Milford Oyster Festival 2018 Musical Headliner Revealed

MILFORD, CT — Each year the Milford Oyster Festival attracts more than 50,000 people to downtown Milford in the middle of August and one of the largest attractions, besides the oysters, is the musical headliner. And this year, the committee has hired Legendary Musician Eddie Money to perform.

Eddie Money has had a string of top 40 pop hits. The 44th annual Milford Oyster Festival will be held on Aug. 18. The Milford Oyster Festival has the largest variety of oysters at any US festival and there will be 40,000 oysters available on festival day. But beyond oysters, there will be 6,000 clams, craft beer, wine, tons of vendors and crafts, fun games for kids, and much more.

Opening up for Eddie Money, will be John Cafferty & The Beaver Brown Band.

The news was announced on the Milford Oyster Festival website:

According to the Milford Oyster Festival website, "Eddie Money has been rocking audiences for over 40 years. Born Edward Joseph Mahoney on March 21,, in Brooklyn, New York, Eddie always wanted to be a musician, but he decided to follow in his Father’s footsteps and became a Police Officer.

After being in law enforcement for 2 years, he decided to try music, moved to California and changed his name to Eddie Money. After meeting the legendary producer, Bill Graham and signing on with Columbia Records, Money’s career took off with his 1977 debut album. “Baby Hold On” and “Two Tickets to Paradise” became quick hits and were followed by a stream of top 40 hits including “Think I’m in Love” and “Shakin.” Another platinum hit was “Take Me Home Tonight” with Ronnie Spector.

These days in addition to maintaining a busy touring schedule, Money has been featured on hit television shows like “The King of Queens,” and “The Drew Carey Show.” He is also starring on the reality show, “Real Money” on AXS TV."

John Cafferty & The Beaver Brown Band

According to the Milford Oyster Festival website, "From Rhode Island, they began their career in 1972 and achieved mainstream success in the 1980s with hits like “Wild Summer Nights’’ and “Tender Years.” They also did a number of movie soundtracks including ‘Eddie & The Cruisers - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack’ and On the Dark Side.’’ Their hit song “Hearts on Fire’’ was featured on “Rocky IV.”"

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