Asbury Park Convention Hall Gabriel, Elvis Costello, The Clash, No Doubt and The Goo Goo Dolls played the hall. Beginning in the late 1990s Convention Hall gained a strong association with Bruce Springsteen. He held rehearsals for upcoming tours there (with fans standing outside to get early ideas of what the shows would bring), some ticketed public rehearsal shows, and several December holiday shows in conjunction with The Max Weinberg 7. The large lighted sign on the top of Convention Hall now reads "Greetings from Asbury Park", in reference to Springsteen's 1973 debut album "Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J." During the 2000s, acts have
Asbury Park station However, the railroad obeyed the request of the Campmeeting Association that trains could not stop within the city of Asbury Park on Sundays due to religious requirements, despite the fact that the Asbury Park–Ocean Grove station produced the most revenue of any station on the line. The railroad made an agreement with the Campmeeting Association on May 5, 1883 for the Sunday services. An amendment was made to this deal on June 1, 1889 that kept trains from stopping at North Asbury Park station. This led to the construction of a new station at Interlaken and Loch Arbour. Construction of