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Oceans Calling Returns to Ocean City Sept. 25–27; Mumford & Sons Among Headliners

Live Nation lists Dave Matthews Band, Twenty One Pilots, and Mumford & Sons as headliners, with Matchbox Twenty among additional billed acts, on the Inlet Beach / Boardwalk grounds.

Ocean City Inlet Beach festival grounds
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OCEAN CITY, MARYLAND — Oceans Calling Festival is Sept. 25–27, 2026, in Ocean City, the festival’s site and a Live Nation newsroom release both list.

Live Nation’s March 3, 2026, announcement names Dave Matthews Band, Twenty One Pilots, and Mumford & Sons as headliners and places the show on the Ocean City Boardwalk and Ocean City Inlet Beach. It lists more than 40 artists across three stages. Matchbox Twenty appears in that release among additional billed acts. Live Nation’s Sunday event listing for Sept. 27 at Ocean City Inlet names Matchbox Twenty with Mumford & Sons.

The festival site describes a three-day event in partnership with O.A.R., culinary demos, Boardwalk vendors, and Jolly Roger at the Pier inside the grounds. Tickets and the posted schedule are on oceanscallingfestival.com. Live Nation’s event listing also sells Friday, Saturday, and Sunday at Ocean City Inlet, with Sunday’s listing starting at 12 p.m.

Source: Oceans Calling Festival

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