Boardwalk Rock Expands to Three Days in Ocean City in 2027

Ocean City, Maryland, will host the second edition of the Boardwalk Rock Festival from May 14-16, 2027, bringing together major rock and metal acts for three days of live music. The expanded event will feature Korn, Iron Maiden, Alice in Chains, Bad Omens and Judas Priest as headliners, according to Delawareonline.

The 2027 edition marks the festival's return after its inaugural two-day event in 2025. Organizers have extended the schedule to three days for the comeback, following a year without the festival in 2026.

The 2025 event experienced two major lineup changes before its scheduled May 17-18 dates. The festival did not return the following year, with organizers subsequently preparing an expanded program for 2027.

Friday, May 14, will feature Korn, Breaking Benjamin and The Prodigy as headliners. The day's additional performers include Cypress Hill, Slash ft. Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators, Clutch, Sevendust, Theory of a Deadman, Filter, All Them Witches, Corrosion of Conformity, Eve 6, Local H, Nonpoint and Soil.

Saturday, May 15, will bring Bad Omens, Good Charlotte and Marilyn Manson to the headline positions. The supporting lineup includes Motionless in White, Bullet for My Valentine, Poppy, Tesla, Superheaven, Buckcherry, Drowning Pool, Sponge, Showing Teeth, Tetrarch and Asava.

Sunday, May 16, will close the festival with Iron Maiden, Alice in Chains and Judas Priest headlining the final day. Other scheduled performers include Sleeping With Sirens, The Pretty Reckless, Down, The Warning, Loathe, The Hu, Apocalyptica, Gwar, Dirty Honey, The Flys and Mac Sabbath.

The festival's three-day schedule brings together established heavy metal acts and alternative rock performers across multiple generations. Iron Maiden, which is also extending its 50th-anniversary Run for Your Lives tour into North America in spring 2027, is scheduled to perform at Boardwalk Rock on the festival's final day.

According to the festival information published by Delawareonline, presale access is scheduled for Thursday, October 22, 2026, from 10 to 11 a.m. Eastern Standard Time. The event will take place in Ocean City, a Maryland resort town on the Atlantic coast.