TRF ANNOUNCEMENTSPix postedPosted Monday, August 4 at 11:18AM
Go check out pictures from this weekend's Toms River Fest in our Photo Gallery! (You should use the most up-to-date version of your chosen web browser.) And then check out this article from the front page of today's Asbury Park Press. A Grand Finale!Posted Sunday, August 3 at 10:28PM
And that's a wrap! With Daughtry's mind-blowing performance fresh in the minds of more than 15,000 screaming fans, the opening chords of "Welcome To The Jungle" erupted from the speakers, and a spectacular display of fireworks concluded Toms River Fest 2008. What an ending! And what a day -- from Collective Soul's opening chords, to Daughtry joining Live onstage for a great version of Johnny Cash's "I Walk The Line," to teams of young women screaming for Avril Lavigne and the barrels of fun had in the Kiddie City, the Sports Zone and beyond. We couldn't have asked for a better day for such an awesome event. THANK YOU TOMS RIVER! Check back Monday for pictures from the entire weekend! Day 1 Wrap-Up; Day 2 Preview: Wear sunscreen!Posted Sunday, August 3 at 9:54AM
If yesterday was a day for ponchos and umbrellas, today's a day for sunscreen and dark shades. The weather forecast looks sublime, and as we speak, the festival grounds are drenched in warm sun, low humidity and temperatures in the upper 70s. Things will kick off at 2pm when gates open, followed by Collective Soul at 3:15 and Live at 5pm on the Pine Belt Day Stage. Things will kick off on the Lester Glenn Main Stage at 7:15pm with Avril Lavigne, followed by Daughtry at 9pm. Tickets for today's show will be available at the gates all day and night! You don't need a ticket to board a shuttle bus -- park at one of our pick-up locations, board a shuttle, come on down and get your tickets at the venue! We have seats and general admission tickets available. Now, about last night... Talk about the weather...Posted Saturday, August 2 at 4:50PM
4:50PM UPDATE: A quick sprinkle of rain, and bam... we're back in action! Doppler Radar shows a small line of showers coming through in the next 10 minutes, but it tooks like Toms River is going to avoid the bad weather that has plagued the northern areas of the state. Temperatures are hovering in the high 70s and we're ready for a beautiful night 'neath the stars. Gavin DeGraw hits the Pine Belt Day Stage in a few minutes, followed by Lifehouse at 6:15pm. At 8pm, The Lost Trailers will hit the Lester Glenn Auto Group Main Stage, followed by tonight's headliner Carrie Underwood at 9pm. Tickets are still available at the gates for today's show. Tickets for tomorrow with Daughtry, Live, Avril Lavigne and others are on sale through Ticketmaster, and they'll be available at the gates tomorrow, too. Are... you... READY?Posted Friday, August 1 at 11:33AM
It's here. Toms River Fest 2008 is upon us. If you already have tickets, make sure you check out our Directions / FAQ page to find out where you can board shuttle buses to get into the festival grounds. Set times are posted below this blog entry. If you're looking to buy tickets, click the Buy Tickets link to the right. Or, get them at the door tomorrow and Sunday! For those of you who asked, yes, you can bring blankets to sit on in
the general admission areas! (No chairs can be brought in, though.) And if you're looking to read up on this year's event, make sure you check out coverage from The Asbury Park Press (Here, here and here) and The Star Ledger. And this weekend, our friends at WOBM will be broadcasting live from the festival grounds each morning. It's a big weekend and we can't wait to see you all there! Set times have been announced!Posted Wednesday, July 30 at 10:58AM
As promised, here are the set times for this year's Toms River Fest! Saturday, August 2nd | Gates 2pm Lester Glenn Main Stage: Carrie Underwood 9pm - 10:30pm Plus! Fireworks immediately following Ms. Underwood's performance! Pine Belt Auto Day Stage: Lifehouse 6:15pm - 7:15pm Plus:
Please join Comcast and Nickelodeon for a showing of The Fairly Oddlympics and other Gold Metal Nicktoons at 6pm inside the Ritacco Center. Festival grounds open at 2pm with immediate access to all amusements and attractions.
