Beguile organizer John D'Esposito can't get enough of the Jersey shore.
Not only is he bringing his annual music festival -- the biggest in New Jersey -- to Asbury Park this May, but he's planning to throw a 2nd, similar holiday a quarter later in Wildwood, a town with a lengthy tradition of hosting musical events. D'Esposito made the announcement at a Bamboozle kickoff party at Irving Piazza in N. Y City on Wednesday night.
The holiday, which will be taking place on August Twenty-four and Twenty-five, won't be Beguile II. D'Esposito and his team will book pop and country, not the punk rock, hiphop, electronic music and heavy metal that's characteristic of Fool entertainment.
D'Esposito provided more details about how he plans to squash the massive Beguile into Asbury Park. There will indeed be a mainstage on the beach -- the biggest, the promoter recounted, ever built for the 'Boozle. Fool will take over the strip of beach directly north of Convention Hall and Paramount Theatre, both of which will be used for the festival. As of now, swimming and surfing while listening to music will be allowed.
The B-Boy Arena and hip hop stage will be found in the park a little to the south of the Berkeley Hotel. The Break stage for contest winners will be on Ocean Avenue north of Convention Hall.
D'Esposito will recreate Skate N ' Surf -- the original festival that engendered the Bamboozle -- at Convention Hall. He's got some aspiring plans for the Paramount Theatre, too. A troupe of favorite Bamboozle musicians will perform 2 live stagings of the Rocky Horror Picture Show : one at 11 p.m. And one at One a.m.
The holiday will run from 5 p.m. Until 11 p.m. On Fri. the Eighteenth of May and 2 p.m. Until 11 p.m. On Sat. and Sunday. D'Esposito guesstimates that 105,000 listeners will attend Bamboozle 2012.
Will the shore city have problems accommodating all of those festivalgoers? D'Esposito isn't worried. He suspects that there'll be adequate parking available, and he spotlighted that the walk from the train station to the beach is no longer than the walk from the Izod Center to MetLife Stadium. It's a heck of a load more scenic, too.
Beguile is also making an electronic wristband system that will allow organizers to keep a record of the crowds and will obviate the requirement for cash.
Jersey faves Dramarama will reunite for an afterparty concert at the Stone Pony on Sat. night.
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