[UPDATE: Scott O’Donnell, the VP of Festivals for Live Nation’s House of Blues Entertainment, released the following statement on behalf of the company: Rather than rush a major festival and change sites, we are taking 2013 off to evaluate all our options for creating the best possible experience for our fans. We appreciate all the […]

Officials from LiveNation have decided not to bring Bamboozle back to Asbury Park again in 2013, city manager Terence Reidy has confirmed. “They’re making an economic decision to try another site for 2013,” Reidy said. “They’re still going to work with the city [on other events], but for Bamboozle they’re looking elsewhere.” Last year was […]

The business community was invited to a meeting in council chambers this morning to discuss last month’s Bamboozle music festival and its effect on local merchants. About two dozen business owners sat in the audience while city manager Terence Reidy, special events coordinator Tom Gilmour and LiveNation employees Scott O’Donnell and Sean Conner sat in […]

The city will be hosting a meeting Thursday morning for Asbury business owners to discuss continuing the Bamboozle concert festival next year with promoter LiveNation. “The purpose is to have a conversation about moving forward,” said Tom Gilmour, the city’s director of commerce and development. “LiveNation would like to do a concert again in the […]

After last month’s Bamboozle music festival, the city of Asbury Park stands to receive $200,000 from concert promoter LiveNation — the guaranteed minimum it expected. The city’s agreement with LiveNation promised Asbury Park more money if certain ticket sales goals were met, but numbers did not reach those expectations, according to city manager Terence Reidy. […]

The Bamboozle festival didn’t only bring tens of thousands of people to the city this weekend. It also brought jobs to 150 local citizens. With the help of Interfaith Neighbors, Advantage Contracting hired 150 Asbury Park citizens on behalf of festival organizer LiveNation to help out with manning the parking lots and cleaning up after […]

The Bamboozle cleanup crews have their work cut out for them today and tomorrow. After the three-day festival that drew 23,000 to 40,000 people per day, the site is supposed to be back in action by 8 p.m. Tuesday, weather permitting, said city manager Terence Reidy. After the festival grounds were drenched in an overnight […]

The attendance projections of 90,000 for the Bamboozle festival appear to have been met. On the third and final day of the event on Sunday, the most updated attendance figure available was 25,481, according to Asbury Park city manager Terry Reidy. Attendance was approximately 23,000 on Friday and 40,000 on Saturday, he said. That totals […]

Traffic today was the lightest of the three days the Sun surveyed city thoroughfares at 5 p.m. since the start of the Bamboozle music festival on Friday. The estimates of a smaller Sunday crowd versus Saturday’s 40,000 seem to be confirmed by the quieter streets and more availability of parking at 5 p.m. Festival promoter […]

Bamboozle’s second day attracted 40,000 festival-goers of all ages. The Asbury Park Sun was there to capture photos of the crowd and some of the performers. Approximately 40,000 people attended Bamboozle on Saturday, according to Asbury Park city manager Terry Reidy. Festival promoter LiveNation expects 30,000 today. To see our Saturday Bamboozle photos from the […]