Lester Glenn Main Stage: Daughtry 9:00pm - 10:30pm Plus! Fireworks immediately following Daughtry's performance! Plus! Hell On Wheels BMX performances at 3:00pm, 4:30pm, 6:00pm Festival grounds open at 2pm with immediate access to all amusements and attractions. In the meantime, GREAT seats have just been released for both days of Toms River Fest. Click the "Buy Tickets" link over there on the right and see what you find. Hurry -- these won't last long! And for those of you who have asked... yes, tickets will be available at the door!More news: Check out this piece in today's Asbury Park Press on the set-up of this year's event! BREAKING: $99 Family 4-pack specials!Posted Tuesday, July 22 at 3:14PM
This just in: We've got a limited supply of family-4 packs of general admission tickets for $99! These won't last long, so get yours now! Click here for Saturday (Carrie Underwood, Lifehouse, Gavin DeGraw, etc.) tickets. Click here for 4-packs for the show on Sunday (Daughtry, Live, Collective Soul, etc.) Select the "$99 4-Pack Special" option, and you're set! Looking for set times? We'll post them at 5:00pm next Wednesday, July 30th! Fun for the whole family!Posted Monday, July 21 at 5:34PM
Everywhere we go, people ask: What's there to do at Toms River Fest?
• The TRF Kid's Zone, featuring mini midway games, the giant dragon super slide, Bugsy The Caterpillar's giant obstacle course, the inflatable Orangutan bounce, a giant, inflatable Jungle Moon and more! • The Sports Zone, with golf, football, hockey, extreme rock climbing walls and other challenging sports games! • Kiddie City, a spot to bring the kids with games, face painting, sand and spin art and other fun activities! • Extreme sports daredevils Hell On Wheels, featuring nationally-known BMX bike riders, and freestyle motocross and street bike demonstrations. • The Shops At Toms River Fest...
Hell On Wheels: Appearing at this year's TRF!Posted Monday, July 21 at 11:23AM
For more information on Hell On Wheels, visit the group's official Web site. You can also check outa really cool YouTube video here. Daughtry's blog + the official TRF countdown!Posted Friday, July 18 at 11:17AM
Now, according to Chris Daughtry's official blog, his band is busy writing new songs. "some amazing songs have been written over the past 6-7 weeks," the singer writes. "Between me, the guys, and some great writers we've been working with, I think we have some GREAT stuff!" Amongst those great writers: Ben Moody of Evanescence fame, Jersey's own Emerson Hart (of Tonic), and Shinedown's Dave Basset. In other TRF performer news The 'Claws, Avril's clothes and more festival scoop!Posted Thursday, July 10 at 11:14AM
Are you getting excited? Toms River Fest is just weeks away, and tickets are selling at a torrid pace. With a red-hot single in "Last Name," anticipation is building for Carrie Underwood's performance on Saturday, August 2nd. Just added to that date: up-and-coming west-coaster Marie Digby, whose new song "Say It Again" is becoming a huge summer hit. Click here to watch it on YouTube! In other TRF news, Avril Lavigne and TRF Update: Food, fireworks + more festival fun!Posted Wednesday, July 2 at 11:19AM
At this point, everyone knows that Toms River Fest is going to feature some of the biggest Following each night's performance on the Lester Glenn main stage, a state-of-the-art fireworks display will light up the evening sky. During the day, fans will be able to watch high-flying BMX demonstrations courtesy of Hell On Wheels. Carrie goes Cosmo, Lifehouse lights it up + Gavin goes BOOM!Posted Monday, June 23 at 2:38PM
Check out the latest edition of Cosmopolitan for a big cover story on Toms River Fest headliner Carrie Underwood. The article takes an in-depth look at the person Underwood feels she is -- not the image she portrays in the public eye.
