{"id":6863,"date":"2019-09-09T00:28:30","date_gmt":"2019-09-09T04:28:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/?p=6863"},"modified":"2019-09-09T00:28:30","modified_gmt":"2019-09-09T04:28:30","slug":"seaside-heights-country-music-and-bbq-fest-set-for-this-weekend-heres-wholl-be-there","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/2019\/09\/seaside-heights-country-music-and-bbq-fest-set-for-this-weekend-heres-wholl-be-there\/","title":{"rendered":"Seaside Heights Country Music and BBQ Fest Set for This Weekend: Here&#8217;s Who&#8217;ll Be There"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_6688\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Thompson_Square_band.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"Thompson Square (Photo: Wikimedia Commons\/Townsquare Media)\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6688\" class=\"size-large wp-image-6688\" src=\"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Thompson_Square_band-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Thompson_Square_band-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Thompson_Square_band-240x180.jpg 240w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Thompson_Square_band-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Thompson_Square_band-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Thompson_Square_band-560x420.jpg 560w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Thompson_Square_band-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Thompson_Square_band-100x75.jpg 100w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Thompson_Square_band-180x135.jpg 180w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Thompson_Square_band-238x178.jpg 238w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Thompson_Square_band-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Thompson_Square_band-681x511.jpg 681w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6688\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Thompson Square (Photo: Wikimedia Commons\/Townsquare Media)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Seaside Heights will begin a new tradition this coming weekend, with the first Country Music & BBQ Festival \u2013 featuring hit country artists and more than a dozen food trucks, plus vendors and more.<\/p>\n<p>The festival, which takes place Sept. 13-14, is being led by Seaside Heights and JerseyShoreCountry.com, sponsored by Coors Light. Award-winning duo Thompson Square will headline the two-day festival, which will feature more than 12 country bands and musicians. There will also be eight BBQ food trucks and several others serving their speciality fare.<\/p>\n<p>The Coors Light Seaside Heights Country Music Fest will begin on Friday, Sept. 13 at 5 p.m. and end at 9 p.m. The festivities will then pick up the following day starting at 11 a.m. Tickets are just $20 in advance (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.exit82.com\/event\/country-music-bbq-fest\/\">which are suggested \u2013 click here to purchase<\/a>) for a for a two-day wristband to the Country Music Festival and $30 at the gate. Access to the BBQ area and vendor area are free. Here\u2019s who will be performing (and cooking) at the festival:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Friday Concert Lineup:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Billy Wilkins<\/li>\n<li>Kickin Nash<\/li>\n<li>Southern Halo<\/li>\n<li>CJ Solar<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Saturday Concert Lineup:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Julia Still<\/li>\n<li>Lauren Davidson<\/li>\n<li>Rusty Steel<\/li>\n<li>Ted Riser<\/li>\n<li>October Rose<\/li>\n<li>Dushane Bandd<\/li>\n<li>Spensha Baker<\/li>\n<li>Thompson Square<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>BBQ Trucks:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>DRJ Catering<\/li>\n<li>Off the Bone<\/li>\n<li>Mac\u2019s BBQ<\/li>\n<li>Big Barlows BBQ<\/li>\n<li>Big Pinks BBQ<\/li>\n<li>Good Eatz<\/li>\n<li>One Big Party BBQ<\/li>\n<li>Carolina Blue<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Other Food Trucks:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Twisted Steaks<\/li>\n<li>Empanada Guy<\/li>\n<li>Jersey Roll<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cTo have our very first Country Music & BBQ Fest in Seaside Heights is beyond exciting!\u201d said Mayor Anthony Vaz. \u201cWe are continually bringing events to our town for all families to enjoy and country music is certainly for all families. We welcome everyone to come and enjoy a great time with amazing talent, great food and some family fun!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Thompson Square, the headlining duo, will perform Saturday. Thompson Square are two-time Academy of Country Music (ACM) \u201cVocal Duo of the Year\u201d winners and Country Music Association (CMA) \u201cVocal Duo of the Year\u201d winners. Additionally, they have won multiple CMT Music Awards and American Country Awards and received American Music Award and Teen Choice Award nominations. The duo received GRAMMY nominations for \u201cBest Country Duo\/Group Performance\u201d and \u201cBest Country Song\u201d for their double platinum-selling, No. 1 charting smash \u201cAre You Gonna Kiss Me Or Not.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>More <a href=\"http:\/\/www.exit82.com\/event\/country-music-bbq-fest\/\">information on the event can be found here<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.etix.com\/ticket\/p\/2675828\/coors-light-seaside-heights-country-music-and-bbq-fest-sept-13th-14th-seaside-heights-seaside-heights-county-music-and-bbq-fest\">tickets can be purchased directly here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fcbkbttn_buttons_block\" id=\"fcbkbttn_left\"><div class=\"fb-share-button fcbkbttn_large_button \" data-href=\"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/2019\/09\/seaside-heights-country-music-and-bbq-fest-set-for-this-weekend-heres-wholl-be-there\/\" data-type=\"button_count\" data-size=\"large\"><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Seaside Heights will begin a new tradition this coming weekend, with the first Country Music &#038; BBQ Festival \u2013 featuring hit country artists and more than a dozen food trucks, plus vendors and more. The festival, which takes place Sept. 13-14, is being led by Seaside Heights and JerseyShoreCountry.com, sponsored by Coors Light. 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