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Four Chord Music Festival returns in September

Published by New Jersey Stage

originally published: 04/21/2022

(WASHINGTON, PA) -- Four Chord Music Festival returns for its eighth installment of the independently produced festival bigger and better than ever before. For the first time since its inception, the Four Chord Music Festival will be expanding to a two-day festival on September 9th and 10th and will feature a multitude of bands, including headliners All Time Low, Bad Religion, Descendents, and Jimmy Eat World, plus additional performances from Pennywise, The Story So Far, Silverstein, Lagwagon, The Starting Line, The Maine and many more. The festival will take place at Wild Things Park, in Washington, PA, just a short 30 minutes outside of Pittsburgh, and is presented by Four Chord Music & Drusky Entertainment.

What began in 2014 as a local punk rock festival in a 1500 capacity club, has quickly grown into a massive stadium-sized 2-day destination event, featuring some of the scene's biggest and brightest, while keeping its independent DIY roots intact.

Festival founder Rishi Bahl says, "This is it. This is the festival I had dreamed of being able to put on since this started in my apartment 7 years ago in Pittsburgh. I can't wait."

2-Day General Admission passes will be available for $155.00. Individual day passes will be available for $86.00. 2-Day VIP passes will be available for $350.00. Single day VIP passes will be available for $186.00. VIP includes all day access to the VIP-only tent, an elevated viewing platform, special acoustic performances from festival bands, a private bar, and much more. General Admission Gates for each day will open at 12:30pm ET and VIP Gates at 11:30am. Click here to purchase tickets.

Though there are currently no COVID-19 restrictions in place for the festival, we all know that things could change in an instant. We will be in frequent contact with local health officials to ensure that we are in compliance with all measures necessary to keep all attendees safe.




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Algonquin Arts Theatre
60 Abe Voorhees Drive, Manasquan, NJ


Oliver!

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Proud To Be New Jersey Funny!

Saturday, October 24, 2026 @ 8:00pm
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Saturday, October 24, 2026 @ 2:00pm
McCarter Theatre Center (Matthews Theatre)
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Saturday, October 24, 2026 @ 7:30pm
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An Evening of Alton Brown

Saturday, October 24, 2026 @ 7:30pm
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Saturday, October 24, 2026 @ 3:00pm
Mayo Performing Arts Center (MPAC)
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Magical Mystery Doors

Saturday, October 24, 2026 @ 7:00pm
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Saturday, October 24, 2026 @ 3:00pm
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Saturday, October 24, 2026 @ 7:30pm
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215 North Avenue, Hillside, NJ


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Saturday, October 24, 2026 @ 8:00pm
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Saturday, October 24, 2026 @ 2:00pm
New Brunswick Performing Arts Center (NBPAC)
11 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ


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Saturday, October 24, 2026 @ 7:30pm
New Brunswick Performing Arts Center (NBPAC)
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New Jersey Symphony presents Beethoven's "Emperor" & Schubert's "Great"

Saturday, October 24, 2026 @ 7:30pm
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1 Center Street, Newark, NJ


American Repertory Ballet presents Swan Lake

Saturday, October 24, 2026 @ 2:00pm
New Brunswick Performing Arts Center (NBPAC)
11 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ


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Saturday, October 24, 2026 @ 7:00pm
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Growing Stage presents Roald Dahl’s MATILDA the Musical

Saturday, October 24, 2026 @ 4:00pm
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7 Ledgewood Avenue, Netcong, NJ


MAC Players at the Middletown Arts Center present "Gypsy, a Musical Fable"

Saturday, October 24, 2026 @ 7:00pm
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Spyro Gyra

Saturday, October 24, 2026 @ 5:00pm
Bell Theater
101 Crawfords Corner Road, Holmdel, NJ


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