Live bands.
Beach vibes.
Furry friends.

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THE WONDER BAR

The Wonder Bar is a true classic in Asbury Park, known for great live music, tasty food and the world famous Yappy Hour—where dogs run the show.

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HOUR

Why should humans should have all the fun? We welcome dogs big and small, young and old to run around and get off the leash for a few hours.
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As you can tell, we’re not your usual beach bar. Our menu features favorites like burgers, fries and wings, and offers a taste of the unexpected, too.
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  • Abandoned Outcasts with Meraki

    Abandoned Outcasts with Meraki

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    Abandoned Outcasts with Meraki

    Special Guest: Gabriel Sanderson & Bandito Jones – duo

    Join us for a rocking co-bill with the Michael Jaskewicz led Abandoned Outcasts with the new hot young guns on the Asbury scene Meraki!

    WSG Gabe Jones duo opens and plays on the Bands set break also.

    Abandoned Outcasts was born from the ashes of musical destiny and has quickly risen to become a premier jam band in the Asbury Park, NJ area.

    Meraki was formed by Singer/Songwriter Gregory Visci, rock & jam band Meraki was established in Providence, Rhode Island in 2017. The band started their journey sharing the stage with many Northeast jam band favorites such as The Breakfast, Octave Cat, Bella’s Bartok, Escaper, Sophistafunk, Peak and featured special guest artists in their performances including Rob Compa of Dopapod and Clay Parnell of Particle. Meraki is now based in Asbury Park, NJ, the beautiful beach town with Worldwide acclaim for its music culture. The band is off to a hot start in their new home, rapidly gaining new fans from their stellar performances highlighted by their recent shows at the Stone Pony before Dark Star Orchestra and with Splintered Sunlight along with playing the top locals on the Jamband scene.

    Door 7:00 PM
    Show 7:30 PM

    21 AND UP

    Price

    Tickets: $12 in advance (plus applicable surcharges), $15 at the door

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    Wonder Bar
    1213 Ocean Avenue Asbury Park, NJ 07712
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  • Mountain Jam Band

    Mountain Jam Band

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    Mountain Jam Band

    The Allman Brothers Band Tribute

    The Mountain Jam Band is the tri-state area’s premier Allman Brothers tribute band. Join us for a celebration of Classic Allmans music! This show will

    focus on the early years representing all the seminal ABB records. Two set show starting early at 8:00pm

    21+ admitted

    Price

    $20 advance / day of show (plus applicable service charges)

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    Wonder Bar
    1213 Ocean Avenue Asbury Park, NJ 07712
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  • James Maddock Band, Matt O’Ree Band, Williams Honor

    James Maddock Band, Matt O’Ree Band, Williams Honor

    Jake Thistle Band and more

    at the Wonder Bar
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    Light of Day WinterFest 25 Presents – Our 25th Anniversary!
    WinterFest Kickoff

    JAMES MADDOCK BAND, MATT O’REE BAND, WILLIAMS HONOR, JAKE THISTLE BAND and more

    21+

    The Light of Day Foundation, Inc., utilizes the power of music to raise money and awareness in its continuing battle to defeat Parkinson’s disease and related neurodegenerative diseases ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) and PSP (Progressive Supranuclear Palsy) within our lifetime.

    The Foundation’s mission is to fund research into possible cures, improved treatments and support for patients who suffer from those illnesses, their families and their caregivers to help improve their quality of life. The primary fundraising efforts are an annual series of concerts held in Asbury Park, NJ. Since its inception in 2000, Light of Day has raised over $6.5 million in the fight to find a cure for Parkinson’s disease. What began as a single concert in New Jersey has grown into approximately 50 shows in 13 countries on two continents including North America and Europe!

    Price

    $27 in advance (plus applicable surcharges), $30 at the door

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    Wonder Bar
    1213 Ocean Avenue Asbury Park, NJ 07712
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  • Dramarama

    Dramarama

    The Weeklings, Bobby Mahoney. SONiA, Pete Mancini

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    Light of Day WinterFest 25 Presents – Our 25th Anniversary!
    Dramarama
    with very special guests The Weeklings
    plus Bobby Mahoney

    DRAMARAMA, the Wayne, NJ alternative rock band that exploded onto the music scene in 1985 will be performing a full 90+ minute show, this year headlining The Wonder Bar for LOD WinterFest 25! JEM recording artists THE WEEKLINGS from Asbury Park, NJ who released their 4th, Raspberry Park and 5th, Christmas albums in 2024 will be direct support followed by Wicked Cool recording artist BOBBY MAHONEY.

    SONiA, architect of the legendary Baltimore band disappear fear and Pete Mancini who’s been opening for songwriting legend Jimmy Webb all across America for the last 2 years will appear in-between band sets on the acoustic stage.

    21+

    The Light of Day Foundation, Inc., utilizes the power of music to raise money and awareness in its continuing battle to defeat Parkinson’s disease and related neurodegenerative diseases ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) and PSP (Progressive Supranuclear Palsy) within our lifetime.

    The Foundation’s mission is to fund research into possible cures, improved treatments and support for patients who suffer from those illnesses, their families and their caregivers to help improve their quality of life. The primary fundraising efforts are an annual series of concerts held in Asbury Park, NJ. Since its inception in 2000, Light of Day has raised over $6.5 million in the fight to find a cure for Parkinson’s disease. What began as a single concert in New Jersey has grown into approximately 50 shows in 13 countries on two continents including North America and Europe!

