'Sea Hear Now' Festival Lineup Announced

The Sea Hear Now Festival will take place September 16-17 in Asbury Park, New Jersey. It's a celebration of music and surf culture at the end of summer.

I have to admit the lineup is a little odd in my opinion. The headliners are The Killers and Foo Fighters. Fine. But how is Sheryl Crow an opener for The Killers... not to mention Greta Van Fleet? I'm stunned she's that far down on the bill. Living Colour and The Breeders are also in the mix, as are The Beach Boys. Tickets go on sale tomorrow and two-day GA wristbands are $370 each. Of course VIP and crazy experience packages are available.

I'm just old so I have no idea what bands like Surfer Girl or Royal Blood sound like. Living Colour caught my eye, so I thought I'd share. I'm sure this is a fun weekend, especially since it all happens at the beach.

Comments

[Him]

Yuck. Sounds like a salad bowl filled with mix and match bands that they could get. Living Colour? Hell yes. The one bitter Beach Boy left? No. The Breeders? Glad the Deal Sisters are dealing with it again, together. The rest? You pick your poison. But you surely can't be sure you are going to like what comes next!

That said, Allyson, Royal Blood are a great two piece band, worthy of you checking them out on your Victrola! "Figure it Out" probably ranks as their most 'popular' song (with its nicely polarizing video). In the same pocket, though scratching against slightly different lint, are The Bonnevilles. "Long Runs the Fox" got some legs by being featured on the film _Boys from County Hell_ in 2021.

Two bands. Two members each. And they still make Regrettably Van Slight seem like a smudge on the dust-jacket of something remarkable. And I say this knowing that both bands wear a bit of Lep on their sleeves. But they don't sniff and posture when you mention it. They just lean in and go for it!

[William Hendricks]

Royal Blood are amazing. Please check them out. Saw them open for Foo Fighters, on tour with Queens of the Stone Age, and a headline performance last year in MSP.