Now Playing: Scenes From WRRV’s 30th Anniversary Weekend One

We've been counting down the days until August 1st since the radio station first got word of the plans for The Offspring to return to Bethel Woods. Then we doubled down after finding out that the very next night, +LIVE+, Collective Soul and Our Lady Peace would be coming back to Bethel - let's have an anniversary WEEKEND.

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The months flew by, and the calendar flipped to August 1st with a great deal of excitement from the team at WRRV, the many lucky listeners who won tickets to the shows, and the thousands who were in attendance throughout the weekend.

The weather was picture perfect for the entire weekend.

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WRRV Welcomes The Offspring, Jimmy Eat World & New Found Glory

Friday August 1st, ahead of the show, WRRV brought some fun memorabilia from the last 30 years to Bethel Woods, along with a giant anniversary banner for listeners to sign, and we set up shop just inside the main gates.

Once VIP, member gates, and general gates were all opened, there was a steady flow of WRRV fans, new and old, stopping by to say hi, leave their mark on the banner, oh and sign up to sit front row for blink-182 at Bethel on September 6th.

The night began with New Found Glory absolutely crushing it, followed by giant sing-a-longs from the crowd for Jimmy Eat World, and closed with The Offspring giving the packed house hit after hit from their 22-song set (yes, three bands and the headliners did 22 songs!).

We had a blast connecting with so many fans of the radio station who were so excited to see three of the bands they grew up listening to on 92.7/96.9 WRRV!

WRRV Welcomes (back) +LIVE+, Collective Soul and Our Lady Peace

Day two was just as beautiful, weather wise, as day one, and we welcomed many familiar faces (some from the night prior) and some newcomers to the WRRV 30th anniversary 'museum,' adding more signatures to our banner, too.

Our Lady Peace took the stage just before 7pm, returning to Bethel Woods after last playing in 2019 (with +LIVE+ and BUSH).

Next up was Collective Soul, who played for a little more than an hour, getting the whole place to scream out the 'yeah' parts of Shine in unison. Collective Soul last played Bethel in June of 2024 with Hootie & The Blowfish.

Headliners +LIVE+ owned the stage, giving the crowd a 14 song set, saving their massive hits I Alone and Lightning Crashes for the encore.

WRRV Gears Up For Massive Final 30th Anniversary Show

Even after this incredible weekend, we're not quite done yet - WRRV is preparing to welcome blink-182 to Bethel Woods on Saturday, September 6th, for what is sure be one of the most memorable shows in our station's history.

Our friends in The Strip will be rockin' the Horizon Stage ahead of the pavilion show, and WRRV will be on site, broadcasting live until showtime.

Don't forget to get yourself signed up to win FRONT ROW tickets for the blink show - I mean, at this point it's go big or go home, and we definitely don't want you to stay home for this one. We're also planning to go big as we continue our 30th celebration that night at Bethel, you never know what surprises we'll have in store for you...will we see you there?