Once in a Blue Moon Festival (Saturday)

The 502s are coming to the Once In A Blue Moon Festival on September 5, 2026, at the Zuiderparktheater in The Hague. The band from Maitland, near Orlando, has moved since the mid-2010s between indie folk, folk-pop, americana and alternative pop. Their signature: multi-part vocal harmonies, choir-like choruses and an acoustic mix in which banjo and mandolin sit alongside piano, horns and percussion. That combination produces songs that are light in tone and rhythmically driven, with country and bluegrass accents without being tied to them.

On stage, The 502s are all about the collective: energetic group singing, rapid changes and a groove that naturally draws the audience in. Tracks like "Just a Little While" opened the door to a broader audience, while albums such as Because We Had To (2020) and Could It Get Better Than This? (2023) further set that course. Expect sing-along choruses in The Hague, stories nourished by the American folk tradition and tempos that keep rolling — exactly the kind of set that lands immediately in a live setting.