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Oceans Calling weekend After success of last year’s event, city, promoters, fans believe music fest strikes the right chord. — PAGE 3
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KITE-FLYING WEATHER
Mother Nature dialed up a beautiful weekend for last weekend’s Sunfest Kite Festival, especially last Friday as all the aerial displays attest.
Wind lease area studied But that’s it. No decisions made, federal officials say, and add there are no plans to build anything three miles offshore — PAGE 10
Rent rants, comments solicited Planning officials want more public input before deciding on occupancy and length of stay restrictions for short-term rentals. — PAGE 6
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O.A.R., of Rockville and one of the originators of Oceans Calling Festival, is pictured performing during last year’s event. This year the band will perform Friday and Sunday.
Three-day festival returns to Ocean City for second year By Bethany Hooper Associate Editor (Sept. 27, 2024) More than 50,000 concertgoers will converge in downtown Ocean City this weekend for the return of the Oceans Calling Festival. While rain is possible this weekend, as was the case for two of three days last year, officials continue to prepare for an influx of visitors to Ocean City ahead of the second annual Oceans Calling Festival. Held Sept. 27-29, the three-day festival will feature more than 30 performances on three stages at the southern end of the beach and Boardwalk. The festival kicks off Friday with performances by Blink-182, Cage the Elephant, Sublime, 311, O.A.R., The Revivalists, The Darkness, Sugar Ray, Larkin Poe, Tonic, Phillip Phillips, Winona Fighter, Vincent Lima and Stolen Gin. On Saturday, festivities continue with performances by The Killers, The Offspring, Rebelution, The Beach Boys, Young the Giant, The All-American Rejects, The Hives, Grouplove,
Switchfoot, The Beaches, Trevor Hall, Brett Dennen, The Samples, Katelyn Tarver and Glom. The festival will conclude on Sunday with Dave Matthews Band, Mt. Joy, Counting Crows, Boyz II Men, Barenaked Ladies, Blues Traveler, Pigeons Playing Ping Pong, Guster, Big Head Todd and the Monsters, Lisa Loeb, Jade Bird and Stephen Kellogg. The festival will also feature Jolly Roger rides, food vendors, guest appearances and cooking demonstrations by chefs Robert Irvine, Amanda Freitag and Marc Murphy with host Jason Biggs. Tickets went on sale in late February and sold out a week later. Officials earlier this month said more than 50,000 tickets were purchased this year, meaning community members can expect a busy weekend in Ocean City. Boardwalk included in festival footprint Last year, the festival promoter partnered with the town and local businesses to include a portion of the Boardwalk in its festival footprint. And by and large, See OCEANS Page 80
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