The Sea.Hear.Now Festival (aka Sea Hear Now or SHN) is an annual music, art and ocean sustainability festival featuring a professional surfing competition held in Asbury Park, New Jersey. Held on the beach and boardwalk in September, it is produced by, among others, rock photographer Danny Clinch, Tim Donnelly, HM Wollman, and C3 Presents’ Tim Sweetwood.
Digital pop culture magazine The Pop Break named Sea.Hear.Now the best new music festival of the year in 2018."Why Sea.Hear.Now 2018 Was The Best New Music Festival of the Year", The Pop Break, October 22, 2018. Accessed March 17, 2020.Oglesby, Amanda. "Asbury Park's Sea.Hear.Now festival a major success", "Asbury Park Press", September 30, 2018. Accessed March 17, 2020. Billed as a celebration of live music, art, and surf culture, a portion of proceeds go to ocean-focused and environmental charities such as the Surfrider Foundation and Save the Bay.
Late night shows
After the festival's operating hours, SHN is also known for late night local shows at a variety of live music venues in Asbury Park such as The Stone Pony, House of Independents, The Saint, Asbury Lanes, and Wonder Bar.
2026
The 2026 Sea.Hear.Now Festival is scheduled to take place on September 19–20, 2026, in Asbury Park, New Jersey. The festival will feature a lineup of rock, pop, alternative, and legacy artists, alongside professional surfing competitions, art installations, and food vendors along the Asbury Park waterfront.
Headliners will include The Strokes, Mumford & Sons, Goo Goo Dolls, The Offspring, and Chaka Khan.
Other performers are set to include The War on Drugs, Pixies, Moby, Fontaines D.C., The All-American Rejects, Shaggy, Men at Work, Ziggy Marley, Susanna Hoffs of The Bangles, 54 Ultra and Kim Gordon of Sonic Youth.
Previous festivals The festival has held annual shows since 2018, excluding 2020 in light of the pandemic.
2018
Blondie Bruce Springsteen (guest appearance) Social Distortion Incubus Jack Johnson Ben Harper Kaleo Brandi Carlile SOJA Frank Turner The Wailers Preservation Hall Jazz Band
2019
Dave Matthews Band The Lumineers Dispatch Marcus King Joan Jett Bad Religion The B-52’s Blind Melon Cat Power Steel Pulse Pigeons Playing Ping Pong Rainbow Kitten Surprise
2020 The 2020 festival was postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2021
Pearl Jam Smashing Pumpkins Patti Smith Billy Idol Ani Difranco Cory Henry Lord Huron Matt & Kim Orville Peck The Avett Brothers Tank and the Bangas
2022 The 2022 festival was held on September 17-18, 2022.
Saturday
Stevie Nicks My Morning Jacket Billy Strings Gary Clark Jr. Boy George & Culture Club Fletcher The Backseat Lovers Peach Pit Skip Marley Celisse Annie DiRusso Aly & AJ The Surfrajettes Dogs In A Pile Dentist
Sunday
Green Day Cage the Elephant The Head and the Heart Idles Wet Leg Courtney Barnett Michael Franti and Spearhead Tai Verdes Shakey Graves Andy Frasco & The UN Cimafunk The Little Mermen Calder Allen Lost in Society The Vansaders
Surf The 2022 festival featured pro surfers including, among others, Cory Lopez, Sam Hammer, Cassidy McClain and Eric Geiselman. The surfers competed in the "North Beach Rumble", a team surf contest.
Late Night Shows The 2022 Festival included four "Late Night Shows" that took place after the festival's normal operating hours. Shows took place at Asbury Park local venues, such as The Stone Pony and The Wonder Bar, featuring The Backseat Lovers, Gods, Yawn, The Ocean Ave Stomp and The Surfajettes.
2023 The 2023 festival was held on September 16-17, 2023.
Saturday
The Killers Greta Van Fleet Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats Sheryl Crow Tash Sultana Royal Blood Bob Moses Cory Wong Oteil & Friends Living Colour Babe Rainbow Surfer Girl SNACKTIME Quincy Mumford Yawn Mower
Sunday
Foo Fighters Weezer Rebelution Mt. Joy The Beach Boys The Breeders Tegan & Sara Stephen Sanchez Joey Valence & Brae Adam Melchor Daniel Donato's Cosmic Country Easy Star All-Stars Sunflower Bean Waiting on Mongo Alexander Simone & Whodat?
2024 In March 2024, the festival announced its line-up for September 14-15, 2024:
Saturday
Noah Kahan The Black Crowes 311 The Revivalists The Hives Grace Potter Sierra Ferrell Peaches Guster Ziggy Alberts Robert Randolph Band Passafire Sonic Blume Joe P
Sunday
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band The Gaslight Anthem Trey Anastasio Band Norah Jones Kool & the Gang Action Bronson Gogol Bordello Larkin Poe Joy Oladokun The Aces Eggy Illiterate Light Bertha Sunshine Spazz Rachel Ana Dobken
Surf
Balaram Stack Cam Richards Sam Hammer Cassidy McClain Rob Kelly Paul Francisco Pat Schmidt Mike Gleason Tommy Ihnken Logan Kamen Jamie DeWitt Cole Deveney Audrey Iglay
2025
Saturday (Hozier headline): Hozier LCD Soundsystem Alabama Shakes ZZ Top Remi Wolf Royel Otis De La Soul UB40 Gigi Perez Trombone Shorty Orleans Avenue Inhaler Mondo Cozmo Bumpin Uglies Phoneboy Not Yer Baby
Sunday (Blink-182 headline): Blink-182 Lenny Kravitz Sublime Public Enemy TV on the Radio Spoon Phantogram 4 Non Blondes Hot Mulligan Mannequin Pussy Grace Bowers & The Hodge Podge Landon McNamara Neal Francis Surfing for Daisy The Tide Bends
Surf: Landon McNamara Cam Richards Balaram Stack Sam Hammer Rob Kelly Cassidy McClain Pat Schmidt Mike Gleason Tommy Ihnken Logan Kamen Jamie Dewitt Cole Deveney Audrey Iglay Paul Francisco Mia Gallagher
See also North to Shore Festival Music of Asbury Park New Jersey music venues by capacity Bruce Springsteen Center for American Music at Monmouth University The Aquarian Weekly The Turf Club
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