Ocean City's 2024 Oceans Calling to host Blink-182, Dave Matthews Band: Here's the lineup

The 2024 Oceans Calling Festival lineup is here at long last.

The star-studded lineup, which was announced Tuesday afternoon, includes headliners Blink-182, The Killers, Dave Matthews Band and more.

Along with the esteemed headliners, an array of ultra-talented musical artists are expected to hit the stage later this year when the three-day music festival is set to make its grand return.

Oceans Calling lineup includes big headliners Blink-182, and more

The acclaimed Oceans Calling Festival will round out yet another summer season along the coast as it hits the Eastern Shore this fall from Sept. 27-29, 2024.

Blink-182 will headline the first night on Friday, Sept. 27, with big names such as Cage the Elephant, Sublime, O.A.R., 311, Phillip Phillips, The Revivalists, Sugar Ray, The Darkness, Larkin Poe, Tonic, Winona Fighter and Vincent Lima following suit.

Then, along with headliner The Killers on Saturday, Sept. 28, festivalgoers will get the chance to jam out with The Beach Boys, Young the Giant, Rebelution and The Offspring.

More artists such as Grouplove, The All-American Rejects, The Hives, Switchfoot, The Beaches, Tom Odell, Trevor Hall, The Samples and Katelyn Tarver will take the stage that same day.

The final day of the highly anticipated music festival — Sunday, Sept. 29 — will be filled with epic live performances from headliner Dave Matthews Band, as well as Mt. Joy, Counting Crows, Boyz II Men and Barenaked Ladies.

Then, Blues Traveler, Pigeons Playing Ping Pong, Guster, Big Head Todd and the Monsters, Lisa Loeb, Jade Bird and Stephen Kellog will all follow suit on Sunday.

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Oceans Calling to return after initial success

Oceans Calling Festival — in partnership with musicians O.A.R. and featuring over 30 performances on three stages — will be open to festivalgoers from 12 p.m. to 11 p.m. daily. Festival grounds are to be located at the Ocean City Inlet, with the Atlantic Ocean just a short walk away.

The announcement of the music festival's grand return comes after the successful inaugural event, which took place Sept. 29 through Oct. 1, 2023. The event took the town of Ocean City by storm.

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A reported total of 50,000 people were in town each day for the inaugural festival. Throngs of delighted festivalgoers packed the historic Boardwalk, inlet and surrounding beach.

Together, families and friends sampled delicious bites from local food vendors and had an all-around jolly good time at Jolly Roger at the Pier amusement park, all the while music filled the air.

The resort town was teeming with life, and local mom-and-pop-shops such as King's Cotton Candy, Bull on the Beach and Cork Bar flourished. Each deemed the festival a massive success.

"Thank you to everyone who made the first #OceansCalling so unforgettable – the incredible acts, our hardworking staff, and most importantly, YOU, the amazing fans! We're filled with gratitude for Ocean City, and we can't wait to return," said the C3-produced festival in October, thanking festivalgoers and teasing its imminent return.

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Where can I buy tickets?

Ticket presale begins Thursday, Feb. 29, at 10 a.m. ET. A general on-sale will follow on Feb. 29 at 11 a.m. ET if tickets remain.

Ticket prices includes all fees, before taxes and shipping. Taxes will be added as applicable by city and state. Festivalgoers may sign up for a presale passcode now at https://www.oceanscallingfestival.com/tickets.

Oceans Calling Festival's comeback, and future

The music festival made a comeback in 2023 after being forced to cancel in 2022 due to Hurricane Ian's impending bad weather, much to the dismay of excited festivalgoers.

Since it's success in 2023, a three-year contract has been signed by the town and C3, the promoters for the event. The contract includes tentative date holds for a multi-stage music festival in 2025 and 2026, Delmarva Now previously reported.

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Olivia Minzola covers communities on the Lower Shore. Contact her with tips and story ideas at [email protected].

This article originally appeared on Salisbury Daily Times: Oceans Calling Fest lineup to include Counting Crows, Boyz II Men, more