GSB 2026: Day 2 Live Blog

3:30 PM

The wait is over with the festival gates finally opening as the first wave of attendees start to roll into the festival grounds for Day 2. Victoria Dastres shared her overall excitement for the day ahead. “I like seeing everyone bring their families along and enjoying the music.“

Chatter on the line was filled with talk about Sublime’s appearance at the festival. “I’m looking forward to seeing Sublime. I’ve been wanting to see them forever, and now that Jacob’s (Nowell) lead-manning the band, I feel like it’s gonna be even better and it just has so much more of a meaning now, knowing that he is Bradley’s (Nowell) son.“

3:00 PM

FTC students are working hard, setting up the stage and testing their equipment for another day of live music. FTC Mass Comm major David Frith is running audio and Pyro today and reports that everything is up and running and good to go. FTC Film &TV major Frank Veltry plans to operate the camera near the stage with the spark towers and bubble machines firing right beside him. 

2:30 PM

Day 2 brings different kind of hype to the stage with the laid back spirit of reggae and the energetic rhythms of ska.  Five Towns students are excited for both the music and the professional experience of producing the Five Towns College Stage. “I’m Crew Head for electrics at Five Towns, so getting to actually get out in the world at a music festival and rig concert lighting has been really fun and exciting. I also think I’m stereotypical and am most excited about Sublime later,” said Musical Theatre major Sammy Rooney.

Kicking things off at the Five Towns College Stage at the Bandshell is Iriespect at 4:30 PM, followed by Half Breeds opening up the Jambalaya Stage at 4:45 PM. The Main Stage gets underway at 5:10 PM with Project Vibes, setting the tone for an evening filled with feel good music and chill summer vibes along with nice and breezy weather conditions.

2:00 PM

After an unforgettable opening day, the Great South Bay Music Festival is back in action for Day 2 with more good vibes and amazing music.  Isabella Escobar and Frank LaPinta will be blogging their way through this beautiful sunny day, with Grace Bonamico joining after she finishes her FTC Sound Stream radio show.

Isabella and Frank are recent FTC Mass Comm graduates, and are excited to be back at the GSB Music Festival, for the professional experience, amazing food and to die for photo-ops. Grace is a rising FTC Mass Comm senior and her favorite part of the school year is GSB; she loves the food, sun, and fun of it all. All three bloggers  have worked together on the radio and television and are excited to join forces again today.