Pigeons Playing Ping Pong return to Atlantic City for a Goosemas after-party at Boardwalk Hall

Their first South Jersey show since 2022 starts at 1 a.m., after Goose's second Goosemas night on Dec. 12.

Goose finishes the second night of Goosemas, the house lights come up at Boardwalk Hall, and a lot of people in tie-dye aren't ready to go home. This year Pigeons Playing Ping Pong will be there for them.

Pigeons Playing Ping Pong play Boardwalk Hall on Saturday night, Dec. 12, 2026, with doors at 11:59 p.m. and music at 1 a.m., which is technically early Sunday. Tickets are $56.30 through Ticketmaster, where it's billed as the Goosemas after-party. The show was announced Oct. 22.

It's the band's first South Jersey show since Aug. 6, 2022, when they played Sound Waves at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino. That was a summer set at a casino. This is a different kind of night: a late show tacked onto one of the jam scene's biggest annual weekends.

The occasion is Goose's 13th annual Goosemas, set for Dec. 11 and 12 at Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall, as Pollstar and Jambands reported in July. They will be Goose's first shows in Atlantic City. Goosemas tends to come with a theme and a batch of covers worked up for the occasion, and JamBase noted the theme was still to be announced. Boardwalk Hall's calendar lists the Goosemas nights and the Pigeons after-party separately, so the late show is its own ticket.

When the house lights come up on Goosemas, the night isn't over.

The pairing makes sense. Pigeons fans and Goose fans overlap enough that this will feel like the same crowd catching its breath and starting again.

What to expect: Pigeons are a funk-forward jam band built for dancing, and a 1 a.m. set is when they're at their best. Expect long grooves and plenty of energy, and if anyone from Goose has any left, the possibility of a guest or two.

Practical notes: it's a very late night on the Boardwalk in December, so dress for the wind off the ocean and plan where you're sleeping before you buy. Doors open right at midnight, so there isn't much time between the end of Goose and the start of the after-party. Eat beforehand.

Our show page will have updates. Save some energy for 1 a.m.

Sources: Pollstar: 13th annual Goosemas coming to New Jersey's Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall (news.pollstar.com); Jambands: Goose confirm 13th annual Goosemas celebration (jambands.com); JamBase: Goose reveals plans for Goosemas 2026 (jambase.com); Boardwalk Hall: Goosemas (boardwalkhall.com); Live Nation: Pigeons Playing Ping Pong events (livenation.com); Live For Live Music: Pigeons Playing Ping Pong (liveforlivemusic.com); Ticketmaster: Pigeons Playing Ping Pong Goosemas after-party (ticketmaster.evyy.net); JamBase: Pigeons Playing Ping Pong at Boardwalk Hall (jambase.com); Pigeons Playing Ping Pong - Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)