Something in the Water is back for what is expected to be a much drier Day 2.
Virginia Beach is expected to welcome about 50,000 guests for Pharrell’s music festival, and the The Virginian-Pilot and Daily Press have your go-to guide for the second day of activities.
Weather was a challenge early Friday, with heavy rains and high winds forcing the music festival to delay it’s start by about five hours. On Saturday, festival gates are scheduled to open at noon. Shuttle service from the amphitheater will also begin at noon and run continuously until two hours after the music ends.
For a weekend-wide rundown of the festival, including parking options and street closures, visit The Virginian-Pilot’s full guide here.
Weather
Saturday will be a welcome change from a rainy opening day, but Sunday will likely bring rain again, according to the National Weather Service forecast. There’s scarcely any chance of rain during the day Saturday, at 1% as of Friday evening. The day is forecast to be partly sunny and temperatures expected to reach the low-70s in the afternoon before dipping back into the 60s in the evening.
Sunday is a different story, with the likelihood of rain increasing after midnight. The final day of the festival could see thunderstorms during the day, and the 80% chance of precipitation stays consistent until 7 p.m. when it will start to clear up, the forecast shows. Wind is expected to increase from 8-13 mph to 14-20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
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Who’s playing?
Something in the Water has two main stages for performances: Solar and Lunar. Here is today’s lineup:
Solar Stage (3rd Street)
12:30 to 12:50 p.m.: Gigi Perez
1:10 to 1:40 p.m.: Riovaz
2 to 2:35 p.m.: Umi
3:05 to 3:50 p.m.: Kamasi Washington
4:10 to 4:55 p.m.: Coi Leray
5:25 to 6:05 p.m.: The Kid Laroi
6:40 to 7:05 p.m.: Jonas Brothers
7:40 to 8:30 p.m.: Lil Yachty
9:05 to 9:50 p.m.: Summer Walker
10:45 p.m.: Pharrell’s Phriends
Lunar Stage (12th Street)
12:20 to 12:45 p.m.: Black Sherif
1:05 to 1:40 p.m.: Weston Estate
2:05 to 2:45 p.m.: Badbadnotgood
3:15 to 4 p.m.: SWV
4:25 to 5:10 p.m.: Wet Leg
5:35 to 6:20 p.m.: Latto
6:50 to 7:50 p.m.: Kaytranda
8:25 to 9:15 p.m.: Machine Gun Kelly
9:45 p.m.: Lil Wayne
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Watch live
You can watch the festival live on YouTube here.
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Other stages and events
The three-day music festival has partnered with Hampton Roads-based musicians to create lineups for three community stages. The stages will be just outside the ticketed festival’s grounds at the Oceanfront and host about several hours of music each day.
At Area 75, or the 17th Street stage, Saturday’s events run from noon to 7 p.m. and include music from Study Your Arts and house music DJs Sunnyside Collective. Here’s the day’s lineup:
Noon: Novakane Omega
1:30 p.m. Floyd Vader
3 p.m. Initial Eyes
4 p.m. J. Parrish b2b Glenjamin Buttonz
5 p.m. E-Bach b2b Suli
6 p.m. Riffa
At Love at First Site stage on 24th Street, the stage will feature more than 40 “next generational” acts over the course of the weekend. Saturday’s events start at 10 a.m. and end at 7:30 p.m.
Here’s the day’s lineup:
10 a.m. Pull up and pitch hosted by Black Girl Ventures and Black Ambition
2 p.m. Something for the youth talent show
3 p.m. Teens with a Purpose, park poetry
3:30 p.m. Kuya Tribe DJ set
4:30 p.m. 757 Campfire jam featuring multiple musicians
The third community stage is the RnB Block Party on 31st Street. Live performances start at 4 p.m. and will go throughout the afternoon and evening until 9 p.m. DJs performing Saturday include Mad Skillz, DJ Lonnie B, Andrew Hypes, DJ Flood, and DJ Scandalez.
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Hungry?
The festival will have a food village, and the Virginia Beach Restaurant Association beyond the festival is hosting Something on the Menu, a dining event that runs this week through the end of the festival. Restaurants will offer an appetizer, beverage, brunch/lunch, dinner entrée and/or dessert — subject to change daily.
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Lost something?
Festival organizers have set up an online lost-and-found directory for missing items like phones, IDs or wallets. Festival-goers can register lost items and create an alert if a similar item is turned in. That link can be found here.
