After taking a pause in 2026, Maryland heavy music fest Boardwalk Rock has anno0unced the full slate of artists for their 2027 edition — which includes headliners Korn, Bad Omens and Iron Maiden. Boardwalk Rock, which began in 2025, will be mounted again next year at Ocean City, Maryland’s Ocean City Inlet, and it’ll be held May 14th-16th. The Friday night headliners are nu-vets Korn, and they’ll be joined by a number of music world mainstays, including Breaking Benjamin, the Prodigy, Cypress Hill, Slash with Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators, Clutch, Sevendust, Filter, Corrosion of Conformity and more. Bad Omens take top billing on May 15th. The Saturday lineup also features Good Charlotte, and bringing together a mix of longtime heavy acts (Marilyn Manson, Motionless in White, Bullet for My Valentine, Drowning Pool) with rising stars like Tetrarch, Showing Teeth and ASAVA. We’d learned that Iron Maiden would be hitting Boardwalk Rock when they revealed their spring 2027 tour plans, which includes another North American leg of “Run for Your Lives” shows. They’ll close out the night, while other acts appearing that day include Alice in Chains, Judas Priest, the Pretty Reckless, Down, Sleeping with Sirens, the Warning, Loathe, the HU, GWAR and eternal metal grillers Mac Sabbath. A pre-sale begins on Thursday (October 22nd) at 10 a.m. ET, and you can sign up here for access. It’s noted that Boardwalk Rock will only put tickets sales forward to the general public at a later date should tickets remain after the pre-sale.
Music Intelligence
2026-10-20