Sea.Hear.Now Festival has unveiled the full artist lineup for its 2026 event, returning to Asbury Park, N.J.’s North Beach and Bradley Park on September 19 and 20. Now in its eighth year, C3 Presents’ oceanfront event will once again call an eclectic mix of high-profile performers to send off the summer with a weekend of music, art and surfing. This year, Mumford & Sons and The Strokes will lead a bill of 28 other established acts in rock, R&B, indie, reggae, jam and more.
Beyond the Julian Casablancas-fronted alternative giants and Marcus Mumford’s folk-rock trio, still riding high in the wake of their sixth studio album, Prizefighter, some of the biggest names headed down the shore in September include The War on Drugs, Chaka Khan, the Pixies, Fontaines D.C., Moby, Goo Goo Dools, The Offspring and Kim Gordon, who two weeks ago released her explosive third solo album, Play Me.
Other standouts booked for Saturday include Men at Work, Shaggy, Susanna Hoffs, The All-American Rejects, Anders Osborne and Nat Myers. On Sunday, Die Spitz, Ziggy Marley, Flipturn, Alice Phoebe Lou, King Stingray and Ben Howard are among the exceptional early acts.
Offstage, Sea.Hear.Now celebrates beachfront culture with a professional surf competition, featuring champions like Sam Hammer, Balaram Stack, Cam Richards and Cassidy McClain. The Transparency Gallery will showcase artwork from musicians on the lineup, and the Stoke Henge attraction will return as well, exhibiting work from Asbury Park’s local artists.
Presale for Sea.Hear.Now Festival 2025 will open this Thursday, March 26 at 10 a.m. ET. Remaining tickets will go on sale to the general public at 11 a.m. ET. Find more information at seahearnowfestival.com.
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