WILDWOOD — The party at the Barefoot Country Music Festival was temporarily halted when concert-goers were told to evacuate the beach as a line of thunderstorms swept through town on Friday.
Thunderstorms pushed east Friday afternoon.
The event resumed after the storms, festival spokeswoman Chasity Todd said, without saying how long the festivities were halted.
Wildwood Police also posted on their Facebook page asking everyone to leave the beach to avoid storms.
The Barefoot Country Music Festival continues Saturday and Sunday.
Friday wasn’t the first time thunderstorms prevented a Jersey Shore country music festival.
In 2017, a line of thunderstorms rolled through Atlantic City as country star Brantley Gilbert was on stage. Thousands of fans were forced off the beach, ending the show early.
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At a Boardwalk basketball game, business was slow over the weekend, even as country music fans flocked to Wildwood.
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“Country people are good people,” Wildwood Boardwalk businessman Jay Azer said Friday.
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Wildwood, New Jersey is far south and about as far from the east coast as you can get, but it was country music blasting for the weekend for the Barefoot Country Music Fest, with tens of thousands in attendance. ready to attend the four day event.
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On Friday, mounted state police officers head to the Barefoot Country Music Fest on Wildwood Beach.
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On Friday, mounted state police officers head to the Barefoot Country Music Fest on Wildwood Beach.
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On Friday, mounted state police officers head to the Barefoot Country Music Fest on Wildwood Beach.
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Huge crowds turned out for the Barefoot Country Music Fest on Wildwood Beach last weekend.
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Mike Pedrick, Michelle Haney, Dawn Hyson and Jason Hyson were gearing up for a second night of entertainment at the Barefoot Country Music Fest on the beach in Wildwood on Friday. They described the event as well organized and very fun.
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Huge crowds turned out for the Barefoot Country Music Fest on Wildwood Beach this weekend.
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Huge crowds gathered for the first two days of the four-day Barefoot Country Music Fest on Wildwood Beach this weekend.
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Roseanne Laforte, from New Fairfield, Connecticut, was looking forward to seeing Carrie Underwood at the Barefoot Country Music Fest on the beach in Wildwood this weekend.
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Wildwood, New Jersey is far south and about as far from the east coast as you can get, but it was country music blasting for the weekend for the Barefoot Country Music Fest, with tens of thousands in attendance. ready to attend the four day event.
Bill Barlow, personal editor
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Wildwood, New Jersey is far south and about as far from the east coast as you can get, but it was country music blasting for the weekend for the Barefoot Country Music Fest, with tens of thousands in attendance. ready to attend the four day event.
Bill Barlow, personal editor
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