Live music returns to Sandy Hook Beach E for big Foundation fundraiser concert
Let's do it again.
The Danjos and Friends, the Moroccan Sheepherders, and the Eddie Testa Band will play starting at noon Saturday, Sept. 10, in the Sandy Hook Foundation's Beach Concert Bash on Beach E.
It's the spot where the popular Sandy Hook Foundation’s summer beach concert series drew thousands of fans before ending its weekly run in 2019.
“We're looking forward to it,” said John O'Neill of the Sandy Hook Foundation and the Danjos. “Knocking on wood, it's supposed to be perfect weather and high '70s, clear and sunny. So it should be a beautiful day.”
A food truck court will offer acai bowls, burgers, hot dogs, ice cream and other “Jersey Shore favorites.” Attendees are allowed to bring their own food. Alcohol is not allowed to be brought into the park, but a beer and wine garden on the beach will feature Red Horse Rumson concoctions.
“It's a shame we haven't been able to do the Wednesday night shows like we used to,” O'Neill said. “Basically, when COVID hit, like the restaurants, everybody's short on help and that includes the National Park Service. Unfortunately, they just can’t handle the five, six thousand people that would show up there on a Wednesday night.”
The series was stopped in 2019 to make room for a piping plover nesting area near the concert stage, the National Park Service said. There was a single concert, also a fundraiser, last September.
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“I can't say what's going to happen in the future,” O'Neill said. “It would be great to bring them back, but a lot would have to happen for that to take place. The best we can do right now is do one a year in September and try to make people happy doing that.”
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The $20 admission on Saturday will benefit the Foundation's programs in the park, which include the hydration stations on the MUP trail; free yoga on the beach; the STARS of Sandy Hook Astronomy program; and the upkeep of the Lighthouse Keepers Quarters, History House and the Fort Hancock Museum.
Attendees on Saturday are encouraged to bring chairs and blankets. The rain date is Sunday, Sept. 11. Visit www.sandyhooknj.org for tickets or more information.
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Chris Jordan, a Jersey Shore native, covers music and entertainment for the USA Today Network New Jersey. Contact him at @chrisfhjordan; cjordan@app.com.
This article originally appeared on Asbury Park Press: Sandy Hook: Live music returns for Foundation fundraiser concert
