Going Places with Dina Guzzardo
Atlantic City has really hit it out of the park with music festivals at the Shore this summer, providing a variety of genres suitable for all listeners. This weekend, AC is going country with the TidalWave Music Festival happening all weekend (August 12th-14th) at Atlantic City Beach.
None other than Luke Bryan will be headlining the Main Stage on Friday night. Bryan needs no introduction; even non-country music fans know the Country Music Association award winning artist with his songs like “Up”, “Country On”, and “Country Girl (Shake It for Me)”. Opening up for Bryan will be Riley Green and Mitchell Tenpenny. There will also be performances by artists such as Lainey Wilson, Breland, with Dee Jay Silver opening the weekend at 2pm on the Main Stage, and Alana Springsteen opening the Next From Nashville Stage (NVN) at 2:15pm.
On Saturday, Morgan Wallen, who was a member of both Usher and Adam Levine’s teams on The Voice, will headline the Main Stage at 9:25pm. After his brief stint on The Voice, Wallen was signed to Panacea Records and has since gone on to release twelve number one singles, including recording a song with Florida Georgia Line. Sharing the stage with Wallen will be Hardy, Tracy Lawrence, and more. Filmore will headline the NFN stage at 7pm with Seaforth opening at 5:40pm.
Then, on Sunday, Grammy-nominated artist Dierks Bentley will close the festival on the Main Stage at 9:25pm. Opening up for Bentley will be Chase Rice and Lauren Alaina on the Main Stage, and Dillon Carmichael will headline the NFN stage. A full breakdown of the schedule for the weekend, including all other artists, can be found at: https://tidalwavefest.com/schedule/.
Not only will there be great music taking over AC Beach all weekend, but there will also be a wide range of additional activities to keep guests entertained all weekend long. The festival producers are committed to ocean conservation, and they have curated a list of partners to be present in the Conservation Village located inside the festival. These “Conservation Rockstars” will offer interactive activities and opportunities to teach people how they can help save our oceans. The concept of the Conservation Village was pioneered by Rock the Ocean, whose mission is to, “increase public awareness about the issues impacting the world’s oceans and to support scientific research, education and ocean conservation initiatives through benefit concerts, brand partnerships, and entertainment industry events.” There will be several fundraising efforts over the weekend to support the participating nonprofits, with official Rock The Ocean merchandise on sale. There will also be a live auction in the TidalWave Fest App featuring custom acoustic and electric guitars autographed by TidalWave performing artists, the Best Seats In The House, a private yacht charter, and much more. Several brands, including White Claw, Tanqueray, Screwball Peanut Butter Whiskey, and Patron, will have vendor tents and will be selling their incredibly popular alcoholic beverages. If you want to play your part over the weekend, you can win prizes for collecting trash and recyclables. The Eco Exchange tent will be giving out koozies, t-shirts, and a grand prize of two tickets to TidalWave 2023.
The Craft Vendor area will have a selection of vendors selling apparel, jewelry, keepsakes, and souvenirs to remember your weekend by.
General Admission tickets for the weekend are currently going for $299 for the entire weekend of music, and single day passes are not available. However, this event is kid friendly, and kids under 6 get GA tickets for free. With the GA ticket, you will get access to all 3 days of music, bars, concessions, official festival merch, free water refill stations, shaded areas, and cell phone charging stations.
There are also two VIP ticketing options: the first gives you access to the standing section of VIP with premium elevated views, shaded lounge space, a dedicated VIP entrance, access to the VIP viewing area, complimentary massage and hair braiding services, air-conditioned restrooms, a private bar and more! The second provides reserved seating options in stadium style seating along with all the other VIP benefits. Standing VIP tickets are $499 and seated are $749.
Several hotels are offering exclusive deals for festival goers, with Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Tropicana Casino & Resort, and Caesars offering a range of exclusive VIP packages. For more information on the deals on offer, check out the website: https://tidalwavefest.com/hotels/.
To purchase your tickets for the festival and for more information for what is going on over the entire weekend, head over to the official website: https://tidalwavefest.com/.
Dina Guzzardo is the President and Executive Promoter of Dina Media Group LLC. Dina Media Group is an innovative cutting edge event production and marketing company that produces and promotes large events as well as a talent agency that manages some incredible talent. www.dinamediagroup.com
