VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — Tickets for this year’s Something in the Water festival from Pharrell Williams are going on sale Friday, to Virginia residents first.
Friday also will bring the lineup for the festival on Oct. 12-13, organizers later added on social media.
The tickets, $180 for general admission and $450 for VIP (both with no fees) for the two-day event, will only be available for in-person sales at the Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater box office in Virginia Beach from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The “locals only” sale is for Virginia residents only, and you must show a government-issued ID that has a Virginia zip code, organizers say.
You can only buy two tickets per order and the passes are available while supplies last. It’s unclear when general admission will go on sale to the general public, but in the past tickets have gone up online on the Saturday of the week that local tickets were released.
After the announcement, many potential festival goers said they weren’t thrilled with the way things were rolled out this year, including the delay in announcing the lineup.
“Yeah let me take off work real quick with no notice,” wrote one person in the comments of Something in the Water’s announcement post about the locals presale.
“And in person sales on a Friday? Some people have jobs and can’t wait in line all day,” said another, who suggested the presale have evening hours for those who work during the day.
Others who live further away in Virginia said they wish organizers had an online presale with a code for Virginia residents like they’ve done before.
Despite the criticism, many said they were still thrilled to go.
“And I’m still going. SITW is a vibe!!” wrote one commenter.
Meanwhile this year marks the first time Something in the Water is being held in the fall. The 2019 and 2023 shows in Virginia Beach were on the last weekend of April, on what used to be “College Beach Weekend.” The 2022 festival, which was moved to Washington, D.C., was held on Juneteenth weekend (June 17-19).
The changes were made after Williams expressed concerns about inclement weather affecting the festival in the past . The first day of the 2019 festival was canceled due to storms and the first day of the 2023 event was delayed due to rain.
This year’s music lineup has also been reduced down from three days (Friday, Saturday, Sunday) to two days (Saturday and Sunday). That Friday, Oct. 11, will feature a celebrity golf tournament and the premiere of “Piece by Piece,” a movie about Williams’ life in Lego form .
Williams also has another Virginia Beach-inspired movie coming out called “Atlantis.” The musical featuring Janelle Monae, Quinta Brunson, Missy Elliott and more is expected to coincide with the opening of the new Atlantic Park project at the Oceanfront in May 2025 .
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