Def Leppard, Mötley Crüe, and Nickelback to Headline Inaugural Boardwalk Rock Festival

Rock Headliners Announced

Def Leppard, Mötley Crüe, Nickelback, and Shinedown have been revealed as headliners for the inaugural Boardwalk Rock Festival next year – buy tickets here.

Festival Details

The festival, produced by C3 Presents (owned by Live Nation, which oversees events like Lollapalooza and Austin City Limits), is set to occur in Ocean City, Maryland, on May 17 and 18.

It will showcase some of the most significant names in rock, both old and new. Def Leppard and Mötley Crüe boast over 90 years of musical experience, while Nickelback and Shinedown have enjoyed steady success for two decades.

Other artists on the lineup include shock rock legend Alice Cooper, Halestorm from Pennsylvania, and British grunge icons Bush, along with Chevelle, Three Days Grace, Flyleaf featuring Lacey Sturm, Puddle of Mudd, 3 Doors Down, Extreme, The Struts, and Black Stone Cherry.

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Attendees can look forward to three stages, with two located on the beach and one on the Ocean City Boardwalk, alongside access to various restaurants, bars, shops, and a boardwalk amusement park.

Single-day tickets begin at $165, while weekend passes start at $195. For $3,950, you can secure an Ultimate Pass that includes premium perks such as stage access, golf cart transportation, and exclusive lounges.

Pre-registration starts tomorrow (December 13) at 10 a.m. ET, with general ticket sales commencing at 11 a.m. For pre-sale access codes, you can sign up here, and tickets are available for purchase here.

Mötley Crüe will be holding a residency in Las Vegas just before their Boardwalk Rock appearance. This fall, the band revealed plans to perform 11 shows at Dolby Live, Park MGM this spring, marking 11 years since their last Las Vegas residency.

The shows are set to take audiences through the band’s history, revisiting “The Stadium Tour,” where they served as headliners along with fellow Boardwalk Rock headliners, Def Leppard.

Additionally, Def Leppard’s frontman Joe Elliott recently appeared on Ricky Warwick’s Christmas single, “All I Want For Christmas… Is Christmas!” along with The Cult’s Billy Duffy.