From our friends at Salisbury Beach:
Bring a beach chair or blanket for the beach and enjoy free, live outdoor concerts and spectacular fireworks every Saturday night this summer at Salisbury Beach.
This exciting series features popular regional and nationally recognized bands performing live on a beachfront stage, followed by fireworks launched from a barge over the ocean.
Saturday, June 26, 7:30 – 10:00 pm
B-STREET BOMBERS
10:00 pm Fireworks Display
Performing all over the Boston and Merrimack Valley area for three decades, the legendary B-Street Bombers are a 10-piece high energy band with male and female vocals and a four-piece horn section. The Bombers will swing, sway, bump, grind and have you jumping all night! This concert is part of the 4th Annual Sand & Sea Festival, a two-day family event that features entertainment and activities all weekend. (www.beachfests.org)Saturday, July 3, 7:30 – 10:00 pm
SUGARFOOT & THE BRASS KICKIN’ HORNS
10:00 pm Fireworks Display
Sugarfoot and the Brass Kickin’ Horns are the hardest working party band in the Boston area! Consisting of seven full-time musicians who are veterans of the music scene, Sugarfoot delivers high-energy party music that always has the crowd asking for more. If you love to dance and get your groove on, this is the band to experience!Saturday, July 10, 7:30 – 10:00 pm
JOSHUA TREE – U2 TRIBUTE BAND
10:00 pm Fireworks Display
As the nation’s premier tribute to U2, Joshua Tree prides themselves on their ability to generate a unique musical experience that does not lend itself to impersonations. The band has gone to great lengths to reproduce the distinct sound of one of the world’s most popular rock bands. Unique to Joshua Tree is their dedication to the entire U2 songbook, including early fan favorites from the 1980-1987 period, playing each song with the same intensity and emotion as the original.Saturday, July 17, 7:30 – 10:00 pm
JAMES MONTGOMERY BAND
10:00 pm Fireworks Display
When blues legend James Montgomery plays the harmonica, he “brings it on home.” Over the years, James has carried on in the Blues tradition and continues to be a vital presence and one of the most dynamic performers on the national and local music scene.Saturday, July 24, 7:30 – 10:00 pm
HOT LIKE FIRE REGGAE
10:00 pm Fireworks Display
The most sought after authentic reggae band on the East Coast music scene, Hot Like Fire has been wowing audiences from Martha’s Vineyard to coastal Maine for over 20 years.Saturday, July 31, 7:30 – 10:00 pm
THE BREW
10:00 pm Fireworks Display
Audiences have been onto The Brew for some time now and the more sold out venues they play, the more fans fall under their spell. Maybe it’s their distinctive “brew” of indie rock sound, the way they bring the past to the present in bold, unexpected ways, or their infectious passion for music in all its forms. One thing is perfectly clear: The Brew’s music gets in your head and stays in your heart!Saturday, August 7, 7:30 – 10:00 pm
EVAN GOODROW BAND
10:00 pm Fireworks Display
Evan Goodrow is a soul-singing, blues guitar playing powerhouse. His band is an exceptional display of musical talent combined with top-notch songwriting. Able to perform with a bare guitar trio and up to a 10-piece dance unit, credits include playing with (or backing up) Entrain, Gordon Beadle, Ken Clark as well as an opening slot for the grand bluesman “B.B. King.”Saturday, August 14, 7:30 – 10:00 pm
ENTRAIN
10:00 pm Fireworks Display
Epic in sound and kaleidoscopic in vision, the eclectic Martha’s Vineyard-based six-piece Entrain has been thrilling critics and fans alike since its inception. Entrain has recorded seven albums, all of which have been praised for their ability to shift effortlessly between musical styles – from rock, blues, calypso and ska, to zydeco, jazz and funk – often within the same song. The band’s goal is to create music that makes people feel good: to spread a little joy around and watch how infectious it can be!Saturday, August 21, 7:30 – 10:00 pm
ADAM EZRA GROUP
10:00 pm Fireworks Display
The Adam Ezra Group is a dynamic roots, pop and acoustic rock band rising to the top of the Boston music scene. Their unique sound perfectly combines with Ezra’s passion for smart, well-written lyrics and the band’s fine-tuned musicianship. AEG has been selling out shows across New England and building their fan base nationally, having opened for the likes of John Mayer, Jason Mraz, Rusted Root and Cracker.Saturday, August 28, 7:30 – 10:00 pm
BONERAMA
10:00 pm Fireworks Display
Even in a city that doesn’t play by the rules, New Orleans’ Bonerama is something different. They can evoke vintage funk, classic rock and free improvisation in the same set; maybe even the same song.Saturday, September 4, 7:30 – 10:00 pm
BEATLEJUICE
10:00 pm Fireworks Display
The number of Beatles Tribute bands is probably countless, but in New England, at least, none come more highly praised, critiqued or recommended than Beatlejuice. The band has taken on a history of its own and features some of this area’s finest musicians whose talent and showmanship go far beyond the norm in tribute bands. Recreating not only the early hits with uncanny accuracy, Beatlejuice also performs the heavily orchestrated masterpieces such as Strawberry Fields and I Am The Walrus.DIRECTIONS AND MORE INFORMATION
Updates and schedules as well as sponsorship information can be found at www.beachfests.org. Activities are subject to change. More information and schedules at www.beachfests.org or call the Summer in Salisbury Hotline at 978-462-7274.