"That person [onstage] says the right things and does the right things," Underwood told Cosmo. "And you know, that person's cool. This person's not," Carrie says, pointing to herself." This person is human." No matter which image you prefer, the real thing will be onstage on Saturday, August 2nd at Toms River Fest! In news from other TRF performers, Lifehouse leader Jason Wade recently told Top40-charts.com that his band's summer tour is going to be unlike any other jaunt in the band's history. "We've got some really big, blown-up artistic banners," Wade said. "So the stage will be a little bit more decorated this time. It's definitely going to be just as much a visual (experience) as the songs." And finally, NBC television announced this week that TRF performer Gavin DeGraw will be a part of its annual Macy's 4th Of July Fireworks Spectacular broadcast on Friday, July 4th at 9pm EST. Avril on the big screen + more news on TRF stars!Posted Wednesday, June 18 at 7:30PM
Everyone's excited to see Avril Lavigne on Sunday, August 3rd at Toms River Fest, but soon, people around the world will get to see her on the silver screen. She's already appeared in minor roles in films like Fast Food Nation and The Flock and lent her voice to the animated flick Over The Hedge, but now, the Canadian songstress tells The London Paper that she's ready for something creepier. "I’ve got a film role coming up," she explains. "Something you wouldn’t expect from me, something deep and dark."
Update: Garden State stars + places to stay!Posted Wednesday, June 4 at 12:18PM
We've gotten a lot of emails regarding places to stay around the Toms River Festival grounds. The official hotels of the event are the Holiday Inn - Toms River (290 Route 37 East; 732-244-4052) and the Ramada Inn - Toms River (2373 Route 9; 732-905-2626). Tell 'em we sent you when you make your reservation. In other news, we've announced the resident Garden State artists who will be performing at this year's event. April Smith & The Great Picture Show, Matt O'Ree, Jerzy Jung, Status Green, Just Kait, Wiser Time and Linda Chorney will perform over this year's two-day event. For more information on each artist, visit our Lineups page. Disney Block Party set for TR North campus!Posted Wednesday, May 28 at 3:44PM
In the meantime, we're just about 9 weeks away from the 2008 Toms River Fest! Tickets are selling faster than ever, so if you haven't bought them yet -- what are you waiting for?!? Know your TRF PerformersPosted Wednesday, May 21 at 10:35AM
Carrie Underwood and Daughtry are two of the best-selling artists in the world, but there's more to Toms River Fest than these exceptional headliners. In fact, with new projects and tons of media coverage nationwide, the rest of the TRF lineup boasts a ton of red-hot talent. Check out this article from Reuters that tells us a bit about country rockers The Lost Trailers, whose new single "Holler Back" is racing up the country charts. In the meantime, this Los Angeles Times feature on Gavin DeGraw goes into the artists thoughts on the music business and his new, hot-selling, self-titled album. Collective Soul made the news this week when their hit song "The World I Know" was covered by American Idol contestant David Cook, while this piece from the Desert-Sun newspaper in California discusses the band's fresh, new sound. And for friends of York, Pennsylvania rockers Live, there's a new digital-only album available now at the band's official Web site. Congrats, Carrie!Posted Monday, May 19 at 11:02AM
TRF headliner Carrie Underwood took home the Top Female Vocalist trophy at last night's ACM Academy of Country Music Awards ceremony! In other news, we're getting tons of questions regarding this year's TRF. Check out our FAQ page for answers to the most frequenty asked questions regarding this year's event. And yes... great seats and general admission lawn tickets remain! Visit the Tickets page for information on how to acquire yours. Hurry -- these tickets won't last!Gavin DeGraw added to Toms River FestPosted Monday, May 12 at 11:00AM
Gavin DeGraw has been revealed as the latest addition to Toms River Fest 2008! He'll be performing on Saturday's Day Stage along with Lifehouse and Push Play. Click here to visit Gavin DeGraw's MySpace page, and hear his latest single "I'm In Love With A Girl." And while you're at it, click here to befriend Toms River Fest on MySpace! In the meantime, tickets are selling like wildfire. Click "Buy Tickets" over there on the right or call your local Ticketmaster Phone Charge number to get yours today! This is it! Tickets are on sale now!Posted Saturday, May 10 at 10:00AM
