The 5th Street Beach Stage is the ticketed concert venue for the festival, and is also the location of the VIP area. 

Sponsors and vendors are located on both the boardwalk and the beach from 5th-7th Streets. 

Ticket buyers have several options:
1) Purchase individual show tickets for Friday, Saturday, and/or Sunday;
2) Purchase a three-day all-inclusive concert “Passport Pin;”
3) Purchase a three-day all-inclusive VIP pass or VIP passes for Friday and/or Saturday; and
4) Preferred Viewing area passes.

The other three main concert venues (17th Street Park, 24th Street Park, and 31st Street Park) feature national acts but are free to the public.  All include sponsors and vendors located in the park and/or boardwalk.

Preferred Viewing – one day
AMF music fans have to option to purchase limited availability Preferred Viewing at a separate area in front of the Main Stage. The space also includes access to preferred area beer and wine concession tents and port-a-johns. The one-day Preferred Viewing pass is good for the Friday show with Hunter Hayes, the Saturday concert with Creedence Clearwater Revisited and Blues Traveler, or Sunday night’s show with Train. Preferred Viewing tickets are $40, and $45 day-of-show if still available.

Preferred Viewing – three day
A Preferred Viewing “Passport Pin” ($80) provides access to the preferred viewing area for all three main stage concerts (Friday-Sunday).

VIP – one day
These passes provide concert viewing in an exclusive area in front of the stage on all three days. VIP holders also enjoy heavy hors d’oeuvres, VIP-only port-a-johns, and two free beers or wine. Those wishing to purchase single-day VIP tickets for Friday or Saturday only may do so for $125 each in advance. Single-day VIP tickets are not available for Sunday.

VIP – three day
A limited number of three-day VIP Experience passes are available to the general public for Friday, Saturday, and Sunday Main Stage concerts. These passes provide concert viewing in an exclusive area in front of the stage on all three days. VIP holders also enjoy heavy hors d’oeuvres, VIP-only port-a-johns, and two free beers or wine. Three-day VIP passes are $285.

A Passport Pin, at $40, provides admission to all three main 5th Street stage paid concerts.

Tickets, Passport Pins, and VIP Experience Passes go on sale at 10:00am Friday, June 24, through Ticketmaster. Passport Pins will also be available at the Virginia Beach Visitor Information Center.

For a limited time, discounted Passport Pins, Preferred Viewing passes, and VIP passes are being offered:

Passport Pins are discounted at $20
Preferred Viewing 3-day passes are discounted at $60
Preferred Viewing single-day passes are discounted at $30
VIP 3-day passes are discounted at $150
Individual VIP tickets are discounted at $60

The American Music Festival is sponsored by Bud Light, Landshark, Woodbridge Wine, Stella Artois, ORIG3N, Dominion Green Power, Virginia is for Lovers, Pepsi, Diamond Resorts International, Professional Hospitality Resources and the City of Virginia Beach.

MORE TICKETING INFORMATION

A limited number of three-day VIP Experience passes will be available to the general public for Friday, Saturday and Sunday Main Stage concerts.  These passes provide concert viewing in an exclusive area directly in front of the stage on all three days.  VIP holders also enjoy heavy hors d’oeuvres, VIP-only port-a-johns, two free beers or wine, and one ticket to Friday, Saturday and Sunday concerts, for just $285 per person.

Those wishing to purchase single-day VIP tickets for Friday or Saturday only may do so for $125 each in advance.  Single-day VIP tickets are not available for Sunday.

VIP Experience tickets are available only through Ticketmaster.

Headliners on the 5th Street Main Stage are world-class artists who collectively have sold more than 400 million records and will appeal to music lovers of all types.

The sounds of rock, jazz, country, R&B, and more flood the Virginia Beach oceanfront for three sun-filled days over Labor Day Weekend at the American Music Festival.  One of the largest outdoor music events on the East Coast, the American Music Festival brings together national, regional, and local acts to play on a gigantic stage erected on the beach at 5th Street, as well as stages in all the parks along the boardwalk.  Just about every music genre is included, proving that there truly is “something for everyone.”

At the American Music Festival, the giant 5th Street main stage on the beach – featuring national recording artists – is the anchor.

Additional boardwalk “side stages” are located at 13th, 22nd, and 27th Streets, and feature local artists.

MUSIC LINE-UP FOR 2018:

Friday, Aug. 31

5th Street Main Stage:
$20 advance/$25 day of show – Preferred Viewing tickets are $50, and $60 day-of-show if still available.

• Ziggy Marley
• SOJA
• Pressure Busspipe

Show 6:30 p.m./Doors Open 5 p.m.

17th Street DQ Grill & Chill Park – FREE

• Molly Hatchet — 9:15 p.m.
• TBA soon! — 7:30 p.m.

24th Street Park – FREE

• Eve 6 — 9:15 p.m.
• TBA soon! — 7:30 p.m.

31st Street Park – FREE

• Carbon Leaf — 9:15 p.m.
• TBA soon! — 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 1

5th Street Main Stage:
$20 advance/$25 day of show – Preferred Viewing tickets are $50, and $60 day-of-show if still available.

• Goo Goo Dolls

Show 6:30 p.m./Doors Open: 5 p.m.

17th Street DQ Grill & Chill Park – FREE

• TBA soon! — 6:30 p.m.

24th Street Park – FREE

• TBA soon! — 7:30 p.m.

31st Street Park – FREE

• TBA soon! — 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 2

5th Street Main Stage:
$20 advance/$25 day of show – Preferred Viewing tickets are $50, and $60 day-of-show if still available.

• ZZ Top
• Ana Popovic
• The Josephines

Show 6:30 p.m./Doors Open: 5 p.m.

Humana Rock ‘n’ Roll Concert Series Stage (on beach between 16th and 17th Streets)

• TBA soon!
• Show at 10:15 a.m.

17th Street DQ Grill & Chill Park – FREE

• The Drifters – 9:15 p.m.
• The Coasters — 7:30 p.m.

24th Street Park – FREE

• Cherry Poppin’ Daddies — 9:15 p.m.
• TBA soon! — 7:30 p.m.

31st Street Park – FREE

• Guava Jam — 9:15 p.m.
• Strictly Bizzness — 7:30 p.m.

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