Music Pier Hosts Springsteen and Broadway Tributes, Summer Concert Series
Summer has officially arrived, and that means Ocean City’s busy calendar of beach, boardwalk and downtown events is underway. From the popular weekly Farmers Market, Funtastic Tuesdays and Market Days in the downtown to Wacky Wednesdays, Family Nights and Mummers Nights up on the boardwalk, the schedule holds something for everybody.
The Ocean City Music Pier also will come to life with the Summer Concert Series underway and a Springsteen tribute and Broadway celebration on tap.
The local Ocean City post will celebrate the 100th anniversary of the American Legion by presenting “BRUCE IN THE USA,” the world’s No. 1 tribute to Bruce Springsteen, at 7 p.m. Saturday, June 29. This high-energy musical experience is a near-perfect and visually accurate re-creation of a Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band show. For tickets ($35), visit oceancityvacation.com/boxoffice call 609 399-6111 or stop by the Music Pier Box Office, City Hall Welcome Center (861 Asbury Avenue) or the Roy Gillian Welcome Center (on the Route 52 causeway). All proceeds benefit the veterans programs of Morvay-Miley Post 524 in Ocean City.
The Ocean City Theatre Company will present “BROADWAY ON THE OC BOARDWALK,” a show featuring Broadway’s Nicholas Edwards (“Frozen”) and Christian Thompson (“Ain’t Too Proud To Beg”), at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday (June 26) at the Ocean City Music Pier. The show will bring a variety of Broadway favorites to life. Show time is 7:30 p.m. at the Ocean City Music Pier. For tickets ($18 to $20), visit oceancityvacation.com/boxoffice, call 609 399-6111 or stop by the Music Pier Box Office, City Hall Welcome Center (861 Asbury Avenue) or the Roy Gillian Welcome Center (on the Route 52 causeway).
The 2019 SUMMER CONCERT SERIES at the Ocean City Music Pier opens Monday (June 24) with legendary bluesman BUDDY GUY in concert. RICHARD THOMPSON – named by Rolling Stone as one of the Top 20 guitarists of all time – will deliver a rare solo acoustic performance on Tuesday (June 25) with special guest Joan Osborne performing the songs of Bob Dylan.
The HAPPY TOGETHER TOUR celebrates its 10th anniversary with an all-star lineup featuring The Turtles, Chuck Negron (formerly of Three Dog Night), Gary Puckett & The Union Gap, The Buckinghams, The Classics IV, and The Cowsills at 7 p.m. Monday, June 30. For tickets, visit www.ticketmaster.com or stop by the Ocean City Music Pier Box Office.
FARMERS MARKET, WACKY WEDNESDAYS AND BEACH EXERCISE
Ocean City’s popular weekly FARMERS MARKET opens for the season 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, June 26. It returns every Wednesday through Sept. 4 on the grounds of the Ocean City Tabernacle on the 500 block of Asbury Avenue. Crafters will be set up adjacent to the Farmers Market.
