2018 Wildwood Crest Summer Music Series set to begin this Wednesday, June 27th

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WILDWOOD CREST – The first of 24 live music shows is set as the 2018 Wildwood Crest Summer Music Series kicks off with Fuse Box performing classic and progressive rock hits on Wednesday, June 27, at 7:30 p.m. at Centennial Park.

Subsequent Wildwood Crest Summer Music Series shows will be held each Saturday through Sept. 22 and each Wednesday through Aug. 29.

An additional show, featuring the Chatterband (dance and party hits), will be held Friday, July 6. The Chatterband was originally scheduled to play the Wildwood Crest Summer Kickoff Concert on May 27 but the show was postponed by rain.

The first Saturday performance of the series on June 30 will feature Soul’d Again, featuring soul, funk and oldies hits.

All Wildwood Crest Summer Music Series shows begin at 7:30 PM and are held at Centennial Park, located at Fern Road and Ocean Avenue. Admission to each show is free. Attendees should bring a blanket or a chair.

The Wildwood Crest Summer Music Series, the largest and most comprehensive municipal concert series at the Jersey Shore, regularly draws thousands to Centennial Park, located just steps from the beach.

The series includes many of the East Coast’s top tribute acts and cover bands performing a wide variety of music, from oldies to today’s rock-and-roll and dance hits.

Tribute bands scheduled for the 2018 Wildwood Crest Summer Music Series include Parrotbeach (Jimmy Buffett), 2U/Almost Journey (U2 and Journey), B Street Band (Bruce Springsteen), Damn The Torpedoes (Tom Petty), Dead Reckoning (Grateful Dead), Street Life Serenade (Billy Joel) and Beat Tells (The Beatles).

Some of the top dance and party bands scheduled to appear this summer include Don’t Call Me Francis, Stellar Mojo, Big City, Legacy Band, Flowers For Taco, Kicking Sunrise and many more.

Also scheduled for this summer is a show by Kevin Miller’s Smashed, a band performing rock hits from the 80s and 90s that is led by Miller, the drummer for national rock artist Fuel.

For more information about the 2018 Wildwood Crest Summer Music Series, log on to www.wildwoodcrest.org or call 609-523-0202 or 609-522-0221.

2018 Wildwood Crest Summer Music Series Schedule 

All shows begin at 7:30 PM and are held at Centennial Park (Fern Road & Ocean Avenue)

WEDNESDAY

June 27        Fuse Box (classic/progressive rock)       
July 4            Roundhouse Band (dance/party hits)       
July 11            Sass Faction (pop/dance hits)
July 18            Billy D Light (classic/progressive rock)   
July 25            Dead Reckoning (Grateful Dead tribute)
August 1        Street Life Serenade (Billy Joel tribute)   
August 8        Kicking Sunrise (pop/rock/party hits)   
August 15        Mango Men (summer party music)           
August 22        Beat Tells (Beatles tribute)       
August 29        Star Band (oldies/Doo Wop/pop)


FRIDAY

July 6            Chatterband (pop/rock/dance hits)
(postponed show from May 27)


SATURDAY

June 30        Soul’d Again (soul/funk/oldies)               
July 7            Parrotbeach (Jimmy Buffett tribute)       
July 14            Big Bleu (Motown/dance/pop hits)       
July 21            Legacy Band (dance/party hits)       
July 28            Don’t Call Me Francis (dance/party hits)       
August 4        Flowers For Taco (pop/rock hits)   
August 11        2U/Almost Journey (U2 & Journey tribute)       
August 18        Kevin Miller’s Smashed (‘80s/’90s rock hits)   
August 25        Stellar Mojo (dance/party/funk hits)   
September 1        B Street Band (Bruce Springsteen tribute)       
September 8        Damn The Torpedoes (Tom Petty tribute)           
September 15    Reign Band (oldies/Motown/dance hits)
September 22    Big City (dance/party/oldies hits)