The crowd was huge, enjoying the music, but some people had passed out on the beach. Older folks did attend, but when you reach a certain age, you don’t tolerate standing on your feet for hours in the sun cheering for groups that you never heard of. One boat from the Belmar fleet was noted, probably having charged money to bring people to the site without buying tickets The barricades were insurmountable, but some came by in boats dropping anchor in hopes of hearing the sounds. I doubt that would stand up in court since the ocean front and the boardwalk belong to the people not to the organizers. Security was so tight that barriers were erected perpendicular to the ocean, so that no one could walk along the beach, as from the Grove, and walk right in.
The tickets cost $200.00 to $300.00, but that didn’t deter the mostly young crowd in attendance. The array of acts was amazing and encompassed a wide spectrum of popular music, and some performed by world famous groups. They would not even allow me to go onto the boardwalk to take a few photos. Last time I tried to get in, two years ago, looking for a press pass, but they turned me away for not applying soon enough. Festival sold 40,000 tickets which means that about 100,000 people showed up. Editor in Ocean Grove, NJĮvidently this.
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