{"id":303819,"date":"2026-05-07T05:27:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T05:27:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/303819\/"},"modified":"2026-05-07T05:27:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T05:27:08","slug":"big-bad-voodoo-daddy-joins-oc-parks-summer-concert-series-lineup-orange-county-register","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/303819\/","title":{"rendered":"Big Bad Voodoo Daddy joins OC Parks Summer Concert Series lineup \u2013 Orange County Register"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/2026\/04\/07\/oc-parks-unveils-2026-summer-concert-series-lineup\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Big Bad Voodoo Daddy<\/a> is officially joining the 2026 OC Parks Summer Concert Series lineup, rounding out this year\u2019s schedule after previously being listed as a \u201cto be announced\u201d act.<\/p>\n<p>The longtime swing revival band will perform Aug. 20 at Mile Square Regional Park in Fountain Valley as part of the county\u2019s annual free summer concert series, which returns Thursday nights from July 9 through Sept. 3. Known for helping lead the swing music resurgence of the late 1990s, the group brings its high-energy blend of jazz, swing and big-band sounds to a lineup already packed with tribute acts, nostalgic throwbacks and crowd-favorite performers.<\/p>\n<p>The addition completes this year\u2019s nine-show concert roster, which also includes Flashback Heart Attack, Queen Nation, Boy Band Review, Beatles vs. Stones: The Greatest Show That Never Was, Mariachi Divas, Como La Flor Band: A Tribute to Selena, Dream Like Taylor, and Family Style.<\/p>\n<p>Concerts take place at regional parks across Orange County, including Mason Regional Park, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/2024\/05\/23\/oc-parks-keeps-eight-lakes-stocked-for-local-fishing-heres-what-you-need-to-know\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Craig Regional Park<\/a>, Irvine Regional Park, Mile Square Regional Park, and Bluff Park at Salt Creek Beach in Dana Point.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/2026\/04\/24\/oc-parks-sunset-cinema-returns-with-free-movies-across-orange-county-parks\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">OC Parks Summer Concert Series<\/a> is free and open to all ages, with free parking available for attendees. Events begin at 5 p.m., with live music running from 6 to 8 p.m. Food trucks and beer and wine concessions for guests 21 and older will also be available on-site. Guests are encouraged to bring blankets, lawn chairs, and picnic items for the outdoor events.<\/p>\n<p>More information and the full summer lineup can be found at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ocparks.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">OC Parks\u2019 website<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Big Bad Voodoo Daddy is officially joining the 2026 OC Parks Summer Concert Series lineup, rounding out this&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":303820,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[163,165,164,7,2644,6998,611,420],"class_list":["post-303819","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-anaheim","tag-anaheim","tag-anaheim-headlines","tag-anaheim-news","tag-california","tag-concerts","tag-music-concerts","tag-orange-county","tag-things-to-do"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/303819","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=303819"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/303819\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/303820"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=303819"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=303819"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=303819"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}