    Price

    $32 in advance (plus applicable surcharges), $37 at the door

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    Location

    Wonder Bar
    1213 Ocean Avenue Asbury Park, NJ 07712
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  • Billy Walton Band, Joe Bonanno & Godsons of Soul

    Billy Walton Band, Joe Bonanno & Godsons of Soul

    Stormin' Norman and more

    at the Wonder Bar
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    Light of Day WinterFest 25 Presents – Our 25th Anniversary!
    ASBURY BLUES
    BILLY WALTON BAND, JOE BONANNO & GODSONS OF SOUL, STORMIN’ NORMAN and more

    21+

    The Light of Day Foundation, Inc., utilizes the power of music to raise money and awareness in its continuing battle to defeat Parkinson’s disease and related neurodegenerative diseases ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) and PSP (Progressive Supranuclear Palsy) within our lifetime.

    The Foundation’s mission is to fund research into possible cures, improved treatments and support for patients who suffer from those illnesses, their families and their caregivers to help improve their quality of life. The primary fundraising efforts are an annual series of concerts held in Asbury Park, NJ. Since its inception in 2000, Light of Day has raised over $6.5 million in the fight to find a cure for Parkinson’s disease. What began as a single concert in New Jersey has grown into approximately 50 shows in 13 countries on two continents including North America and Europe!

    Price

    $17 in advance (plus applicable surcharges), $22 at the door

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    Location

    Wonder Bar
    1213 Ocean Avenue Asbury Park, NJ 07712
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  • Cover Me

    Cover Me

    The Best in NJ Tribute & Cover Bands

    at the Wonder Bar
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    Light of Day WinterFest 25 Presents – Our 25th Anniversary!
    Cover Me – The Best in NJ Tribute and Cover Bands with BEST OF THE EAGLES, DECADE (Neil Young Tribute), CHICKS THAT ROCK THE ’80S, BOWIE & BEYOND, LATE FOR THE SKY (Jackson Browne Tribute), SHARON LASHER (Bonnie Raitt, Linda Ronstadt Tribute) and more

    21+

    The Light of Day Foundation, Inc., utilizes the power of music to raise money and awareness in its continuing battle to defeat Parkinson’s disease and related neurodegenerative diseases ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) and PSP (Progressive Supranuclear Palsy) within our lifetime.

    The Foundation’s mission is to fund research into possible cures, improved treatments and support for patients who suffer from those illnesses, their families and their caregivers to help improve their quality of life. The primary fundraising efforts are an annual series of concerts held in Asbury Park, NJ. Since its inception in 2000, Light of Day has raised over $6.5 million in the fight to find a cure for Parkinson’s disease. What began as a single concert in New Jersey has grown into approximately 50 shows in 13 countries on two continents including North America and Europe!

    Price

    $22 in advance (plus applicable surcharges), $27 at the door

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    Location

    Wonder Bar
    1213 Ocean Avenue Asbury Park, NJ 07712
    Directions
  • Wax Jaw

    Wax Jaw

    Teen Idle, Loveseat Pete

    at the Wonder Bar
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    WAX JAW
    “The Hardest Hitting Band in Philadelphia”
    with support from
    Teen Idle
    Loveseat Pete

    21+

    Doors: 7 pm
    Show: 8 pm

    Price

    $15 in advance (plus applicable surcharges), $18 at the door

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    Wonder Bar
    1213 Ocean Avenue Asbury Park, NJ 07712
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  • Surfing for Daisy

    Surfing for Daisy

    Via Ripa, Backhouse

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    SURFING FOR DAISY
    Via Ripa
    Backhouse

    Join us for the Jersey Shore’s own Surfing for Daisy self-titled CD Release show! Surfing for Daisy has been making waves all along the Jersey shore and now the alt-folk-rock band’s debut album is finally on the horizon. The band’s sound flows like the tides of Asbury Park — smooth, soothing, yet unpredictable. Undulating like ocean waves, calm and hypnotic one moment, crashing with raw energy the next. Surfing for Daisy headlines the Wonder Bar for their album release show with support from friends and shore rockers Via Ripa and Backhouse.

    21 AND UP

    Price

    $20 in advance (plus applicable surcharges), $25 at the door

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    Wonder Bar
    1213 Ocean Avenue Asbury Park, NJ 07712
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  • Cosmic Jerry Band

    Cosmic Jerry Band

    A Night of Grateful Dead Family Music

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    Cosmic Jerry Band
    A Night of Grateful Dead Family Music

    The Cosmic Jerry Band rocks the Wonder Bar with a night of Grateful Dead Family music. Grab your dancing shows and get ready to party with Dead favorites and so much more.

    Cosmic Jerry Band is a high-energy Grateful Dead inspired quartet comprised of Ty Mares on guitar/vocals, John “Jelly Roll” Nemeth on bass/vocals, Billy Siegel on keys/vocals, and Dan Donovan on drums/percussion. They blend decades’ worth of experience with a passion for present-moment jam and a “no limits” approach to playing, embracing the “cosmic” element at the heart of their project.

    “Fueled by fans, dubbed ‘cosmicnauts,’ CJB pushes far beyond the parameters of a typical jam band and into cosmic territory.” – Sound Waves

    Doors at 7 pm, show at 8 pm

    21 and up admitted

    Price

    $12 in advance (plus applicable surcharges), $12 at the door

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    Wonder Bar
    1213 Ocean Avenue Asbury Park, NJ 07712
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