Banjo-driven crescendos that defined a decade of festival folk, now delivered with the electric guitars left plugged in. The singalongs are never optional.
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Sea.Hear.Now 2026 Lineup
Two days on the Asbury Park sand: rock legends and surf sessions where the boardwalk meets the Atlantic.
Sea.Hear.Now is expected back September 2027 (dates aren't announced yet). Until then, here's the full 2026 lineup and the acts you would have loved.
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About Sea.Hear.Now 2026
Sea.Hear.Now is the Jersey Shore's festival: two September days on Asbury Park's North Beach where the stages face the Atlantic, pro surfers trade heats between sets, and the whole thing runs on Springsteen-country hometown pride. The 2026 bill splits its heart between eras: Mumford & Sons and The Strokes up top, Chaka Khan and Men at Work for the parents, Fontaines D.C. and Die Spitz for the kids, with a Jersey undercurrent (Jarod Clemons, son of the Big Man himself) that keeps it local. It's the rare festival where 'surf check' is a legitimate scheduling conflict.
Expect pop-rock, indie, alt-rock and alternative across 29 acts.
At a glance
- Dates
- –Saturday to Sunday, two days
- Where
- North Beach, Asbury Park, NJ
- Lineup
- 29 acts
- Website
- Official site
Sea.Hear.Now 2026 lineup & schedule: all 29 acts
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The band that rebooted New York rock, with a deep catalog of deadpan cool, still untouchable live when the engine catches.
Indie rock
The Australian new-wave band behind one of the most recognisable flute riffs ever committed to tape, and Colin Hay's charm does the rest.
New wavePop-rock
Horn-driven neo-soul-pop with 'HandClap' engineered for exactly this kind of afternoon, and a two-vocalist front line that works every inch of stage.
Indie pop-soul
Every woman, one voice: funk and soul royalty whose catalog with Rufus and beyond never quits, still one of the great living instruments.
FunkSoul
'Gives You Hell' and a wildly fun second act: the internet's favorite reunion, with Tyson Ritter in full chaos-uncle mode.
Pop-punkPop-rock
Thirty years of hooks that snuck genuine punk speed onto daytime radio without anyone noticing, and the catalog is basically all singles.
Punk rock
Mr. Boombastic himself: dancehall-pop sunshine, certified boardwalk-appropriate, 'Angel' and 'It Wasn't Me' back to back.
Reggae-popDancehall
Motorik heartland rock: Springsteen refracted through a synth haze, transcendent live, 'Under the Pressure' as the long exhale.
Heartland rockIndie
Moody English guitar-folk that runs from the campfire anthems of 'Every Kingdom' to gorgeous, murky experimentalism, following his own quiet obsessions rather than the charts.
FolkIndie
Dublin's poet-punks grown into arena-scale alt-rock: 'Romance' made them era-defining, swagger and melancholy in equal Irish measure.
Post-punkAlt-rock
Sonic Youth's icon in her uncompromising solo era, with trap-damaged noise and total cool, more experimental now than most bands ever manage.
Experimental rockNo wave
The Marley torch, carried with ease, with roots reggae warmth and his father's songbook, sung like an inheritance held lightly.
Reggae
Buffalo rock band behind 'Iris', 'Slide' and 'Name', a run of late '90s radio staples that a whole field can still sing word for word.
Alt-rockPop-rock
Play-era electronic hymns from rave's elder statesman: euphoria with a conscience, gospel samples still lifting fields.
Electronic
Loud-quiet-loud's inventors, the band your favorite band ripped off, with 'Debaser' through 'Where Is My Mind?' still setting the terms.
Alt-rock
Son of the Big Man (Clarence Clemons's youngest) carrying Jersey Shore rock and roll forward, sax-soul heritage worn proudly.
RockSoul-rock
Australia's percussive-guitar phenom plays open-tuned instrumentals that went viral for a reason, two hands doing a band's work.
AcousticInstrumental
54 Ultra
Singer-songwriter pairing a swooning falsetto with retro guitar-pop that recalls late-'70s and '80s radio. Found his audience through viral short-form video clips.
Alternative
New Orleans guitar poet, swampy blues-rock with a songwriter's soul, equally at home stretching into a festival jam or landing a confessional ballad.
Blues-rockNew Orleans
Piano ballads sung at full throat: one enormous heartbreak single and a catalogue that keeps getting starker, braver by the record.
Piano pop
The Bangles' voice on her own, with 'Eternal Flame' and jangle-pop grace and a songbook that spans eras.
Pop-rockJangle pop
Blaise
Alternative
Jersey Shore bar-rock lifers who are hometown heroes on hometown sand, with boardwalk anthems built over years of residencies.
Rock
Yolŋu surf-rock from northeast Arnhem Land, with joyous bilingual anthems that carry Australia's oldest musical traditions on the brightest new hooks.
