Bamboozle

Will vehicles continue to stay out of Asbury on day two of Bamboozle?

Public heeded call not to drive into city, twice as many expected today with attendance of 40,000 predicted

By Asbury Park Sun
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The second day of the Bamboozle music festival is set to open at 2:00 p.m. today, with estimates for attendance double last night’s crowd. According to Asbury Park city manager Terry Reidy, approximately 23,000 were on hand Friday. That exceeded the projections of Bamboozle promoter LiveNation which predicted 20,000. LiveNation predicts 40,000 today in Asbury […]

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May 19, 2012
Bamboozle

Asbury restaurants hurt by first night of Bamboozle

Exceptionally sparse crowds in eating establishments on a normally busy Friday

By Dan Jacobson
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Many in Asbury Park’s downtown business district were comparing the first night of the Bamboozle festival to a huge storm, as the public took heed not to drive into the city. On what normally would be a busy Friday night, with packed restaurants on a clear 60 degree evening, the situation more closely resembled a […]

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May 19, 2012
Bamboozle

Bamboozle first night attendance at least 23,000 in preliminary estimate

As darkness falls, day one of Bamboozle going smoothly with no traffic or parking problems

By Molly Mulshine
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The first day of Bamboozle went off without a hitch as darkness fell, with the downtown and beachfront free of major traffic or parking snags. Just before 9 p.m., Asbury Park city manager Terry Reidy said the crowds numbered “somewhere around 23,000, but I haven’t gotten an update in a few hours.” Bamboozle promoter LiveNation […]

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May 19, 2012
Bamboozle

Bamboozle fans line boardwalk from McLoone’s to Casino

Thousands await entry on first day of music festival

By Molly Mulshine
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Thousands of festival-goers lined the boardwalk awaiting entry to the first day of the Bamboozle music festival before doors opened at 5 p.m. today. As seen in the photo above, the line stretched from McLoone’s Supper Club to the Casino. After gaining entry, music fans will have access to the seven stages placed throughout the […]

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May 18, 2012
Bamboozle

With Bamboozle now open, Asbury streets surprisingly quiet

On first day of the festival, public appears to heed warnings not to drive into city — at least for now.

By Asbury Park Sun
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With thousands lining the boardwalk waiting to enter the Bamboozle festival which just began at 5 p.m., the streets of Asbury Park east of Main Street were surprisingly quiet. At 4:45 pm, the southern entry to Asbury Park on Main Street from Ocean Grove had little traffic, as shown in photo above. Parking spaces abounded […]

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May 18, 2012
Friday Foto

The Casino seen through Chris Spiegel’s eyes


By Jason Thomson
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This week’s Friday Foto comes from the Ocean Grove photographer who started it all, Chris Spiegel, our first Friday Foto feature whose shot of The Great Auditorium with lightning striking in the background was an instant hit with Asbury Park Sun readers. This recent shot taken by Spiegel is of the Casino building at the […]

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May 18, 2012
Bamboozle

With Bamboozle less than hour away, traffic calm at key entryways to Asbury Park

Backups on Asbury Avenue three blocks west of the railroad tracks

By Asbury Park Sun
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With less than an hour to go before the opening of the weekend Bamboozle festival at 5:00 p.m., several key traffic entryways to Asbury Park were clear. At 4:15 p.m., traffic was light at the Deal Lake bridges into Asbury Park on Norwood Avenue and Main Street. Sunset Avenue also had light traffic entering Asbury. […]

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May 18, 2012
Bamboozle

The calm before the storm

Boardwalk businesses enjoy buzz as festival-goers trickle into town

By Molly Mulshine
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With only a few hours to go until the biggest beach concert in Asbury Park’s history, the city was quiet this morning — although more festival-goers were filling town by the hour. “I thought it would be a little bit busier,” said boardwalk bartender Dave Pinto, although “in the last half hour, it’s tripled,” he […]

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May 18, 2012
Bamboozle

Area police depts. hope for minimal congestion

"If they come in by train or shuttle buses, it's going to be much better for everyone concerned."

By Molly Mulshine
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The Asbury Park police aren’t the only ones with their hands full this weekend. Law enforcement officials in Allenhurst, Deal, Loch Arbour, Ocean Grove and Neptune are gearing up for what could be record-breaking crowds in town for the Bamboozle music festival, which starts today at 5 p.m. Up to 40,000 are expected in town […]

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May 18, 2012
Bamboozle

Photo report: Bamboozle festival area ready for action

On the scene with the Sun's Molly Mulshine

By Asbury Park Sun
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The Bamboozle event area is ready for today’s opening of the three-day music festival in Asbury Park. The Sun’s Molly Mulshine was on the scene. Crowds of 90,000 are expected over the three days of the festival, with concert promoter LiveNation estimating attendance at 20,000 today, 40,000 on Saturday and 30,000 on Sunday. The festival […]

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