The Asbury Park Surf Music Festival announced their 2017 line-up yesterday, and it was one radically good line-up.
This year’s festival returns to the Anchor’s Bend and The Grand Arcade at Convention Hall on Saturday August 26. The festival starts at noon, and is a 21+ event — rain or shine. Part of the event will be on the North Beach bar of Anchor’s Bend, and in the event of rain it will be moved inside to Convention Hall.
The festival will be headlined by the phenomenal, and legendary instrumental surf and garage rock band Los Straitjackets. The Nashville-born lucha mask wearing band have gained a massive cult following with wild stage show, larger than life personas, and killer sound.
APSMF will also see the long-awaited reunion of The Great White Caps, a fantastic surf rock band who became famous for both their original tunes, and their famous Point Break Live! show. This show featured The Great White Caps performing the soundtrack to the classic 90s Keanu Reeves/Patrick Swayze action film.
Also appearing will be: The Aqualads out of North Carolina, the Canadian all-female surf band The Surfrajettes, the rockabilly outfit The Televisionaries (from Rochester, NY), The Reefriders out of California, and Philly’s Slowey & the Boats. Asbury’s favorite surf rockers Black Flamingos will round out the card along with DJ Hi-Tide and friends who’ll spin between sets, and during the after-party.
The fun of the Asbury Park Surf Music Festival is not contained to just one day though. The entire weekend will be filled with APSMF curated fun. Here’s what’s going on the rest of the weekend:
FRIDAY, AUGUST 25:
APSMF & Hi-Tide presents The Aloha Friday Pre-Party at The Anchors Bend. The event is free of charge, and features music by longtime APSMF performer Bongo Surf, along with DJ Hi-Tide and friends.
SUNDAY, AUGUST 27:
The fun begins at 10 a.m. with Sunday Brunch at The Anchor’s Bend, then the festivities move across the street to The Asbury Hotel. At 3 p.m. there will be a pool party, open to the public, featuring music by Asbury’s own Plato Zorba, The TarantinosNYC, and DJ Foggy Notion.
At 8 p.m. at The Baronet Theater at The Asbury Hotel, Point Break Live! returns to New Jersey! The Great White Caps will perform the soundtrack to the film which will be screened at the outdoor movie screen.
