Bruce Springsteen headlines Asbury Park music festival this weekend

ASBURY PARK, N.J. — Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band will headline the Sea.Hear.Now Festival in Asbury Park this weekend.
Thursday, crews were working on the stages where over 20 major artists will be performing, including folk pop singer Noah Kahan, the Black Crowes, Kool and the Gang, and Norah Jones.
The festival will also feature food vendors, but Asbury Park shops and restaurants want crowds to shop here now.
Jewelry maker Lee Powell has tickets to the festival and hopes celebrities will notice his line.
“Because our jewelry is geared toward rock stars, this is the time and the place,” he said.
Two-day and one-day festival tickets have officially sold out, but those who want to attend can check the festival’s official website for verified resale tickets.
At the low end, tickets were $160 for a one-day pass and $265 for both days. A VIP experience can run up to $9,000.
But fans don’t need tickets to take in the music; there will be speakers and monitors on the beach.
“They’re going to have extra cameras and extra sound this year,” Asbury Park resident Jennifer Vassos said.
Ocean Grove resident, and top “Boss” fan, Michelle Dominique hopes to catch Springsteen perform Sunday.
“I’ve been a Bruce Springsteen fan since I was a kid – I’m 53 – and it’s just going to be amazing,” she said.
In addition to the concerts and food vendors, the Stone Pony and Wonder Bar are having afterparties on both nights.
Doors open at noon Saturday, and curfew is 10:30 p.m.
Here’s the lineup for the Sea.Hear.Now Festival on Saturday:
On Sunday, doors open at 11:30 a.m.
Here’s the lineup for the Sea.Hear.Now Festival on Sunday:
The North Beach Surf Contest will be held from 12:30-5:30 p.m. Saturday and 12:30-4 p.m. Sunday.
Visit seahearnowfestival.com/guide for additional information, including a map, bag policies, directions and more.
Security is expected to be tight. Some roads have already been barricaded.
Asbury Park announced the following closures:
Beach closures
Fisherman’s Parking Lot closure
Road closures
The following roads will be closed from 9 a.m. Thursday through 6 a.m. Monday:
The following streets will be closed from 9 a.m. Thursday through 6 p.m. Monday:
Kingsley Street between Sunset and Fifth avenues and the northbound lane of Kingsley between Fifth and Fourth avenues will be closed from 9 a.m. Friday until 6 a.m. Monday.
Local traffic will be able to access 1501 Ocean Ave. and the Berkeley Hotel as needed.