Tickets are on sale now! Here's a handy guide on how to get your tickets for this giant event: On the Internet: Click here to buy your tickets online. On the Phone: You can use most any Ticketmaster phone charge number, but here's the ones closest to home: 856-338-9000 | 609-520-8383 | 201-507-8900 | 215-336-2000 | 212-307-7171. At the box office: The school district box office is located at 1144 Hooper Avenue in Toms River, and it will open Saturday at 10am for the big onsale. Ticketmaster retail outlets: There are Ticketmaster retail outlets at the FYE locations in the Ocean County, Freehold, Monmouth and Woodbridge malls, plus Zig Zag Records in Atlantic Highlands and Compact Disc World in Eatontown. Don't get left out -- this is the hottest ticket in town! Saturday is growing closer!Posted Tuesday, May 6 at 7:23PM
UPDATE: A seating chart has been posted here. The buzz is deafening! Everywhere you go, people are talking about Toms River Fest 2008. On the radio, they're giving away tickets and playing tons of music from Carrie Underwood, Daughtry, Avril Lavigne, Live, Collective Soul, Lifehouse and the rest of the '08 lineup. The local papers are alive with talk of this year's event, and word on the streets is that Toms River Fest is the hottest ticket in town. Don't forget... tickets go on sale Saturday morning at 10am through this site, Ticketmaster.com, Ticketmaster Charge By Phone (201-507-8900 / 609-520-8383), the TRSD box office at 1144 Hooper Avenue, and Ticketmaster retail outlets, including FYE in Ocean County Mall. Toms River Fest makes a splash!Posted Friday, May 2 at 8:00PM
Toms River Fest 2008 is already a hit! If you listened to radio stations like WOBM, Cat Country, The Breeze, The Rat, K98.5, G Rock, SoJo, 94.3 The Point, New Jersey 101.5 or read today's Asbury Park Press, you heard all about our big announcement! Click here to read the APP article. Stay tuned -- we're going to announce more artists in the weeks ahead! And don't forget... tickets go on sale Saturday morning at 10am! The return of Toms River Fest!Posted Thursday, May 1 at 10:00AM
You've heard correctly: Toms River Fest is back, with Carrie Underwood, Daughtry, Avril Lavigne, Lifehouse, Live, Collective Soul, Push Play and more set for Saturday, August 2nd and Sunday, August 3rd at the Toms River High School North campus! Tickets go on sale next Saturday, May 10th at 10am through this site, Ticketmaster.com, Ticketmaster Phone Charge at
201-507-8900, 856-338-9000 and 609-520-8383, and One ticket gets you into the entire event! General admission tickets are only $35. Bleacher seats are priced at $50, and premium floor seating is priced at $75. A two-day general admission pass will also be available for $60. A $2 charity fee will be attached to each ticket and will benefit the Toms River Schools Technology Foundation. |
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Our answer: what's NOT to do at Toms River Fest? This year's TRF is more than just music. In fact, one ticket gets you into the ENTIRE event! This includes:
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It's Friday, July 18th. Toms River Fest 2008 is two weeks away. What are you waiting for? Click 
Toms River Fest is teaming up with the Lakewood Blue Claws! This Friday (July 11th) is Toms River Fest Poster Night at First Energy Park, where the first 2500 fans in the stadium will receive a free Toms River Fest poster. Plus, the Blue Claws are giving away a bunch of Toms River Fest tickets, as well as tickets to the Disney Music Block Party Tour at the Toms River North campus on July 25th, 26th and 27th!
musical acts in the nation. But that's not all: this year's TRF promises fun for the entire family! In addition to performances from Carrie Underwood, Daughtry, Avril Lavigne, Lifehouse, Live, Gavin DeGraw, Collective Soul and others, the festival will also take on the appearance of the biggest carnival the Jersey Shore has to offer. 
This just in: the Toms River North high school campus will be rockin' on the weekend of July 25th - 27th with the first-ever Disney Music Block Party! They Might Be Giants, Dan Zanes, Choo Choo Soul and Ralph's World will perform, while children can check out the latest Playskool toys, create arts and crafts, make their own music, move and shake on the dance floor and more.