Rock Rock Rockaway Beach Is Getting A Music Festival This Summer!
Rockaway Beach is a not-so-hidden gem of New York City, with a beautiful ocean, loads of amazing local eats and a bustling boardwalk, so it’s no wonder people leave Manhattan by the thousands to enjoy a nice summer day there. This year, NYC’s favorite beach (sorry, Coney Island) is getting even cooler and throwing its very first music festival! The organizers behind Rock! Away! are expanding their typical one-night events into a three-day party that will take over Riis Park Bazaar from July 14-16th and host an incredible lineup of local Rockaway and NYC musicians. Need even more of a reason to go? Well, it’s FREE, and there will be a number of afterparties around town, so grab bungalow or rent a houseboat and come make Rockaway your home for the weekend! Be sure to check out the event’s Facebook page for more details and updates.
Friday
Main Stage:
5:30pm Monkey Punch
6pm Blame Mercury
7pm Arson Welles
8pm Black Widows
Saturday
Main Stage:
12pm Reckless Citizen
1pm Benjamin Cartel
2pm Lorena Leigh
3pm The Forms
4pm Walker and The Brotherhood of the Grape
5pm Rattrap Bumpkin
6pm Jason Loewenstein Band (Sebadoh / The Fiery Furnaces)
Busking Stage:
11:30-12pm Open Busking — bring your instrument and sign up to busk for food, beer and tips! (First-come, first-served)
12:40-1pm Em & Easy
1:40pm Shannon T
2:40pm John Baxter
3:40pm Kevin Miller
4:40pm Rah Taylor and Amiri Atsu Taylor (Blac Rabbit) TBC
5:40 TBC
7pm Vic Thrill (Billy Campion)
Sunday
Main Stage:
Noon Blac Rabbit
1pm TVv
2pm The Lounge Act
3pm The Flux Machine
4pm Skells
5pm Toranavox
6pm Wonder Muff
Busking Stage:
11:30-Noon Open Busking — bring your instrument and sign up to busk for food, beer, and tips! First to busk first served…
12:40-1 Open Busking
1:40 John Simonelli
2:40 TBC
3:40 TBC
4:40 Patsy (Patrick Carrol)
5:40 Matt Walsh (Forms) and Rob Bryn (Wild Yaks)