Things got tricky on the second day of the Sea.Hear.Now music, arts, and surfing festival in Asbury Park, New Jersey this Sunday when Darryl “DMC” McDaniels of Run-DMC joined Public Enemy for a rousing surprise performance of “Walk This Way” and “It’s Tricky,” thrilling a sold-out crowd of 35,000 fans gathered on the beach.
DMC’s appearance was one of several major moments at the seventh iteration of the annual seaside festival, which took place this past weekend with a wildly eclectic lineup that included headliners Hozier and Blink-182 along with Lenny Kravitz, Alabama Shakes, ZZ Top, De La Soul, Sublime, 4 Non Blondes, LCD Soundsystem and many more. The sold-out crowd embraced the festival’s signature mix of surf, sand and sound with open arms.
Things got tricky on the second day