Sure, now there aren’t any airlines flying towards the coastal Mid-Atlantic or New England due to Winter Storm Juno (aka Snowmageddon), but the weather should definitely clear up by the time Skate And Surf descends upon the Jersey Shore in May.
The first crop of bands have been announced for the spring festival and it’s a pop-punk dream come true. Not only is Gaslight Anthem headlining the weekend, but appearances from Dropkick Murphys, Manchester Orchestra and The Wonder Years have us already reserving flights.
Plus, we’re totally geeking out over the long-awaited Acceptance reunion and sets from S&S legacies like From Autumn To Ashes, mewithoutYou and Poison The Well.
Skate And Surf 2015 will take place May 16 and 17—RAIN or shine!—at Asbury Park Oceanfront in Asbury Park, New Jersey. Tickets start at $104.99 (for 2-day general admission) and are currently on sale at the Festival’s site and fans have a choice of four package options: GA, Skate package, Surf package, and Ultimate Skate And Surf package.
A list of bands playing the festival (so far) can be found below.
Skate And Surf 2015 Lineup
Aaron West (Acoustic)
Acceptance
American Nightmare
Attila
Beach Slang
Big D & The Kids Table
Chunk! No, Captain Chunk!
Dad
Dropkick Murphys
Four Year Strong
From Autumn To Ashes
Gideon
Head North
Kevin Devine and the Goddamn Band
Major League
Manchester Orchestra
mewithoutYou
Modern Baseball
Motionless in White
Nora
Pentimento
Pianos Become the Teeth
Poison the Well
Rebuilder
Runaway Brother
Small Brown Bike
Sorority Noise
Spraynard
Steady Hands
Terror
The Front Bottoms
The Gaslight Anthem
The Parlor Mob
The Scandals
The So So Glos
The Story So Far
The Weeks
The Wonder Years
In the coming weeks/months, more and more bands will be added to the lineup. To keep up-to-date on the ever-growing roster, follow Skate And Surf Festival on Twitter at @SkateAndSurf.
Oh, and don’t get freaked out if you don’t recognize some of the acts added to the bill. The fest likes to add some surprise guests and they always go under weird-sounding pseudonyms. Consider yourself warned!
[H/T: Pamela Littky]
