The wait is over. After four ye,
something in the water is back.
This is a time lapse of the crowds at
the Virginia Beach Oceanfront tonight.
The music festival got off to
a soggy start with rain pushing
back the first few performances,
but as you can see,
things have certainly picked up.
Thanks for staying up late for 13 News.
Now at 11, I'm Nicole Live, thi.
And I'm David Allen. Luckily,
today wasn't a total washout.
But what about tomorrow?
Meteorologist Devin Stewart is .
With your festival forecast, well, the
good thing, the good news is
things are looking a lot better
as we head into the day tomorro.
So if you have plans to head out there,
we are looking at some nicer
weather for your Saturday.
Of course we had the rain earlier today.
As a matter of fact,
we had over an inch of rain in
some spots of Hampton Roads,
a inch and 1/4 and Franklin youn
see over an inch and 2/3 in Wakefield.
Not quite as much in Norfolk
and Virginia Beach,
but still quite a bit of rain ot
there as we went through the day today.
The good news is.
The rain, for the most part, has moved out.
We still have a cluster of thunderstorms
back here near Emporia and I-95d
a few showers off towards the S.
We have this one line that look
like it was going to hold togetr
but really did start to fall apt
as it worked its way eastward.
And we'll still have to watch
this one last thunderstorm as it
works its way eastward.
But most of the activity should
be done with at least most of
the performers will be done,
if that even holds together
and makes its way.
Out towards the Virginia Beach Oceanfront.
Now as we widen the view,
you'll notice that there's just a couple
of isolated showers over central North
Carolina and western North Caro.
Those are really starting to fall apart,
so we will see a nice Saturday.
The question mark comes in on Sunday,
though.
You can see this line of showers
and thunderstorms,
some big thunderstorms moving
through southeastern Texas.
That's more rain that'll likely
come in on Sunday and that
could impact those performances.
During the day on Sunday tomorrow though,
looking at partly sunny skies,
a light northwest wind coming
in at around 5:00 to 10:00 mph.
On Sunday, however,
we are looking at some scattered
showers and thunderstorms that
could delay the opening or maybe
cause a pause in the action.
I'll time out the rain with Futurecast
and have the rest of the seven y
forecast in just a few minutes.
All right, Evan, thank you.
Day one of Something in the
Water is almost in the books.
The festival may have had a rocy
start because of a weather delay, but
once conditions cleared,
eager ticket holders made theiry
inside to enjoy the music, the ,
drinks and other activities.
We have live team coverage as
the first day comes to a close.
In a few minutes, Sarah Hammondl
tell us about something in the ,
but we start with Angelique Aaron Talk,
who has a recap of day one.
She's live near one of the stages, Angelique.
Skrillex is putting on
a great show right now.
He's in the middle of his set
and Kid Cudi should be coming
on the solar stage pretty soon.
Here, festival goers told me they really
look forward to seeing Kid Cudi and Skrillex,
along with the other Friday acts
like Maren Morris, Third Eye Bl,
and Jasmine Sullivan.
Set Times, of course, did adjust today
because of that weather delay, .
People travel from near and far
just to be part of this big eve.
Rain and gusty winds forced
organizers to delay opening the gates,
but once they did at 5:00 PM Fr,
anticipation only grew.
Great performances, great people, great music
lines to enter the event,
snake through Atlantic Ave.
enjoy the show, enjoy the fest,
and I hope it stays like this
the rest of the weekend.
Thousands of people packed
the boardwalk and the sand.
I caught up with festival goerso
traveled from places like Richm,
DC and Delaware,
but many attending are Hampton Roads locals.
We are here to have a great tim.
It's 2023 something in the wate.
We are. We're going to have a b.
It's going to be a fun weekend
and safe weekend all weekend.
Those I spoke to also share ther
appreciation for the man behind it all,
Beach Native and Grammy.
Award-winning entertainer
Pharrell Williams. I was
a little bit disappointed last
year when he took it out.
I went to the DC-1, but trying o
bring it back, it means a lot.
This is the first something
in the water at the Virginia
Beach Oceanfront since 2019.
I'm just happy to be here.
While a lot are returning festival goers,
some are newcomers. What
do you think so far?
I love it. The atmosphere is amazing.
It's not just the festival, it't
all kinds of other activities for the
community that other people can.
As far as the acts people are looking
forward to seeing on Saturday or Sunday,
there's a range of opinions on .
But one thing always comes up
with the fans I speak with.
It's Pharrell and his friends.
We know some of them include
Busta Rhymes and ASAP Rocky.
But many are already making their best
guess as to who the others migh.
Live at the Virginia Beach Ocean front.
Angela Guarantor, 13 News now
All right, the mystery continue.
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Well, the rain shook up the lineup for today.
Fingers crossed that's
not the case for tomorrow.
Here is who is set to perform on Day 2.
Now, if all goes according to the plan,
the first performers are set to take the
stages just after noon on the lunar stage.
Let's start on this side,
you can see acts like Lotto,
Machine Gun Kelly and Lil Wayne.
And then on the solar stage,
you'll be able to see Coyla, Roy, the Kid.
That's Coy Laray, the kid Leroy.
I knew I was going to screw tha.
The Jonas Brothers, Summer Walkr
and of course Pharrell's friend.
As Angelique just mentioned,
Busta Rhymes and ASAP Rocky.
We don't know who the other
friends are just yet.
It'll be a surprise,
but last year he brought out Ja,
Snoop Dogg, Missy Elliott,
P Diddy and so many more,
so that's going to be hard to t.
Now, if you plan to head down there tomorrow,
brace for heavy traffic right n.
Atlantic Ave.
is shut down between 5th and 17th St.
4th St. S from the Rudy Bridge.
The boardwalk is also closed to cars,
bikes and pedestrians until Mon.
As for parking, well,
that's going to be limited.
There are a few public garages ,
one on 9th St. another on 25th .
and one on 31st St.
They will cost $20 per day.
You know those spots are
expected to fill up fast,
so consider taking a shuttle instead.
The city is using school buses to take
people to and from the oceanfro.
Those will take off from the
Veterans Home Loans Amphitheate.
It costs 50 bucks for the whole weekend.
And if you haven't gotten a ticket yet,
a pass while you're out of luck because
we're told they're already sold.
Nicole The festival crowds are music to
the ears of oceanfront business owners.
People packed restaurants there
as the rain came down earlier,
some piling whip cream on pancas
at Sunnyside restaurant while
waiting for the skies to clear.
We need a lot of big events like this to
bring more people in the area for sure.
And if you weren't up in time for breakfast,
maybe a lobster roll for lunch hit the spot.
Whether the customers come or n,
we want to be ready for a full .
We'll see how this one goes,
but we're excited to have
Pharrell and his team back.
Some business owners told us
traffic and barriers set up for
crowd control can keep people
from reaching their restaurants.