumps off to a good start. Opening with King Stingray, a great act to see on the beach, you can also catch Better Than Ezra, Gavin DeGraw, and Everlast early in the day.
Shaggy kicks off the evening on the main stage, with festival co-producers O.A.R. playing an evening set on the Rockville stage.
Yellowcard will headline the Carousel stage, with Hootie & the Blowfish playing a very exclusive show. Dave Matthews Band will close out the day for the second time since 2024.
Saturday
Saturday, in my opinion, is the strongest day of either festival. American Authors is a great way to kick off the side stage bright and early, followed by Everclear and Violent Femmes.
Third Eye Blind on the main stage and Dashboard Confessional on the third stage is an incredibly difficult conflict, followed by 311, Gwen Stefani and All Time Low, an extended sunset set by the Goo Goo Dolls, and a headlining set by Twenty One Pilots.
Sunday
The festival comes to a close with a solid day on Sunday. Cory Wong into Susanna Hoffs and The Head and the Heart is a really cool way to open the day.
The O.A.R. & Friends set on the Rockville set is a can’t-miss experience. It’s a superjam set that has featured special guests like Pat Monahan from Train, John Rzeznik of the Goo Goo Dolls, Benji Madden from Good Charlotte, Andrew McMahon from Something Corporate and Jack’s Mannequin, and DMC.
Mumford & Sons will close out the festival, as they will across many festivals in the United States this year.
Country Calling: Friday
Country Calling, the second weekend of Oceans Calling, returns for another year, this time with just two days rather than three.
The first day is incredibly strong, with three headliners who can each headline this festival on their own.
Noeline Hoffman and Kaitlin Butts are great names early. The conflict of Wyatt Flores and Travis Tritt is unfortunate, but you can catch Russell Dickerson afterwards, who does a great show.
Rascal Flatts, Dierks Bentley, and Lainey Wilson cap off the night, which will be three can’t-miss performances.
Saturday
The festival concludes on Saturday with possibly the most respected name in country music.
Carter Faith, who opened for Post Malone and Jelly Roll on their stadium tour, will open the day. Charley Crockett is a great newer artist who delivers a retro country sound.
Brothers Osbourne are a great group, Miranda Lambert on a smaller stage will be a cool experience, and Chris Stapleton will blow away the crowd.
