Organizers of the Oceans Calling Festival have canceled all Friday performances after a nor'easter bearing strong winds, heavy rain and flooding bore down on the East Coast.

The scrapped opening-day lineup included Dave Matthews Band, Hootie and the Blowfish and Ludacris, along with Yellowcard, Liz Phair, Shaggy and O.A.R.

In a statement posted to the festival's website, organizers said the week's weather and beach erosion affecting the event's oceanfront site "have made it impossible to safely complete the build in time for Friday." The message added: "The safety of our fans, artists, crew, and community must come first."

The cancellation carries a concrete financial remedy. One-day tickets for Friday and 33 percent of three-day tickets purchased directly through Front Gate Tickets will be automatically refunded in less than 30 days to the original method of payment.

Saturday and Sunday performances remain on the schedule for now. "We are working very hard to get the show up for the remainder of the weekend, and hoping the conditions improve," organizers wrote.

Oceans Calling is the latest in a string of 2025 weather-driven disruptions to live music. Earlier this month, Santa Monica's inaugural Ocean Way Festival was scrapped amid dangerous high surf and flooding caused by Hurricane Marie across Southern California.

In August, Bonnaroo, the Tennessee festival, canceled its edition to take a break and fortify its grounds after back-to-back years of heavy storms.

In July, as wildfires raged across swaths of the northeastern United States and southern Canada, many artists — including the Black Keys, Creed, War and Treaty, John Mellencamp and Mavis Staples — were forced to postpone or cancel concerts because of hazardous air quality.

Whether Oceans Calling can salvage its remaining two days will depend on how the storm moves up the coast — and on whether the eroded beach can still support the stages the festival has left.