Live-music venues worth the trip in Ocean City, Maryland

Seacrets is a bayfront nightlife complex on 49th Street in Ocean City that its own site calls “the best party in Ocean City”, with “Live entertainment all summer throughout the property”. Its story starts in 1988 with a private tiki bar for members.

Coconuts Beach Bar & Grill is an oceanfront restaurant and bar at 3701 Atlantic Avenue in Ocean City whose seaside terrace is “Nestled among sand dunes and palm trees”, and once it opens for the season its own site promises “live music every day”.

Fager’s Island is a restaurant and nightclub on 60th Street in Ocean City, and its own site says, “Join us for an unforgettable nightlife experience where music, beach, and friends come together.” It hosts a seasonal Monday deck party with live bands, which it bills as an Ocean City tradition.

Purple Moose Saloon is a rock club on the Boardwalk between Talbot and Caroline Streets in Ocean City, and its own site says it “showcases live nightly entertainment all summer long, featuring the best rock bands on the East Coast.” It bills itself as the “Ocean City Live Music Headquarters”.