Party on the beach at the Post Race Concert!

All registered participants receive free entry into the post-race headliner concert, as well as all Verizon Wireless American Music Festival concerts. Simply show your race number at the gate. Extra tickets (Passport Pins) for family and friends for the headliner concert and festival may be purchased at the expo. Stay tuned for 2009 headliner details.

Concert Parking & Transportation

For more information and questions about satellite parking, check in at the Beachevents booth at the Health & Fitness Expo.

Bands on the Course

To entertain and inspire half marathon runners, 20 bands will be rockin' on 14 stages at every mile along the course!

• View the 2008 Band Chart
• Local Band Showcase - Catch the new musical tastes we've got in store for the 2008 course. We will be showcasing a different course band every week, so be sure to check back.

16th Annual Verizon Wireless
American Music Festival

With your race entry, you will receive FREE entry into all Verizon Wireless American Music Festival concerts throughout the weekend. The 16th Anniversary Festival will take place Friday, September 4th through Sunday, September 6th with over 40 bands rockin' the oceanfront.

While strolling down the picturesque boardwalk, stop to take in some of the groovy tunes at one of several free stages set up along the beach. To see any of the ticketed concerts taking place on the 5th Street Beach Stage over the weekend, simply show your race number at the gate. *You will not have to surrender your number.*

2008 Line Up

• 8/29 - Morris Day & The Time/Bell Biv Devoe/En Vogue
• 8/30 - Billy Idol
• 8/31 - The B-52's w/ The Motels featuring Martha Davis

Past performers include the Goo Goo Dolls, Counting Crows, LIVE, Sugar Ray, Collective Soul, The Commodores, Hootie & The Blowfish, Journey, 3 Doors Down, INXS and many more! For more information on the festival, visit www.beacheventsfun.com.

When you purchase an extra concert ticket for your family and friends, you will receive a commemorative Passport Pin. The Passport Pin will allow entry into the Rock 'n' Roll Half Marathon post-race concert AS WELL AS all concerts at the Verizon Wireless American Music Festival.

Passport Pins are available online until August 30th. Children 12 and under are free.

Spirit on the Course Competition

You’ve got spirit, yes you do! Thank you to all the Spirit on the Course participants this year. The Hickory High School squad cheered their way to victory and the coveted Spirit on the Course award.

We thank all the cheer squads for participating in 2008:

• Bayside High School
• Beach Breakers
• Booker T. Washington High School
• Broadcreek Rams Cheerleaders
• Churchland High School
• Granby High School
• Grassfield High School
• Great Bridge High School (2nd Place)
• Green Run High School (3rd Place)
• Hickory High School
• Kellam High School
• Landstown High School
• Princess Anne High School
• Salem High School
• Tallwood High School
• Virginia Wesleyan College