Sea Hear Now 2026 Lineup Revealed: Mumford & Sons, The Strokes Headline Epic Asbury Park Festival

The Sea.Hear.Now Festival is set to transform Asbury Park’s legendary shoreline into a two-day celebration of music, surf and art on September 19–20 2026. With 25+ acts spread across three ocean-view stages, the beach weekender is quickly shaping up as one of the East Coast’s hottest tickets of the year. Saturday’s roster is led by Grammy-winners Mumford & Sons, joined by The Offspring, Chaka Khan, The War on Drugs, The All-American Rejects, Shaggy, Men at Work, Susanna Hoffs and Fitz & The Tantrums, among others. On Sunday, indie icons The Strokes close the beach party alongside Goo Goo Dolls, Fontaines D.C., Moby, Pixies, Ziggy Marley, Kim Gordon and Ben Howard, plus rising artists from Flipturn to Die Spitz. Beyond the soundtrack, Sea.Hear.Now also hosts a pro-surf contest featuring East Coast standouts like Sam Hammer and Balaram Stack, and the on-site Transparency Gallery will sell artwork created by musicians on the bill, with proceeds benefiting Asbury Park charities. The festival’s eco-initiative continues in 2026, spotlighting ocean sustainability through educational exhibits and beach-cleanup activations. Tickets go on presale Thursday, March 26 at 10 a.m. ET, with any remaining passes—GA, GA+, VIP and Platinum—releasing to the general public one hour later via SeaHearNowFestival.com. Fans are urged to sign up early; previous editions sold out in minutes. How to get there: Asbury Park is a 90-minute train or car ride from New York City and easily accessible from Philadelphia via NJ Transit. Local hotels and short-term rentals book up fast, so travelers should secure accommodation soon after purchasing tickets. Festival gates open at 12 p.m. daily, and re-entry is permitted, allowing attendees to sample the boardwalk’s craft beer gardens and acclaimed restaurant pop-ups between sets. Why it matters: Since launching in 2018, Sea.Hear.Now has earned a reputation for pairing bucket-list headliners with surf culture and seaside artistry, all while boosting the Jersey Shore economy at the tail end of summer. With blockbuster names atop the 2026 lineup and a renewed focus on coastal conservation, this year’s edition promises to be its most impactful—and Instagram-worthy—yet. For surf breaks at sunrise, breakthrough bands at sunset and a salty-air soundtrack you’ll remember all year, Sea.Hear.Now 2026 is the beach festival to circle on your calendar now.