A popular EDM concert that has recently generated controversy now has a new home.
Organizers of BeachGlow: Concerts for Charity announced Monday that this year's event will take place on June 27 in Atlantic City rather than Wildwood where it was originally scheduled to take place over the July 4th weekend.
More than 7,000 people attended the Festival at East Garfield Avenue and the Boardwalk in Wildwood last year. The electronic dance music show raises money for a selected charity or cause. BeachGlow raised $40,000 for the American Red Cross during last year’s concert.
Some members of the Wildwood community were not happy about the concert’s expected return due to complaints the concert received regarding underage drinking, arrests and profanity from the performers.
“We don’t want not only children but adults exposed to this kind of language,” said Steve Tecco, the President of the Greater Wildwood Hotel and Motel Association.
Officials with Morey’s Piers also wrote a letter to Wildwood mayor Ernie Troiano Jr. opposing the concert’s return. The letter cites the 37 arrests made during the last show as well as reports of widespread underage drinking, including an incident in which a teenage boy was found wandering half-naked after soiling his clothing.
“We’re trying to create revenue for the city without blackening the eye of the city,” Mayor Troiano Jr. said. “Yeah, kids get stupid and do stupid things but it’s not just because of the EDM concert.”
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Concert organizers denied allegations that the concerts are associated with alcohol and drugs.
