Hard rock to country, big-name acts to make music at the beach

Roger Hillis
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As the beach music scene slowly roars back to life, events galore are being planned for the days, weeks and months ahead.

In Berlin, the Ocean Downs Casino has placed tickets on sale for a concert next month featuring hard-rock vocalist Vince Neil. The venerable Motley Crue frontman will perform on an outdoor stage at the casino at 7 p.m. Saturday, May 7 ($65).

He has brought his solo act to Delmarva several times throughout the years, including appearances at Seacrets in Ocean City and the former Baycenter at Ruddertowne in Dewey Beach.

Vince Neil of Mötley Crüe performs at the Uline Warehouse during Summerfest on Sept. 4, 2021. Neil will bring his solo act to the Ocean Downs Casino on Saturday, May 7.
Vince Neil of Mötley Crüe performs at the Uline Warehouse during Summerfest on Sept. 4, 2021. Neil will bring his solo act to the Ocean Downs Casino on Saturday, May 7.

Neil will be playing much, much larger outdoor venues in Washington, D.C. and Philadelphia this summer when he teams with Motley Crue for their reunion outing which has been dubbed The Stadium Tour. The hard-rocking quartet has had a resurgence in popularity due to its Netflix bio-pic “The Dirt.”

In Ocean City, the organizers of OC BikeFest announced Friday that another massively popular hard-rock act will headline its main stage at the Inlet later this year. Disturbed will perform Thursday, Sept. 15 (with ticket prices starting at $65).

Disturbed currently has seven other concert dates scheduled for its summer mini-tour, all of which are major rock festivals.

The JJ Rupp Band will play the season opening of the Rusty Rudder in Dewey Beach at 9 p.m. on Friday, April 1.
The JJ Rupp Band will play the season opening of the Rusty Rudder in Dewey Beach at 9 p.m. on Friday, April 1.

General admission tickets have sold out in advance for OC Bikefest’s Friday, Sept. 16, double bill featuring the southern-rock hits of Zac Brown Band and country favorite Travis Tritt.

In Dewey Beach, the Rusty Rudder will open for its 43rd season Friday, April 1. The bayside favorite will feature music that night by the JJ Rupp Band at 9 p.m. Stealing Savannah will rock the house at 9 p.m. Saturday, April 2 (following a 5 p.m. happy hour set by Nick Moccia).

The Rudder’s sister location in Dewey, the Bottle & Cork nightclub, will place tickets on sale at 10 a.m. Friday, April 1, for a summer appearance by country star Dylan Scott ($30). He will perform Thursday, June 16.

Country star Dylan Scott will return to the stage of the Bottle & Cork in Dewey on Thursday, June 16. Tickets will go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday, April 1 ($30).
Country star Dylan Scott will return to the stage of the Bottle & Cork in Dewey on Thursday, June 16. Tickets will go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday, April 1 ($30).

The Cork (which will open for the season Saturday, May 7) has also issued a “low-ticket alert” for another of its summer country concerts. Less than 50 tickets remained this week for a Friday, July 1, show featuring Justin Moore ($62). Moore will also play there the previous night, Thursday, June 30, for which tickets are the same price.

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