Surf-rockYolŋu rock
Berlin-via-Cape Town dream-folk: honeyed, unhurried songs that grew from street-performance beginnings into a quietly devoted worldwide fanbase.
Dream-folkIndie
Big-wave surf legend Makua Rothman singing island soul, the festival's surf-culture heart embodied, with salt water in every note.
HawaiianReggae-soul
Austin's instrument-swapping all-women punk-metal wrecking crew, where everyone plays everything and it all lands at full force.
PunkMetal
Florida indie rock built for festival fields, with 'August' euphoria, surging choruses, and a live energy that outruns the recordings.
Indie rock
The headliners
Mumford & Sons · Banjo-driven crescendos that defined a decade of festival folk, now delivered with the electric guitars left plugged in. The singalongs are never optional.
The Strokes · The band that rebooted New York rock, with a deep catalog of deadpan cool, still untouchable live when the engine catches.
Up-and-comers to catch early
Die Spitz · Austin's instrument-swapping all-women punk-metal wrecking crew.
Alice Phoebe Lou · Berlin-via-Cape Town dream-folk: honeyed, unhurried, quietly devoted fanbase.
Steph Strings · Australia's percussive-guitar phenom: open-tuned instrumentals that went viral for a reason.King Stingray · Yolŋu surf-rock from northeast Arnhem Land: joyous bilingual anthems, tailor-made for a beach.
Jarod Clemons · Son of the Big Man: Clarence Clemons's youngest carrying Jersey Shore rock forward.
Other acts worth planning around
Chaka Khan · Every woman, one voice: funk and soul royalty with a catalog that never quits.
Fontaines D.C. · Dublin's poet-punks grown into arena-scale alt-rock. Romance made them era-defining.
Pixies · Loud-quiet-loud's inventors, the band your favorite band ripped off.
Kim Gordon · Sonic Youth's icon in her uncompromising solo era: trap-damaged noise and total cool.
- Moby · Play-era electronic hymns from rave's elder statesman: euphoria with a conscience.
Men at Work · 'Down Under' and 'Who Can It Be Now?': Colin Hay leading the beloved Aussie hit parade.
Makua · Big-wave legend Makua Rothman singing island soul (the festival's surf-culture heart, embodied).
The lineup by day
Saturday lineup (September 19)
Mumford & Sons, The Offspring, Chaka Khan, The War on Drugs, The All-American Rejects, Shaggy + 8 more
Saturday set times (14 sets)
- Jarod Clemons · Park Stage
- Steph Strings · Surf Stage
- 54 Ultra · Park Stage
- Anders Osborne · Sand Stage
- Men at Work · Surf Stage
- Fitz and The Tantrums · Park Stage
- Tom Odell · Sand Stage
- Chaka Khan · Surf Stage
- The All-American Rejects · Park Stage
- Susanna Hoffs · Sand Stage
- The Offspring · Surf Stage
- The War on Drugs · Park Stage
- Shaggy · Sand Stage
- Mumford & Sons · Surf Stage
Sunday lineup (September 20)
The Strokes, Goo Goo Dolls, Fontaines D.C., Moby, Pixies, Ziggy Marley + 9 more
Sunday set times (15 sets)
- Blaise · Sand Stage
- Status Green · Park Stage
- King Stingray · Surf Stage
- Alice Phoebe Lou · Park Stage
- Makua · Sand Stage
- Ben Howard · Surf Stage
- Flipturn · Park Stage
- Die Spitz · Sand Stage
- Fontaines D.C. · Surf Stage
- Ziggy Marley · Park Stage
- Kim Gordon · Sand Stage
- Goo Goo Dolls · Surf Stage
- Moby · Park Stage
- Pixies · Sand Stage
- The Strokes · Surf Stage
Sea.Hear.Now 2026 lineup FAQ
When is Sea.Hear.Now 2026?
September 19–20, 2026 (Saturday and Sunday).
Where does Sea.Hear.Now take place?
On the sand at North Beach and in Bradley Park, Asbury Park, NJ.
Who is headlining Sea.Hear.Now 2026?
Mumford & Sons close Saturday and The Strokes close Sunday.
How many acts are playing?
29 acts across two days, plus the North Beach Surf Contest, which runs 2:15–5:00 both afternoons.
What time do specific acts play?
Set times are live: every act's day, stage, and set time is on this page. Expand the full lineup below or check the day-by-day breakdown.
Do any sets clash at Sea.Hear.Now?
Only Park and Sand, which run against each other all day. The Surf Stage plays the gaps between them, so you can catch every Surf Stage set (including both headliners) and still pick one of each Park/Sand pair.
How do I figure out which acts I'd like?
Tell the finder at the top of this page a few bands you love. It'll match you with your must-see sets, with reasons why.
When is Sea.Hear.Now 2027?
Sea.Hear.Now is expected back in September 2027; the festival has not announced the 2027 dates yet. The 2026 lineup stays on this page until it does.
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